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by clubm8 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists
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by clubm8 8y ago
> It’ll also be a reasonable Metro ride away starting in about two years. Is that the official estimate? If so I'd double it :)
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by clubm8 8y ago
But how many IAD -> SEA flights are there? It's always been the case that DCA has a limited number of long haul flights. It's nice to be able to WMATA to the airport but IAD is a short Uber away from Crystal City.
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Also, some nyt writer that’d never been there called it the Brooklyn of DC which was hilarious. Meanwhile, Columbia Heights and Eastern Market will probably see their gentrification rapidly accelerate since they're a short Blue or
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by clubm8 8y ago
>If you just 'attach a unique identifier to your account' you aren't going to get much out of a frequent flyer programme. If you're on a consistent route (ex: SF to NYC or London) picking an airline and sticking with
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by clubm8 8y ago
>People are digging through your data to figure out that you visited this brothel in Thailand, or googled the N-word back in 2009, and activists will send that information to your employer, friends and family. Every query you entered on
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by clubm8 8y ago
>I have family members who are super into frequent flyer programs, credit card points, etc, etc. But I don't like the cognitive load they introduce, and I don't like having to figure out how much I'm being manipulated in a
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by clubm8 8y ago
Do not give honest frank feedback in your exit interview. Your company is almost certainly well aware its tech stack is out of date, that compensation is low, etc. All that will happen is you risk angering your reference. You owe them not
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Please stop parroting this fallacy. Unless you operate the VPN server that you are connecting to, which most people won't, then you aren't doing much to improve your privacy at all. This is not factually accurate. Redirecting
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by clubm8 8y ago
OP, are you on Android or iPhone? The advice would be OS specific. In general, use encryption, with a good passphrase[1]. Fully power down your phone in dangerous situations, like when crossing the border or pulled over by law enforcement.
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by clubm8 8y ago
I started leaving my phone in airplane mode when not expecting a call, and that drastically reduced them. My friends all use Signal (which can use wifi) so I can go a week or more without turning on my cell. These bots mark people who don&#
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by clubm8 8y ago
>I would tell them I wasn't working there but one refused to believe me, she said I was lying because I just didn't want to do the work to check for her. I had this happen once in a big box store. Not only did she not believe m
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Almost looks like he’s accusing Eric of claiming Google wants to be as unscrupulous in the way they operate as possible without being caught Eric has said in public it is official Google policy to walk right up to the "creepy"
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by clubm8 8y ago
>But the ads that go to the top should be the most valuable, not necessarily go to the buyer with the deepest pockets. It is my understanding that similar to Google, the first couple of links might be ads, but the rest are organic. I jus
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by clubm8 8y ago
Which specific HN rule bans humor?
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by clubm8 8y ago
>* I wonder how good the disguise "technology" is that they won't disclose in a public YouTube video.* The impression I got of government tech from the Snowden leaks was "script kiddies at scale". I don't th
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by clubm8 8y ago
What a dingus. Maybe there was no emergency, they just wanted your original source to look for imperfections in your implementation. Maybe 256 is secure, that doesn't mean your 256 is secure.
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by clubm8 8y ago
>I've noticed a lot of nail salons, barber shops, cheap takeout places, and similar somehow managing to stay afloat despite being located in low-income areas with little foot traffic (in Manhattan). They're also usually empty.
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by clubm8 8y ago
> They just turned it into a shakedown: pay for Precheck and you will be harassed less. OTOH I've seen days where the precheck line was slower moving/longer if it's a time when lots of business travelers fly.
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by clubm8 8y ago
> Air travel is not a right guaranteed by the constitution. TSA gets a lot of leeway because of this. Travel in general is protected, and in addition the 9th Amendment clearly states: > The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain
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by clubm8 8y ago
I find the idea of a photo of a black hole more interesting than this dark energy star. It didn't seem to be mentioned in the article: when will this "Event Horizon Telescope" have enough data to show us an event horizon?
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by clubm8 8y ago
TSA can "envision" all it wants, it must operate within the confines of the constitution. CBP gets away with a lot due to the unique legal quagmire that is the US border. TSA has no such luxury, and thus (with a little help with o
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by clubm8 8y ago
>I want to agree with this, but social progressivism isn't associated with neoliberalism in my mind. I thought neoliberals were socially classical liberals (freedom of spsech/markets/association/etc)? I think it depen
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Isn't the simpler explanation that they want to make as much money as possible? Yes, as I said, they're neoliberals ;)
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by clubm8 8y ago
They're neoliberals. It makes perfect sense. They're liberal on social issues, conservative on econ/foreign policy issues. Examining their actions through this lens makes everything clear. To give an example outside technolog
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by clubm8 8y ago
I have a cell phone plan with limited data. At first it was just a frugality thing, but it's also done wonders for attention/mindfulness. I tend to listen to podcasts instead of mindlessly FB/Redditing. Not only does it clear
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by clubm8 8y ago
>Some of these groups have a publicly stated goal of overthrowing British democracy Britain doesn't have a democracy, it has a monarchy. The queen "consents" legislation, PMs, etc. They also have an entire "house of l
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by clubm8 8y ago
> By obscuring the real destination, it's also terrible for security. Ah yes, I remember when Tinyurl first came into play - people were extremely hesitant to click anything behind one because so often it was a goatse.
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by clubm8 8y ago
Many government contractors give private offices due to the nature of the work. Sometimes they default to it even if working on non-classified work. There's good work/life balance since you fill out a timesheet. And the work can b
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by clubm8 8y ago
>My life has been destroyed by a baseless corporate accusation of misconduct. I used the bitch-word toward a woman Calling your coworker a bitch is most certainly a fireable offense. Sorry to hear you haven't found work since. May

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