alex_anglin

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by alex_anglin 7y ago
Years ago I interviewed a PM who listed the Gun Registry and they had the same feelings, as though the project was a complete success. Unfortunately, said person did get the job... and no surprise things didn't go well thereafter.
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
Canadian here and certainly have heard of the Avro Arrow. The thing that isn't often discussed is how it was designed and built as an interceptor for long range bombers. With the advent of ICBMs, it's strategic purpose was called
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
Probably to compromise computers - there have been more than a couple examples of CVEs related to the Intel Management Engine.
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
... until the supply to Canadians becomes affected, making the government impose export restrictions.
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board [1] regulates drug prices in Canada. Politically it's easier for the US Government to look at band-aid solutions, such as this, rather than address the issue through regulation. [1] http:/
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1732/
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
I've found their web clipper has really gone downhill. Best I can tell is that it's getting conflicts with ad-blocking plugins over cookies - as in I need to log in all the time and sometimes it maybe works at all. In the bigger p
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
... and hope that there wasn't a forced arbitration clause in the TOS!
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
If that's what's best for your company, great. For others, competing against MS Teams means that they will face an uphill battle on the sales side - to put it mildly. In terms of the cost savings aspect once MS reaches feature par
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
Like HTTP cookies, but that users don't have control over since they're managed by network infrastructure.
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
With the 3.5mm jack, you need to handle your phone for the uses the parent mentioned. This is much more dangerous than using phone integration in the vehicle and illegal in many jurisdictions.
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
Maps and audio (music/podcasts) are the two main reasons I use carplay. Built in options in all vehicles I've used since carplay has been available are horrible in comparison.
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
But you can’t eat goodwill.
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
It's already begun: https://cybersquirrel1.com/ Although the squirrels seem to be taking it upon themselves...
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by alex_anglin 7y ago
With no false negatives, right?
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
It's probably a more enjoyable launch experience for passengers.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Two reasons would be that ealking doesn't pollute and is healthy activity.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Sure - that's a reasonable hypothesis, but as the Wikipedia article notes, there are other potential explanations. The level of rarity section speaks to the decomposition process as well as the likelihood of finding feet without other
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Not to bring this thread down too much, but it reminded me of a sadder mystery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Sea_human_foot_discover... . Hopefully it gets solved as well.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Sure, but having to do all those things on very short notice is probably a huge problem for a couple of folks at Southwest.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Given the thresholds and margins at which airlines operate, I'm quite sure that it's a huge problem. A counterexample is Air Canada abandoning their financial guidance for the year as a result of the 737 Max issues: https:/&
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Canadian here and these happen in my neighborhood. YMMY elsewhere, as OP has mentioned.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Why do you think Canadian banks are insecure?
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
He was only 15 at the time. It would have been better because we would have had the technology decades earlier.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
African countries. Many see parts of Africa as ‘Chinas China.’
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Where exactly is the science that says all races and sexes are not equal? Sure there are different traits, but those don't speak to equality.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
!Bangs are great for when you need to find something specific or technical, which Google is much better at. I find this addresses most of my gripes for personal use.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Like they do now with tourist taxes, perhaps? All the cities you mention won't have 10x as many tourists if they're 20x more expensive (in real and comparative terms).
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Honesty and trustworthiness could be two such measures.
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by alex_anglin 8y ago
Not being a natural-born citizen would still be a hurdle.

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