bjdixon

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by bjdixon 15y ago
Surprised the article is so negative. This is an awesome step. Is it perfect? No. Not all of the 3000 languages spoken in Africa are represented in the wikipedia. There are probably some challenges with the ones that are whistled or drummed
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by bjdixon 15y ago
Agree, I'm sure that the stats would fully back you up on that. Even the people that achieve their first goals, how many still go on to become competent, or abandon the idea, because it's too hard? I agree with you that people don't do hard
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by bjdixon 15y ago
Please don't learn to speak a second language. It can be hard and even with tools like Rosetta stone, Berlitz et al, many people just don't have the passion to learn these sort of things. Or... You could try and see if you like it. Awesome
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by bjdixon 15y ago
oh yeah, awesome point. I'm totally dependent on the calendar. I share with my gf and friends... That's a tough one. Why google, why? ='(
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by bjdixon 15y ago
yeah, I can deal with the jabber client, I'll try ddg, but gmail is kinda sticky =) Maybe I'll roll my own or something. I guess I know what I like, right?
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by bjdixon 15y ago
I know. I'm not a hater.. really =) I just can't seem to make myself go back to MS stuff. I guess it's an old prejudice, I'm stubborn to my own detriment?
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by bjdixon 15y ago
I agree with the google talk. The most replaceable item on the list. It's just so easy though with it being there next to my email... I'll give ddg a go. See what's up there.
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by bjdixon 15y ago
DuckDuckGo seems to have come up a couple of times. I'll give it a trial.
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by bjdixon 15y ago
So, what are people using as alternatives these days? I use gmail, google talk and google.com exclusively for email, chat and search. If (for arguments sake) I wanted to switch what is there of similar quality that still be around and relev
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by bjdixon 15y ago
The image links are broken for me. Anyone else? I'd like to see them...
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by bjdixon 15y ago
It blows my mind that so many people don't understand that as an interviewee they are just as responsible for deciding if this relationship is a good fit as the interviewer. Otherwise you may end up jumping through the correct hoops only to