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Obscure EU cookie law leaves businesses confused(guardian.co.uk)
2 points by atlantic 15y ago|0 comments
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by atlantic 15y ago
If this is a real problem, I would suggest reintroducing the study of philosophy right across the board. It deals precisely with all the "meta-questions" that fall outside the scope of established disciplines.
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by atlantic 15y ago
I started the regular way, by creating a profile, taking the time to fill in my job history properly, and to do as many oDesk tests as possible. I set my initial price lowish to reflect absence of history. The first jobs I got were not in I
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by atlantic 15y ago
I work on oDesk as an ASP.NET developer. I never apply to any jobs. The more experienced employers don't usually post their projects publicly; they create private projects, and then send out invitations encouraging selected individuals to a
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by atlantic 15y ago
I would tend to agree with you. I took up remote work about 18 months ago, after relocating to another country where no local work was available. While saving commuting time is certainly a big plus, there are a lot of downsides, including:
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by atlantic 15y ago
You implied that Wikileaks had not done anything useful. He gave the recent Middle-Eastern uprisings as a counter-example. It looks to me like he answered your point. It also looks from your previous contributions like you are a troll.
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by atlantic 16y ago
A lot of development work is aimed at streamlining people's work processes. These are not make-or-break issues, but the hours of wasted time add up when your UI forces you to navigate through multiple screens needlessly. In that sense there
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by atlantic 16y ago
Someone came up with a very similar solution for Reddit a short while ago: http://codereddit.com . Not to say that this is plagiarism; great minds often think alike.
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by atlantic 16y ago
The standard work on the ars memoria is Frances Yates' The Art of Memory, which covers Renaissance practitioners (Lull, Bruno, Fludd, etc.) in some detail. These techniques date back to the classical art of rhetoric, which cultivated the ca
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by atlantic 16y ago
I'd say that working for myself is more stressful. There are absolutely no excuses not to deliver quality work on time. Sometimes I find myself working through the night to meet a deadline, something I would never have done when I was regul
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by atlantic 16y ago
Don't forget that it's not actually your position that is being tracked - it is the position of your mobile phone device, which could be carried by someone else. As such, that limits its value in court.
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by atlantic 16y ago
Great stuff. Well done. Had a good laugh there.
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by atlantic 16y ago
Looking at the way you describe yourself, a big problem is that the description is inconsistent. What are you: an entrepreneur, a project manager, or a developer? If you're a developer, then what is your speciality: architecture, database,
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FBI pushes for surveillance backdoors in Web 2.0 tools(arstechnica.com)
26 points by atlantic 16y ago|9 comments
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by atlantic 16y ago
Uncontrolled acceleration is a real phenomenon, although I don't think it is Toyota-specific. This happened to me half a dozen times when I owned an Opel Corsa. While going uphill in low gear for long periods (usually in mountainous terrain
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by atlantic 16y ago
Freelancer. Working from Europe with web startups in the US. MS stack only.
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by atlantic 16y ago
You are raising two distinct issues. First, a situation in which you cannot finish your project on time. Second, the fact that the job/company does not meet your expectations. Before doing anything about the second point, deal with the firs
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by atlantic 16y ago
I prefer e-mail for any technical issues. I can lay out my questions/answers in a structured way. Also, I don't feel e-mail is an interruption - I can get to it when I want, and it won't break the flow of my work. To solve any problems in r
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by atlantic 16y ago
In 1885, this set of beliefs would have been normal across western countries. In 2010, it is an anomaly which is specific to the US and sets it apart from other first-world nations. In that sense, it is worth mentioning.
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by atlantic 16y ago
It's not crazy talk. I had a terrible experience with PayPal six months ago. I didn't believe all the horror stories and opened an account with them. They decided there was a problem and froze my account - but they neglected to tell me and
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by atlantic 16y ago
When you go to an interview, think about the guys on the other side, the interviewers. Imagine they are also under stress, that they are having a hard time finding a decent candidate, they are scared they won't be able to do their job prope
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by atlantic 16y ago
If you're into forex/CFD/futures rather than stocks, you might want to take a look at Metatrader. It's free, it is very widely used and it comes with its own C-based programming language, MQL4. I've used the language to set up my own custom
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by atlantic 17y ago
I had some good experiences with DotNetCharting - for the .net framework, obviously. Easy to set up, charts are very classy, but a bit expensive. http://www.dotnetcharting.com/
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by atlantic 17y ago
Me too. Don't assume we are only a few. That's a very Portuguese attitude to take :)
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by atlantic 17y ago
I´m Indian on my father's side, and I never had a chance to learn the language. I would definitely be interested.
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by atlantic 17y ago
Thanks very much for the offer. I've just e-mailed you my mailing address.
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by atlantic 17y ago
I don't entirely agree with the author. It all depends on how you interpret the films. For me, the karate kid did not make expertise in karate look easy, but simply possible. It is important for people to realize that, given the appropriate
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by atlantic 17y ago
Thank you very much. I sent the email...
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by atlantic 17y ago
I'd really like to have The Ruby Programming Language. I've been interested in Ruby for quite a while now, and having a hard copy of this reference is going to make me take the step in investing the time to learn the language. I'm in Portug