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by britch 7y ago
I think talking about spending cuts and balancing the budget were pretty common not too long ago. It was a big part of Paul Ryan's speaker-ship.[0] Republicans (and some democrats) have used "balancing the budget" rhetoric, t
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by britch 7y ago
I would love Maps and Gmail alternatives if anyone has them.
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by britch 7y ago
I've had everything paused but device info and youtube history for a few months now. I have not noticed any significant change in the quality of search results. Though I primarily use DuckDuckGo I have to fall back on Google every now
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by britch 7y ago
How would elevation affect trip times? Is there a reason a subway would be faster than a raised platform? I am not an expert but I don't see how digging tunnels is cheaper than building a raised platform, they both seem pretty expensiv
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by britch 7y ago
I think the point was even if you disable JS in your browser to be "safe," there's the possibility of some nasty CSS on the page as well. Turning off JS does not make you safe.
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by britch 7y ago
I'd argue this is a consequence of a lack of competition. Since there's no where else for you to go, what incentive do they have to fix search? Devs may complain a bit, but Apple still controls enough of the phone market that peop
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by britch 7y ago
I like this analogy, but there are some pretty big differences between a supermarket and the app store. The "aisle" on the app store goes on for miles. Sure the product may be there, but if it's a 5-10 minute walk down the ai
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by britch 7y ago
I think it's very case by case. On first fail of a phishing test, absolutely not. They should have phishing explained to them again, maybe in a more personal setting (instead of educational video/talk). It's definitely true t
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by britch 7y ago
Why do you need a start up to do this? How would a start up even do this?
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by britch 7y ago
I just want to point out that "our children" here is literally us and our actual children. It's not some far future hypothetical human population. If you're under 30, you will probably live to see large swaths of the pla
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by britch 7y ago
Maybe I'm being slow, but what is the obvious solution? The article doesn't really go into how or why the Yangtze, for instance, has so much plastic. The Yangtze is is 6,300 km long. It seems difficult to prevent people from dumpi
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by britch 7y ago
If you work 40+ hours a week you should be payed enough to support yourself and a child and live in or very nearby the city in which you work. This is not how the minimum wage works currently. This is not all Uber/Lyft's feet, it&
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by britch 7y ago
I understand your point that is a trade-off. I think a lot of my issue with google is that the trade off is not presented in a clear way. You make it sound like a clear and simple transaction: I give Google my location, they give me relevan
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by britch 7y ago
The idea (urban myth?) I've heard for discussion's sake: The long term bet is on them becoming THE way to get around and monopolizing the market (or a chunk of it at least) and THEN jacking up prices. If you undercut cabs and publ
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by britch 7y ago
It's possible to pay out an unfairly low wage with money you don't have. I'm not saying that's the case with Lyft, but just because you're operating at a loss doesn't mean you're paying people fairly for t
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by britch 7y ago
I totally forgot about YouTube, but that is a great point. There is no good alternative to Google maps on Android IMO. I've tried - HERE: the app is not great and I'm not sure it's any more private than Google. - OsmAndroid
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by britch 7y ago
It is possible for most people to live their lives without Facebook's Apps. It is not possible for most people to live their lives without some form of Google, whether it's search, email, drive, maps, docs, or calendar. It's
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by britch 7y ago
> the converse could be Google using our data for malicious purposes. Has there been any evidence of that? I have not seen any. You are right. I have not seen any evidence of this yet either. What frightens me is that IF something happen
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by britch 7y ago
This is it for me as well. A lot of online publications frustrate me with this as well. They're only supported through advertisements, and request that you disable your ad blocker. LET ME GIVE YOU MONEY! I would pay for the ability to
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by britch 7y ago
Hi user, we noticed you've clicked on and visited a number of sites for gay bars while on vacation. Your home government in XYZ is cracking down on "immoral behavior" and has compelled us to send us a list of users who have i
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by britch 7y ago
You say that corporations have a "moral responsibility to maximize profits for their investors." Why? Why does profit have to be only motivator? I understand it's a norm. I understand it's expected. Can you give me a rea
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by britch 7y ago
As of 2018 it was something like $8.55 an hour median in the US accounting for costs of upkeep. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/01/uber-lyft...
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by britch 7y ago
No not everything the Chinese government does unethical. I think it's fair to say most of the surveillance technology they're buying is not being used to help people. Do not forget, the Chinese government is, right now, using surv
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by britch 7y ago
Does anyone know how much of the current feed takes likes into account when choosing what to show you?
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by britch 7y ago
As I understand it (and I'm not an expert) the difficulty around PS3 backwards compatibility was an effect of its weird architecture. The PS4 (and XB1) are structured like most other PCs. It makes sense the peripherals would still be c
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by britch 7y ago
I read it as a clarification that they were not writing about a PS4 Pro V2, but actually, truly the PS5.
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by britch 7y ago
I take your point, abandoned is too far. As I understand it: it's a bad sign if a city is not growing. If a city's population is steady, but the countries population is increasing that means people are leaving the city. It at leas
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by britch 7y ago
Small/mid size cities in the midwest like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago (though to a lesser extent). Other "cities" are growing in the sun-belt. It's complicated because many of the up-and-comin
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by britch 8y ago
Wow pressing the key harder for upper case is very good. I would take that in a regular keyboard.
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by britch 8y ago
Very much #2! As far as I can tell care.coach does not give you a caretaker. There's a reason it's an avatar and not a person. It takes your input and assigns it to someone who writes up with a response. That person may or may not

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