skookumchuck

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by skookumchuck 7y ago
And everyone expected IBM to take over! And they almost did...
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
I don't buy DRM-encumbered ebooks. Sorry, Amazon. I buy the hardcopy if there are no DRM-free ebooks.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
The unanticipated downside of a policy of nobody can be fired.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
I saw a TV show many years ago where the therapist simply set up a video camera in the dining room of a family to record, every day, the family dinner. After 2 or 3 weeks, the family forgot about the camera and reverted to their normal beha
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
126 members of the House support it: https://www.thenation.com/article/voting-age-16-climate-stri...
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
It's curious how 16 year olds are regarded as incompetent to handle a loot box, but should be given voting rights.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
I'd actually prefer the mike in my phone, computer, etc., to not be that sensitive. I don't want it to be picking up background conversations, for example.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
> references cannot be null void test() { int* p = 0; int& r = *p; } compiles without complaint.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
From page 8, only 1 in 5 is retired. Even so, claiming that retirement savings do not count as wealth seems rather odd. You can choose to read the book and determine how it is done, and what you can choose to do to become a millionaire your
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
> one can't choose to have the motivation Of course you can. Sheesh. Take responsibility for yourself.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
> Nobody gets rich via income. 85% of American millionaires are self-made (i.e. first generation). "The Millionaire Next Door" https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Next-Door-Surprising-Amer...
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
You're denying people have free will. People are all born with different characteristics, sure. But this does not predestine them. You, with your brain, can choose your path. You can choose to take advantages of your inborn advantages,
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
You can get up and go jogging and improve our health. Or you can turn on the TV. It's your choice. Just like you chose to write "What evidence is there of that?". You weren't fated to write that.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
I didn't posit they did. But I'd expect a correlation. > Income, yes, but not wealth. Why is that? Wealth is just an accumulation of income.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
So you think it "very unlikely" that someone more intelligent would make better decisions, and those decisions have better outcomes enabling someone to live in a pricier neighborhood?
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
Drive and motivation is a choice, not luck.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
People aren't randomly assigned zip codes. Zip code can also be a proxy for IQ.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
> I think it's because intelligence doesn't help when it comes to earning money. What evidence is there of that? > The luck and social component is so strong that there is very little incentive for people to be intelligent.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
Europe has an interest in promoting their state-sponsored airplane manufacturer, Airbus.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
So do Boeing engineers, mechanics, and everyone who works there.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
> there is literally ZERO incentive for them not to repeat all this You're assuming they have no stock or stock options in Boeing.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
If it's productive enough, it's worthwhile paying the tax. There's only so much undeveloped land, developing it all means destroying our environment.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
Ideally, taxes should be used to discourage undesirable things, like emitting pollution. Taxes should not be used to discourage productive activity. We should be taxing pollution, consumption of raw materials, plastics, use of undeveloped l
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
"Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War" https://www.amazon.com/Boyd-Fighter-Pilot-Who-Changed/dp/031...
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
Rail is cheaper in just about every dimension - fuel, track, track maintenance, labor, etc. The downside is it's slower.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
The purpose of the mail (or any business) is not employing people.
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
Inter-city mail should be by rail, which is far more environmental and much less costly. The only reason highways appear to be "cheaper" is the real costs are paid by other people (passenger cars).
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
Writing a book while on welfare is certainly a startup. She didn't self-publish the book. The publisher provided the funding to edit, print, market, and distribute the book (which is not trivial money). Rowling pitched the book to seve
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
> we tend to think anyone sliding around corners and squealing tires to be one as well So why mention the type of car?
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by skookumchuck 7y ago
Americans tend to regard anyone driving a Ferrari as an asshole, regardless of how they drive.

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