SteveSmith16384

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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
I thought the phrase "land of the free" was always meant ironically anyway.
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
I don't think you need an AI to replace an investor, just a dice and lots of money.
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
Very good point. They actually say "a staggering 18 percent increase over the number of walkers who died in early 2019". Doesn't quite sound as good as "9 times!".
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
Godwin's Law in 3, 2, 1...
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
Although there's probably reasons in these cases, I'm amazed anyone still uses British Gas; they're consistently the worst energy supplier available and have been for years.
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
Looks like it was due another repost.
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
As a citizen of a country that has free-at-the-point-of-use healthcare, all this talk of billing codes etc... just sounds like another expensive and complex system to try and alleviate the current expensive and complex system.
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
I've googled it for at least 2 minutes and I'm still trying to work out what an "executive off-site" actually is. A big meeting? An away-day?
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
Which translates to: We can't find 150k programmers willing to work for the salary we are offering.
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
I remember in an episode of Blackadder, in response to "for god's sake we're British aren't we?" from Prince George, he says "You're not you're German". (Obv a TV show isn't the best way to
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
When says "x isn't as good as it used to be" when what they really mean is "I now have to hunt down what's good rather than have it spoon fed to me."
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by SteveSmith16384 4y ago
In other news, music isn't as good as it used to be, says someone who only listens to music in the charts.
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by SteveSmith16384 6y ago
The crux of the problem seems to be "when merchants set up shop on Amazon, they waive their right to a day in court by agreeing to binding arbitration to resolve any disputes". Is this even legal?
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by SteveSmith16384 6y ago
> it would be naive to believe China wouldn’t have started to annex the city back Does that make it okay then?
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
I agree with all his arguments, as long as I'm only writing HelloWorld.c :o
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
He's talking about languages coming on going. "Languages, especially dynamic ones and their runtime environments come and go like fashion. When your target platform suddenly gets deprecated from the runtime you’re relying on, w
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
I assume that since he's writing a game, he's using some kind of library/engine/framework, but doesn't specify which one. This would affect his arguments for reliability (is the framework available on all these pla
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
I watched the first 3-4 episodes. It was a polished show and the realistic take on science was a breath of fresh air, but it seemed like the story stopped going anywhere.
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
The next problem is of people making assumptions about other people based on their social media presence. How does he decide whether he's a charlatan?
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
We still need the power, so new jobs will be created at the "alternative" power plants, whatever they will be.
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
This would be offset by the extra tax revenue of all the new people.
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
IANAL, but I believe that most cases start in a Magistrates, and are then escalated if required (or appealed).
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
G4S, being a private company, only have incentive to increase profits, not do what would be the right thing. I would expect these things to be handled directly by an accountable person. Otherwise, before we know it, everyone is wheeled in
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
"it also does not make him a good person, or worthy of support." What's that got to do with anything? How about just upholding the rule of law? Justice isn't supposed to be a popularity contest.
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
And anything MS?
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
Did he call himself a genius?
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
LibGDX is Java.
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
What's the advantage of this over, say LibGDX where you can create HTML5, Desktop, Android and iOS game all in one project?
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
It says "Writing by Ben Blanchard" at the bottom. No idea who they are though.
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by SteveSmith16384 7y ago
I'm no expert, but I think the reason they built Guantanamo in Cuba is so it's away from any legal oversight. And I also assume that this doesn't come up in debates because it would instantly by followed by accusations of be

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