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by GJim 2y ago
It's shockingly common to have to explain to Americans like yourself, that a democratic world exists beyond your borders. We even have different democracies electing different leaders. Crazy isn't it.
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This. This early behaviour made LinkedIn utterly toxic amongst the tech community in the early days. Nobody using them would be offered a job, as any applicant using LinkedIn would be demonstrating they are clueless (or worse, endorsed th
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by GJim 2y ago
Where do you live? In the UK/EU, the GDPR gives protection against such automated decision making. i.e. You have the right (and the ability!) to appeal to a human to sort out cases like this. More info here: https://ico.org.
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by GJim 2y ago
> "Head of state" is very much a job where you get to define your own mission and duties King Charles III, all his modern predecessors and all other European Royal heads of state would rather disagree with that statement! As wo
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> The real notable event is the official change of name by the US government Correct. Also this is a very politicised name change. Ergo, in the USA it will be embraced by supporters of the orange one, whilst everybody else in the USA wil
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by GJim 2y ago
A rather unfortunate choice of name! https://www.paxo.co.uk/
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But not in the UK or EU. Need I say which law protects us..... the one a significant number of HN readers (a technical news site!) appear to remain in shocking ignorance of?
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by GJim 2y ago
https://www.hive.co.uk/ An online retailer that allows you to send a cut of the profits to a local independent bookshop of your choosing. No connection. Just a satisfied customer.
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The above is a proven factual statement that has been downvoted due to tribal politics. Very sad to see, and indicative of the poor state of political discourse.
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Ummmmm If they didn't have ads that track me, then they would have no need to ask my permission to use cookies that track me. There is no requirement so seek permission for other cookies needed to run the website. Quite why some reader
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by GJim 2y ago
> Trump was banned from Facebook and Twitter For misinformation and inciting violence. Not because of his politics.
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The clueless downvoters are out again!
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Some clueless downvoting here!
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> This is the most terrifying part about China: they’re competent Communists. What year are you living in! China hasn't been a communist state since before I grew pubes. They are an authoritarian state certainly; one that encourages
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> Czechoslovak politians *just decided* to give up to Hitler "I think you will find it's a bit more complicated than that". Sir is falling into the trap (alarmingly common in the USA) of simplifying history to the point of
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> Fun fact about World War II Albania...... they came out of it with more Jews than they started with. That is perhaps an interesting fact. But not really a fun one.
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> I guess timekeeping is relatively easy...... would imagine even a standard quartz movement would be accurate enough. Good Lord! How wrong can you get! Very precise timing (often taken from GNSS for convenience) is needed for much of t
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Here, all reputable manufacturers (including car manufacturers) obey the GDPR. Consumers in the USA really need equivalent law to protect their personal data from scrotes like these. Collecting unnecessary personal data should be a liabilit
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by GJim 2y ago
Clearly you have lived your entire life in a city under streetlights. Here, if you go the the pub at night as the streetlights are turned off at midnight, so you take a torch (your phone as a backup). Its perfectly commonplace. To suggest
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Completely the opposite. Numerous studies show crime goes down when streetlights are turned off. Simply put, you don't get scrotes hanging about in groups up to no good without lights, and anybody who is walking around is carrying a to
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by GJim 2y ago
Parent is correct. American food is insanely sweet. Take Subway "bread" as an example. It's so sugary it's classed as cake in Ireland. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=subway%20bread%20cake
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by GJim 2y ago
>> American management being more of the power tripping variety > That’s not an explanation. That’s just restating it. Why would Australians be less tempted by power Sir would do well to compare Australian police with USA police. U
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> Reading this thread I’m realizing maybe Americans better understand organizational politics Genuine LOL! > you don’t want to know what the organization is trying to achieve? You <------> The point A 'mission statement&#x
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> season 7 Series 7 The Americans divide their TV into seasons. We don't do that in Blighty.
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[citation needed] This is quite common in Blighty; there is no need for another ticket (outside some time restricted fares where the ability to stop is limited). Indeed, it can be nice hopping off at a new city for a mooch around if you h
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by GJim 2y ago
You are being downvoted because you fail to understand the basic tenants of the GDPR. Choosing to remain ignorant of such important legislation is ridiculous.
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> People are impressed if you can name the current moon phase and tell them what it'll be next I'm speechless
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> Who reads comments on news sites expecting quality? Oh the irony!
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> Americans are extremely generous A country with one of the highest income inequalities in the western world! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_in... Being generous is voting for healthcare
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by GJim 2y ago
Competing in the IoM TT is every bikers dream; it's like climbing Everest is to a mountaineer. We are fully aware of the risks, and we embrace them. For the uninitiated, here is what the TT looks like: https://www.youtube.co

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