muskox2

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by muskox2 5y ago
And microplastics don't just mess with digestion, they're also theorized to be part of the reason fertility is dropping in humans over time.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Yes, and gold and jewelry are worth a lot because people have bid up prices for them. That is how worth is determined on a market.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Yes, and generating more revenue would tend to instead demand for your skills, no?
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by muskox2 5y ago
I didn't know what playdate was. From the website: - Handheld game console with a focus on indie games - Black and white display - Analog crank on the side - Comes with 24 free games Sounds neat!
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by muskox2 5y ago
>geometric patterns appearing in textures Is it similar to the kinds of visuals a person using psychedelics might experience?
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by muskox2 5y ago
> stocks in companies, bonds in governments Being pedantic, but governments aren't the only entities which issue bonds. Private bonds exist as well.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Wouldn't it also be much, much more expensive than building the line on the ground?
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by muskox2 5y ago
As a student, I've never had any edtech site or "online textbook" that had good UX. It wouldn't be so offensive if I didn't have to pay $80 per semester per course for the privilege of using something that is never
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by muskox2 5y ago
Perhaps if the system was given more resources it might have a chance to become less broken. Of course just pouring money into the problem alone won't fix it, but I think it's clear to see the IRS cannot continue to operate on the
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by muskox2 5y ago
> but of course there are laws about insurance In the U.S. at least, you don't need to insure your own car. You just need liability insurance that will pay out to someone else if you're at fault in an accident.
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by muskox2 5y ago
The difference is that in many cases, universities are a business that's also subsidized by the government, which makes it even easier for them to engage in monopolistic behavior.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Assuming you mean harder than it sounds. Or, easier said than done.
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by muskox2 5y ago
I honestly thought Reddit would die when they introduced Reddit awards, it seemed like such an obvious cash grab. You can't underestimate the amount of community momentum that the site has though.
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by muskox2 5y ago
I'm sure in any case the lawyers took a hefty sum.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Source on the statistics? I'm curious.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Does the stock market work similarly? From what I understand about 4/5 of all trading done today is automated.
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by muskox2 5y ago
I think this is true, but all things being equal employees will value $1 in salary much more than $1 in equity. So to get the same impact of higher salary, you have to give a large amount of equity. There are pros and cons.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Especially interesting because you can just mechanically press the oil out, which is very easy to turn into diesel. Unfortunately the cost/benefit doesn't seem to be there yet.
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by muskox2 5y ago
My grandmother has about 10 acres with lots of >100 yo trees on it. It's fairly common around where I live.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Do you think that smart contacts could be useful in this area?
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by muskox2 5y ago
What is your explanation for the explosion in asset prices over the last year, if not inflation? Do you think the assets have become fundamentally more valuable?
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by muskox2 5y ago
Personally I value my time at $13.50 am hour because that's what I'm paid (part time retail while I go to school). There's many different kinds of people on this site.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Many people buy real estate and let it sit empty, to sell at a later date when the price increases. This is actually a destruction of value as the house is no longer being utilized for it's intended purpose.
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by muskox2 5y ago
In my opinion, location names are the easiest and most memorable way to refer to variants. The tradition is as old as the "Spanish flu"... which isn't from Spain at all.
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by muskox2 5y ago
For example, the Chinese constitution guarantees it's citizens the right of free speech.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Yep. The inventory drift from wrong shipments and damaged items varies from store to store, but in the store I work at inventory numbers are often off by 5-10%. And much higher numbers aren't unheard of. Most stores completely re-count
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by muskox2 5y ago
Well, not all libre software is gratis.
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by muskox2 5y ago
I wonder why one brand of clothing doesn't just start making women's pants with deep pockets, and put "deep pockets!" on the tag. Seems like a huge profit opportunity. By the way, the data visualization in the article is
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by muskox2 5y ago
Very cool thread, and encouraging to see that they could open-source a good bit of the satellite code.
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by muskox2 5y ago
Benzodiazepines are such cursed drugs. Their withdrawal symptoms can be so severe, I don't understand why they would be used for anything other than a last resort.

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