ChemicalWarfare

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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> Consider bussing kids from 'good' places to bad and from 'bad' to good. there's different types of 'good' and 'bad'. for example, the whole IQ thing came into the light in the UK when po
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> political correctness makes it hard for people with unpopular opinions to ask questions and discuss their viewpoints... non_PC != unpopular
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
There's a huge re-forestation effort in the US that's been going on for a few decades now (not directly aimed at "global warming") without any sign of slowing down. My understanding is there hasn't been a net-negati
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
I can totally see this happening to an "older" generation - people who get decent jobs locally but then in their late 40s or so are forced to deal with the uncertainty if the industry they are in gets into a shaky state. Also, the
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>>It's not misleading to call the memo "anti-diversity" if I had to summarize the memo with an "anti-..." prefix then I would say it's against artificially skewing the gender makeup of the workforce via p
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
It does. "War" would be "Krieg".
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
HN is probably not the best place/format to have an in-depth "ideological" discussion but I'll just throw this out there - the aggressive invading side doesn't care about your feelings or affiliations. There are sit
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
In the US you are protected by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act so the bank can't turn you away based on your age. That said though - you do need to show sufficient income to qualify.
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> Even though I would never join the army to fight wars... ok, so obv a hypothetical scenario - some other country invades Belgium, your country starts drafting ppl into the army to defend itself - you saying you're going to eva
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>>Hence the name: Finnish Defence Forces. "Wehrmacht" means something along the lines of the "defense force" too. Not saying the rest of your reasoning is wrong, just pointing out that calling your army a "def
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
Assuming you meant "Software Engineer" not "Computer Engineer". >> Acquires knowledge that survives when tools die I would actually agree with this, the kicker is though this "acquired knowledge" is not C
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
The article lumps few different scenarios under the sensationalist "look, ppl are making shit ton of $$$ and are barely working!!!" umbrella. None of the scenarios are unique to SV or even IT world in general, the only "shock
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
well, sure, it's not uncommon even for ppl who speak the same language and use the same letters to pronounce things differently. the point is I don't think Latin vs Cyrillic in Poland's case was driven by Polish language phon
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I "think" these should be pretty close to Cyrillic ш/щ, ч and ж.
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> when you're applying for remote jobs, you're competing against a worldwide talent pool when a US employer lists "anywhere" under location, this pretty much implies "anywhere in the US". it's a pre
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
"Liberals" are just as wiling to dismiss science when it goes against their narrative. This is especially noticeable in anything related to the PC-driven anti-scientific "human studies" narratives of the "left"
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> it doesn't matter if globalization is good or bad. It is our reality because individual companies will always be looking to gain an advantage... these companies don't operate in a vacuum though and have to abide by rules
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
Globalization has many aspects. The job outsourcing aspect of it can absolutely be controlled to the point of stopping it for all intents and purposes.
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
sure, it's a balancing act. another downside to mention - wait times in walk in clinics in Canada during the flu/cold season are pretty extreme - it's free so ppl just go if they suspect anything is wrong. I remember reading
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> I'm a Canadian, what's wrong with our system from your perspective? longer wait times for non-emergency treatment and (most of the time) not being able to pay cash and get the procedure done without the wait. personally k
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
In the US, regardless of the way things are handled in terms of escorting/not escorting ppl out of the building - you do typically get 2 more paid weeks unless you were terminated for stealing etc. Some union employees get severance pa
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
muscles DO get bigger when you consume more calories then what your body requires for "maintenance". except of course unless your testosterone levels are exceptionally high most of those calories would go into fat storage. you mig
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
greenhouse gasses' share in the atmosphere is about 2%. of that 2% CO2's share is about 4%. of that 4%, total antropogenic CO2 adds up to about 3%. not sure what percentage of that 3% Lyft is responsible for but I'm guessing
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> The only reason I don't have full auto is they are too expensive ...not to mention illegal
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
Beer prices in Ontario are pretty insane (about twice as expensive) compared to the bordering US states even factoring in the exchange rate. I'm used to $11 12 packs of Molson on the MI side of the border, walking into a Beer Store in
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>>"arbitrary stereotype" the selection criteria it's not arbitrary and is based on the factors Canada considers important. It's like saying asking for a job applicant to have a certain skillset is "discriminat
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
Not sure how exactly they are planning on "luring American tech workers" when they are paying much less on average, taxes are higher and real estate prices in large cities where these jobs are typically at are pretty insane compar
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
>> The value of a blockchain stems from the fact that, combined with proof-of-work, a single history of transactions can be agreed upon without a central party. PoW is not the only consensus algorithm out there. Sure, in a completely
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
Private inter-bank blockchain can be used instead of the archaic system that the banks use today (this is basically what Ripple is doing). Internally (as in completely private intra-bank blockchain) - for transaction tracking/mining et
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by ChemicalWarfare 9y ago
If there's a baseline I don't see why it should be rocket science - person X's velocity when working from home is Y and when working from the office is Z. Compare Z and Y and there you have it. Sure, it's not apples-to-a

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