reasonablemann

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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Not sure if it's waste material, but yes, the only reason there isn't non-Chinese supply is economics. If they ban export the economics changes quickly.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
And Canadian advertisers might choose a cheaper alternative to FB as a result.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
The reason this is not a problem is that stocks which are undervalued intrinsically will be purchased by larger companies that see the value. Of all the important economic issues of our time, this is not one of them.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
There's no way CEOs deserve the pay they get. They cannot be that much better than the other management. Shareholders are fleeced.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Material change now after the `quieting` mechanism. The can just keeps getting kicked down the road.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Between the spike in homicides and frequent drugging of women within resorts I'm amazed people still go down there.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
With automation, basic income and everybody having more free time this will only get worse.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
I think it's worth it to allow this but I fail to see it's true relevance. If companies don't innovate sufficiently for the long term they will die to other companies that do. Hence the market takes care of itself.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Coming from mainly python I must say I'm extremely impressed with .net core. I think my mac days would be over if Windows had better font rendering and a usable terminal -- even ConEmu leaves a lot to be desired.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
If Starlink can provide 4g quality service to Canadian cell subscribers at a reasonable price, they would have millions of users in months.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
So many latency questions. Do a basic search: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_(satellite_constellat...
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Numerous manufacturing patches. All failures.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
How many premium laptops have you owned that had keyboard issues? I've never had a keyboard issue on any laptop I've ever owned. Are you sure you'll be happy to waste an entire afternoon waiting for something which should not
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Somewhat related, it's entirely possible that someday social security will be revamped to include equities similar to how Canada runs its pension plan. The ideal time for this would be once the current house of cards world economy coll
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Ridiculous argument that Tesla wouldn't be able to offload the leases and receive cash up front.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Chump change compared to what was going on in China: https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/09/rampant-chinese-i...
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
Nice flavour. Way too sweet.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
The forced emotional attachment is a way of manipulating you into a lower salary.
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by reasonablemann 7y ago
3 years of this nonsense. Release a new chassis already.
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
Is it possible for Boeing engineers to lose their professional status as a result of this situation?
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
Why does Apple keep trying to patch up the butterfly? When will they accept that the technology is a failure?
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Why I'm officially quitting Apple Laptops(youtube.com)
5 points by reasonablemann 8y ago|4 comments
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
My guess is that it's related to Indonesia's poor historical air safety record. This goes for ferries, buses and trains as well. Penalties for not ensuring safety are far too lax hence this cycle continues.
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
No coincidence that industries with misaligned incentives create massive debt bubbles. Education, health care, real estate.
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
Would throwing 1000 particle scientists and 20B at fusion speed up it's progress?
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
Sure, but is this the best way to spend that money?
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
It's extremely important that you learn as early as possible in your career that your employer is not your friend. You are only a cog in the wheel to them. All the way up to the top you are replaceable. Once you make this shift in thin
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
The issue here is complete regulatory capture by the Canadian telecom companies. They own everybody in the government who makes these decisions.
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
CBC is so well funded and yet fails miserably to provide good content. This is just an attempt for this horrifically inefficient media company to extract even more money from the Canadian people.
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by reasonablemann 8y ago
People always ask me why I have the camera on my computer covered. There is still far too much trust in technology.

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