PeachPlum

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by PeachPlum 9y ago
New Lanark (formed before Marx was even born), where the term socialism was coined, didn't need at kind of force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Lanark
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
I'm note sure about this case, but the LuxLeaks suggest otherwise. e.g. Apple has been ordered to pay up to €13 billion ($19 billion) in back taxes, plus interest, to Ireland [1] [2] [1] http://www.smh.com.au/business&
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
meaning electro mechanical
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
My dad's analogue computer ran the payroll at Raleigh Bicycles. They had an arrangement with Cadbury, who had the same machine, that if either broke down at wages time, operators could drive the 60miles and run the batch on the other&#
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Once you've hit the bottom, the only way is upping the service level. RyanAir have been trying it [1], EasyJet to some extent [2] [1] https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/michael-oleary-pla... [2] http:
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
I do totally understand that motivation, coding is enjoyable. I have lots of code on github that I wrote that no-one has ever run since the time I checked it in once it worked. But the PHP code I wrote that was getting 1m pageviews a month
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Does it not bring you any pleasure for your users to find your work valuable ? We could all just sit at home and write code all day. but without users there is no point. The situation describe in the OP is a result of a poor management cult
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
While you're not wrong about culture is action, here's studies show collecting and disseminating that culture (aka writing it on the wall - knowledge management in the literature) leads to measurable competitive advantage. Sorry t
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Men kill themselves.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Similar here. My Julia code creates Excel sheets including charts and sparks I use this shiv to Python's XlsxWriter https://github.com/lawless-m/XlsxWriter.jl With a bit of effort you can even make it set up scena
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
> It's not a requirement to have a passport or driving license to open a bank account That was a govt. mandate, they used to.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Many private companies require a passport/driving license as the only form of ID.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Most institutions in the UK demand a passport or driving license. You need a birth certificate to get a passport [1] You need a passport to get a driving license [2] In order to vote you need a national insurance number [3], which is issued
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Last mile is best served on foot, not by vehicle.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Then you can track it all the way to the shipping container
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
27 hours per day is a lot of screen time.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
If they don't know about how, it means it could be ongoing. But they are only informing users from 2014. This is what happens when you use a hashing algorithm to encrypt things.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
In the UK we also have very narrow delivery windows e.g. Be at Tesco in this 30 minute slot or pay a steep penalty. Scheduling a charging slot will not add much difficulty. Logistics researchers have also been working on this problem for ye
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
I think you're wrong. Look up Justin Rhodes on YouTube or Joel Salatin. Small holding is profitable once you get over the hump and get customers
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
It could also be the case human's use of fire and now fossil fuels are the universe's way of achieving a maximum energy releasing mechanism
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
You don't see the CGI on television, you're too busy watching the story. http://www.geekscape.net/youd-be-surprised-how-much-cgi-goes...
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Also not true, here's an example from July 2016 Stuttgart siege: Two dead after '100 armed police storm hostage situation' at law firm Five hour stand-off ends after special forces called in http://www.independent
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
A guy with a semi-automatic pistol who had fired on officers, "it's ok, we have his name and address" Glad I don't live in Germany.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
And we are a net importer, they won't throw that away We import more from Germany than France does.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
man locate
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
I'm speaking from a UK perspective. I should have mentioned that.
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
It's called The Knapsack Problem - and optimizing it is NP hard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapsack_problem
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
I'll try and post some images tomorrow, my colleague has them
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
We've made models using a cell phone camera
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by PeachPlum 9y ago
Try Autodesk's Recap https://www.autodesk.com/products/recap/overview

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