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by gist 7y ago
We have no data on the following: a) How many warnings were not ignored by this pilot or others. b) Whether this particular pilot was prone to being the 'pilot who called wolf'.
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by gist 7y ago
But if they pay can't they override that or are you saying that even a paid account on linkedin can't see if you looked at their profile if you (on a free account) have said 'don't allow anyone to see'?
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by gist 7y ago
I think also what most people don't realize is that linkedin's current model makes it difficult to access someone's profile without them knowing (if they pay for it and have the option on their account) to see who is looking
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by gist 7y ago
I love these cherry picked legacy articles from 'the paper of record'. So I will cherry pick what I think are the two best parts: > Consider Facebook, the popular but financially unproven social network, which is reportedly bei
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by gist 7y ago
> No screenshots of code. Not that I disagree but isn't there a security risk with code that can be cut and pasted?
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by gist 7y ago
> Adobe had a choice Oh, how so? You think that it pays for them to fight and defy a government order?
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by gist 7y ago
> (we were broke kids and pirated everything back then) Why brag or joke about that? And why does it matter if you were 'broke kids'? > Take about crippling certain business in Venezuela. All this is going to do is encourage
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by gist 7y ago
> That makes one wonder about who else is still using Perl? if any? Can’t remember the last time I’ve heard about it. I don't even get statements like this. And what does 'heard about it mean' anyway. Interesting I just pu
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by gist 7y ago
I don't think that makes you 'this guy' at all I completely missed that and it's a valid thing to point out.
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by gist 7y ago
> I think some memories need repeating so that you can continue remembering them. Most of the memories that I have from my early childhood are ones that I think about once in a while. I think this is exactly true. And for example if some
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by gist 7y ago
I agree with everything you are saying. But reminds me of the early days of anti lock braking and in particular all sorts of now more common electronic driving controls. In particular 'can't defy the law of physics'. A car sp
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by gist 7y ago
> it was pretty regular to get a new face with high tma rank/belt stop his first sparring after discovering is shock Per my other comment if the person doing the martial arts were in a real life situation perhaps they would take a d
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by gist 7y ago
> ineffective in empirical tests My guess (per my other comment below) is that there are not any empirical tests for real life situations. Which person does better in a street fight or trying to defend themselves from an attacker (potent
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by gist 7y ago
> because he demonstrates that TMA don't work in normal fights Does not prove that at all. This particular person is obviously exceptional at what he is able to do. It's a big stretch to imply from his skill that 'TMA don&
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by gist 7y ago
> It took a couple of decades here in the US for people to realize that TMAs are mostly nonsense. How are they mostly nonsense? A typical case might be use in an unavoidable situation where some kind of defense is needed. Most people w
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by gist 7y ago
> That seriously devalues a Harvard diploma in hiring decisions. Not even close. It's a brand and it's a good brand ... a very good brand and one of the best and it opens doors. Nobody honestly really cares about what happens
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by gist 7y ago
> and my career seems to have been at absolutely no disadvantage from having gone to a much cheaper school. Because you are in an 'in demand' field. Same is true for most people who graduate from medical school. It's a tic
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by gist 7y ago
What is interesting about this entire issue and the discussion is this. It's what I will call the 'Sophia Loren without a nose is not Sophia Loren' paradox. If you have a University like Harvard and you have it whereby studen
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Nearly half of white Harvard students are athletes/children of alumni/donors(thedp.com)
153 points by gist 7y ago|149 comments
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by gist 7y ago
> You could hear a pin drop and everyone was mortified because it roughly translated as "I'm knocked up!" Then they realized it was some weird Americanism and got on with dinner conversation. Funny it does translate (hey w
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by gist 7y ago
This is typical investor 'all about the numbers and margins' as a way to build a business as opposed to the actual product or the quality of the customer experience which is what makes the business valuable. This in particular: &g
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Reconing Reflections(avc.com)
1 points by gist 7y ago|1 comments
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by gist 7y ago
I wouldn't give that much worship to Galloway it's not like he is always right or my guess even close to that (and nobody is). For example this post circa 2017 about the bubble. I can't tell you how many people have not calle
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by gist 7y ago
From: https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2019 > annual list chronicling the brashest entrepreneurs across the United States and Canada Implied of course that the list is arbitrary but even more ironic given it'
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by gist 7y ago
> who do deserve to be there. ..... but also worked to expose some rampant sexual misconduct in venture capital in spite of the risks I am not seeing how that is even relevant to getting on this list and that in no way means I think the
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by gist 7y ago
> that not everyone who cares about parking complains. To that point people who complain are often the canary in the coal mine for larger issues. I am a big complainer. Typically in the end I get thanked for bringing things to a business
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Hard Decisions(avc.com)
20 points by gist 7y ago|7 comments
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by gist 7y ago
Agree but it's more than that. I would point out to any young people reading and watching things like this to keep this in mind. If Bill Gates wasn't a very visible Billionaire and one in particular who had a history in the comput
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by gist 7y ago
> In many countries, soliciting business there makes you subject to its jurisdiction and laws, regardless of where your business is based. As a practical matter seems unlikely that this particular law firm is going to go to the mat in t
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by gist 7y ago
> I think it's fairly obviously mainly a marketing move. I wonder though if it's the right marketing move and the right deployment of resources. Car manufacturers found out a long time ago that car sales are not driven by these

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