PradeetPatel

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by PradeetPatel 4y ago
This is most likely a very US-centric view of the world. As someone who primarily worked in India and the Middle East, where tipping culture doesn't exist, it wasn't so much of an issue. With that said, workers in the US tend to h
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For enterprise customers, the usage of SaaS solutions is often: 1) Cheaper to manage than in-house solutions, and 2) A way to outsource and manage risks.
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Less of that, but more of the fact that Riot wishes to create distance between their brand and SBF. Considering that he is no longer considered to be successful nor positively influencial, further association with him can only cause potent
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The same could be applied to any work of passion, sadly they're over represented in the entertainment (games, film cgi, etc.) industry.
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But born without tusks may be deemed "good" for the survivability of the elephants in the said environment. No tusks = no ivory, therefore minimising the incentive for poachers to hunt them. My understanding of evolution is the ab
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I honestly don't see anything dystopic about it. The end goal of any business and corporation is to make money, and the objective of every manager is to provide value for their stakeholder. Although at first it may seem awfully bleak,
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Weapon does not automatically imply killing and being on the offense. The existence of weapons can also be used to defend the helpless and conduct peacekeeping actions. It is important to keep an open mind about this.
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Like many other tools utilised by powerful leaders/CEOs, mandatory positively, too, is a means to an end. An excolleague of mine was a "happiness engineer" at a FAANG-esque firm, we discussed the pros and cons of ensuring pos
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[Citations needed] Last time I checked we don't have any CA's from North Korea or Afghanistan... Happy to be proven wrong.
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>Towards the end of the article, they make it sound like it's for the good of the oppressed. I guess we have a good contender for a future Nobel peace prize award. Isn't that the point a well written PR article? To inform and t
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Given the ease of entry for other STEM disciplines, it is evident to see how Amateur Chemistry can easily be seen as having a high barrier of entry. Not only do you need to sought the chemical reagents and equipments, you also need a mentor
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The generalisation of "Indians" in the tech sector is doing a lot more harm than one may think. India is a massive country, with some of the most diverse range of cultures and people. The fact that most FAANG CEOs are Indians shou
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New Zealand had one of the strictest anti-piracy law in the world circa 2000-2011. Its there mostly to appease Hollywood and the US film industry iirc. Reference: https://www.google.com/amp/s/torrentfreak.com/n
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Pretty sure the act of assassination is considered a war crime, and no modern, civilised nation would start a war with war crime. Under Article 8(2)(b)(xi) of the 1998 ICC Statute, “[k]illing or wounding treacherously individuals belonging
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My heart goes out to the Aotsuka family. Thankfully, research, development and deployment of chemical/biological weapons are heavily restricted and regulated in most developed nations. If do we not learn from the past we're doomed
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Exactly. Words, when used precisely, can carry be used to infer a significant amount of intentions behind the text. In this case, holding targets at risk implies a strategy of deterrence, a desire for peace and the de-escalatition of confli
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Can I ask a question as a non-tech person - What is the disadvantage of empowering Chrome? Wouldn't having a dominant browser be a boon for developers in creating a more consistent and standardised UX experience? I recall multiple-brow
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Grades are only but one aspect of going to a "top school", the networking associated with it cannot be underlooked. It is likely that the students will create connections with others that may benefit them in the future, the same c
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Could the same argument be applied to edible insects too? I recall having deep fried silkworm pupae when I was working in China and they weren't as bad as I first anticipated, plus they were raised in a sterile and tightly controlled e
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It's already being done by reputation management firms. As someone who worked as a resource liaison manager at one, it is not uncommon to see the majority of our social media operators are from diverse cost-of-living locations such as
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Didn't he get deplatformed for spreading hate speech?
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Exactly, instead of treating climate change as an apocalyptic event, the entire world need to band together and tackle this unique challenge. We can enable this by spreading education and awareness, and do our part to slow down climate chan
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Which arguably may not be a bad thing. Letting the indigenous people of the land govern it according to their own cultural norms and values will allow new and diverse values to flourish.
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Playing the devil's advocate here - bottled water provides safe drinking water in certain parts of the world, in places where citizens do not have access to clean tap water. With that said, some of the businesses practices around the
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I wonder if those type of ads attracts certain type of engineers, which were desirable during the rapid growth period of the company, only to become liabilities later on when they failed to adapt with the business's everchanging object
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Perhaps this is cultural difference at play here, before you downvote this comment to oblivion I'd like you to hear me out. In India, we were expected to create value for our stakeholders, and bringing personal political views into off
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I find that an extremely inappropriate and insensitive sentiment. India is a large, diverse, and inclusive country. As with any large countries there are bound to be pockets of poverty, sweeping statements like that helps no one other than
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>the underlying goal is to drive revenue and ultimately profit in. Correctly matchmaking a need with your solution is just a side effect As someone who worked in public relations, I'd like to play the devil's advocate for a mom
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Currently going through a MBA program, slowly unlearning many of the habits I've picked up as an Individual contributor and began to look at the big picture.
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It appears that they have won the lawsuit against Glassdoor. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/kiwi-toy-giant-zuru-wins... Perhaps this event will send a chilling message to would-be whistle-blowers...

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