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Re:Ask HN: How do you invest your money? on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @01:26PM (#14257983)
Index funds are therefore the next bubble?
Re:Wikipedia blocked in Turkey on Saturday April 29, 2017 @06:27AM (#14225879)
Let me see if I can follow the logic.

There are people in turkey that are more western.

These people would leave turkey if possible, but they can't.

This is making turkey less western?

Wouldn't that have the opposite effect? The west is generally responsible for the brain drain in less successful countries. Throwing borders up will keep those people who share our views in those countries. It's a fair bet that those people will be the force for good change in their governments more likely within their country than outside it.

Re:India Is Winning Its War on Human Waste on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @02:10PM (#14205482)
Could it be an example of a tragedy of the commons?

No one wants to drink water where someone shit but everyone would rather shit in the water than in a field somewhere far and away from the ability to clean oneself.

Re:Fusion reactors: Not what they’re cracked up to be on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @11:47AM (#14204013)
That video gives a terrific overview of the landscape of the fusion field as it exists pretty much right now. It's an extremely coherent talk.

It's long but worth the watch.

Re:Why doesn’t Pakistan reform its blasphemy laws? on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @06:56PM (#14198956)
My mistake - it's just the fastest growing and the #2 religion.
Re:Why doesn’t Pakistan reform its blasphemy laws? on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @06:48PM (#14198894)
I got curious about whether these were mainstream beliefs with muslims. Muslim culture is so varied as it's very large.

Here's a breakdown:

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/27/muslims-and-...

The parent is correct in that most muslims, broken down by country, do support sharia law when surveyed.

Edited because I was wrong about numbers.