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throw737858··on How California Homelessness Became a Crisis
No, they would not live there indefinitely. California has eviction process for tenants.
throw737858··on What the kimono's influence tells us about cultural appropriation (2020)
Wikipedia:

》The first instances of kimono-like garments in Japan were traditional Chinese clothing introduced to Japan via Chinese envoys in the Kofun period

throw737858··on How California Homelessness Became a Crisis
New development already has to follow rules to prevent gentrification.
throw737858··on How California Homelessness Became a Crisis
"functional people"? What sort of language is this? Far right BS!

People are people. It is illegal to scan people for drugs on job interview. Taking dump and shower should not require drug scan.

throw737858··on How California Homelessness Became a Crisis
Most homeless people can build their own houses/shelters. But cities should provide access points for water, electricity and other utilities. And it should be illegal to bulldoze structure where somebody lives!
throw737858··on How California Homelessness Became a Crisis
"California homeless are crazy" narrative is tiring and excuse. They are still people and need basic life necessities: toilet, shower and food. Periodic showers improve mental health, there are studies to prove it! After that is solved, we can focus on other issues. And frankly California invented drug culture, it glorifies drugs, why shame homeless?

If Jordan can accept 3 million people, so can California.

throw737858··on How California Homelessness Became a Crisis
In nice weather homelessness is bearable. But californian cities must provide basic sanitation facilities. And maybe some UBI for food, $1000/month should do.
throw737858··on Don't let social media think for you
No, I am in Europe and watch indian news about US politics etc.
throw737858··on Don't let social media think for you
Most Americans do not realise how deep in their information rabbit hole they are. Denial is not solution. Outside perspective (indian news) improves your mental health and resistance. It is mainstream, but based perspective.
throw737858··on IRS records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax
For self employed devs Slovenia has 80% expense flat rate, so final tax is like 10% under 100k with zero administration. Bulgaria has LLCs with 10% income tax. If you have to buy property to get residency, there is Greece, Cyprus, Portugal...
throw737858··on Don't let social media think for you
If you click on toxic content, algorithm is going to feed it to you. Twitter is perfectly fine if you unfollow and block toxic influencers. There is propably even keyword based filtering.

For news you can watch international news stations from India. Very realistic and refreshing.

throw737858··on IRS records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax
Not true, there is an exception for income under 80k/year. Over that person can operate via LLC with dividends etc. Most people renounce because it is difficult and frustrating to deal with US tax system.
throw737858··on IRS records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax
Most people can do this sort of tricks. Come and live offshore, some countries in EU have real taxation 5%-20% on income between 50k-1M/year. Absolutely legal, with all obligatory contributions like social and health insurance.

There is no crime, goverment is not bullying you, and rent is 600 euro/month. You can really have a family on single income, if you want to...

throw737858··on The modern trap of turning hobbies into hustles (2019)
3d printer is 10k. Out of pocket it would be $10k plus income tax $5k plus $1k VAT.

So you form "3d printing shop" company and put some money in (loan, services...). Company purchases 3d printer, but does not pay any taxes on printer, it is an expense. After a few years 3d printer is out of warranty but still functional, can be purchased from company for $1.

Difference $5999. Obviously this is not advice, consult your accountant first.

In reality it is bit more complex. But this is rough picture.

throw737858··on The modern trap of turning hobbies into hustles (2019)
I wrote "barely profitable", it makes a few dolars a year. If company has no money, it can not pay for anything. And it is outside USA, what IRS thinks is irrelevant. Some more paranoid people even start new company every year. It takes like $50 and 20 minutes.
throw737858··on Linux OS Is Best for Medical Devices
Linux has no real-time capabilities and guarantees! Maybe with some crazy patch. But recommending general Linux kernel for medical applications is dangerous. It can not even play and capture audio in RT!!
throw737858··on The modern trap of turning hobbies into hustles (2019)
Amazon did not made profit in 25 years. Most companies (Microsoft, Apple IKEA..) have subsidiaries that do not make any profits.
throw737858··on The modern trap of turning hobbies into hustles (2019)
If you turn hobby into hustle, you can claim it as business expense and save on taxes.

I personally love to paint on exotic beaches in summer. My company is barely profitable, there are travel expenses, but I have some regular buyers for my paintings.

Edit: why downvotes? It is not a joke, that is how it works in real life. Author obviously does not understand business. If you love cooking, you do not have to open restaurant and loose money, but once month you can organize "promotion event". That is nothing illegal.

throw737858··on Publish and Perish
》vaccine was developed in hours

Difficult part is to isolate an unknown virus and sequebce its RNA and proteins. With covid we got lucky because Chinese scientists published that very fast. But it could easily take several months.

throw737858··on Publish and Perish
It matters a lot, what if this type of pandemic happens every 10 years? How difficult it would be to create similar virus?

Also I sacrificed two years of my life. I think I deserve an answer.

throw737858··on Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene store ten times more data
Storing 2 petabytes in 64GB shards is a breeze.

Multiply your 0.07 W or 2W to match single 12 TB hdd, where is the power saving?

Spinning disks do not consume anything while idling. They spin down or are in not even connected.

10W is enough power to fly quadcopter, way too much to maintain spin on disk plates.

throw737858··on Amazon’s wage increase to $15 an hour also upped pay for non-Amazon workers
Companies who exploit illegal workers usually do not maintain basic safety. At peak of corona lockdown last year my friends had their passports confiscated by employer, had to pay overpriced accommodation and could not leave for lockdown. They lived in dorms, 12 people per room, there was covid outbreak. Job was nothing like advertised.

You are arguing for slavery.

throw737858··on How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers
If you think it is a satire, you obviously do not get it.
throw737858··on How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers
Someone who understands always asks qualified authoritative source. If they have a job or family...!
throw737858··on How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers
Obviously you ask qualified authoritative source. Facebook, Twitter or CCP. Normal people do not have qualifications to interpret scientific papers. And it is disturbing author is even trying.
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