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Meteor is like Unix; some people want Windows!

So sad; poor landlord forced to share market gains with a tenant. It almost like kissing an untouchable.

Is there some reason a landlord can't pay a tenant to move out of a rent control situation? So they can renovate and clear the market?

probably just by pressing the power button on your machine. If you expect to have revenue; also expect some of that revenue will be appropriated by lawyers.

An information oligarchy may be the single source of truth.

Tax laws are like spaghetti code.

In addition to the 'print too much currency' problem there is also a 'print currency for my cronies' problem.

Maybe foundation should simply ensure non-enforcement of related IP.

This works perfectly for Google censorship; they can take down anyone and then point to the ridiculous list to wash their hands.

Jean-Paul Sarte (Martin Heidegger : Being and Time) -> Being and Nothingness

TLDR;'thought experiment', feh, if this was actual tested result would be much more interesting.

Soviet Union !== Russia

Some of these courses have "certificates" awarded for fees; and said certificates are the entry point to some businesses; just like the steep steps in front of the building.

When I was in school the professor said something about interest rates and opportunity costs that was more algebraic than arithmetic; but I guess that is all academic.

Betamax is technically better than VHS.

"Another theory is that the dollar sign may have also originated from Hermes, the Greek god of bankers, thieves, messengers, and tricksters. One of his symbols was the caduceus, a staff from which ribbons or snakes dangled in a sinuous curve." Thanks for the downvotes.

i thought $ was a snake on a stick.

A wait for the lawsuit first negotiation strategy works well against people without the wherewithal for protracted litigation.

Doing anything new in math is really really hard.

I think its horrible to eulogize a homophobic bible beater from the south, on hn, of all places!

Attached to a text message? WTF (Recursive).

Who is hiring brainfuck developers these days?