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On Thailand’s immigration police targeting digital nomads(levels.io)
10 points by capisce 12y ago|2 comments
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by capisce 12y ago
Yes, but the use of auto to auto-deduce the return type is new in C++14, as well as the use of auto as a return type for lambdas to produce generic lambdas - generic functions without having to use template syntax.
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by capisce 12y ago
Just a warning about running that much: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/too-much-running-tied-to-shorter... They say it's the first five minutes per day that give the most benefits: http://www.latimes.com&#
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by capisce 12y ago
https://twitter.com/notch/status/281139739304800256
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by capisce 12y ago
I'd prefer 120 hz, at least for games and UI animations.
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by capisce 12y ago
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your viewpoint and how the profits get distributed) there tends to be more money in replacing people with automation than in employing them. And even when employing them there is always the incent
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by capisce 12y ago
I absolutely agree that long commutes are bad, but I still don't think that excuses Japan's overwork (Karoshi) culture. According to surveys Japanese employee satisfaction ranks relatively low compared to other countries: http:&#
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by capisce 12y ago
Your argument seems to rely on the assumption that the employees have much of a choice. In theory there's supposed to be a free labor market, but in practice employers hold a much stronger hand than employees. It's hard for employ
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by capisce 12y ago
Maybe a daily walk in a park and/or 30 minutes of meditation could be better for their health than spending 12 hours in the office with a break of having a few beers each day. Seems like you're posing a false dilemma between spend
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by capisce 12y ago
> I’d suggest working online as a freelancer or for a foreign company. Chinese companies pay programmers very poorly. Well, how would you be allowed to stay in China then?
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by capisce 12y ago
It's not just about weight, but also about composition. From the article: While the low-fat group did lose weight, they appeared to lose more muscle than fat. “They actually lost lean muscle mass, which is a bad thing,” Dr. Mozaffarian
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by capisce 12y ago
What do you propose? Making the rules say it's OK for employers to exploit their workers?
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by capisce 12y ago
To show that increasing inequality is not inevitable, before 1980 wealth inequality levels in the US were either steady or declining (scroll down to the first graph): http://www.cnbc.com/id/101540240 Similarly median f
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by capisce 12y ago
Yes, worldwide hunger has fallen by 17 percent since 1990 (a lot less than world economic and productivity growth in the same period), but there are still 842 million people who don't have enough to eat. We could pat ourselves on the b
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by capisce 12y ago
While I am strongly convinced more redistribution is needed if we are serious about the well being of humanity. Economy should be a tool to serve humanity, not the other way around. Unless your head has been stuck in the sand, you might hav
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by capisce 12y ago
One of the Occupy Wall Street guys, like Obama? http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/obama-tax-inver... Sure, tax evasion is a problem, but the fact is taxes have been on a downward curve for dec
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by capisce 12y ago
Western countries are knee deep in public debt, but very rich when it comes to private wealth. We don't need to print money, we just need to increase taxes a bit, especially on the wealthiest 1 %. Inflation is an unfair tax as it targe
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by capisce 12y ago
I'm asking for the source of your claim that implementing basic income would make no difference whatsoever. Sure, some prices would rise. Basic income needs to be continuously calibrated relative to the cost of basic living. That said,
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by capisce 12y ago
Source?
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by capisce 12y ago
>> Are there any studies that show whether forced prostitution/trafficking goes up or down with legalisation? The Netherlands, where prostitution is legal and regulated, is still one of the top destinations of human trafficking:
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by capisce 12y ago
The Netherlands, where prostitution is legal and regulated, is one of the top destinations of human trafficking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Netherlands... Sure, there might be better ways of solvi
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by capisce 12y ago
Indeed, I do think there are better approaches than driving prostitution underground. My goal was just to point out that there are other arguments than "sex is bad" against legalized prostitution.
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by capisce 12y ago
So in this case, what's wrong with breaking this law if it doesn't hurt anyone and is actually _good_ for the country's economy to do so?
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by capisce 12y ago
From the article: "Sex trafficking statistics are frustratingly incomplete, but a recent report estimated the number of victims in Europe at 270,000." We accept this form of modern slavery? "Denmark, which decriminalised pros
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by capisce 12y ago
Yes - your body, your rules, but in the reality of sex trafficking legalizing prostitution doesn't always ensure that. And as for the women who choose it freely but only because they are in the "unfortunate situation" where i
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by capisce 12y ago
Or even better, pay them basic income - now women would no longer need to prostitute themselves out of desperation, and only the ones who really saw this as a lucrative career would choose it.
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by capisce 12y ago
Wouldn't Thailand lose out by not allowing digital nomads to work there? What they contribute to the economy by staying there they would otherwise be forced to spend in a different country. So what is the law saying that you're no
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by capisce 12y ago
Free markets suffer from negative externalities / tragedy of the commons, cartels, monopolies, race to the bottom, etc...
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by capisce 12y ago
What if he's not willing to sacrifice his work-life balance, even for a higher compensation?
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by capisce 12y ago
Money might not make up for a depressing job, if he feels he's already making enough to support his desired life style.

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