snappyTertle

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by snappyTertle 3y ago
How is that relevant to the layoffs?
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by snappyTertle 5y ago
You're coming from privilege. Just because you can afford it doesn't mean everyone else has money to spend on entertainment.
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by snappyTertle 7y ago
Blames free markets. Describes non-free markets.
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
That's assuming the area under the curve remains constant, when it doesn't. Redistribution will make the total wealth shrink.
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
If only we had private companies that can freely experiment with different business models...
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
It's conservative to let people keep what they earn. It's progressive to take from people (tax) and give to Amazon in the form of subsidies.
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Google – The Good Censor(theverge.com)
2 points by snappyTertle 8y ago|0 comments
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
Comic Sans was ahead of its time
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
I'm in the camp of the fewer regulations the better, but one thing I think needs more regulation is how the private sector and public sector interact. There is just way too much conflict of interest when they mix.
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
What about OTP?
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
Destructuring in almost any functional language and ES6 JS.
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
The wealthy get handouts? What redistribution?
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
Individually weak people can band together and vote to steal from the less weak, but smaller groups. Does voting and being represented make stealing moral?
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by snappyTertle 8y ago
Democracy is a threat to capitalism.
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
He's probably being paid to start the investigation too.
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
Java, C++, Python, Golang, and Swift/ObfC for iOS apps
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
Are you saying non males don't have confidence and can't fake it until they make it?
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
What would you value a technology that aims to separate money and state? Does it have no value?
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
Government backed crypto? No thanks...that defeats the entire purpose.
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
Learning Erlang/Elixir is like learning a new paradigm, or a new way to think about programming. You can then apply these concepts to other languages. It's made me a better programmer. Kotlin, IMO, is just a "better" jav
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
His arguments are the same. Regulation causes burdens. Government regulating enforcing their version of net neutrality is a burden on the market.
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
The definition of a Ponzi scheme is paying off existing investors with money contributed by new investors. If it's a successful Ponzi scheme due to people dying, then that's a different argument. A Ponzi scheme is a ponzi scheme w
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
I agree, voluntary interaction between each other is what creates wealth. Not the shuffling of stuff from one group of people to another.
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
Why tax income?
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
The state is the only entity that can actually money grab
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
Warren Buffet is one of the world's greatest investor and what he says about gold makes sense. However, there is more than one way to invest. Buffet has made fortunes taking a fundamentalist approach and values companies. There are als
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
I think the bubble is the US dollar. Currently our debts are being serviced by issuing more debt! Safe places IMO are deflationary assets (gold, and to a much more risky extent, bitcoin...I know this will start a flame war lol). Another opt
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
It's not money grabbing. It's money keeping. They aren't taking from others, but keeping the money the earned.
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
So...you benefit from the social programs of the US without contributing. Nice solution!
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by snappyTertle 9y ago
If you believe you own your body and the labor you produce, why would anyone else (including the state) have a right to your body's production? People say "social contract". When did we opt in, and can we opt out? It's b

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