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by alt_f4 9y ago
> There is a very simple question here. How much cheaper is this lower quality food? That's the kicker -- it isn't. Some stuff is more expensive. E.g., Milka chocolate - 1 EUR in Germany is also 1 EUR in Bulgaria. But in German
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by alt_f4 9y ago
I visited Germany a week ago and had the chance to compare German foods with what's offered in Eastern Europe. The prices were about the same, some things (like chocolate and candy) were cheaper. Overall, the quality of food was of muc
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by alt_f4 9y ago
In the US, unlike most cities in Eastern Europe, you at least have the option to pay a premium and get high quality food.
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by alt_f4 9y ago
Yeah and that is what people have been doing. But it's a pretty sad state of affairs when the best chocolate you can get is generic-label chocolate from Carrefour. Or, if you're lucky enough to live around one / can afford to
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by alt_f4 9y ago
> Local brands in Eastern Europe sell pretty high-quality food any examples? > Non-local brands, on the other hand, sometimes substitute their products with lower quality crap change 'sometimes' to 'very frequently&#x27
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by alt_f4 9y ago
> It depends where you shop It does not. You're not getting my point. You go to a Profi or Mega Image and you buy a Milka chocolate, it is the same Milka chocolate because there is only 1 distributor and this is the version of Milka
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by alt_f4 9y ago
Nope, but it is generally well known to us, Europeans, that a lot of the food sold in the US is of lower quality, which is contributing to the US obesity epidemic, cancer rates, heart issues... This is starting to become a problem here too.
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by alt_f4 9y ago
You are wrong. In the few major urban centers, you can buy the most expensive and supposedly high-quality food, but that food is still MUCH LOWER QUALITY than the one sold in Western Europe. And we're talking international brand names
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by alt_f4 9y ago
You could sell all of it. But, for such a large trade, the market will move, so your BTC priced at USD$1,000,whatever will be worth much less. The trick would be to sell in many smaller batches.
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by alt_f4 9y ago
Hi Scott!
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by alt_f4 9y ago
So, you don't like libraries, you like the idea of cheap to hire conference rooms.
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by alt_f4 9y ago
No offense to the author, but what a tremendously stupid idea. With technology becoming cheaper and cheaper, right now, you can get a good enough computer to access all the world's information (the Internet) for $25. I can imagine that
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by alt_f4 9y ago
I disagree. I visit HN daily for the news aggregation and I have absolutely no interest in any YC offerings. I'd continue to visit if HN was completely separate and unaffiliated. In other words, it would be just as valuable to me as it
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by alt_f4 9y ago
my `flawed` example is fine for what I'm using it for: demonstrating that PSQL won't use a partial index in an obviously common use case. Feel free to argue about the semantics of what is a prepared statement vs parametrized query
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by alt_f4 9y ago
One kind of significant downside of partial indexes in PostgreSQL is that they don't work with parameters. Like, if you have a partial index on username_id, this will work: select * from users where username_id = 5; but this won't
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by alt_f4 9y ago
drove Yahoo further into the ditch, got paid millions for it. glad to see her go, most overrated tech executive ever.
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by alt_f4 9y ago
nice vk.com clone script but what exactly is the value in something like that i also don't understand what's special about this domain
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by alt_f4 9y ago
No
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by alt_f4 11y ago
I'd ask the same question but with Java. Virtually all the remote jobs I see are Python/Rails/Javascript and maybe PHP.
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by alt_f4 11y ago
You should push back and let them know that you don't have an infinite amount of time to invest in their recruitment process. For me, personally, a phone interview plus up to a day of on-site interviews would be the maximum I'd be
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by alt_f4 11y ago
Why don't you get another freelancer to help you with the work you can't handle within healthy working hours?
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by alt_f4 11y ago
CSCI 2100: Learning how to hate on OOP CSCI 3300: Stuff no one cares about anymore CSCI 4020: Pretending to write fast code in slow languages CSCI 2170: I know about command line tools !1!!@ So h4x0r PSYC 4410: Trivia Seriously, this articl
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by alt_f4 11y ago
Doing professional Java dev with Eclipse since '10, never had any serious issues with Eclipse. IMHO, the biggest Eclipse-related issues I've had were with dodgy 3rd party plugins. I find that people who "HATE" Eclipse pa
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by alt_f4 11y ago
care to elaborate?
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by alt_f4 11y ago
Yet another reason for me to stick with Eclipse. When will people realise that true & complete OSS is the only answer.
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by alt_f4 11y ago
Translation: I am an idea guy and need a code monkey for free!
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by alt_f4 11y ago
Tough luck. You will have to rebook and likely pay full price.
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by alt_f4 11y ago
You know, first get the basics done. Like being able to use a toilet or operate a fork. Leave programming for the early school years.
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by alt_f4 12y ago
At -3, it amazes me why people on here would down vote facts. It's not like you're disagreeing with me - you're disagreeing with reality. Sometimes, the stupidity of people on here is mind-boggling.
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by alt_f4 12y ago
When the client device is compromised (and we know that iOS is [1]), it doesn't matter how secure the link is. If I were a sophisticated attacker and wanted to listen to your conversation, I could just tap your mic and audio output. [1

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