FredPret

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by FredPret 1y ago
This is a natural consequence of: - major oceans on two sides, very similar country on one side, and only one border with a truly different country - 25% of the world's economy - very easy to travel, work, and do business internally ac
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by FredPret 1y ago
This is known as platforming
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by FredPret 1y ago
That's an awesome tool
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by FredPret 1y ago
Sorry for your loss. I hope we get road deaths to 0.
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by FredPret 1y ago
I guess I should’ve learnt by now that no project - done right - is truly easy
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by FredPret 1y ago
Enough for "rent an apartment in NYC" or "holiday in NYC" though
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by FredPret 1y ago
According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, the USA alone has ~26m millionaires, and ~85m in the whole world. A lot of them want to live in NYC, and many times more than that want to visit.
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by FredPret 1y ago
No it's usually great, for the things that are usually made here. But the item I in question is low-cost and plastic. There are other, higher-margin things we buy from Canadians and the experience is very different. But these aren&#x27
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by FredPret 1y ago
China is not only cheaper but in many cases better at manufacturing. I sometimes deal with a Canadian vs a Chinese supplier for a component of a consumer product, and the difference in customer service, quality, and speed is stark. AND it’s
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by FredPret 1y ago
Would increase the data maintenance requirements from ~0 to >0 since the EU grows and shrinks every so often
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by FredPret 1y ago
There will always be a number of loons willing to support any fringe idea you might mention. The key is: will the bulk of the people, who are in the center, go for it? And the answer is: if they perceive the idea as being cynical, or purpos
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by FredPret 1y ago
It's hyperbole, not sarcasm, and it's an effective way to neuter yourself politically. Have you ever rolled your eyes at someone going on and on about communists in the deep state?
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by FredPret 1y ago
Saying things you know to be untrue will not win you political friends in the long run; quite the opposite: it’ll cast doubt on every other opinion you have
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by FredPret 1y ago
> The amount of not-invented-here, duplicate functionality that car companies execute poorly, when buyers already have devices that do that well, is ridiculous. Like when GM invented their own computer to put into their cars instead of j
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by FredPret 1y ago
I didn't know that about them. But deer do hop to windshield height, and moose may have to crouch a little to get there
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by FredPret 1y ago
There's also left-wing rage bait if you scroll down. It's sad that these social media companies supplanted proper journalism, only to then rot into this. What do we have now?
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by FredPret 1y ago
> but with your friends privacy preferences. Network effects and human nature combines to make this a completely insurmountable obstacle. You'll likely never convince even a sizable minority of your own friends & family to do te
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by FredPret 1y ago
On the one hand, you are a single-person service provider and should act accordingly. On the other hand, the individuals you work with will remember how much you helped them and how you made them feel, which will go a long way towards futur
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by FredPret 1y ago
Of course, it just never occurred to me that there's a less bad but still terrible explanation for ghost admin access.
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by FredPret 1y ago
Ah, this is something I haven't thought of before. This might not actually be spying, but instead just an attempt to plant fake results.
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by FredPret 1y ago
That grill would work unless the deer gives a tiny hop - as they tend to do - and goes right into your windshield
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by FredPret 1y ago
We should genetically modify some males to glow in the dark, much like how we neuter mosquitoes by using a few modified males. /s
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by FredPret 1y ago
> while the does stared at him I hope they stared in horror and not arousal, otherwise these deer will never learn
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by FredPret 1y ago
> seem to not be enough This is an impossible way to get to a useful conclusion. Provide stats if you're going to make a claim like "the world is bad"
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by FredPret 2y ago
What if we one day come up with a Theory of Everything that mathematically explains it all? That model would be “true” no? Assuming of course that it’s possible to come up with a list of observations that covers “it all” and we won’t one da
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by FredPret 2y ago
An interesting similar thought is to work out the length of a day during the Jurassic period
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by FredPret 2y ago
A merger frequently involves major shakeups in both the acquirer and the acquired. You don’t have to, and shouldn’t destroy the old companies. You just want their resources redirected to more efficient uses every so often.
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by FredPret 2y ago
While true, you overstate the problem. Look up the companies in the S&P 500 today, 10 years ago, 20, 30, 50. There are dramatic changes with only a handful of long term survivors.
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by FredPret 2y ago
I just looked it up and wow, you're right. A Cybertruck weighs less than an F250 depending on specs
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by FredPret 2y ago
I had a balcony overlooking a highway in Toronto once, and it got super grimy as well. I think all the different kinds of car emissions combine into some sort of super bad tarry crap that then collects every kind of passing dust particle.

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