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by docdeek 5y ago
> This seems a pretty US-centric conception. I for one wouldn't know how to assign a "racial identity" to myself, and most of my acquitances would surely say the same thing. I doubt that this study holds much meaning outsi
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by docdeek 5y ago
Probably worth noting that “scans homeless people” means "scanning people’s body temperatures at a shelter where they could quarantine and get tested for COVID-19” and that the robot "is also used to remotely interview individuals
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Catholic priest resigned after a news site used location data to track his phone(hotair.com)
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by docdeek 5y ago
When I was growing up the only people who had a chance to go where these four people went were trained for years by a nation-state. It was incredibly dangerous and it was only those who the government approved who might make the trip. I jus
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by docdeek 5y ago
Incredible achievement. I had to catch myself as, at first, I was thinking “10 minutes? That’s it? And in space for a lot less than that?”. Quickly reminded myself that in the history of the world hardly anyone has gone where they have gone
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Chrome Extension: Big Tech Funding(chrome.google.com)
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by docdeek 5y ago
I haven’t seen any of the religious films outside of Ben Hur, but the art and values lists seem pretty solid.
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by docdeek 5y ago
Europe is generally 3 for Bachelors + 2 for Masters.
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by docdeek 5y ago
I guess it depends on the definition of ‘economically free’. Maybe it is easier/less regulated opening a business in Saudi than in France? Or just faster and less paperwork? Maybe it is far easier to hire/fire people in Saudi?
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by docdeek 5y ago
Saudi Arabia ranked ahead of where I pay taxes (France) on that Heritage list. That’s a surprise but also a reinforcement of the idea that economic freedom does not always strictly align with political freedom.
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by docdeek 5y ago
You’re right - the home internet caps are really unbelievable. It’s hard for me to imagine having to think about whether I should be streaming Netflix in the last week of the month in case I ‘go over’ my limit. The Free Mobile team email me
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by docdeek 5y ago
I imagine this assumes you pay for a certain amount of data each month? The standard plan I have here in France has unlimited 4G and 5G data and costs me 15 euros a month (I also use them for the home/office internet for 40 euros a mon
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Russia rules only its bubbly can be ‘champagne’ in spat with French(smh.com.au)
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by docdeek 5y ago
Looks like a great tool - thanks for sharing.
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by docdeek 5y ago
The idea that the Foundation wouldn’t be able to find English language services in France is a bit of a stretch. I’ve been working in tech here in France for a while now and whether in startups, tech companies, or independently, I’ve never
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University of Otago researchers develop world-first weight loss device(otago.ac.nz)
2 points by docdeek 5y ago|0 comments
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by docdeek 5y ago
There's a quote in a Michael Crichton novel (The Lost World) that seems relevant here. As part of a rant connecting the idea of the internet and evolution, a character opines: "This idea that the whole world is wired together is m
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US takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation(apnews.com)
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GoPro Announces New ‘Open GoPro’ API for 3rd Party Apps/Devices(dcrainmaker.com)
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by docdeek 5y ago
Correct - the number of specific characters different to standard English is minimal, nothing like a Russian keyboard.
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by docdeek 5y ago
Agreed. I type almost exclusively in English on a non-English keyboard.
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by docdeek 5y ago
As an Aussie schoolkid I remember learning about the ANZAC retreat from the trenches in Gallipoli after hacking together a way to fire their rifles using dripping water, and I always thought that was pretty neat: "Invented by Lance-Cor
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by docdeek 5y ago
Malta has English as an official language, too.
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by docdeek 5y ago
My own cynical take is that this will be a lot less about trying to monitor the social media postings of students as it is a way for the university to have a way to respond when, inevitably, a student posts something that gets whipped up in
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by docdeek 5y ago
Outside of the US context, but antisemitism on the left (and right) is reasonably common in France. One report explained, "For a particular left, anti-Semitism is of an economic nature. The Jew is no longer the murderer of Christ, nor
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French frigate downs supersonic missile in NATO exercise(upi.com)
20 points by docdeek 5y ago|5 comments
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How to Negotiate with Ransomware Hackers(newyorker.com)
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Ugly Men's Association(en.wikipedia.org)
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by docdeek 5y ago
> Free shipping is the God of online retail, so powerful that France actually banned the practice to protect its retail outlets. That's not entirely accurate. France has disallowed free shipping for books. Every other category of pr
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by docdeek 5y ago
Not OP but SDA union is - by numbers - one of the largest unions in Australia but is not well known for protecting its members (mostly retail workers).

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