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by corin_ 13y ago
There are airports that are easier to get to (for example London City Airport that I use often) - though not sure how many airports that conveniently located have good first class lounges. But would definitely make sense if you live near th
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by corin_ 13y ago
Anecdotes like this one do indeed suggest they're not trying as hard as they can: > I hate this bullshit, they've said exactly the same about my country for 3 years before actually adding seller support. They were about 3 years
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by corin_ 13y ago
It was actually the AA not the RAC, and the precise nature of the system in place doesn't entirely seem to be known publicly.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Why would they bother? The point of hellbanning is to stop people who don't realise nobody is seeing their comments, if they realise it then they'd just create a new account rather than a vote ring.
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by corin_ 13y ago
That doesn't mean he hasn't officially been nominated, just that there's no official confirmation of his nomination.
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by corin_ 13y ago
There's also an argument that it makes sure other people will be more careful with their work to try to avoid mistakes. I don't think it's the way to go, but there certainly are managers in the world who do. (Hopefully a vast
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by corin_ 13y ago
I wonder if there are also straight people who answer gay not as a joke but to try to cancel out scared homosexuals. I wouldn't be against doing such a thing... though my gay answer would be an honest one.
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by corin_ 13y ago
I'd hazard a guess that while it may be as annoying to you, and receive the same inaction from you, that to each owner a dog's bark has a different meaning. Partly because they get to know the animal ("oh, he never does X or
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by corin_ 13y ago
The issue there isn't that something unlikely will happen physically, such as an EMP, the issue is that a virus could take out it out at the same time as it hits your main machine, thanks to that ethernet cable.
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by corin_ 13y ago
The way they disclosed it: > Reginaldo agreed we could share the payout, it was $33,500 for this issue.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Take a look at the first 60 seconds of this video [1], I don't believe it's possible to watch this video without knowing that it's a sponsorship deal he has. I view it the same way that nobody would look at a football (soccer
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by corin_ 13y ago
It's certainly known that they do the tracking part - in the UK as long as a decades ago you'd see police at demonstrations with cameras catching as many faces as possible (and weren't secretive about their purposes). What th
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by corin_ 13y ago
> The only scenario I've seen... The biggest one is the fact that the lump sum is less than the 40 year payments. If it was $500m now vs. $100m each year for 40 years you'd definitely chose the latter. Or if it was $500m now
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by corin_ 13y ago
There is a slight difference, in that were you to get a couple of games away from winning the $1b there would be a huge incentive for fixing at least one match to kill your chance right at the end. Not that Buffett would do that, but if it
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by corin_ 13y ago
Not according to the people who enforce advertising rules. Sure, in terms of logical thinking that's why we're doing it. But I care about two things, legality and morality. I was careful to ensure we were being legal (see what I s
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by corin_ 13y ago
They show the page and then block it from you afterwards, so if you load the page then keep spamming the escape key to stop anything else from running the content will stay there. Therefore my guess is that your 6th time it just happened to
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by corin_ 13y ago
Without putting motives into Google's metaphorical mouth - and because I'm sure your logic is likely correct - even if they didn't use these tools and didn't care about open source, the good will they get for being seen
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by corin_ 13y ago
Most illegal things are always available / possible (drugs, weapons, theft..), the fact that they happen isn't a reason not to prevent them happening when possible. You can argue things shouldn't be illegal, but not that ille
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by corin_ 13y ago
> Isn't this equivalent to covert paid reviews No, because we aren't paying anyone to review products, we are paying people to use products. The ASA's logic is that if we haven't asked people to be positive, or aske
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by corin_ 13y ago
Looking forward to seeing the film come out, and nice job working with Razer on it :)
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by corin_ 13y ago
Actually it's been allowed since 3 years ago (early 2011), except on BBC channels due to their publicly-funded status. There are Ofcom regulations which need to be complied with, which includes preventing it in certain program types (n
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by corin_ 13y ago
I run some product placement / brand awareness stuff with big YouTube gamers (also for gaming hardware, but not Microsoft), and I discussed this directly with ASA (Advertising Standards Authority in the UK) to ensure we weren't do
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by corin_ 13y ago
IRC is still great, however I disliked this line: > This episode just goes to show that IRC even in the 2010's continues to be one of the most expressive, influential, and effective communications mediums on the Internet. Becaus
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by corin_ 13y ago
Worth keeping in mind that the nicest people will still have a few people who hate them, and the worst people will still have a few people who love them - whether they're top CEOs or just anyone in life. That said your friend's op
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by corin_ 13y ago
If you are sending mails correctly (i.e. with a name not just an email address) then that isn't an issue. From: Company Name <support@domain.com> vs. From: support@domain.com
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by corin_ 13y ago
And as someone who wants to read his content, him not making money is your problem too. Maybe the benefit of blocking adverts out-weighs the downside of denying the content creator revenue, and that's a fine choice to make. But don&#x2
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by corin_ 13y ago
A more useful answer: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7079380
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by corin_ 13y ago
It differs in that it uses personal data to ship for individuals, not for entire areas. So much smaller scale, much more specific.
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by corin_ 13y ago
> That’s why watching old TV shows is so effective; it gives me something to focus on without letting me really engage. This is what I've been doing for years, there's probably about 20 films that I must've seen dozens o
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by corin_ 13y ago
Obviously they care more about athletics, that doesn't mean they'd go as far as death threats.

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