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I don't know of such a thing, but if it exists I don't think it should start with the assumption that Apple "got out" of paying taxes in Ireland.

The EU claims taxes are owed to Ireland.

Ireland says no taxes are owed.

Apple says no taxes are owed.

You may disagree with Ireland's tax policy, but that same policy has been an absolute windfall for the Irish economy which is now, on a per capita basis, among the highest in the world. Huge win for a people who were poor and starving less than 200 years ago.

The man is hallucinating things that can go wrong. Completely ungrounded in reality.

Become a contractor. If you go this route, be aware an additional ~1/8 your income will be confiscated as taxes.

Worth it for the flexibility, IMO.

.honda is a TLD now? Whoa.

Aussies, do you not have Vidalia or Walla Walla onions at the store? IMO there's not much need for a low-cry onion with those old varieties around.

Good. Leave your kinks and perversions in your bedroom, the rest of society doesn't want to deal with it.

Institutions will abuse their power to acquire more, and rent-seek when they have acquired it.

Congrats. Vehicle and flight profile are similar to SpaceX Grasshopper which flew in 2012-2013, though Grasshopper burned kerosene.

It's contract work paid straight to the dev, with a 1099 when tax season rolls around.

It's contract work on the US west coast. Typically 3-12 month projects bringing some obsolete system into the current decade.

US west coast

Contract SWE gigs on the US west coast. I have a guy at $175, a full stack dev who does fantastic work, but he's booked out a year in advance and it's like pulling teeth to get him to accept more than 5-10 hours a week.

"Can I pay you a higher rate to take on project Z?"

"Nah man I'm as busy as I want to be. Maybe next year."

I'm sure he does the work in half the time stated, which is fine by me.

The guy bought 13 acres and hopes to populate it with 30-50 people paying him rent. That's a hustle.

But get this, he's looking for farmers AND horse ranchers. 50 people. a farm. a horse ranch. god knows what else. on 13 acres!

I'm sorry. it's too absurd.

Where are SWEs working for 60? I want to hire some.

In my fair city you're lucky to find talent under $200/hr.

Men can be women is probably wrong, so don't cut your dick off.

Hydrogen cars aren't going to happen (for cost and efficiency reasons) so double down on electric or keep burning petroleum.

Disarming civilians enables their slaughter (as we witnessed last month) so stack up while you can.

Buy them a mini tripod to hold the phone at the right angle? idk man

We can store the fuel pellets in a crash can during transit. That way if the rocket blows up nothing hot gets dispersed.

But even without a crash can, it's of less concern to public health than the radioisotopes in coal.

More or less, yes. Space is so large and so rarified and so riddled with energetic particles and photons that the contribution of a few measly rockets is of no concern.

Worked fine for me (not a plant expert)

Initially, I was a bit confused on all the "False" fields in a column. Not a big deal but I would have absorbed the info faster if things were broken up into sections somehow.

Huge win for GM if true.

Seems doubtful that the best path forward for CompSci education involves the traditional classroom model. I don't know a single good developer who chose their career because of--or had a learning breakthrough in--a high school course. The information flux is just too low, and changes to curricula lag terminally behind the state of the industry.

We're past the point of giving or withholding legitimacy. Many institutions are now under control of ideological zealots.

> injustice wasn't a traditionally accepted reason for changing bird names. That really started to change in 2020, when police officers killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Good lord.

> [Birdwatchers] may not feel very welcome if all the birds are named after these old European ornithologists.

Why the focus on European names? If human names make birdwatchers feel unwelcome (is there any evidence of this?) surely the AOS voted to remove all human names, not just European ones.

> AOS is planning a broader set of discussions with ornithologists and organizations in Latin America before proceeding with Latin American name changes.

The fact that a "broader set of discussions" was not held before removing European names, but will be held before removing LatAm names, sheds light on the unspoken motivations and biases of those in power at the American Ornithological Society.

> base model will be priced at $34,995 and will come with a 319-mile range

Chevrolet's press release indicates the base model will have a 250 mile range, with ~300 mile range available only in higher trims with front wheel drive. [1]

Did the author make a mistake here or did GM have an efficiency breakthrough?

> Tesla Model Y starts at $40,390

Model Y starts at $43,990. [2]

[1] https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/e...

[2] https://www.tesla.com/modely/design#overview

Why would they be thrilled?

your mother smells of elderberries

96% efficient at converting feedstock to fuel, not 96% of energy efficient

a bit overvalued to begin with, plus not toeing the line drawn by the powers that be

> Obviously, it’s not a real manual transmission... Software artificially modulates the amount of torque... Artificial engine noise [is] delivered through the car speakers.

Welp.

Could be done a lot earlier than the author's proposal of undergrad/law school.

Start in elementary school. Give each student $10/week. But before you hand them the money, each classroom elects a mayor who decides how to tax the class and how to spend the money they collect. Each grade elects a governor who can tax the entire grade. And the school elects a president who can tax every student in the school.

Hold elections every month and let the students figure out the rest. It would be absolutely wild.