Lots of people agree with Greg Mankiw, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Bush, that gas should be more expensive.
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Why try to introduce a new wealth tax when we can’t even close the egregious loopholes for stepped up basis and carried interest?
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/configurator/cto/index.html?bundleId=21R3CTO1WWUS1
New Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Intel (14″). You get a $94 Windows tax deduction when you configure it with Ubuntu.
There’s a great recipe for that in the book “How to Serve Man”
Yeah, that’s pretty much the thesis of The Master Plan podcast from The Lever
CannedYeetto Reddit•Aaron is no longer considered as cofounder by reddit. He fought for free speech.273·6 days agoFrom Wikipedia
Reddit was founded by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in June 2005, who were joined by Aaron Swartz that November.
I think it’s reasonable to say that if you weren’t there for the original ideation, you’re not a founder. Doesn’t mean Aaron wasn’t an amazing person.
CannedYeetto No Stupid Questions•This may be a stupid question, but what does "crunchy" mean?2·6 days agoI think we’re channeling Eric Cartman and just projecting out what we hate about hippies.
CannedYeetto Technology•Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018English1·6 days agoMaybe but you do have to keep in mind it’s older. It’s an 8th gen intel i5.
In the battle of IP v 6, IP won. Better luck next time 6.
CannedYeetto Technology•Artemis II Astronauts Have ‘Two Microsoft Outlooks’ and Neither WorkEnglish1·7 days agoPlus the moon is haunted
CannedYeetto No Stupid Questions•This may be a stupid question, but what does "crunchy" mean?4·7 days agoFor some reason I take it to mean more of an airhead type hippie who’s irrationally averse to “chemicals” in everything and talks about the vibrations of the universe.
CannedYeetto Unpopular Opinion•If you don't let your smart tv connect to the internet you're stealing from the manufacturer.English2·7 days agoThis is true for the Telly TV which is a free ad supported television. Not a video service, it’s an actual physical television with an extra screen for ads and a camera to make sure you’re not blocking the screen.
The buyer got a subprime adjustable rate mortgage and put very little money down. When the rates adjusted they ended up way under water.
CannedYeetto Technology•Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018English5·7 days agoI just checked Woot.com and you can get a refurbished Thinkpad with 16gb of RAM for $230. And there’s a scratch and dent Dell netbook with 8gb of RAM for $60.
CannedYeetto Not The Onion•Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugsEnglish55·7 days agoI’d like to note that this is the third cromulent Simpsons reference in this thread. Pretty good for a show with only 11 seasons.
Reminds me of the story of the New York Times outing the author of Slate Star Codex. It was big inconvenience for him to have his real identity revealed, but what was the societal benefit? It just makes them more vulnerable to harassment and abuse.