ulkram

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by ulkram 2y ago
"He launched airstrikes or military raids in at least seven countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan." https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-pol-obama-at-war/
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by ulkram 4y ago
I thought about switching to the trades for a while, but the ramp to learning the technical/business/certification aspects is not smooth enough; especially for an outsider. A bunch of YouTube videos of dubious accuracy is not enou
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by ulkram 4y ago
get rid of all the Ethical AI folks too. in theory, it might be useful, but in practice, it's just bureaucracy
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by ulkram 5y ago
Currency Wars → Trade Wars → Shooting Wars
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by ulkram 5y ago
not an expert, but I thought the US is unique in that you can't escape taxes unless you renounce citizenship. and even then, there's an exit tax
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by ulkram 5y ago
False. The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act would impose a tax on the wealth of the top 0.05 % of Americans (people with > 50 million in wealth).
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by ulkram 6y ago
My sense is that people who think like this don't make it this high up. Sundar has already had opportunities to sell out much earlier; Money stopped becoming a problem for him long ago.
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by ulkram 6y ago
Why do these articles always leave out ISPs and cellular providers when talking about Tech Giants? Their monopoly is even stronger.
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by ulkram 7y ago
Is it just me, or is it a bit arrogant to assume that because X can do something, why can't Y do it?
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by ulkram 7y ago
Just realize that you are most likely using Phones/Computers made in China to call out the NBA.
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by ulkram 7y ago
curious why can't you run it if there's smoke?
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by ulkram 7y ago
> imprints that image into the customer's mind It's actually deeper than that. It imprints the image into our collective minds. Even if YOU don't think iPhones are better, it may still be rational for you to buy one if you
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by ulkram 7y ago
I did not suggest any solutions (period inspections or what not). I'm pointing out that the situation - that we have a set rules (zoning), but they aren't enforced - which causes people to knowingly build without a permit. The par
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by ulkram 7y ago
> you can do an un-permitted remodel of your downstairs, add drains, pave over the soil filter, create a massive sewage flooding problem, and sf will do... nothing. But if you were to try to tear down a house and replace it with a proper
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by ulkram 8y ago
Isn't data collection by the ISPs/phone companies a bigger issue? Consumers truly have no choice there. Whereas you could get by without FAANG, though it'd be inconvenient.
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by ulkram 8y ago
I agree it should be harder the bigger you are, but it's not the tax rate. Right now, FAANGs either run a 0% profit margin, or book their profits to Ireland. Changing tax rates don't fix either of those.
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by ulkram 8y ago
you mean a key?
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by ulkram 8y ago
In January 2016, the FDA finally banned the Teflon-like, grease-resistant chemical that's been linked to various cancers, infertility, thyroid issues, and birth defects from being used in food packaging: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
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by ulkram 8y ago
You should check out the article "The Case Against Civilization: Did our hunter-gatherer ancestors have it better?" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/18/the-case-again... And the book
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by ulkram 8y ago
is there data to back this up? or will it require a panama papers type leak before we know?
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by ulkram 8y ago
could you clarify your point. I'm interested, but this is all I could find: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Europe
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by ulkram 8y ago
Warning: this kind of poll is prone to selection bias.
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by ulkram 9y ago
I agree except "That means e.g. some type of single payer healthcare and paying off the student loan burden." Those are not the only ways.
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by ulkram 9y ago
I don't think he's trolling. Lyme disease is no joke, but contracting Lyme from a tick bite is rare: While many people are concerned after being bitten by a tick, the risk of acquiring a tick-borne infection is quite low, even if
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by ulkram 9y ago
I suspect it's because they speak English natively
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by ulkram 9y ago
In case you want to hear both sides of the argument: http://exponent.fm/episode-133-two-terrible-options/
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by ulkram 9y ago
I think bitcoin will be used as a store of value rather than for daily transactions.
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by ulkram 9y ago
Top 1% isn't the right metric for finding the problems we want to identify. In certain US states like new mexico, the top %1 is 230k, which any physician could reasonably make. Are we trying to discourage physicians? The problem with i
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by ulkram 9y ago
> they estimated it would cost an attacker renting time on a commercial cloud service an average of $38 and 25 minutes to break a vulnerable 1024-bit key and $20,000 and nine days for a 2048-bit key Can someone explain why a 2048-bit key
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by ulkram 9y ago
There are no supported devices yet. supposedly next pixel will support

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