pashapiro

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by pashapiro 10y ago
I'll allow that ignoring or abandoning private property is generally the measuring stick that libertarians use to justify seizing it, but as others have said, if the real estate market in Vancouver were less regulated, this wouldn&#x27
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by pashapiro 10y ago
I've found that undeveloped land in low-demand, rural areas tends to go for about $2,000/acre. It jumped out at me in the headline that the donation was about the same rate.
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It's Charisma, Stupid (2004)(paulgraham.com)
141 points by pashapiro 10y ago|48 comments
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by pashapiro 10y ago
Doh! That wasn't what I thought it would be.
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by pashapiro 10y ago
When writing a work of fiction, the aim is to find truth not in the creative process, but in the un-dogged pursuit of verisimilitude - in the attempt to build reasonably causal events in response to the creative flights of fancy. Theoretica
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by pashapiro 10y ago
Thanks for the detailed answer! The reason I asked about beans specifically was because, as I understand it, they're harder to digest. I'm guess the corn I see in the toilet doesn't leave many calories on my stomach either.
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by pashapiro 10y ago
One of the things I wonder about is how many calories your body can actually metabolize into fat and glycogen in a given day. For example, if you eat 15,000 calories, how many of those calories will your body just pass right through your di
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by pashapiro 10y ago
I wonder if the cost of this research is greater than the cost for lobbyists to legalize medical marijuana.
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by pashapiro 10y ago
Yeah, the darkness is a big part of the point. You should feel sort of dirty when you're done reading it, but still be able to see that an entity driven by greed can provide a social good. Ideally, a good basic income program would pro
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by pashapiro 10y ago
Author here. You pretty much nailed it. The exact intent is what you describe plus "make people that read HN laugh". If some of the meaning gets muddied for the sake of comedy, well, that's a sacrifice I'm willing to mak
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The Rich Douchebag's Approach to Basic Income(medium.com)
22 points by pashapiro 10y ago|11 comments