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Another factor appears to be the booming stock market making the rich richer without helping the working class. It may be ironic that it is booming partly because companies like Amazon have access to cheap …
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Joined- CharlesGreat, informative post. Thank you. You don't mention the easing of tax rates among holders of capital. Is that not a contributing factor?1
- CharlesVisiting San Francisco is very eye opening. Everywhere you go you can't unsee the Sales Force Tower, a symbol of wealth towering over the city. To walk there or any of the city's icons of prosperity like Twitter and Airbnb is to walk past homeless …5
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2 - CharlesThis is one way to exit Iraq. https://twitter.com/rudawenglish/status/1213830713675591680?s=215
- Charles> I don’t have a strong background in Middle East foreign policy We don't have to understand the culture to understand some differences between Iran and Iraq in terms of what a war would be like. It has a population of 82 million, more than 3 …5
- CharlesSome Flickr users are frightened by the email and considering alternatives, but finding that Flickr is unique. Good thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/flickr/comments/eh0tts/any_alternatives_to_flickr/
- CharlesThis reads a lot like a pyramid scheme. The guys behind it were hoping to retire young and RAF (rich af). https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/this-alleged-bitcoin-scam-looked-a-lot-like-a-pyramid-scheme/3
- CharlesThis feels like it belongs here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/08/australian-politicians-call-for-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-to-appear-before-inquiry1
Charlessexy rendering tho.
1- CharlesWired tried to explain why the windows broke to physics geeks. Bottom line: they think the glass during the ball drop was on mounts with some give. The mount in the door was probably more …3
- CharlesGood one. Here is another. https://youtu.be/OX1xG0a4TVo3
- CharlesLive stream at 9:00 EST tonight (Sunday). https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1126018_ford-mustang-mach-e-reveal-livestream1
- CharlesPhil walked back his statement on Twitter but that didn't stop people from joining the controversy: https://twitter.com/kingstonk12/status/1194816676161871872?s=203
- CharlesThe point that stuck out to me is all protein comes from plants. The animals pass it on, somewhat used, with a dose of toxicity added.3
- CharlesImagine being a young Canadian data scientist, believing you were hired to discover techniques to battle extremist ideologies. Then you discover what can be used to counter conspiracy theories and racial tensions can also be used to generate them. …
6 - CharlesIs this him? If so, way too young. http://portfolio.cooper.stevenson.name/
1 - CharlesInteresting perspective. Electrics only take 11,000 parts, ICE 33,000. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3032455/inventor-james-dyson-shows-electric-cars-are-too-easy-make-thats4
- CharlesMind blowing. Io is about the same size as our moon, which is to say about the width of the United States. https://www.businessinsider.com/jupiter-moon-io-on-earth-and-north-america-2014-121
- CharlesApparently the Echo Show is selling. I wonder what people are using it for? Do they watch the news in the kitchen and glance over when something interesting happens?
- CharlesThis is a train wreck of epic proportions. I can’t look away. Nevermind lease versus buy, what about obscene excesses? https://www.businessinsider.com/weworks-nightmare-ipo3
- CharlesQuite the headline: https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/amazon-echo-products-frames-ring-creepiness.html4
CharlesThe disturbing thing from this ArsTechnica article is the breach occurred in May but the company didn’t detect it until a few weeks …3- CharlesBy the way, you got my attention for OnePlus phones and MKBHD just reviewed the 7T. The prices are creeping up some but it looks like a good phone. https://youtu.be/XRiUNPf-_-43
- CharlesGreat write-up but to be honest I can’t imagine using a phone like this. I can imagine using the Samsung foldable, which is shipping in the U.S. now and getting surprisingly good reviews. https://youtu.be/-5BsYYtyENw I agree with MKBHD, these …2
