PepperdineG

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by PepperdineG 3y ago
He has to tell the Ukrainians that he's using their data for chats with Putin: "We don’t knowingly sell your personal information, but we still have to tell you what we collect from you and how we use it." https://
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
Only if they're from Australia or New Zealand
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
Not directly related to the article itself, but many years ago early in my career I worked at the Cheesecake Factory HQ as a temp and all the executives were very nice to me. It surprised me how well I was treated, like they weren't be
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
The investment bankers lost money even before the transaction completed. Interest rates rose while Musk dawdled and delayed buying Twitter, so the debt lost value (this is the same issue that drove some banks into bankruptcy is the debt the
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>Octopuses are very much a water-only type of organism. They're not though. Octopi generally don't like being out of water, but they're capable of traveling on land short distances and in fact the Abdopus Aculeatus octopus
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>You can, today, buy any manner of uncertified experimental aircraft and fly them in general aviation. No you can't. Experimental aircraft have to get certified by the FAA.
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>If every innovator listened to expert advice to stop, we’d have a lot less new things in the world. However, for something to be useful you have to prove it. Rush could have contributed if he used his VC money to rigorously establish ho
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>Why does that matter? $$$
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>What makes them tourists and not explorers? Paying $250K for a ticket. If I buy Carnival cruise trip, does that make me an explorer?
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
The issue seems to be hull integrity, namely being able to inspect the hull before it's failing in order to detect issues without risking anyone's life. The only thing they could do with a carbon fiber hill is use an acoustic hull
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>Just how instant is that death? Similar to the Arbogast in The Expanse, but even greater disassembly.
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
No, it doesn't as it would depend on the root cause of the implosion, like whether or not it crashed hitting the bottom then imploded or imploded partially descended from it's target depth. Slamming into the ocean floor would poin
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
Actually the wireless controller points to a bigger problem like, I think the underlying reason for using a wireless controller may have been because the computers were inaccessible when the craft was under way. It's not so much the de
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>How can you demand monetary compensation for working on an entirely voluntarily basis? It's actually quite easy. There's much ink regarding this issue as this has come up regarding Internships and the like, so is nothing new.
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>Reddit is a privately owned business that moderators access as public users under agreement by a terms of service document. There isn't exactly a bright line in this regard as what's to be considered paid work as multifactor t
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>There's a youtube guy who goes around and landscapes people's yards for free. He does good work; it's a valuable service. But if he later returned to the house and demanded payment he wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>But I also sort of like the "aristocracy" term for mods. I've found roughly 50% of time I hit the front-page my posts are taken down by a mod for ulterior reasons. It can be infuriating. So I think some pushback might be
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
It could be made optional but not required where you'd have a choice of either Category View or Feed View.
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>reddit moderators have an unbelievably inflated sense of their worth If moderators were inconsequential Reddit wouldn't be trying to hire and fire them. >I assure you, there is a line around the block of people clamoring to beco
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>Mods don't work for Reddit. They volunteer for Reddit moderation. Much like you can volunteer to be the leader of the DND club at a local hobby shop. They are not an employee. DND has no control over people doing DND at a local hob
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
>Saying "there is a decision by Reddit that I don't agree with, so I am going to take my entire community hostage in my fight against it" is definitely a sign that the mod needs to be replaced by someone more suitable for
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
It's not that simple, like to get the content you want so that it's just Q&A in a congenial fashion that takes moderation, like there's extensive rules here and elsewhere rather than it just being some unmoderated free-fo
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by PepperdineG 3y ago
Yes, in fact the most successful social media companies do just that. Reddit doesn't seem to be aligning its interests with the interest of power users unlike other social media companies. Reddit is really putting itself in a position