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by asperous 6y ago
They could rename it to unsafeDecode or similiar. Yaml had a similar design problem where decoding something could execute code which was unsafe. The solution was to leave the function but change the name.
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by asperous 6y ago
Spring Venture Group | Kansas City, Missouri | Full-time | Software Engineer Senior health insurance broker. Mega sales company that relies on technology heavily to achieve economies of scale. Technology team is medium in size (50 people to
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by asperous 6y ago
I think that would work with airbnb's rating system as well if the hidden cameras weren't hidden.
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by asperous 6y ago
At least in Oregon where I live, airbnb is legal if you have a business license and maybe a permit depending in your city. The subletting issue is a civil issue that the landlord would have to sue over.
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by asperous 6y ago
The state should be regularly auditing hotels and room-shares, checking for fire safety, cleanliness, hidden cameras, and legality of the business. Businesses don't systematically change in response to a few customer complaints (they j
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by asperous 6y ago
My understanding is that it's a mix between a social club and a tinkering hobby. Just like people who own old motorcycles and tinker with them and join biker gangs. Similar idea
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by asperous 6y ago
At first my reaction was this must have been a one-off case, usually I see D3 in bottles with 500IU, who is taking 10 vitamins thinking this is right? But I looked it up and there are 5,000IU capsules being marketed now. That seems like a p
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by asperous 6y ago
My prediction is that in the cities, things mostly won’t change. In rural or suburban areas, cost and wait times will explode, if service is offered at all. With minimum wage enforced, waiting in areas where drivers don’t make minimum wage
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by asperous 6y ago
The headline doesn’t really reflect the post body. The author is advocating for writing your own software tools for your own personal note taking and organizational use. First off, their tools are very beautiful from the screenshots, and if
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by asperous 6y ago
I agree, however not all ethics can be legislated. This sort of thing works in other professions like medicine because malpractice can cause doctors to lose their license. Same with civil engineers. This changes things because the choice is
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by asperous 6y ago
The main thing is consistency, as ovens/cookers are temperature controlled. Other bootleg options are available: Household clothes driers can get hot enough as well, but not all of them do. Cars on a hot day can also get to the desired
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by asperous 6y ago
Under the Anartic treaty, most countries won't recognize new claims and new activity won't effect claims: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System
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by asperous 6y ago
For some people, advisors are critical and under appreciated. Lots of people wouldn't know the difference between a hdmi cord and an ethernet cord. The article mentions that they have toned it down "Be comfortable not to make a sa
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by asperous 6y ago
Here's another source (consumer reports) that backs up the idea that Teslas are on the less reliable end: https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-makes-big-leap-consume... My thoughts are that Tesla is a newer company, t
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by asperous 6y ago
Adding to the discussion, population density seems to cause lower birth rates: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27503981?seq=1 To me that seems like a natural feedback loop. Once population declines to a certain level peop
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by asperous 6y ago
True but I think thats the most skeptical viewpoint possible. 1. Those orgs succeed when redis succeeds. So they want to see it used more which means more features. 2. Developers think for themselves and aren't always "double agen
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by asperous 6y ago
Turbotax purchased CreditKarma
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by asperous 6y ago
I think its systems thinking. With 40,000 developers, Microsoft is too large to fix the problems you mentioned. They need a broad stroke change to reduce vulnerabilities. The article says they've tried many things and believe moving to
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by asperous 6y ago
Most likely from movies and other pop culture. Real radio code is intentionally stiff so movie screenwriters try and make it sound right but more friendly.
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by asperous 6y ago
Based on the article it sounds like a lot of these are line staff and support staff which is a direct result of a decline in the number of orders. Unfortunately I think there's not much they can realistically do about that. The sudden
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by asperous 6y ago
Interestingly I think you could still use this design and it would work. Their rationale of less space and less ink makes sense though. These days retailers use Omni-Directional Scanners which can scan in all kinds of orientation by using s
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by asperous 6y ago
It's not a matter of people thinking they know better, but a matter of people seeing which approach makes them more money. Internet advertising is based on a bidding system which is highly tracked. Advertisers may be bidding too highly
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by asperous 6y ago
Surge protectors
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by asperous 6y ago
Bluetooth allows 7 devices connected at once, but actually the spec uses bluetooth low energy which is a special low-bandwidth, low-energy mode. You can lock your device. [1] It sounds to me like NHS wants location data logs of everyone in
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by asperous 6y ago
Advertising online is extremely expensive, for big brands with small margins they likely wouldn't make money. It only makes sense for "scams" that make more money per sale then the ads cost, or startups that are willing to lo
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by asperous 6y ago
Major retailers buy and sell their product line data from neilson and others. I worked on a project with one of them so I know first hand. So the idea that they don't use seller data to market their own products has to be false.
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by asperous 6y ago
Two possible reasons: - They may have interviewed for those roles internally but not found a fit Or, - Those job lists are "continual" in other words fake so they can increase their applicant pool and possibly use it in the future
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by asperous 6y ago
A jury selection process lets both sides of a case interview jurors and agree on impartial and reasonable jurors. Estimates of wrongful conviction are between .13%-5% (wikipedia, miscarriage of justice), however the main thing that trial by
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by asperous 6y ago
Historical precedent rather then accident I would say. There is a quote in the court's opinion that using historical precedent "promotes the evenhanded, predictable, and consistent development of legal principles, fosters reliance
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by asperous 6y ago
Earth temperature and vegetation biomass readings are done by an army of earth facing satellites checking the entirety of the earth daily using a variety of different sensors and techniques. https://climate.nasa.gov/nasa_sci

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