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by bruceb 5y ago
Well if city doesn't get that revenue then the will raise the price of garbage collection. Doesn't seem that surprising. From the article: But city officials argue the small-time scavengers aren’t its chief concern. “We’re not goi
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Ask HN: Why does it sometimes cost more to ship to Amazon Locker?
2 points by bruceb 5y ago|1 comments
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by bruceb 5y ago
Well in some location a person can walk out with zero pushback by staff or security jobs. Pass temp immunity for any security guard stopping lifting and this will dip.
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by bruceb 5y ago
The thinking might be that when word gets out, people let their friends come do their laundry for free.
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by bruceb 5y ago
There might actually be things you have posted in this thread I agree with but why then do make other dumb wild claims. "If a homeowner drops a thimble of anything into a drain, they’ll face significant fines." Nobody knows what y
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Elizabeth Holmes Takes the Stand in the Theranos Trial(nytimes.com)
11 points by bruceb 5y ago|0 comments
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by bruceb 5y ago
>The reason a some men don't get dates on dating apps, is they send the dumbest of messages" Straw man accuser you left out this part. Ask a woman or make an account as a woman on a dating site and see the flood of dumb message
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by bruceb 5y ago
HN being tech oriented, thus male commenters tend to live in gender skewed cities. Bay Area, Seattle, etc for the 25-45 age range. Where yes some men might have harder time. But really there are approximately same amount of men to women in
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by bruceb 5y ago
There are a ton of these online, its not clear why anyone should use yours. Here is a free idea, make it about security. The biggest worry I have about these is they will secretly retain a copy of whatever I upload. Are they doing this? Pro
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by bruceb 5y ago
yes how dare they take vacation as already negotiated in their contract. Darn those teacher hanging at their mansions Also anyone who works at google should not be allowed to take vacation if they worked from home. Sure that would go over
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by bruceb 5y ago
"..it says a lot about CSUs that you can go there, borrow two thirds less, and still make more money than a USC grad." For the same degree?
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by bruceb 5y ago
Not to be negative, but change the name. Don't know how to say it and has nothing going for it.
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by bruceb 5y ago
Interesting peek inside a world I know nothing about. But as often is the case it lacks real apples to apples comparison. How much do in independent pharmacies pay vs chain ones. What is the avg painent load. What is the school requirement
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by bruceb 5y ago
Will slightly disagree on the cash thing. absolutely US uses more credit/debit cards, but for paying at Kiraana shops, basic restaurants, other shops, a decent portion of India’s middle pay with QR focused apps such payTM. At least in
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by bruceb 5y ago
"It’s not clear when the funds will be returned to Warren, but prosecutors said that they will “make all best efforts” to do so by Thanksgiving" Insult to injury. They took his money within a few mins of meeting him. This shouldn&
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by bruceb 5y ago
Preferred, or just ratio is so skewed that they married who they interacted with all the time. Men could not do that as much as the were not enough women. In this regard women devs get added bonus of working tech. Relatively high salary and
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by bruceb 5y ago
The Intercept has value as it covers conflicts that many mainstream outlets don't or only barely cover. But its also got it share of hacks that are activists pushing an agenda without any desire of other points of view to be presented.
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by bruceb 5y ago
I have always thought there is a market opportunity for MacBook batteries. Right now is a mess, no real trusted name brand 3rd party. Amazon is filled with $50 choices but reviews that are all over the place. Ifixt, OWC, sell batteries wit
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by bruceb 5y ago
Basically she and husband didn't report all income and used campaign money for personal expenses. Yes paying taxes is annoying, but these people earn solid money, why throw it away for relatively small savings. Say they saved 36% on a
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by bruceb 5y ago
They also send billions overseas as opposed to Americans who spend their money in country. Its a complex situation filled with lies of omission.
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by bruceb 5y ago
I don't. I am happy to hear how it could be done if you want offer up any plausible scenario. To sway any election its needs to be done a couple thousand times at least. How exactly would that work? How many people could you recruit to
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by bruceb 5y ago
Its a felony to vote illegally. Your one vote isn't going to sway the election. The risk to reward ratio is so skewed there is not a problem of people claiming to be other people to cast a ballot.
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Real-world data show that filters clean Covid-causing virus from air(nature.com)
244 points by bruceb 5y ago|162 comments
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by bruceb 5y ago
Article on the commute some Tesla workers make, getting up at 2:30am. https://www.protocol.com/silicon-valley-tech-shuttles
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by bruceb 5y ago
While the in post office experience still leaves a lot to be desired, the actual mail part in relatively inexpensive. Send a first class letter for 58cent from LA to NYC. Can't beat that. Now just added in more self service kiosks in t
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by bruceb 5y ago
"The angle you're coming from seems to be be that Americans, etc should be treated specially" Pointing out what actually happens isn't an angle, it stating the situation as it is, not an endorsement. "Some African c
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by bruceb 5y ago
"First worlders" often are visa exempt when visiting non first world countries as well or visas are online and easily attainable. Most tourist attracting countries that require visa for some, don't make one submit any medical
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by bruceb 5y ago
Almost no country that Americans, Europeans, Japanese, Koreans, etc go to in large numbers for tourism ever actually asked about medical history precovid. Making laughable assertions doesn't help convince the unvaxed to get the jabs.
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by bruceb 5y ago
"Using 468 CCTV cameras, optical sensors and a mobile phone-tracing system, they can tell residents from visitors, Italians from foreigners, where people are coming from, where they are heading and how fast they are moving." Turn
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Venice prepares to charge tourists, require booking(reuters.com)
9 points by bruceb 5y ago|8 comments

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