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by dazc 3y ago
In the UK we have the BBC where every word is considered to be a fact. They have TV channels and radio shows where 'today's curated and extremely edited sound-bites' are broadcast every 30 minutes, 24/7. At least with bi
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by dazc 3y ago
How long did it take your neighbour to become qualified/time served and how many further hours did it take for him to get to the position he is in now? I think you're looking at another soul destroying ten years? I'm 59 and
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by dazc 3y ago
I am not a lover of dogs, which some people seem to find offensive? Yet, people who are cruel to dogs are, generally, dog owners and not people like me who just give them a wide berth. Anyone who thinks an animal enjoys being locked indoors
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by dazc 3y ago
As a child, NHS dentists were paid per treatment, preventative measures were counter to the business model. Nostalgia for the days of great and free oral health care is far from the reality of my lived experience.
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by dazc 3y ago
A friend of mine who was a barber asked me how much it would cost to build him a website and I said I would do him a basic 3 page site for free, although he would need to let me know if his opening hours had changed or he needed to tell cus
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by dazc 3y ago
The UK currently has a Prime Minister that nobody voted for, and this is not disputed by anyone. Maybe look elsewhere?
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The critical temperature for killing bugs is 60 degrees centigrade, not many sofas are going to withstand that.
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by dazc 3y ago
I am sensitive to noise and would prefer to work in silence but it seems to be increasingly difficult to be anywhere where a random dog bark, shrieking child, nearby building works, etc will not not intrude at some point. Having a controlle
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by dazc 3y ago
Correct, wars only solve problems in countries outside of the US.
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Maybe keep your suspicions to yourself unless you have evidence to the contrary? The guy's not asking for handouts and your negative posts my get in the way of someone being able to offer some real help. #1 reason for becoming homeless
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'Best [insert random product]' will often be the most popular key phrase, Google users get what they want. Could those lists be better, no because they have reached their optimum balance of effort/reward. Nobody is going to g
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by dazc 3y ago
'Most google users want more results not less.' Most google users are looking for the results that are often complained about, cheap holiday deals, voucher codes, ten best of, etc. Google are doing their job.
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Well Google could pay apple no money at all and then we might see?
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The most effective advice I read was to accept that one is prone to procrastination and to simply push through on small tasks and then reward yourself with a break afterwards. It works the same way as muscle training, over time it gets easi
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by dazc 3y ago
If they are unaffected by big media sites jumping into their niche then it makes sense to stay under the radar.
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Parent poster is, I hope, wise enough to not answer.
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I would guess you're working in a niche that has not been targeted by the big media sites alluded to here? Being halfway decent at SEO will come to nothing when you have 20 or so competing sites that can rank overnight for anything.
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Black Hat [Something]?
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Certainty can also come from experience of previous actions when such exploits become commonplace.
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by dazc 3y ago
'30 years ago if you went to the pub you were swimming in a sea of unverifiable half-baked facts..' 30 years ago this was limited to pubs though. And, even today, the most renowned restaurant guide is a tyre manufacturer.
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Most of my dreams involve me being naked so it would be awkward?
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Many cases also involve leaping from a tall bridge which raises the odds somewhat of a fast and painless death. My anecdotal experience of such events is two fold... One time I actually considered doing this but when it came to it I realise
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by dazc 3y ago
The pendulum has already swung so far with free deliveries that I will take the paid option every time. Free returns was always a bad idea that is also now approaching its ultimate conclusion.
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‘We see fatalities in real time on our screens’ Reassuring to know, thanks for your service.
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The same reason they tell customers they will never contact them and ask for personal security details and then do exactly that.
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We have been doing this in the UK for at least the past two decades. Your theory has been proved correct.
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Gizmodo doesn't like the pillow guy, could have saved us all the time by just saying this from the outset.
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A true free market would have plane crashes every day and Boeing being hailed for their excellent safety record.
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Because most of it is held by a small number of people who have a vested interest?
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I know, I was pointing out the alarming difference in choice of title.

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