Aarostotle

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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
FroogalMap? Cool idea. I hope this helps people.
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
YC's entire business is finding little tech companies and helping them grow.
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
Funny. The FIRE people I’ve spoken to have an attitude of “if I’m going to do it, I may as well go all-in.”
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
The idea that rights are inalienable is a fundamental moral principle of every modern free society. People can violate your rights. That doesn't mean that your rights go away. If someone steals your laptop, you do not lose your right t
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
It appears that you read the first clause of the first line, grepped your dogmas, and posted the first thing that came back. My existing post already precludes your point.
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
Physical property rights and intellectual property rights have the same root: That someone did work to produce a value, and by right, has ownership of it. This is even how homesteading laws worked when there was widespread wilderness. A per
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
The moral principle here is just property rights. One case is more complex than the other, but that does not change the fundamental. Two cases: 1) Two parties agree to a trade under certain terms, one party decides he does not like the term
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
Your argument isn’t simple, it’s word salad. You can easily transfer a right of ownership. You can bake a cake and I can buy it from you; once that happens, it is theft for you to take the cake and eat it. Both of these are expressions of a
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by Aarostotle 2mo ago
It’s very simple. They purchased the right to distribute the books on their terms. You don’t like the terms, so you call them predatory. You want the product, so you just take it on your own terms. Morally, that’s no different than your emp
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by Aarostotle 4mo ago
That's exactly the point. Top schools are looking for outlier intellectual talent, but the egalitarian approach (high school grade inflation plus weakening of standardized testing) smooths the differences and makes it harder for them t
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by Aarostotle 4mo ago
Ha, “LinkedIn style.” Thats hilarious. Now I think it totally gets the joke and it’s telling you a joke back.
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by Aarostotle 5mo ago
What's the climate like around TN visas nowadays? Specifically, from Canada to the US. (Thinking of Waterloo grad-types but also humanities types coming to join in non-eng roles)
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by Aarostotle 6mo ago
Safe to assume those downvoting you will not be donating their MacBooks and refrigerators.
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by Aarostotle 6mo ago
Simple answer: Halo 3.
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by Aarostotle 7mo ago
The headline reads as though it was written by the head of public school teachers' union.
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by Aarostotle 8mo ago
You're exactly right and the economics of it are pretty well studied. I know quite a few people in real estate, they're always eager to upgrade their property (read: make it more valuable) because then they can make more money. If
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by Aarostotle 9mo ago
The moral argument for a modern, rights-based society is cleanly on Israel’s side. I’m glad they’ve developed this technology, so they can continue defending themselves at a lower cost to their citizens. The engineers involved have done a v
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by Aarostotle 9mo ago
My friend, Earth has never been a better place for humans to live than it is today. I hope more entrepreneurs come along to make it even better. The idea that humans have destroyed the planet is quite silly.
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by Aarostotle 9mo ago
A man who built what he loves and produced so much surplus value for the rest of us to enjoy (read: profit) is _exactly_ a hero. I’m sure I could find ways critique him, but not in the context of celebrating his career.
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by Aarostotle 9mo ago
Well reasoned. Before he smoked that reefer, his space company was catching the largest booster ever made with metal chopsticks, all paid for by global satellite internet revenue. His electric crossover/SUV was the best selling car in
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by Aarostotle 10mo ago
I agree, your point is compatible with my view. My sense is that this essentially an optimization question within how a government ought to structures its contracts with builders of weapons. The current system is definitely suboptimal (put
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by Aarostotle 10mo ago
A narrow and cynical take, my friend. With all technologies, "safety" doesn't equate to plushie harmlessness. There is, for example, a valid notion of "gun safety." Long-term safety for free people entails military
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by Aarostotle 10mo ago
Given the sibling comment here, I am wondering if you’ve fallen for a fake screenshot. I hope you did not make this up.
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by Aarostotle 10mo ago
It’s the same reason people don’t get serfdom vibes when a government proposes to take over childcare. Governments buying goods for people with tax money turns them into dependents, sometimes permanently. It’s easy to overlook that.
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by Aarostotle 1y ago
Did something happen in 2023 that makes it _less_ relevant for Israel to try to prevent terrorist activity?
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by Aarostotle 1y ago
This is lovely, I was literally wishing for this two nights ago. I'll give it a try. Good luck!
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by Aarostotle 4y ago
From the article: > “This is a very well-designed study that validates the notion that sex differences start early in development—and that they depend on the sex chromosomes because that’s the only thing that can account for those differ
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by Aarostotle 4y ago
> it's absolutely truthful the allegations and lawsuits are there. I want to make sure I understand you. You don't know if people's accusations are true, but you do know that they are making accusations. Is that correct?
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by Aarostotle 4y ago
I am not a farmer nor an expert. My guess: Drier areas have fewer pests, less rain means there is less risk of flooding or crops washing away, and problems like mold or rot are rarer. Also, the sun is always shining. More photosynthesis mea
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by Aarostotle 4y ago
That depends on your standard of value. Do you justify things in terms of human life? Conversely, is your standard that nature should be left untouched? As for me, I would say that flooding the valleys that are now Lake Mead and Lake Powell

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