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Although of those born abroad, only 40% were born outside of the EU, so you'll probably have to cut your number in half
Are you seriously arguing to which extent Sweden is not actually racist enough to base its investments into internet technology on merit rather than skin color? What?
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I agree it's cheap by US standards. My 100 Mpbs (symmetric, fiber) is $42. It's in Sweden though.
I don't suppose you have a few servers laying around, do you? :)
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If all you're doing is moving text around then faster internet isn't going to help any. Unless you're streaming video or doing a few other high bandwidth activities then even really shitty broadband is going to service your needs just fine.
But who just moves text around? Work frequently requires the use of Hangouts, Skype, GoToMeeting, Dropbox, etc. If you have to work through a VPN, the latency added by poor service is a serious drain on productivity.
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I don't suppose you have a few servers laying around, do you? :)
We ran our development server cluster from my basement on that type of 100 Mbps for a few years. It works.
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I think state sanctioned monopolies are _probably_ ok if regulated well. Natural Gas falls in that category here and I think they do a pretty good job. I'd say Comcast falls into state sanctioned monopoly-power-abuse which is different.
> I think state sanctioned monopolies are _probably_ ok if regulated well. Natural Gas falls in that category here and I think they do a pretty good job. How would you ever know since they literally have no competition?
But yes, my opinion of not feeling gouged is not a scientific indicator. I don't want 2 gas companies or 6 electric utilities.
That picture on the left, http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/jamesfallows/189... I have seen that in Vietnam. Everyone gets their own wire.
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everyone except the lucky few who can get rent controlled apartments No, that's not the problem. As you say, rent control can't be both pervasive and rare at the same time. The real problems with rent control are: * It's hard to move. Say you change jobs and now work in a different part of the city, or your kids move out, or you'd like to move in with a partner. Normally one of the benefits of renting is that you can…
If everyone in SF rented, and everyone had to pay market rates, then there would be the political backing for changes that would make housing more affordable. This is demonstrably not true in London where rent just keeps on going up and hardly any new housing is being built. For example, an MP has just resigned his £130k+ (total remuneration, that's $215'000) job because he can't afford to rent a 4 bedroom house anyw…
This is demonstrably not true in London where rent
just keeps on going up and hardly any new housing
is being built.
I don't know the London political situation very well: what makes it so expensive to build new units? Are there strict historical preservation laws? Rules that let neighbors veto or slow nearby construction? Permits and taxes?
He can't afford to rent a 4 bedroom house
anywhere near Westminster
you can expect it to be under water for a few years