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delecti
12y ago
I think he is incorrect in his assertion that companies should choose to pay more taxes than legally required, but I think he is right to say it, because it'll build political support for changes to laws which (in my opinion) need
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delecti
12y ago
As bad as it is (and it really was retched), even "Profit and Lace" plays into the larger storyline of Ferengi women gaining civil rights.
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12y ago
I think it'll come down to creating a compelling use-case that makes the technology stick and not just flash in the pan.
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12y ago
Can you explain how it makes it more difficult to perpetuate fraud? I've never worked handling money, so I can't picture how that would be the case.
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delecti
12y ago
Except Microsoft actually does innovate, and they also use their patents. They pour quite a bit of money into their research division, why shouldn't they get a return from that investment? There are absolutely huge issues with the pate
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12y ago
Specifically in Python, if you're appending lines of text, for example, then you have to add a \ before the newline. Also in Javascript if you omit the semi-colon then sometimes the interpreter gets confused and functionality gets jumb
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delecti
12y ago
Am I the only one that really doesn't mind semi-colons? I find it to be a drawback when they aren't required, because it introduces unnecessary ambiguity. If I have to wrap a long line, then there's extra syntax I have to rem
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delecti
12y ago
Other than those you've heard about specifically in contrast to Soylent, can you name any alternatives intended for individual (not medical) use? (specifically those intended as meal replacement without ulterior motives, IE not Slim-fa
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13y ago
Unless I'm mistaken, any application can read the device's SMS database if given the appropriate permission (and few users are very discerning with regards to permissions). To an end-user, WhatsApp is essentially an SMS applicatio
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13y ago
I live in a quite nice 2br condo in Seattle proper. I make just slightly less than you do. I don't live frugally at all, including eating out far more than I should and plenty of discretionary shopping. I have nearly $80k in student lo