Tyrek

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by Tyrek 10mo ago
Sure the "principled high road" has meaning. Coming out of the 90's, the US had a dominant position in international institutions and a 'vibe' that it was willing to subordinate its interests in favor of the global
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by Tyrek 10mo ago
Why take the chance that the food you buy from the grocer may be contaminated? I have respect for human creativity, and the limits of farmers. It's not easy to keep constant vigilance against all sources of contamination. Easier to res
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by Tyrek 2y ago
That's a farcically absurd statement given the context. Following this logic, Japan and the US being adversaries is the only justification you need for Japanese internment camps.
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by Tyrek 2y ago
"Against the public interest" is the vaguest bar for investigation I can imagine, it's even vaguer than "probable cause" in policing! As long as you can find a person who disagrees (and presumably pays taxes), you&#
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by Tyrek 2y ago
won't someone think of the multimillionaires who were outbid when trying to buy mass media?
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by Tyrek 2y ago
Trailing 12 Mths Inflation: 3.2% (Headline) 3.8% (Core). In both cases, it's at least 50% above target. While a smaller gap than in recent years, it's still fairly sizable, all things considered.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
And how would this transfer take place? With Aircraft carriers and a naval invasion? Are we setting up for Falklands v2.0?
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by Tyrek 3y ago
It's insane to me that most of the heat is being directed at Fujitsu. Sure, there's definitely some culpability there, but the Post Office (especially their legal team) holds the vast majority of the responsibility. There's a
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by Tyrek 3y ago
It's year-end close for most companies, so accounting is, uh, not having the best time for projects.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Free speech may not be the relevant criticism here, but there's... somewhat of a discomfort of a government (if admittedly foreign) agency calling out specific individuals. I know we're in the era of terminally online politicians,
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Real wages are also barely up (0.8% [1]), when comparing Q4'19 vs Q3'23, which is a poor showing for 4 years. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q - 3/362
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by Tyrek 3y ago
it's a pithy, feel-good explanation that lets the anti-RTO camp feel superior without having to delve into complex topics such as talent development, informal learning, meeting effectiveness, etc. that do not trivially lend themselves
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Foundations that are probably better run than local government.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
The so-called 'hidden caste system' that has tipped employees at the top of the F&B food chain, earning significantly more than back-of-house staff like bussers and chefs?
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by Tyrek 3y ago
This incredible scope creep in the customer's responsibilities (not just price, but I somehow have to adjust for a vague sense of the employer-employee relationship, for ethical/ESG considerations, etc. etc.) is just... overwhelmi
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by Tyrek 3y ago
1. The paradox of tolerance is itself a paradox. None of the modern "solutions" embraced by partisans (most notably, the complete abandonment of tolerance) are anywhere close to a real solution. 2. On one hand, you accuse the GP o
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Your understanding is wrong, which leads to a flawed analogy. > The point here, the bankruptcy court concluded, was not to keep J&J from having to pay talc claims; the entire value of J&J’s consumer business was still on the line
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Given that we know that there can be multiple types of intelligence and that college only tests a small fraction of those types - are you comfortable with this binary framing? That the only way to go is up (in years of education)? There&#x2
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by Tyrek 3y ago
but the source lender is the US government, which is awful at adjusting to market economics, and would likely require legislation to slow(?) down lending. How would you convince these populists to support this (not very sneaky) legislation?
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by Tyrek 3y ago
if only local government and voters had agency to oppose such influences.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
It's difficult to claim that any system is 'certifiably broken' until you can actually point to an actual effective real-world implementation of a 'better system' (pareto or otherwise), no?
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Was the UN meant to be a 'global government' or more of a newer forum for the superpowers to avoid nuclear conflict? If the latter, it's done a pretty reasonable job so far.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
I worked at a betting company, someone attempted to place a $100,000 bet on a horse before the start of the race. How exactly wasn't it rigged? I'm not sure I understand your argument here.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Yeah, locking up Elizabeth Holmes and SBF for running a small business will destroy respect for the law for generations. How dare we?!
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Under US law, a 1099 worker(contractor) is essentially its own business. You can deduct mileage and other expenses (including insurance premiums) that would generally fall under 'business costs'.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Following this logic, our current period of inflation must be a real boon for innovation then?
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by Tyrek 3y ago
BBBY has issued multiple warnings of bankruptcy, far beyond the disclosures 'standard SEC language' that other (healthier) companies file on a regular basis.
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by Tyrek 3y ago
This change will have a real impact to cashflow, in the sense that you are paying more (in taxes) in the first year than you would under the previous model. And cashflow is incredibly important, Free Cash Flow metrics etc. are all fairly cr
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by Tyrek 3y ago
who gets to determine what things are vices?
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by Tyrek 3y ago
Our economic systems used to be very bad at scaling. They also used to be very bad at incentivizing value-add economic activity. Which system do you want?

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