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by ebrenes 9y ago
The deal that you entered into had a set duration, and it was only binding for a set period of time for which you paid for. Once the money/time runs out, you'll need to renegotiate a deal, which Amazon has done. From amazon's
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by ebrenes 9y ago
So, while the computer is not your property, the information as well as access to personal accounts or information might be protected. All of that is personal and depending on jurisdiction can be protected and accessing it would be a violat
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by ebrenes 10y ago
> but I cannot imagine what mechanism would drive, or what evidence would support, the average individual gamer preferring less complex games over time. Lack of time is a strong driver for some gamers opting towards simpler games, or a
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by ebrenes 10y ago
> What exactly do they do that requires 60 hours of work and no less? It's not so much the type of work, but other factors like volume, availability and perceived engagement. Even if you were capable of getting done in 20 hours what
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by ebrenes 10y ago
I wasn't trying to say all factors apply equally to all people. Some factors are completely negligible for some users. For example, individuals coming from a high income bracket rarely face significant legal costs due to their drug use
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by ebrenes 10y ago
YouTube completely censors material, here's a list of the actions they've undertaken: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_YouTube And as it states there, they also have censorship based on their terms
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by ebrenes 10y ago
I don't believe the "anyone that wants to get high can" mantra. This misses a very important part of the equation which is that they must also be willing to face the consequences and repercussions of said decision including u
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by ebrenes 10y ago
But isn't much of that self-inflicted? That is to say, Walmart purposely aims to undercut the competition on price and to save people money. If they deviated a bit from that mantra they could surely increase their profit margins. Espec
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by ebrenes 10y ago
God, I hated that game; Outpost was my No Man's Sky. It was an overhyped game that did not deliver on the promised features and was peddled by computer magazine shills as the greatest thing.
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by ebrenes 10y ago
Just curious, how portable is that car seat, and would you mind providing a link? Most car seats I've seen are difficult to transport, mainly because they are heavy, bulky, don’t fit onto a stroller, and they certainly don’t roll. Once
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by ebrenes 10y ago
I was being a bit facetious with the first part. I was also curious about why only New York and was thinking they would institute it elsewhere. For example, in Madrid we were often being told having toddlers in taxis was a big issue, as the
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by ebrenes 10y ago
That's only if you're expecting a candidate to provide a perfect solution; and don't make it clear that the time limit should inform their design and not just measure their speed of implementation. Part of software developmen
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by ebrenes 10y ago
I'd probably follow up on talking with your buddy. It's often invaluable to get an outsider's feedback on how others look at our code. From what you typed, it seems like there wasn't a lot of communication prior to doing
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by ebrenes 10y ago
It's completely different in my opinion, the only similarity is that you have two people and one computer. In pair programming you're both working together, complementing each other to tackle a particular problem or issue. In a go
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by ebrenes 10y ago
You move to New York and limit yourself to one kid, of course! New York is the only market that I'm aware where you can ask for a (one) car seat when you request an Uber. It worked fairly well when I went to visit, but most cars only h
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by ebrenes 10y ago
He pays lip service to the fact that Twitter is not legally required to do any of that, but then just says that Twitter should die anyway. Which is the part that's worrying about these discourses, where they just erode the freedoms and
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by ebrenes 10y ago
And why not just make it clear that valid_data depends on valid_user? valid_user = loggedIn() && hasRole(ROLE_ADMIN) valid_data = valid_user && data != null && validate(data) if (valid_user &&
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by ebrenes 10y ago
Reminds me of this case where airlines routinely skipped a step during maintenance because it took too much time. Skipping that step in the manufacturer's process ended up costing 273 people their lives. https://en.wikipedia
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by ebrenes 10y ago
It would seem reasonable if that could be applied consistently to all payment methods. If I decide to use digital currency could I opt out of all the associated costs related to cash? Including printing it, shipping it, storing it, transpor
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by ebrenes 10y ago
I would concede that yes, the process of creating wealth does increase the overall size of the pie, but it does not increase the size of this pie proportionally for all involved. That increase in pie, is the aggregate effect on the outstand
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by ebrenes 10y ago
So, this article talks about the retraction of the 2006 paper, which the authors admitted had some failings. However, I fail to see much discussion about the subsequent paper [1] that addressed these failings and featured improved experimen
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FBI Says a Mysterious Hacking Group Has Had Access to US Govt Files for Years(motherboard.vice.com)
251 points by ebrenes 11y ago|77 comments
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by ebrenes 11y ago
In Costa Rica, which follows a similar system, you can also buyout your notice period, which I think is fair for all sides. Basically, if your notice period is 1 month, you can opt to pay the company 1 month's salary instead of having
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by ebrenes 11y ago
One of the most stereotypical cases of bullying is to be openly mocked and made fun of in front of your peers for a perceived difference. There's no violence involved in that. Have a look at what constitutes bullying [0] Violence is bu
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by ebrenes 11y ago
Case in point, self-driving cars. No one's offering that right now, because they all believe it sucks (at this point). But that doesn't mean that when they do offer it that it will be a bad idea.
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by ebrenes 11y ago
While you can theoretically leave the U.S. whenever you want, you cannot stop paying taxes whenever you want. You have to renounce citizenship, pay a fine for renouncing said citizenship to avoid paying taxes and possibly be audited. And yo
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by ebrenes 11y ago
You're really sweeping under the rug a lot of people who would be impacted by having $10 taken away. I am certain >0 people would have checks bounce, payments declined, fees imposed on them. For many people $10 can be the difference
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by ebrenes 11y ago
At work we don't use Sococo but instead rely on Skype, Google Hangouts or Lync (depending on the project/client), but our experiences have matched what JoeAltmaier has said so far. Whenever possible we prefer everyone be connected
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by ebrenes 12y ago
Yeah, the Costa Rica case was a real bummer for me. Just had my first child and I only managed to get 5 days from the company, they were nice enough to throw in 2 additional days to my 3 days. To at least make it a week. There's a bit
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by ebrenes 12y ago
In contrast this was one of the things I most liked about Everquest (in its early releases). First, most loot had a reason to be there and some logic to it. You need bone chips? You'd go whack a skeleton. You needed some beetle eyes? G

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