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Amazon’s latest program to curb emissions? One delivery day per house, per week(arstechnica.com)
1 points by deanalevitt 8y ago|2 comments
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by deanalevitt 8y ago
I actually loved the first quarter most. What I liked was the self-motivation exhibited in it. It's not so much insightful as reassuring. I guess if there was any insight, it's from the very first chapter - you can learn something
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"Care" also requires a ton of imagination to implement beautifully. Rare indeed.
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In Johannesburg, South Africa, where crime is high, privately run street cams are popping up to deter neighborhood crime. I'm not sure how effective they are.
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I suspect you're right. Sadly.
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The onus is on legislators to craft anti-laundering regulations that work while minimizing false positives. I wonder if those 5 pages of forms actually negatively impacted any criminal activity.
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by deanalevitt 8y ago
Spot on! How much productivity is lost due to turnover and re-hiring?
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by deanalevitt 8y ago
This is pretty cool. Switching up the theme was fun.
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Advise other companies or non-profits. It's a great way to fill a few hours while honing your skills and growing and learning too. Do good works. Change someone's life - it's very rewarding.
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Today’s launch, scheduled for 4:37 p.m. US Eastern time There's a link to watch the launch live in the article.
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OneWeb about to launch its first internet satellites to connect the unconnected(technologyreview.com)
3 points by deanalevitt 8y ago|1 comments
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That's a seriously important insight.
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Garmin had a simple version of this years ago. It was on desktop, not mobile, and so was done with a mouse, but it snapped beautifully to the nearest path.
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by deanalevitt 8y ago
the original contract was for $5.7 million, but IBM was eventually paid $185 million. That's some serious scope creep going on.
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Fantastic response, thank you. Project officials did not enforce proper code development practices, and there was insufficient testing of the software. Sheesh, I wonder how much of the budget was burned on inflated admin fees?
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Well, my questions are: What was the original budget? Were there cost overruns? Who got the tender, and why? Where was the complexity that made it a $100M, decade long project?
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> Minnesota spent about a decade and $100 million to replace its ancient vehicle-licensing and registration software, but the new version arrived with so many glitches in 2017 that Governor Tim Walz has asked for an additional $16 milli
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by deanalevitt 8y ago
Have you ever checked out Bandcamp? It's a competitor to iTunes - a place to support the music you like. I feel that this might be a good model for you. Their niche is indie music, plus it allows for artists to be more flexible on pric
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by deanalevitt 8y ago
I tended to over-explain but I developed a few tricks that help me keep things simple. I follow this five-step process, especially when writing answers: 1. What is the question? Too often, I found I was speaking about the topic, but not ac
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I once had an accomplished scientist apply to a customer support role in my company. The reason she applied for an $18 p/h role was simple: burnout. She'd been burnt out on long hours of grinding research and wanted something that
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Great idea, and I had fun exploring some local dishes.
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Agreed. Autocomplete feels important.
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I apply Chesterton's Fence to pretty much everything, from code to design to business goals to politics. Back when I worked for a large tech company, I'd get deeply frustrated with their slow decision-making framework. I'd jo
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Me neither.
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This is excellently done. I've worked with remote teams for over 10 years and this would have been a lovely thing to give to new team members.
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by deanalevitt 9y ago
A lot of people here in Israel incorporate in Cyprus.