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danielfoster
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- danielfoster parentEncouraging the creation of new housing is the way to go. One thought— what percentage of new home purchases are made by large investors and is it growing? This seems like the most important metric to look at rather than existing ownership.
- This is a good point. The major issue I see is the BBC is funded by taxpayers through government-mandated contributions, whereas Fox News is a private company.
- It sounds like this device could become the iPod Shuffle of AI devices— cute and clever, but not particularly useful.
- The last bullet is a good idea but wouldn’t work in practice. Otherwise a company could hire someone else’s H1B worker for $10k more per year and avoid the $100k fee.
- As someone who’s always experienced insomnia, will we ever find an effective treatment?
- I agree with you, but one point I see everyone missing is the fact that this is a first-time installation of a new technology that hasn’t scaled. There needs to be a business plan of course. At the same time, no one would expect to see ROI figures for the first build of a concept car.
- Makes sense now, thank you! I feel like the author should have mentioned this.
- I like to think I’m somewhat intelligent, but there’s something I don’t understand here. The article cites an example of pandemic bond holders receiving a return of 40% over 3 years and these bonds being a useful way for the issuer to secure needed funds in the event of a pandemic. Unless a pandemic happens every ~8 years, isn’t this a ridiculous and unsustainable risk premium to pay?
- Many US citizens overseas visiting the US do. And plenty of New Yorkers who moved to the city but never updated their license do as well.
- They didn’t say which law (the US judge’s order or EU law) they are complying with.
- I always felt this way, too. In university I would just go to the professor and tell them person XYZ is being fired from the group.
- One area I would like to see more data on is how UBI will be paid for and the impact of this on worker preferences. If taxes increase on medium-high earners to pay for it, you very well could see a drop-off in labor force participation even if it isn’t directly related to the receipt of UBI.
- This could be true. One area I would like to see more data on is how UBI will be paid for. If taxes increase on medium-high earners to pay for it, you very well could see a drop-off in labor force participation even if it isn’t directly related to the receipt of UBI.
- Interesting tidbit, “ Alcohol consumption was self-reported in this study; it is possible that people underreported the levels of alcohol they were consuming.”
- True point, but I question how many people remember the Cold War. It’s arguably no longer relevant.
- This is a great explanation. I wasn't previously familiar with these concepts and this is exactly the point I wanted to make. If only a 50.1% consensus is needed at one point in time (either by political will or referendum) to join the EU, the EU could end up with a group of members half-committed to membership. It is then much harder for such a body to make difficult or controversial decisions if members are constantly on the cusp of leaving, and easier for members with lower EU approval rates (such as Hungary) to extract concessions far in excess of their relative power.
- I'm all for European unity, but if a country is only half-committed to joining the EU, it probably should not be allowed to join under the assumption that EU support will continue to grow.
- Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.
- Do you carry your payment slips with you? What if the item in question is deemed too expensive for your role?
Yes, you could probably pull up your work email or show the bank deposits, but my point is that this is an arbitrary standard that cannot be consistently enforced.
- It sounds like this law will be used to target drug gangs and organized crime. Regardless, I don’t see how it can be applied without discriminating against minorities. I highly doubt the woman at the airport, who the article states was stopped for having expensive jewelry, was white and Swedish.
If the police stopped you on the street and asked how you were able to afford a MacBook or XYZ, would you be able to “prove” it?
This law is extremely asinine.
- You can read the ifixit teardown before you buy it.
- Not that this issue is not important, but I hope the EU has more pressing issues to work on.
- This seems a bit sensationalist.
- Walgreens should have required deposit to cover disposal fees.
- I wouldn’t mind because that’s what Linux agreed to when they chose the GPL route.
- Maybe I'm missing something here, but isn't Wordpress open source? WPE is under no obligation to contribute source code or money. If WP is unhappy with the outcome, they should have released their product under a different license.
- I understand this therapy is inherently more complex, but there are plenty of medical treatments that have helped millions of people without scaling like a drug: IVF, cognitive behavior therapy, casts for broken bones, etc.
Maybe I’m too optimistic but I’m sure the overall cost can be reduced dramatically over time even with individualization.
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