lord_ring_11

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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
So ture. How many govts have been toppled in recent times through military action. I think surprise is that it is happening first time to west without direct military action. Last time govt was toppeled in west was French govt in WW2.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Well i hear sometimes that india was better off under imperial rule than now. There was better rule of law. I guess india should have waited another 50-100 years for independence.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
I doubt it even works for trade. Full free trade has caused money flow to 3rd world countries at the cost of natives. China has policy of trading off ip for privilege of cheap manufacturing. So its growing in tech at the cost of west. W
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
And what makes u think that people who come acustomed to those values and cultures will auddenly change when broight to rich countries?
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Well written. Totally agreed. There is systematic underestimation of culture migration along with all its goods and bads in these articles. No one digs into why the country became what it is.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Details? I dont know a german to ask!
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
“If enough of them came, they might vote for an Islamist government...” Given the rate of expansion of islam, i would say when not if.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
I am ok with selective immigration. But open borders is truly crazy idea at this point. If we open borders like suggested next thing we know will be - developed countries becoming like garbage dumps we see in other countries. There is a
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Didnt church burn people in the name of heresy to conserve their power. It included much celebrated joan of arc in france.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Why is boundary around your house also not an absurdity? Can few people stay there tonight or permanently. Tgey might not respect you though.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Come on. Yet another political/social piece.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
What kind of political crap being submitted in hn now a days. Pretty rare to see any technical business things. Just politics.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Seriously? All the proclaimed freedom in country is built on the backs of soldiers/police. And we are worried about helping them? If we cant trust the govt then boot them. I am more worried about big companies which are accountab
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Why is this even worth discussing?
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Probably because of ratio of count by vehicles maker to incidents.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Amen. The risk reward is crazily skewed towards breaking law. Most relying on ethics and social pressure.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Can someone who uses these auto drive features comment? I would imagine it would be really hard to suddenly “take over” if u were not in full control from before in a few seconds. It would take that long to even fully understand what is r
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Didnt the article just say iAd failed because apple held high standards unlike cheaper ad prociders like g and f? Now he is comapling that apple lets customers down?
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Yeah there are competitors and always will be. Point is does fb use its monopoly in one area to enter into another? Just being monopoly is not illegal.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Probably because some employee could not justify “impact” on this. If anything it will lower some key metric that was getting measured, because not giving all friend info will lower app adoption growth numbers. Most levels at facebook is
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Apple is not a monopoly, even google is not a monopoly. facebook is. Fb is either buying or using its reach to enter into other markets. Messaging, videos (youtube), stories (snapchat), crowd sourcing (gofundme), marketplace (offerup).
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
U can bet on other peoples property with credit default swaps, but unfortunately you can’t sue on behalf of others
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
Btw doesnt apple have fiduciary duty to minimize taxes to the best of their ability for their shareholders?
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
He already played more than other people will ever pay in taxes in their lifetime, he does not have obligation to society.
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by lord_ring_11 8y ago
I was in same situation and i ended up starting something in my own. Not profitable but i am enjoying the experience. Think hard if you will regret not taking a chance with yourself or will you regret leaving cushy job more when you are o