GeorgeOrr

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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
The phone I envy the most is one that would take 2 different sims. That way you can have different numbers on the same phone, even different carriers. But that would never work or be supported by the US carriers.
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Technology is never the most important element in influencer marketing(venturebeat.com)
1 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
"Work hard, seize opportunity, maximize your talents, and adjust and adapt to the new world economy." Good to know that entrepreneurial values are still strong in this country. In one sector at least. It's interesting to rea
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Silicon Valley Thinks Amazon Sounds Like a Great Place to Work(recode.net)
9 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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What happens to Americans who film police violence?(theguardian.com)
3 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
The aspect of this article that struck me the most was the use of an anonymous feedback tool that employees use to complain (or compliment) their fellow employees. As presented by the articles author (and important caveat) it appeared to be
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What Happens to Your Body One Hour After You Have a Coke(anewdomain.net)
2 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
I was wondering why the approved correspondence couldn't be sent by a third party controlled by the court (paid for by the plaintiff). That way they don't have to release the information directly to the plaintiff.
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The Underwater Cemetery Where Spaceships Go to Die(mentalfloss.com)
1 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
Nice catch, and pretty funny.
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The FCC could soon give more power to cable companies(washingtonpost.com)
80 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|66 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
I'm intrigued, can you detail the impacts you see?
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
I never took the "cord" in cord cutting to be quite so literal. What I hope (and of course it's not by any means a done deal) is that the content producers are going to be coming out from under the control of those who own th
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
This article, and the details behind what is driving the changes for Sesame Street, are a good illustration of the tectonic changes coming to the industry. Combined with HBO Now available without Cable, availability of services like Sling,
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Student Wrongfully Expelled for Rape Triumphs in Court(reason.com)
8 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
Many drones are flown by using the first person point of view. I wonder if you could hire a person to fly the drone and then stream to you the first person view? Of course I'd want to have the glasses on to get the real effect, but wi
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Red vs. Blue coming out in Blu-ray(highdefdigest.com)
1 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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The crippling problem chefs are freaking out about(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism(reason.com)
4 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
As an increasingly older and older person I always try to warn myself against becomeing one of those "Kids these days" complainers. Isn't the Vanity Fair article just a version of that? Mixed in with the usual bias journalis
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
Pretty much yes. The only thing they had to find for the judge to accept their verdict was that she hadn't proven discrimination to 51% certainty. Proving the opposite wasn't required ... but they did anyway. Based on the jury in
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
She referred to being sick of sending these notes to those who are reporting bugs. How many bugs do they have that there were that many notes coming in. I mean aside from the stupid attitude that they've retracted, what does this inci
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
"Pao argued she should pay nothing because it would send the wrong message to employees trying to fight bias at the workplace." Considering the jury found she wasn't in fact fighting bias, wouldn't paying costs send exac
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How Roger Ailes Picked Trump, and Fox News’ Audience, Over Megyn Kelly(nymag.com)
4 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|1 comments
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Warner Bros. Obtains Injunction Against 16 Torrent Sites(torrentfreak.com)
1 points by GeorgeOrr 11y ago|0 comments
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
The "Socrates" of this article believes he's safer if his entire life is monitored rather than just part. So much wrong with this. 1 - What about no surveillance until there is a reasonable suspicion confirmed by an impartia
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
I don't see anything about why the beta, but I did see the following in the FAQ. Maybe this will help: "There will also be special unbranded versions of Release and Beta that will have this setting, so that add-on developers can
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
It's important to note that the Developers Editions (and the Nightlys) will have a setting for disabling the requirement. The assumption being that developers need to test as they develop. And are a more informed user.
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
For a long time Taxi's have had a monopoly on their market. Like any monopoly they under-serve. Nice that Uber is shaking that up.
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by GeorgeOrr 11y ago
This article makes the claim that the tech industry's culture excludes those who don't fit a particular mold. But he starts off showing his own prejudices, in summarizing what comes to mind when thinking about different profession

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