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ralphmelish

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    Comment #33524509

    And has >50% of the votes via special shares. He is basically unaccountable.

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    Comment #33491572

    The original paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/095679762211193...

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    Comment #33369355

    So your prices are constantly changing? How much do you pay on average for a kW?

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    Comment #33362091

    That's quite interesting. Prices seem quite cheap compared to what I'm paying right now. Too bad they are not taking new customers.

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    Comment #33362017

    That's why I asked. Thank you for your detailed explanation.

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    Comment #33360669

    It doesn't change during they day, it only changes when the government approves price increases. I guess variable means a different thing in the UK. Do you have peak and off-peak p…

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    Comment #33360252

    What are the kWh prices in Amsterdam? I'm in London and would need to consume more than 1,700 kw to pay that much (£0.3866 per kWh, £0.3849 standing charge). Edit: I'm also on a va…

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    Comment #33114405

    The US Census Bureau have been categorising Indians as Asians for more than 20 years. I'm not interested in any racial discussion, just stating how they are classified as.

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    Comment #33109928

    You are wrong. 'Caucasian' is used to classify white Europeans. The US Government defines 'Asians' as 'having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia…

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    Comment #32763830

    Exactly. People like Hal Varian or Susan Athey contributed nothing. That is why all this companies have Chief Economists and hire Econ PhD on a regular basis...

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    Comment #32569485

    Get a license for what? I don't really understand the relationship between bureaucracy and buying a book... You can buy anything you like from anywhere in the world, pay your duty …

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    Comment #32569433

    UK doesn't have 18% inflation, that is just a projection from Citigroup [0] (if gas prices continue to grow it will probably get there, like the rest of Europe). Inflation is at 10…

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    Comment #32481090

    The Elements of Statistical Learning is by Hastie et al, not by Goodfellow. Goodfellow wrote Deep Learning. They are both available for free on their websites.

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    Comment #32390580

    I know they exist, but they are not the norm. They even call them 'international bank accounts' in most cases (I think HSBC calls it that, or Barclays). Most common bank accounts w…

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    Comment #32388712

    I've just checked the description in the Play Store and it says 'Open a full UK bank account'. Maybe that is new, but it is pretty clear.

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    Comment #32388361

    It is not a simple app, it's a bank. Not sure how you expect to open a UK bank account not living in the UK... Edit: I've just checked the description in the Play Store and it says…

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    Comment #31600431

    I believe he is talking about this thread: https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1450324226129338369?lang=...