AlstZam

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by AlstZam 3y ago
Strangely i enjoyed it more like that also but it's probably not the goal :)
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by AlstZam 5y ago
Maybe I'm too pessimistic but at first I only see a big corporation (with an history) putting the blame on the local management. Maybe it's due to my bad English, but I'm not able to find any sign of actual "overrule&quo
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by AlstZam 5y ago
> There are a lot of places where local providers act like robber barons. I agree, this may be the best effect Starlink can have : create competition. > Population of the world is around 8 billion Yes but which part is able to afford
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by AlstZam 5y ago
Sorry but i have difficulty to understand Starlink business : who are really their potentials customers ? It seems there is only a few possibilities : - rural area (with sufficient incomes to afford the price) - urban area with highly expen
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by AlstZam 5y ago
In France (and probably in other European countries), private health insurances from employers are complementary to the government health care and don't replace it. That's why it is much cheaper. And so even highly paid profession
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by AlstZam 5y ago
> What I’d like is a MArkDown Editor that also simply allows me to drag and drop images Have a look at Typora [0]. It's my main Markdown editor for this reason (and others). [0] https://typora.io/
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by AlstZam 5y ago
> Was in the emergency room with my son a few months back, not overflowing or anything, but I wasn't there to track Covid cases. In most (all?) hospitals, Covid cases are separated from general emergency because you don't want
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by AlstZam 5y ago
This is true for the official FDroid repository but independent repo can be created [0]. This helps manage independent signing as well. [0] : https://www.f-droid.org/en/docs/Setup_an_F-Droid_App_Repo/
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by AlstZam 5y ago
It was for the last 11 000 years. With variabilities, but based on demographic only it was pretty scalable and sustainable.
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by AlstZam 6y ago
> It's NOT the consumers of news, and never was. You're right for the vast majority of news organization on internet but we can't say that it's "never was" (or "is" for the matter). I have at least
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by AlstZam 6y ago
Maybe it's a fantasy on headphone (as for most electronic). But I think the idea is more global : buy expensive stuff to keep them longer. On headphone, the switch to Bluetooth-only with addition of batteries don't help on this sc
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by AlstZam 6y ago
> The world needs to stop China. US (may) needs to stop China. For others countries it's not that clear.
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by AlstZam 6y ago
I agree on the first part. But "higher salaries, better work conditions, more benefits, and similar things" are usually part of left-wing political ideology too. So for me there is no surprises and nothing new in unions sharing&#
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by AlstZam 6y ago
I don't understand this "ideological" issue. (but maybe it's just due to language as English is not my mother-tongue) Lots (/most) of what you choose to do (or not) can be see as a result of your own ideological sta
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by AlstZam 6y ago
This is an oversimplified description of Jacobinism. Between the dogma, the history/ (French revolution, England), the evolution through time and the use of it by different political groups it is difficult to summarize it by Jacobin =
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by AlstZam 6y ago
Fun fact : Zscaler which is my company's proxy, has flagged this page for "malicious content". This is the first time a HN page is blocked by it. And currently the only one.