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by docdeek 4y ago
Your reply reminded me of a quote about Americans attributed to various people, including Churchill: You can depend upon the Americans to do the right thing. But only after they have exhausted every other possibility. https://quo
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Yes, it’s where I get news, follow blogs, and read Hacker News among many other things. I’m a big fan of Reeder on my Mac and iOS, too. https://reederapp.com
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Is the $20K threshold 'key' in any way other than just being a nice round number?
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There are 48 Democrat Sentors and 2 Independents who caucus with the Democrats, one of whom has sought the Democratic nomination for President. That’s 50 votes, plus the Democratic VP to break any tie. While it might be correct to say the D
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by docdeek 4y ago
Actual title: Top economist Mark Zandi says forget Biden’s stimulus—Putin’s war in Ukraine is by far the biggest driver of inflation
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by docdeek 4y ago
The audio software (Audio Hijack, Piezo) I use from Rogue Amoeba [0] doesn't come with a subscription. I also have Bartender on Mac [1] and that's a one-off charge with an occasional update every couple of years. [0]: https:&#x2F
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Reading the headline I wondered: is there a lot that is not harder on less educated people?
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I've been using Spark for years and love it. Snoozing is great though it is not an exclusive feature any more. I believe there are some privacy concerns with Spark but I'm very happy with it overall.
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It's likely been Kyiv in Ukraine even longer than that. I was referring to the wave of mainstream media stories around renaming things like Chicken Kiev to Chicken Kyiv as a result of the war. https://www.dailymail.co.uk&#x2
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The first thing that came to mind here was the relatively recent shift in the spelling of the Ukrainian capital: what was once Kiev is now Kyiv. Very quickly, Western media and consumer-focused brands changed their spelling to the Ukrainian
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Decentralized autonomous organizations are changing how biotechs are run(labiotech.eu)
3 points by docdeek 4y ago|1 comments
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I always thought the accents in English were driven less by country and more by specific teachers. In France I taught a lot of college students in English and their accents varied a lot depending on who had taught them English. Some had per
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I’m not from the US and I was a teenager in Australia when the Port Arthur Massacre took place and the post-massacre gun buyback was put in place. I now live in France where there seems to be about 1 civilian firearm for every 5 people. [1]
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It essentially doubles the length of the border with Russia for NATO. Currently it is 1,215km long [1] and the Finland/Russia border is 1,340km long [2]. 1: https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf&#
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> Ask 100 ten-year-olds what they want to do, and I’d guess 99 of them will say something that’s related to becoming rich or famous: A musician, YouTuber, actor, NBA player, Elon Musk, and so forth. Pretty sure when I was a kid people wa
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I have an Australian and a European passport. Australians travelling to Europe either need to be out of the Schengen Zone in 90 days or get a long term visa. My EU passport means I don't have to worry about visas, term of stay, and get
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I didn't buy my second passport but having two has been very handy. Unless it is prohibited by a law in one country or the other, and assuming you look into all the details like compulsory military service and such things, a second pas
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Weren’t a lot of these people already working from the office before COVID? Do you know if Apple’s workforce change significantly in composition to include more of the grouops you refer to during the WFH period?
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Also interesting that one of the rare leaks was Roe v. Wade, where the outcome and the vote was published in Time magazine before it was officially announced. https://twitter.com/jonathanwpeters/status/15213098161
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In a large French city with 10gb/s fibre connection at 50 euros à month (internet, TV, fixed line phone). More than enough for two people working from home + family.
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Paris court finds Deliveroo guilty of abusing freelance status of its riders(france24.com)
20 points by docdeek 4y ago|2 comments
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by docdeek 5y ago
I might have missed it but how is the Russian oil being imported to Latvia (EU state, sanctions against Russia) in the first place? Is it because it is not 'sold' until after the blending or some such move?
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I seem to recall that there was a proposal in Europe where such pricing practices were to be - if not outlawed - then made more transparent by having websites explain that they were offering different prices for the same service/produc
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The Rise of the Triple Peak Day(microsoft.com)
2 points by docdeek 5y ago|0 comments
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Cushion: Running Costs(cushionapp.com)
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Preprint server removes ‘inflammatory’ papers in superconductor controversy(science.org)
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I suspect they copied and pasted my original comment for some reason.
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This article doesn’t really provide much in the way of explanation for why this law is being enacted. Here [0] is a better article that quotes supporters and objectors to the law. It includes the (IMHO not very convincing) figures that &quo
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> While others speculated that the demon spirit of Tamamo-no-Mae had been resurrected after almost 1,000 years, local media said cracks had appeared in the rock several years ago, possibly allowing rainwater to seep inside and weaken its
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F-35C fighter jet recovered from South China Sea(bbc.com)
1 points by docdeek 5y ago|0 comments

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