hk_a

joined 9 months ago
[–] hk_a 32 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Is that real?

[–] hk_a 53 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Because the Chinese government (Mao) refused to acknowledge that it was happening. He surrounded himself with yes men so probably did not even know himself until it was too late.

[–] hk_a 89 points 5 months ago

If you own a business, giving your phone number out is a part of doing business.

[–] hk_a 10 points 5 months ago

How sure, exactly?

[–] hk_a 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Amazing that photo was even attempted - how can the tools, that the photographer refers to, capture the faint light of the Milky Way and not be overwhelmed by the light house? It's the exact opposite of dark skies!

[–] hk_a 5 points 5 months ago

I think the rest of the world should buy the subsidized Chinese solar cells, the Chinese government will go bankrupt and the rest of the world will get cheaper, cleaner energy.

[–] hk_a 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They buried the real information which is that prices have increased 11.6 percent!

[–] hk_a 2 points 6 months ago

Even that one page was a mystery, but some phrases really struck out to me for example 'brewed by arclight' gives a right sketchy feel for moonshine.

[–] hk_a 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You had that didn't work, would have been a neat story to tell. Why is the brake disc so close to the rim on the front wheel?

[–] hk_a 1 points 6 months ago

Windshield is facing the right way, at least.

[–] hk_a 43 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This is wrong. Home prices were replaced by rental price equivalent: https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/p/why-the-government-took-home-prices-out-of-the-consumer-price-index , for the simple reason that people usually have mortgages and changes in the mortgage rate weren't included in the old calculation.

[–] hk_a 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Which language and how far have you progressed?

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