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TDL··on Blizzard Employees Staged a Walkout to Protest Banned Pro-Hong Kong Gamer
Richard Gere says that it's affected his career.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/richard-gere-ho...

TDL··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2019)
Location: Austin, TX

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python/Django, some HTML/CSS/JS, exposure to pandas/scikit-learn, conda

Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdlekkas/

Email: Feel free to contact me via LinkedIn or t.lekkas@ practalis.com

Currently looking for Project Management or customer facing roles. Experienced in client facing project/product management roles.

TDL··on Books to Understand Economics
I see, so the criticism has more to do with Diamond not taking other factors into account. Thanks.
TDL··on Books to Understand Economics
Haven't Jared Diamond's theories been thoroughly debunked?
TDL··on The middle class is shrinking and in Chicago it’s almost gone
Chicago is anything but a "small government" city. Chicago (and Illinois) is very much a "big government" city, so I don't understand your criticism.
TDL··on NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your current internet connection
Thanks for this, we are deploying our WISP in the next month or two.
TDL··on Abandoned rape kits identify over 800 serial rapists in one Michigan county
According to Pew Research, as of 2015, ~126,000 prisoners (state & federal) were held in private prisons[1]. As best I can tell, there are/were 2.2 million prisoners in the U.S. at the time. So about 5.7% of the prison population.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/11/u-s-private-...

TDL··on SEC Shuts Down Munchee ICO
The SEC Chairman released a statement this morning about cryptos & ICOs. There is a mention of how an ICO can fall outside of the securities designation in the memo.

https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-clayton-...

TDL··on Bitcoin Exchanges Are Buckling While the Price Surges Past 16,000
Very much appreciated!
TDL··on Bitcoin Exchanges Are Buckling While the Price Surges Past 16,000
Curious if you have any source links for banks pulling out. It seems like smart risk management to back off supporting a BTC futures contract right now.
TDL··on Net Neutrality will die, so let’s take the profit out of killing it
You might want to check out Webpass, which is now owned by Google Fiber. They can and do deliver high speed internet. Webpass specifically targets dense population centers.
TDL··on Join the Battle for Net Neutrality
"are you just saying this to baselessly discredit advocates of net neutrality?"

Let's not jump the gun here, I clearly stated that I do not know the intentions of advocates. I haven't heard of any legislation in congress, but that doesn't mean there isn't any.

I don't trust the FCC, Aijit Pai is actively calling for removing power from the FCC. I trust this specific act of the current FCC chair, I don't trust the FCC.

TDL··on Net Neutrality will die, so let’s take the profit out of killing it
Laying cable isn't the only way to deliver internet service. Wireless ISPs are a thing.
TDL··on Join the Battle for Net Neutrality
net neutrality isn't an essential component, the invocation of Title II is. This is what I think the comment you are replying is trying to say. I don't know what the intent of net neutrality advocates is, but the invocation of Title II puts far too much power in the hands of a historically corrupt & repressive agency.

Personally I am ambivalent about net neutrality. I, however, am deeply opposed to the existence of Title II, let alone it being used to regulate the internet. If advocates want net neutrality to be the governing policy of the internet why don't they advocate for specific legislation that does only that and doesn't give the FCC the ability to become a heavy handed regulator of ISPs?

TDL··on Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of AI is 'limited'
I question whether either of these guys have a good understanding of AI.
TDL··on Walmart's effort to get customers to build up their savings accounts
People usually pay fees for using ATMs outside their banks network (some banks join broader networks in order to offer more ATM locations to their customers.)
TDL··on Vanguard Is Growing Faster Than Everybody Else Combined
How is Vanguard a ponzi scheme?
TDL··on No Evidence of Aloe Vera Found in the Aloe Vera at Wal-Mart, CVS
Probably not, unless they are claiming it's a product of Arkansas. Like your example above about Italian sausage, it's a categorization of style of food, not a product from a specific locale.
TDL··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2016)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Chicago 
  Remote: Yes
  Email: t.lekkas@practalis.com
Technologies: Django/Python, some pandas/Numpy, some sklearn/ML.

Looking for contract/part-time (up to 30 hours/week) work. Technical experience is mainly in web development (building & deploying applications.)

TDL··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2016)

  Location: Chicago 
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Austin only
  Technologies: Django/Python, some pandas/Numpy, some sklearn/ML
  Resume/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdlekkas
  Email: t.lekkas@practalis.com
Looking for contract/part-time (up to 30 hours/week) work. Technical experience is mainly in web development (building & deploying applications.)
TDL··on White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many workers
Are you talking about the outlawing of railroad rate rebates or the break up of the company?

Just as an FYI (and apologies if you are already aware of this), but Standard Oil had already lost about ~25% of it's market share by the time it was broken up. Rockefeller had no influence in Texas and California where the wildcatters had moved to and found oil.

TDL··on AT&T reaches deal to buy Time Warner for more than $80B
Why?
TDL··on AT&T reaches deal to buy Time Warner for more than $80B
Assuming the price doesn't open at 109, maybe. The deal might still fail for a variety of reasons and then you are stuck with the stock and may or may not have to take a loss. If you are new to trading, I would say step away from event driven trading strategies. Understand trading first before playing this approach.
TDL··on Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds
That's not common knowledge to me, especially since I don't live in California. You have asserted certain claims and offer no evidence. "Common knowledge" isn't evidence.
TDL··on Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds
Are you going to back up any of your claims?
TDL··on Sweden Wants to Fight Disposable Culture with Tax Breaks for Repairing Old Stuff
Not sure what service your friend uses for gifting his electronics to African countries, but I believe most electronics are sent to Ghana then burned for various metals.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/

TDL··on House Passes Employee Stock Options Bill Aimed at Startups
I wouldn't avoid opportunities because of the complexity of the tax system. Ask around for good accountants, they won't be as expensive as you think. Consider paying an accountant as a necessary cost of doing business.
TDL··on Municipal ISP forced to shut off fiber-to-the-home Internet after court ruling
In the U.S. there aren't 13 fiber ISPs in any market. These are the markets grahamburger is talking about. Here, stateside, there is not a lot of competition among ISPs.
TDL··on Investing for Geeks
You are confusing speculating with investing for retirement.
TDL··on Almost 80% of Private Day Traders Lose Money
That is due to the amount of leverage used in retail FX trding. Most people don't understand how leverage works, let alone the negative impact it can have on a trading account.
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