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by gt_ 8y ago
I like this. Thanks for sharing. I hope you will consider one thing, and please don’t mistake it for political correctness. The phrase “from good people” is distasteful and I think we’re all better off not implying such a thing as “bad peop
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by gt_ 8y ago
Right. It’s a moot comparison. They all have healthcare when they need it and have no health-related bankruptcies or anxiety over such. Having a part-time job isn’t crippling to their health and safety. Their transportation systems are cutt
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by gt_ 8y ago
Interesting. The homepage exclaims: ”We believe that working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. ” Sounds pretty similar to the thinking behind the German setup
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by gt_ 8y ago
Who said they stopped? You must have meant to reply to someone else.
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by gt_ 8y ago
You’re making the common (and fatal) mistake of evaluating a government on the terms of a private business entity. Governments are of the people so long as the people maintain them as such. When you treat a government like a business, it
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by gt_ 8y ago
I recommend listening to this podcast episode. https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-45-the-not-so-ben... You would be surprised how this works.
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by gt_ 8y ago
Did the bars close when the new signs went up? Coincidentally or otherwise?
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by gt_ 8y ago
Haha, I guess this is a fair response, but you're misinterpreting my point. I'll explain. I don't think he "made it up", and I don't want to accuse him of blaming somebody, but I don't know how else to put
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by gt_ 8y ago
Advertising underwrites and funds almost all of it. Can we really assume the social media we know today would exist in it's present state without advertising? I think it would be inconsiderate and wholly unimaginative at best to sugges
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by gt_ 8y ago
Strawman, of course, but I think it's excusable in this case. Advertising is definitely out of control in the US. Entertainment, I would argue, is not , and studies repeatedly undermine the accusations against entertainment. Advertisi
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by gt_ 8y ago
It’s too bad my “browser isn’t supported”.
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by gt_ 8y ago
That book is so full of nonsense. It’s a string of desperate theories that strive to explain present-day tensions in such a way that ignores the context of present-day. The milieus of turbo consumerism and associated economic strife are in
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by gt_ 8y ago
Does “* denier” really count as vitriol? I don’t personally use this language, but for what I think is a different reason: if removing a noun-forming suffix yields a verb which defines the extent of a category, I just think this results in
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by gt_ 8y ago
Where have I seen that before?
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by gt_ 8y ago
I have a different view on this. I’m not a book writer or anything of the sort. > Syntax is never a barrier to legibility of code I’m not sure many would admit it even if they agree, but I don’t know if “legibility” wholly describes th
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by gt_ 8y ago
Since Guido stepped down as BDFL (last month), I’m not sure there is yet much of a system in place for making these decisions. I would hope it isn’t left to absolute democracy. If this PEP is implemented, optimism will be difficult.
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by gt_ 8y ago
In America, all it takes is a developer not making their money back (i.e. not wanting to be a “risk-taker” anymore) and these sorts of laws magically disappear.
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by gt_ 8y ago
Not in our lifetimes. Any American not retired or who doesn’t own a home most likely wants to move to the Bay Area, and most likely because there are jobs. The only reason they don’t is the rent rates. Housing by market value is a losing pr
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by gt_ 8y ago
> That’s because they’re quasi-government entities or related, and above the fray. No, they’re not. If anything, the distinction should be more clear for these entities than other private businesses who could at least be contracted by
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by gt_ 8y ago
It’s good for hype-based, promomotion/popularity driven types, but definitely not for what they claim. The bottom line is this rhetoric will never be confronted. Some people will be chosen and those people will retrospectively be deeme
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by gt_ 8y ago
In the absence of land to call home, one is only free when at sea. And in the absence of a boat to float, one will sink. Yes, master. I will make due with life on the brink.
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by gt_ 8y ago
In the absence of land to call home, one is only free when at sea. And in the absence of a boat to float, one will sink. Yes, master. I will make due with life on the brink.
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by gt_ 8y ago
I just recently said something like this aloud in a casual conversation with a friend (Ad sales guy in NYC) and, through the awkward exchange that followed realized he thought emancipation was 300+ years ago. Given slavery is the most criti
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by gt_ 8y ago
Good point. But, given the parties involved, I would not put it past them.
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by gt_ 8y ago
http://dsausa.org
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by gt_ 8y ago
Right. And it’s precisely that systemic capital incentive to convict more citizens of crime that is so contentious. It’s not a simple matter to navigte, and varying in different government organizations, but a few things remain true: 1) End
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by gt_ 8y ago
This is most of the the difference between McLuhan’s definitions of hot mediums vs. cold mediums. More power to you.
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by gt_ 8y ago
Right. The application process appears to openly prioritize marketing skills, which puts it in serious conflict with the stated goal.
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by gt_ 8y ago
Isn’t that basically a matter of paying for it in some form?
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by gt_ 8y ago
At 34 now, I hope to. Can anyone recommend countries that are easy to move to? With urban environments and culture, without being too expensive for cost of living? I have tech skills but am not one of the trendy rich engineers. I commit my

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