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by gertef 13y ago
This is "disparate impact" and is fiercely debated where it appears.
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by gertef 13y ago
In the US, similar: it is standard for doctors to prescribe 6 weeks of rest, for use with employers and insurance companies that are moved by such a thing.
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by gertef 13y ago
That's medical disability.
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by gertef 13y ago
> A couple of my friends just had a baby, and I can see how much they cherish every moment they spend with him. No way. "Just" had baby, parents are barely surviving, often depressed. Cherish comes months later.
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by gertef 13y ago
That seems... exploitative if you don't pay taxes in Canada.
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by gertef 13y ago
When does it stop? I am well into my second decade.
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by gertef 14y ago
"I hate it when people excuse a bad picture" You just added that part, which has nothing to do with the joke. Interesting.
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by gertef 14y ago
Taxis are required to service all destinations in manhattan. But yeah, originations are a problem.
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by gertef 14y ago
As you wrote: "The situation was made worse by the tactics of “wildcat” (unlicensed) taxis who used what some considered to be “underhanded tactics,” such as drastically lowering fares, to get more business." Protecting a critical industry
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by gertef 14y ago
sounds like real life.
431.
by gertef 14y ago
seconds don't have (consistent) meaning either, in a universe with a speed of light.
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by gertef 14y ago
> "Ain't ain't a word!" Fixed: "'Ain't' ain't no word!"
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by gertef 14y ago
That's a claim, not a proof.
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by gertef 14y ago
gold jewelry price is for the art, not the mass.
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by gertef 14y ago
Mostly false. HTTP_REFERER sharing is a browser feature, not a network feature. You can tell your browser not to set it. http://www.whibb.com/hide-referrer-headers-in-firefox.html
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by gertef 14y ago
Because death is really serious business. Misinformation hurts.
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by gertef 14y ago
> an open source web app Maybe as part of an OwnCloud: https://owncloud.org/ ("OwnCloud" is hipster for "web hosting", I guess?)
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by gertef 14y ago
Petitioners' lawyers are forbidden from entering small claims court. They have to send a representative, or no-show. no-show -> default judgement -> refund, worst case.
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by gertef 14y ago
1. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW 2. Everything you listed there is a FREE as in beer product. Note that "iOS" is not on the list of non-warranted products.
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by gertef 14y ago
API and implementation are not equivalent.
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by gertef 14y ago
assuredly why? is rental pricing competition purely cost-driven? Since rental units don't have much marginal cost, that seems unlikely -- They are capital investments, financed by mortgages or owned outright.
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by gertef 14y ago
> scam law firms ran on people emotional about losing money in the market. No, it's a scam they run to get a class-action settlement and protection from any other similar (possibly meritorious) lawsuits, regardless of who loses money in
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by gertef 14y ago
Swisher is married to a Google VP. That is the conflict of interest.
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by gertef 14y ago
Have you notified his wife and apologized for lying to her? If not, you are still hurting her today.