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I disagree with some of the framing, but that's what good discussion is about -- figuring out where we agree and disagree. But consumer uptake strikes me as the worst way to judge …

Not sure pricing to recoup costs is artificial.

> Yep. Wholly apart from the value or lack of it in his points, I'm not taking that personal brand seriously.

Rubbish. Artists/creators/tortured souls with berets and clove cigarettes don't get to define what art is or isn't. Art is that which moves us, and "us" isn't a committee of gateke…

Lived in California for 30 years -- it's an amazing place. But it's hubris to assume your definition of quality of life is objective or universal. California has seen negative net …

Tech and Research roles | Remote (US) or on-site in Albuquerque America First Policy Institute's Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis is looking for coders, policy researchers…

I can't think of a single time in history that humanity responded to a threat in a fully coordinated manner. Maybe this is the first time, but the incentive stack from the individu…

The biggest impact of something like this -- thoughtful, nuanced and multidisciplinary -- is that it makes you remember just how bad the ocean of hot AI takes really is.

It's voluntary. There are jobs with less flexibility and lower pay. There are competitors in the market if you really have your heart set on a career in ridesharing. None of that s…

It was more than interesting 100+ years ago -- it was the subject of wildly inconsistent, often fear-based (or incumbent-industry-based) regulation. A vetoed 1896 Pennsylvania law …

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There's no standard definition of what constitutes the press. Now, if the question is some flavor of: Do Hacker News posts and comments enjoy First Amendment protections generally …

In most markets with state lotteries, it's easier to pass a lottery than a tax increase; they're typically sold as a way to fund schools or some other public good. It's an ineffici…

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Using Google's GDELT to analyze velocity and sentiment around public-policy/political news. Objectives: develop a taxonomy of news-event types and their behavior; use that taxonomy…

1. Foreign entities are also investing in land that is strategically or tactically important -- agricultural land is a good example of the former; land near military bases an examp…

I've run my own consulting agency for 20+ years and this tracks. It's more organized and incremental-product-improvement oriented than what I do, but there's a lot of wisdom here. …

People seem to handle it very differently, according to my doc. I never had issues while taking Mounjaro or Synjardy (a prescription pill for diabetes management with similar side …

If you view the products as prayer, worship and reflection... yeah, probably ridiculously productive.

Nature is healing.

With the exception of things that can be done within the Executive Branch by EO (which isn't much and isn't lasting), the president-elect's rhetoric is communicative and not prescr…

Policy guy here. Big, broad brushstrokes: * You can go bottom-up or top-down. Some theories of change and some movements focus on developing a critical mass of grassroots/voter/pub…

I'm not in your space, but this advice was damn solid. Well done!

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Single-line (that is, five dealt cards) video poker can be played with 1-5 coins. However, there is a disproportionate payout for a royal flush (A-K-Q-J-10, all suited) with five c…