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by Alex63 8y ago
Some interesting things in this article. Given what appear to be changing attitudes to men ("long America’s economically privileged gender"), is this situation really surprising? When one considers diversity and inclusion goals, h
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DIB Calls BS on Buzzwords (Advocates Real Agility)(breakingdefense.com)
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by Alex63 8y ago
1. I think the title may be a little misleading. Only 3% declare bankruptcy, though higher numbers deplete all their savings. It's hard to find a good estimate of per capita "savings". A search indicates that the median savin
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by Alex63 8y ago
The article makes no claims, scientific of otherwise, with respect to a "diabetes epidemic" and the possible role of plastics. "A separate study by the University of York in Britain that sought to assess the risks of micropla
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by Alex63 8y ago
I have been a big fan of GW since the 80s. I don't have my copy of _Secrets of Consulting_ handy, so I can't check whether he actually claimed that story as a personal experience. I do know that I've seen a British comic post
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by Alex63 8y ago
I wonder if the author might have thought it was an odd name because "wc" is also used in some English-speaking countries as an abbreviation for "water closet", a synonym for a flush toilet.
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by Alex63 8y ago
How is paying the head tax going to help Seattle-area employees? It's unlikely that many Seattle-area employees are going to qualify for the 1800 "affordable housing units." The underlying issue appears to be Seattle's r
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by Alex63 9y ago
The Traveling Wilburys reunion is going to be pretty sparsely attended. I hope Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne are looking after themselves.
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by Alex63 10y ago
Monsanto's punishment was an $80M settlement. The $22M was just the reward to the whistleblower.
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by Alex63 10y ago
I don't know if the community will consider this example to be microservices as currently defined, but many years ago I wrote client-server systems using a PC-based fat client application, and transactions running on a CICS server. I t
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by Alex63 16y ago
This study (studies?) has been in the news a lot recently. It seems clear that how you respond to it depends on what role you believe the state should play in the redistribution of wealth. As a disclaimer, I'll say right now that I do not
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by Alex63 16y ago
Some interesting ideas here, and in the parent comment. I'll admit to being fairly naive when it comes to economics. With that in mind, when I started this thread I was thinking about whether it mattered that the discretionary income of th
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by Alex63 16y ago
Shouldn't some of these charts show overall growth of the economy, too? One of the charts addresses this a little (14x growth vs. 4x growth). Shouldn't inflation be factored in, too? It seems like they are trying to make the divergence in
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by Alex63 16y ago
I don't think this is bad advice, but I think it's fairly situation-dependent. Other comments have already called out issues when working on a time & materials basis, etc. I work for a mid-sized consultancy; we do not charge anything
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by Alex63 16y ago
I agree with you that the limited aspect of the monopoly has become watered down over the years, but I'm concerned that you appear to be suggesting that a corporation cannot have a limited monopoly (because that would require the transfer
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by Alex63 16y ago
And do you accept/support a limited monopoly for the original artist or inventor? Presuming that you do, do you believe that that monopoly right is transferable?
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by Alex63 16y ago
Please clarify: are you saying you reject the concept of intellectual property, or just the industry that has grown up around enforcing intellectual property laws?
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Microsoft execs downplay talk of possible PC demand slowdown(zdnet.com)
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Pentagon to shut down Networks and Information Integration group(wired.com)
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Linux Foundation's Zemlin offers thoughts on Linux's future, App stores, Apple(wired.com)
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Intellius settles with Washington State for $1.3MM(techflash.com)
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by Alex63 16y ago
I agree that deflation would be worse, at least for those of us with mortgages, etc. People on fixed incomes (and without debt) might view it differently - I wonder if a deflationary period would prompt baby-boomers to retire earlier?
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by Alex63 16y ago
Both Philby and Hanssen were agents of their respective governments, with a sworn duty to protect their country's secrets, as was the alleged leaker. People who work in these organizations, who hold top secret security clearances and handl
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by Alex63 16y ago
I understand (and agree to some extent with) your larger point, but my concern was with the specific term "whistleblower", which is usually associated with someone who identifies a crime occurring within their own organization. Whistleblow
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by Alex63 16y ago
I'm sorry, in the interest of brevity I may have been unclear. I don't think that I'm "interpreting" the Geneva Conventions. I reported what the convention said, and explained that to know whether the US had violated the conventions, we w
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by Alex63 16y ago
Article 5 of the 4th Geneva Convention states (in part): Where in the territory of a Party to the conflict, the latter is satisfied that an individual protected person is definitely suspected of or engaged in activities hostile to the secu
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by Alex63 16y ago
Which particular international law are you referring to? The Geneva Conventions?
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Whistleblower? Which US law is the "whistleblower" accusing the government of breaking?
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by Alex63 16y ago
This is depressing, but I'll hope it's just a knee-jerk reaction, and that people will reconsider after they have a chance to think about it. Presumably the audience does not support informing because it believes that cracking and leaking a
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by Alex63 16y ago
In a perfect world, there would be no need for managers. Everyone would come together as a collective, agree on what needed to be done, and then go off and do it. People would always follow through on their commitments, or report issues i

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