blanderman

I just see a lot of very bold assertions without statistical references to back them up.

It's odd to me how the president from 1969 to 1977 and 1981 to 1993 was a republican, but the argument is that 'hippies' took over?

"Venezuela’s Maduro under investigation in $1.2 billion U.S. money-laundering case" https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article215663355.htm...

"In the summer of 2018, assassination markets became popular among bettors. If those markets are seen to incentivise people to take illegal action, Augur could be shut down completely."

More quantity demanded = more quantity produced = better economies of scale, in theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand

It has a more dramatic effect on state governments: "In 2000, 21 state governments had governorships and state legislatures controlled by one party; 15 of those were Republican. But by 2010, 33 state governments were under one-party control, 22 of them Republican." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/04/2...

repost from today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697751

That explains their recent advertising push!

That website does not seem very comprehensive. The government makes thorough statistics on income available for free: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes470000.htm

Sorry I wasn't clear, I meant that keyboards are a commodity. They're mass produced low margin items and there's little differentiation for the most part. There's rarely a compelling event that causes someone to replace their existing keyboard. The industry always wants more profits and better margins so creating the perception of mechanical being better and therefore more expensive allows them to extract more money from an already mature market through the illusion of superiority. I do find the whole thing annoying but I suppose it's good for the economy, so more power to anyone that cares for them.

You also need to compare their rates to what else is available in those markets. The loan terms might be bad but they're better than the other bad options, so at least it's pushing things in the right direction.

It's good for the economy, and purely voluntary (if you ignore the manipulative marketing indoctrination).

Had to look this slang up: naff - lacking taste or style

I believe that it's a combination of a satisfying sound (to the user), a complete disregard for the comfort of those within earshot of the user, and a lot of marketing to justify luxury pricing for what is now a commodity item. The target demographic for these skews younger from what I've seen.

Is there anyone that has significant influence over Vitalik and/or his family that might benefit from Ethereum having value?

Maybe there's an industry trade group that does marketing?

I think they look antiquated. I'd prefer never to wear clothing that needs to be treated with harsh chemicals.

Is it stealing if the person gives it to you?

You could set up an eBay search for the model/size of the pair you want. Any time a new listing matches the search you get an email alert.

They might be able to store excess energy using a gravity system https://www.planetforward.org/tv-segments/storing-excess-pow...

How does that 250 months number change if you bake in a 2%/year price increase to account for inflation?

Because it's the consumer at the endpoint who requests the content and it's their allocated portion of the pipe that's being used.

One of my dream projects would be to create a movie review app where users have to upload a photo of their ticket stub in order to be able to review a film. Maybe also require a GPS tag.

It was forked from OpenOffice after Oracle bought OO, and most of the core developers moved to LibreOffice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice

LibreOffice is now an excellent alternative for both business and home use.

I contend that all tabloids are disreputable.

I think that if you made a module that did voice commands for VLC media player that it could be quite popular. I've often wished I could just yell out "VLC pause" instead of having to walk over to the keyboard or mouse.

I enjoy finding something fair trade from a local shop. It's generally better quality also, if slightly more expensive per month.

New loans get posted periodically. Some countries have more active microlending communities than others.

https://kiva.org lets you invest in local people by providing microlending services, but you aren't going to make a return on your investment if that's your motivation.