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3y ago
Boarding back to front is one of the worst ways to board and is significantly worse than boarding randomly [1]. [1] https://lss.fnal.gov/archive/2011/pub/fermilab-pub-11-402-ae...
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3y ago
> Unless a blocked domain corresponds to the front page I visit in a URL, the unavailable resource represents a silent failure Is this not intended behavior? Were you not expecting ads to be silently removed?
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> RedHat cannot choose to stop doing business with someone belonging to a protected class RedHat cannot choose to stop doing business with someone because they belong to a protected class Everyone belongs to a protected class.
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3y ago
You have the right to do whatever you want with the software. You don't have the right to force someone else continue to work for you and provide you with updates.
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3y ago
I believe 'should' is the operative word in that comment. They don't claim the world works that way but that it should.
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3y ago
If you live in California this practice of out-of-network providers giving surprise bills at in-network facilities was ended in 2017 [1]. Federally, this practice was ended January of 2022 [2]. Go to a Doctor and get a checkup. [1] https:&
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3y ago
> But if you consumed one shot or one beer every hour... no difference in the effects. Their point is that it is much easier socially to sip a beer slowly over an hour than it is to sip a shot over that same hour.
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3y ago
> most do not enter there willingly (i.e., they plead not guilty) The idea that most incarcerated people pled not guilty, were tried and found guilty, and are now incarcerated is not true in the US. Many of incarcerated are still awaitin
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3y ago
Honestly, Meredith Whittaker came across very poorly. She made one point well, that one can't make a safe backdoor. However, she essentially refused to answer any further topics once the conservative politician said they wouldn't
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California law requires all accidents of autonomous cars resulting in "property damage, bodily injury, or death" be reported within ten days. All of this accident data is publicly available with details about every accident. For e
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3y ago
Hmm, I suppose that the jury isn't out yet would imply that the trial is ongoing.
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> let the internet have its field day and let's all go home...We all also know that nobody will get harmed regardless of all the drama It's easy to say this when one is not the target. I imagine it would be difficult to ignore
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From Dolphin's FAQ [1] >Where can I download game ISOs/ROMs ?¶ >Short answer: You don't. Buy games and dump them with a Wii. >Long answer: Downloading commercial games is illegal and thus strongly frowned upon by the
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In a thirty years fixed mortgage, each payment includes a portion to paying down the principal and paying interest on the remaining principal. In the beginning of the mortgage, the principal is higher, thus the interest portion is higher. I
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3y ago
This isn't my wheelhouse but couldn't one put the money in a money market account and keep the interest?
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3y ago
I imagine autonomous taxis will be significantly cheaper than driver taxis. From a quick search it looks like in general Uber drivers earn somewhere around $9 for a 30 minute ride [1]. [1] https://blog.completepayroll.com/f
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3y ago
> Before deleting an account, we will send multiple notifications over the months leading up to deletion, to both the account email address and the recovery email (if one has been provided).
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3y ago
Having to find a website, find identifiers from ones phone, go through the form, and enter the unlock code is a non trivial barrier to entry. There is a huge difference between the two approaches.
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> To unlock your device you need an unlock code This appears strictly worse than Google.
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So you are using an iOS device with a completely locked bootloader but a device phoning home before it unlocks the bootloader is unacceptable? You have an odd definition of "everything sucks" in android land.
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3y ago
It's not controlling a pacemaker. If the events it chooses don't sound fun just don't go.
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4y ago
Because it's ridiculously expensive to operate at scale without any room for error.
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4y ago
> Under federal labeling rules, they can’t state that their products contain sesame unless the items actually contain it — so they’re adding sesame and labeling it. I believe the overreach they are referring to is: the law prevents compa
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4y ago
> But let’s say you are an engineer at Meta. And the next time you log into Twitter, your personal Twitter account has a label that says “Meta-affiliated account.” Would that seem fair or accurate? It seems reasonable to disclose that on
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4y ago
In Q4 2022, Visa had a revenue of 7.94B, net income of 4.18B, and net profit margin of 52.66%.
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> So I could see an argument going both ways I'm not sure I see your point. The label is 'government affiliated' not 'government owned' or 'government operated'. The argument for the label seems very cl
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> I would not be surprised if there were no consequences at all until it hit the press or someone in a position of power was embarrassed. At which point the Data Protection Authorities (GDPR enforcement) would get involved. They would al
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Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The important question is: what would the consequences be to a German car manufacturer given similar circumstances?
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I suppose that he could have taken 7.5 years off during his career. More likely is that the math was just a little off.
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> The statistics * I gave* where in comparison to the average. If you say you linked a statistic, it seems reasonable to me to assume that you linked a statistic.
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