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by aserdf 4y ago
the rule of thumb i've always seen is "consecutive quarters of negative economic growth" - in other words, negative change in GNP (have seen GDP used as well) after accounting for inflation. since these indicators are always
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by aserdf 4y ago
where does "global treasure" begin and "sovereign autonomy" end? who decides?
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by aserdf 4y ago
im adding marginal rates which is somewhat lazy. assuming 1,080,000 as a single earner (married changes the calculation of course): - 37% federal - 9.65% state - 3.876% city tax - 3% SS and medicare - ?? disability, unemployment
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by aserdf 4y ago
it will be interesting to watch NY (and/or CA) put something like this in place and observe from afar. i strongly feel that states should be much more aggressive running policy experiments if their constituents desire them, and at the
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by aserdf 4y ago
> has sued a kid for making a twitter bot the @elonjet account?
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by aserdf 4y ago
tmobile is terrible and I loathe them but are the alternatives better? is twilio viable for personal cell use?
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by aserdf 4y ago
a few weeks ago UI released an update to their protect surveillance line which subsequently prevented certain cameras from recording. an update which fixed this "bug" was released 3 days ago. things like this contribute more to th
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by aserdf 4y ago
question - does ubiquiti open themselves up to discovery and a lot of private info becoming public by filing this?
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by aserdf 4y ago
> ...venture capital idealises subscription pricing right now... Pera owns ~91% of the company, it all comes from the top.
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by aserdf 5y ago
vimeo had their IPO last year (VMEO)
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by aserdf 5y ago
> The weight and speed have external impacts on road durability as well as air quality. Compare the amount of carbon dioxide released by a truck of that size and most other residential polluting machines and it doesn't come close. C
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by aserdf 5y ago
there are a myriad of wasteful, polluting machines in the world today. who is the arbiter of who is and who is not allowed to use such a machine? also why blame anyone who purchases such a vehicle for nonsensical tax laws? it is not clearly
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by aserdf 5y ago
Ah gotcha. And yes you’re correct on that, Alfa’s re-entry into the US market has been such a mess, if I had to guess their only buyers are enthusiasts who know the brand and appreciate the tech or people who want something that isn’t BMW&#
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by aserdf 5y ago
The Giulietta isn’t sold in the US (your other comment indicates region).
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by aserdf 5y ago
worse yet - that individual has incurred healthcare costs at a greater rate than their "peer group" and the nudges turn away from mental health assistance to subtle suicide encouragement for the "common good" (lowering a
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by aserdf 5y ago
IMO the issue is the paywall is essentially "cloaking" by google webmaster standards. different content is displayed to the crawler (actual text of the article which gets indexed) vs the user (a paywall). the content provider migh
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by aserdf 5y ago
dozens of congresspeople had to prepare their positions around reporting periods. this must have been the most opportune time :)
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by aserdf 5y ago
gated results are clearly cloaking right? displaying different content for googlebot vs the search user? https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/guideline...
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by aserdf 5y ago
democratizing stalking since 2021™
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by aserdf 5y ago
there is an experimental[0] treatment for MS, the "immune system reboot". i am a layperson but my understanding is stem cells are taken from the patient, the immune system is "destroyed" through immunosuppressants and th
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by aserdf 5y ago
your original comment was that the state has a right to forcibly vaccinate citizens. i am simply contending that was not a result of jacobson v ma.
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by aserdf 5y ago
Jacobson was not force vaccinated. he paid a $5 fine following the ruling.
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by aserdf 5y ago
I check on this page every now and then hoping to find an update in favor of the author. Sad there’s been no update for such a long time.
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by aserdf 5y ago
Is unemployment in Canada an insurance as it is in the US? Can you opt out, are premiums taken from your paycheck?
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by aserdf 5y ago
> I want to reduce/eliminate my alcohol consumption... same here. each year it just takes more and more out of me physically/mentally, this year really seemed to emphasize that. looking for 6 months here and then wil
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by aserdf 5y ago
> ...as circumstances outside your control (think 2020, 2021) can end up in failure which is demotivating... having been bitten by this in the past, im curious how you manage your ongoing targets. backlog style? i usually have
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by aserdf 5y ago
in this layman's view of similar past events that seems to be exactly what happens. look at previous pandemics - Russian, Spanish, Hong Kong. Very similar infection and mortality waves; elderly, predisposed, poor health were the first
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by aserdf 5y ago
now that apple has shown the world that Pandora's box is open it is a foregone conclusion that on device scanning will be implemented on android as well. and not just for images of course, but all device contents. apple: - “Let us
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by aserdf 5y ago
yes - but also for those who weren't on 14.8. have a phone on 14.4 and it is now stuck with its only option being to update to ios15. so now this device is vulnerable to active exploits. and if you do go to 15, you are forced to accept
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by aserdf 5y ago
- Adults have a right to make poor choices. agree however the vast majority of high school kids are marketed to and forced to make decisions about college, while having little to no comprehension of the magnitude and permanence of their de

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