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by altacc 4y ago
Well, it appears that your earnings from this time are non-monetary, which probably have a higher value that what you'd earn (value and cost being different things).
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by altacc 4y ago
Within IT I’ve seen something similar to this with contractors and consultants. I used to be a contractor and was paid hourly and many of my fellow contractors considered a day off as spending or losing money, not money that never earned in
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The billable hour is a trap more and more of us are falling into(ft.com)
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by altacc 4y ago
The level of food shortage you're talking about is extreme and very unlikely, excepting an extremely unlikely series of major disasters. It would take a lot to overcome people's inertia to action and by that stage of your theoreti
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by altacc 4y ago
From a non-US perspective, it seems that a lot of Americans are quick to conclude that a civil war is around the corner, even on HN where one would hope for a more nuanced analysis. There can't be that many boogaloo boys on this forum,
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by altacc 4y ago
Indeed, this is reporting standard practice as if it were newsworthy.
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by altacc 4y ago
This is pretty standard for a takeover process. As the sale is far from complete it’s normally considered safer not to make any changes that could threaten the sale or commit the company to something the new owner doesn’t want.
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by altacc 4y ago
I think many people have made assumptions about what Musk means when he talks about free speech. I don’t think (and greatly hope) it’s going to be an uncensored free for all, which typically leads to a toxic nightmare. Fingers crossed!
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by altacc 4y ago
The full quote is “ elusive path of maintaining free speech, following the law and not having Twitter being a toxic cesspool used mainly to shout down those not our your "side".” The path is balancing all that. It’s not just about
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by altacc 4y ago
I used to work in an office where colleagues insisted on listening to radio phone-ins and my choice was either headphones or deep hatred & anger towards the ignorant callers. Usual choice was headphones, better for the stress levels!
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by altacc 4y ago
He's already said that he'd follow all local laws so it would be interesting to see if he can find the elusive path of maintaining free speech, following the law and not having Twitter being a toxic cesspool used mainly to shout d
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by altacc 4y ago
I don't know what will happen if Musk takes over but I've seen enough platforms disappear to know that their long term longevity is not something I'd bet real money on. Every collapsed empire at one time looked immortal.
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by altacc 4y ago
Without looking it up, are you aware of and can you identify the "proper channels" for claiming asylum in the UK? I ask as most people who claim asylum seekers should do so "properly & legally" are unable to describe
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by altacc 4y ago
One deleted account is nothing. Many deleted accounts changes the companies value and ability to profit from advertising. Netflix's current woes are not just about subscriber numbers but the numbers didn't have to go down much to
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by altacc 4y ago
I don't have a "side" in this, that kind of division further drives the toxic narratives in US politics and sees the only options as based on force or a civil war. That shows either a lack of imagination or bad faith in seeki
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by altacc 4y ago
Ah, the grandmother with a gun argument. However there is not conclusive evidence that owning a gun makes you safer. If anything, widespread gun ownership makes you less safe from crime, accidental death and suicide. In almost all other wes
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by altacc 4y ago
This is false equivalence. There are many things that used to be widespread in the USA but today are non-existent or greatly reduced. Just pointing to examples of different things is not a coherent argument.
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by altacc 4y ago
Well, something like banning all gun sales & ownership would reduce both so the policies for both really can look the same.
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by altacc 5y ago
A conman has all the time in the world to lay down a path for their marks to follow. They can hone their process over time and have the benefit of running the same scan over and over to improve it. A mark has a single moment to react to the
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by altacc 5y ago
A security engineer dealing with network security of IP traffic is a different skillset from a security consultant advising on human involved phishing attempts & cons.
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by altacc 5y ago
And those 4 years are not over yet, the echoes continue.
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by altacc 5y ago
Profit is the primary motivator for pretty much any business decision, either directly or indirectly (e.g. the PR of corporate giving). The best we can ever hope for is beneficial secondary effects.
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by altacc 5y ago
In the EU the WEEE directives put the responsibility for recycling on the producers, although mostly this ends up being via third parties but many companies and retailers will allow you to turn in old goods, they're just quite quiet ab
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by altacc 5y ago
This is quite a simple interpretation and so going to be wrong in many situations. But I find that so are those who are adamant that all technical debt is bad. I've seen some people fixate on the idea of technical debt and tie themselv
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by altacc 5y ago
Only the far north of Norway has a long polar night, down south the days are short but not much different to many other places. In the north, the winter causes more sleep problems and some low mood/energy. (sources below) But this is f
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by altacc 5y ago
The real reasons for asking for this might vary depending upon if the recruiter is internal or external, and of course standard practise in each country. I've been involved in recruitment for my own teams and some internal HR & fin
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by altacc 5y ago
It's interesting that some of the cars with large differences between cold & warm have there EPA ranges closer to the the cold temperature range, whilst others are closer to the warm range. It's as if some manufacturers have c
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by altacc 5y ago
Throughout history a form of control has been to make people feel that they're better off than some other group of people, and so have more power, privilege & life is as good as it is likely to get. However it also comes with the i
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by altacc 5y ago
That's a very simplistic generalisation and totally inline with what anti-union employers would like you to think. To rebuff with another generalisation: employers are antiemployee. Corporations/employers are pro-themselves and an
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by altacc 5y ago
It is highly unlikely there are be nuclear scientists with that knowledge amongst the armed forces currently invading Ukraine. The type of reactor may be known but each reactor and its instruments, controls and protocols will be unique in s

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