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Comment · 2 years ago
That’s a very good point. At the least, the stock price should go to zero. I guess your point is that they are artificially keeping the company out of bankruptcy/receivership.
Comment · 2 years ago
They didn’t say to let the government run it. Make the patents/trade secrets public domain and sell off the physical assets in open auctions. Someone would buy up the profitable manufacturing lines that aren’t known to be as harmful.
Comment · 2 years ago
How would investors know if something is kept secret?
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
You did make good standalone points. Monopolies have strong downsides.
Comment · 3 years ago
It is the error message you often get when creating a password.
Comment · 3 years ago
How is that different than C++? The places where you would pick something like Python instead for expediency still apply…

To be honest, I used to feel the same way that you do about Rust posts. Then I started using it, and I got enthusiastic as well.

Comment · 3 years ago
It doesn’t appear that you read the article. Social science journals definitely are organizations, businesses and/or single entities that could change.
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Comment · 4 years ago
If SBF embezzled FTX customer funds to make his donations, then I’m not sure why FTX directly donating a smaller sum is significant.

Personally, I see it as a more general example of a broken campaign finance system. It’s independent of party.

Comment · 4 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
My kids' bus stop (in Florida) is half a mile from the house. This is absurd.

She should be writing Governor Abbott about a pardon. He was just up for re-election last week and might have jumped all over this for the publicity.

Comment · 4 years ago
That's the problem with the legal system. It's extraordinarily common to plead guilty when innocent because fighting the charge is more damaging than accepting a deal.

I even had this happen to me with a traffic ticket. It was way too expensive to fight it even though I could easily proven my innocence.

This lady probably would lose at trial and then have to appeal. The judge could instruct the jury that they have to adjudicate whether she dropped off the child or not regardless of whether that should be reasonable. You often can't argue constitutionality and some other factors until appeal. That would bankrupt the family.

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