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Sure, I think Rolex is a product of very capable social engineering, which is why it can command such a high price while knock offs that cannot be easily identified as such sell fo…

Trail mix (never heard the word gorp before) is nothing new, neither is muesli. My version above, however, is low sugar and a complete protein with much more varied nutrition sourc…

I understand you. We do disagree on some matters--Libertarianism really is just about liberty. Though much public misunderstanding exists regarding it.

>why would or should ideological motivation be relevant to whether or not any given act is legal or how it should be punished? When libertarians, for whatever reason, choose to sta…

Really neatly said. Sometimes it's worth noting the value in anlytical thinking that the user base at HN is able to produce. This (in my humble opinion) produces more valuable insi…

Realistically, I need to go to Costco anyways, and I can buy these products in bulk as they have long shelf lives. Perhaps I spend 5-10mins extra at the store every 2 months, and a…

When you were arguing about how the EU and Fed are, in your opinion, elected, I thought you would be able to make the connection. They aren't considered elected officials in the st…

You are simply and flatly factually wrong about this, sorry. I encourage you to check out the textbook definition of the Fed as well as technocracy. You can also Google 'difference…

Protectionism has proven to work well in some cases in history. You are also misunderstanding by conflating globalism with free trade. The two are related, but not the same. You ca…

I also think that is impressive, but it is about manufacturing and build quality. I'm talking about engineering design. A Honda has a lot of original and impressive engineering wor…

You can easily have dehydrated meals for under 50cents that don't have the nutritional criticisms of soylent. It does require you to go to the supermarket, quickly buy some ingredi…

Not everything is about money. Hunting is a character-building expetience. I.E. I was taught to do it with certain respects paid to safety, the animal, and nature--so it teaches re…

That's a pretentious insult without any substance. At least the Honda product has some compelling, original engineering know-how; the Rolex does not, and that's all I ever said. Wh…

This is so German actually. I've been living in Australia the past year (which has a lot of Germans) and twice I helped someone change a flat tyre. Both times a German also came to…

This is bizzarre headline to me. I find people in Austral-Asia smile the most, Eastern Europeans the least, and Americans somewhere in the middle. Just anectdotal, but Ive at least…

From an engineering perspective only (removing social/psychological attitudes from your mind) this is an interesting comment. Honda Company for years has output some of the best en…

This is a great post that contains the type of information we should be educating the US population about. That is unfortunately not happening, though.

I dont believe for a second that let's say you did something you knew to be evil, such as kill a child for convenience, and were hypothetically asked about this in an after life: "…

Unless you have your own currency and a central bank and presumably some control over it. Then you can inflate away your debt.

>"you are wrong, way wrong, and stupid, and I cant explain why because you are not capable of understanding. Basically, I just want to write on the internet how poorly I thinknof y…

Trump is not that much worse than Obama, it's mostly the media, politicians, people in power that are able to convince you of that. Remember, Obama droppee 26,000 bombs on Muslims …

You are right. Thats one of the reasons Ron Paul said we need a revolution over here.

It's not. An egg moments After fertilization experiencing suffering requires quite a bit of inagination, while we all can agree a child can suffer. Where we draw the line between t…

Re fundamental morals: I would wager >95% of people agree on these. I've never met someone who didn't have an understanding of fundamental morals, except for a few people whom I co…

The above cited manipulation in the NPR article on Franklin's quote is frustrating. I used to listen to NPR 10 years ago, but today I tend to tune out[1]. Yes Franklin said a quote…