mariojv

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Spain Is Thirsty(nytimes.com)
4 points by mariojv 2y ago|0 comments
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by mariojv 2y ago
It's kind of dystopian that it would even get to this point, but I wonder if there would be a business model that could sell "squatter insurance" to people, requiring that they follow particular security system procedures, bu
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by mariojv 2y ago
I’d hate to run out of battery or accidentally break my phone and lose access to something as basic as an identity document or my main means of transportation, at the same time as having lost access to call for help.
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The wealthy are building "passport portfolios"(unusualwhales.com)
9 points by mariojv 2y ago|3 comments
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Spanish Court reopens investigation in Pegasus spyware scandal(dw.com)
2 points by mariojv 2y ago|0 comments
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Europe's A.I. 'Champion' Sets Sights on Tech Giants in U.S.(nytimes.com)
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by mariojv 3y ago
??? Are you claiming the Fed has directly purchased US stocks? I don't think they have. I've only ever seen reports of them buying government and mortgage debt: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/22/how-th
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by mariojv 3y ago
Not sure, but BOJ was a net seller of stocks in 2023: https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Bank-of-Japan/BOJ-turned-net... So, it seems like they're at least starting to offload their stock holdings. I was very su
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The Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking(nytimes.com)
2 points by mariojv 3y ago|0 comments
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On the High Seas, a Pillar of Global Trade Is Under Attack(wsj.com)
1 points by mariojv 3y ago|0 comments
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by mariojv 3y ago
I liked Gerrit when working on OpenStack several years ago. The use of patch sets seemed pretty intuitive, and it was nice that there wasn't a "force push" workflow available that would hide changes from previous reviews. I t
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by mariojv 3y ago
I wish the map were higher definition. I see a line from San Antonio (or Austin?) to El Paso, my most traveled route, but nothing in the text description about it. There are also some other lines linking the Texas Triangle which would be gr
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by mariojv 3y ago
To me, it seems like more of a competitive issue for OpenAI if part of their secret is the ability to synthesize good training data, or if they're purchasing training data from some proprietary source.
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What we know about aliens, according to science(washingtonpost.com)
4 points by mariojv 3y ago|0 comments
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by mariojv 3y ago
I wonder how they chose which countries to include in the graph. A lot of my family's Venezuelan and have 0 spice tolerance whatsoever despite growing up near the equator. They also seem to be ranking things per recipe rather than per
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by mariojv 3y ago
That's an interesting fact about the ketchup. What other everyday similarities like that did you notice?
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by mariojv 3y ago
Would they need to do it all at once like this? How have other countries that have officially dollarized handled the transition, if there are any major ones? It looks like the list of countries besides US that exclusively use USD is small,
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by mariojv 3y ago
My eyes popped at that salary for a notary in Spain given most eng positions seem to pay under 60K euro. It looks like they need a law degree, too, so I'm sure they offer legal services other than property transactions? https:/&#
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by mariojv 3y ago
On the topic of fire codes, most Spanish apartment buildings also don't have smoke alarms, as far as I can tell. HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31246950 I'm not against safe building, but some
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The EU's plan to regain its competitive edge(ft.com)
2 points by mariojv 3y ago|0 comments
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by mariojv 3y ago
It looks like this will only be available in a few countries to start, but what would the implications be for censorship resistance if this were to be available in countries with significant internet censorship? Is anyone familiar enough wi
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$23,500 in Coins to Pay a Settlement? Judge Says Keep the Change and Try Again(nytimes.com)
8 points by mariojv 3y ago|5 comments
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by mariojv 3y ago
I'm really sorry your comment is getting so much pushback. I have a brother with some Medicaid benefits in Texas who can never live independently. He's mute, can't take care of his own hygiene, and can't swallow food, so
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by mariojv 3y ago
Germany seems like a good option if you have no other EU ancestry that you could get a passport through: https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/ They even have a specific page on that site for software engineers. It see
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by mariojv 3y ago
Those numbers make this paper net worth increase seem so ridiculous. Did the median American really become 36% richer since just before the start of covid? I suppose you could argue people spent less and were able to pay off a lot of debt.
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by mariojv 3y ago
Also not bifrost, the OpenStack orchestration project: https://docs.openstack.org/bifrost/latest/
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by mariojv 3y ago
No worries. That makes sense to me, about people moving from non-major to non-major cities. I could see someone wanting to move for the difference in climate alone, honestly. There are a lot of people on Texas subreddits talking about movin
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by mariojv 3y ago
Can you post a link to the article if you can find it? I'm wondering if they're downsizing given median home cost in Texas is about $300k versus $750k in California, from a quick search. It's nice to have the extra money go t
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by mariojv 3y ago
No, and that's a fair criticism. At $68K/year I would think you'd have to consider going down to 1 car for the family if feasible, or do that for several years until car 1 is paid off. The main point I wanted to bring up with
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by mariojv 3y ago
For reference, the ALICE threshold or a family of four is about $68K in San Antonio: https://www.uwsatx.org/alice/ If you go by the federal poverty rate, the rate is 14%, which is about average for the US. I'm not

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