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by frakr 10y ago
It's easier to not read Rupert Murdoch owned content.
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by frakr 10y ago
Which would you recommend?
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by frakr 10y ago
Do you use The Employers' Association by any chance? I used to work for a company that used their data. The reports they provided did not have any technical positions included. There was no transparency on their process. Comparing thos
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by frakr 10y ago
I had to do that after I got put in a group where there was no way to view the description or episode list without also starting to play the selection (in browser). On a console app the other day it would start playing an audio preview of a
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by frakr 10y ago
Isn't this just an ad?
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by frakr 10y ago
It would be interesting to know if this type of behavior would continue if the federal government stopped subsidizing flood insurance in these areas: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/can-femas-flood-i
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by frakr 10y ago
The expectations of the users are supposed to be managed by the creators of the apps. Right now, in my opinion, they are making an unacceptably dangerous compromise in driver safety for a very minor increase in customer convenience.
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by frakr 10y ago
It's also a bit worrisome that the driver apps only give the driver ~30 seconds to accept a new ride request. The requests almost always come in while they are driving. Drivers are forced to pay attention to their phone and try to figu
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by frakr 10y ago
I have seen Uber's commission misstated in a few posts: Uber takes $1.55 off the top of each ride for a booking fee and then 28% of the remaining amount. This means for short rides Uber takes 40%+ of the fare, depending on the city. I
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by frakr 10y ago
It also provides a cotton candy flavored gateway into an addictive habit.
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by frakr 10y ago
That site has text on the bottom for links that aren't populated. Is this a valid news source? Or a marketing outlet? Missing links: ABOUT | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE | PARTNERSHIPS & ADVERTISING
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by frakr 10y ago
Monero is just an over-hyped pumped up alt coin. All of the trade volume is on the exchange Poloniex which claims to be based in the US but provides no details of who owns or operates the site beyond that. They allow margin trading. I highl
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by frakr 10y ago
I don't understand the people who argue that 1TB is a lot of data. Sure, yes it is right now. What about 5 years from now? 4K TVs and streaming are already starting to become mainstream. Many online VR experiences are going to be resou
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by frakr 10y ago
They own for-profit education companies like University of Phoenix. Read up on their history, especially the law suits, to get an idea of what the management's values are like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univers
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by frakr 10y ago
I think that it would be reasonable to assume that many of these moonshots are generating patents that could have significant long term value.
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by frakr 10y ago
I don't understand how people can be so confident in the computer models that show that it is safe to inject millions upon millions of gallons of toxic waste water deep underground. They say that it's safe over a timeline of hundr