GJim

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by GJim 1mo ago
I think you will find the French are rather good at protesting and holding their government to account.... .....whereas Americans stereotypically mumble something about the Second Amendment keeping a government in check, then go back to bei
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by GJim 1mo ago
It most certainly justifies the use of 'windmill' instead of 'wind turbine' :-) Poetic even.
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by GJim 1mo ago
> Breaking news. Except you now need to create a Xitter account to view posts in chronological order (i.e. breaking news). No thanks.
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by GJim 1mo ago
> I remember being a big OS/2 user/fan and thinking surely everyone would realize that Win95 was inferior Power of advertising. If you remember 1995, the advertising for Win95 was huge. Really really huge. Including adverts at
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by GJim 1mo ago
I suggest a date is likely to be more impressed with you taking a fair and decent no-nonsense attitude! Granted, we all vary in our outlook :-)
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by GJim 1mo ago
Simply ask for it to be removed. Then, if you wish, tip the staff whatever amount you prefer. (Though at this point, any restaurant that tries sneakily adding an additional charge to my bill probably isn't getting anything).
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by GJim 1mo ago
Then is should be declared in advance on the menu. Adding an undeclared "service charge" to the bill only when it is presented to you is what we are talking about here. It is an increasingly common underhand tactic in and around
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by GJim 1mo ago
If you think "chat control" is going to pass, I've a bridge to sell you. In the meantime, the GDPR is your friend. The amount of FUD spread about it on here by those working in Adtech (and whose very salaries are dependent on
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by GJim 1mo ago
Ah, the charity donations. Esso petrol stations routinely ask for this, and the staff member ALWAYS clicks the 'no' button before you can offer your card. Source: Somebody who drives around the UK a lot for work.
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by GJim 1mo ago
I doubt whoever thinks installing this US software on UK/Irish POS terminals has done their homework. Its simply one way to piss off the customers and embarrass the staff.
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by GJim 1mo ago
> That’s also very common in the UK Touristy places in central London maybe. They wouldn't dare try sneaking an undeclared service charge onto a locals bill in Northern England or Scotland :-) > In the UK, they are legally but no
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by GJim 1mo ago
> The waiter comes by about twice in a visit That's at least once too often.
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by GJim 1mo ago
Oh dear. All news sources are not equal.
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by GJim 1mo ago
Ummmmmmmm. No. Inserting a tracker that can personally identify me without my explicit opt-in consent is a GDPR breach. I'm surprised you do not not this.
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by GJim 1mo ago
"Don't think a small group of dedicated people can't change the world. They are the only thing that ever has".
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by GJim 1mo ago
And why in gods name shouldn't he give somebody a compliment? You need to reign in your ageism sunshine.
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by GJim 1mo ago
LoRa has rather iffy security. I certainly would not use it for anything serious.
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by GJim 2mo ago
a) They don't need by exact location, so why ask for it? b) Browser fingerprinting and the like links this position to me and my activities. Do you not find it bizarre that many people see nothing wrong in routinely giving their precis
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by GJim 2mo ago
> Oh, they may well give you bad time if your phone looks like a burner with too little content. Issuing 'burner phones' and laptops to staff visiting countries such as China or the USA is now SOP for many companies handling se
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by GJim 2mo ago
By not using their 'official' company email account, I'd assume the recruiter is working on the side behind their employers back.
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by GJim 2mo ago
To be fair, it shouldn't need to be a thing. (One should really not tolerate such dodgy software).
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by GJim 2mo ago
Yesterday on here, somebody was demo'ing a sun clock website that asks for your position....... ....and yes, many HN'ers were clearly happy to give there precise GNSS coordinates to some random scrote who askes for them.
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by GJim 2mo ago
I'm puzzled why your entirely factual and relevant statement documenting your experience has been downvoted. Would a downvoter care to explain themselves?
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by GJim 2mo ago
> Both trigger the siren sound, but sending this in the second-highest category seems ok to me It most certainly was NOT OK. By your own statement, both trigger the siren sound by default (including to those driving). By all means do thi
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by GJim 2mo ago
Seconded. I'm certainly not giving my exact GNSS coordinates to any random scrote who askes for them. Frankly I'm amazed some people do this.
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by GJim 2mo ago
> Absolutely no one serious thinks that LOL! Follow where the money is going my friend.
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by GJim 2mo ago
> and mostly try to untie their economy from it. That is already happening. The rest of the world is finding the likes of China to be more stable and predictable trading partners than the USA.
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by GJim 2mo ago
Well, in one you certainly wouldn't need to "pass money under bullet proof glass and getting the donut through a revolving bullet proof door" .
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by GJim 2mo ago
Don't have a pet cat or dog. Owning an unnecessary carnivorous animal is rather bad news from a CO2 perspective. A dog can be responsible for higher CO2 emissions than a car. https://impact.ed.ac.uk/research/climat
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by GJim 2mo ago
I'm not necessarily doubting what you say, however please could you provide us with a citation? The allegations you make appear quite serious.

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