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FedEx Wants to Equip Airbus A321s with Anti-Missile Laser Countermeasures (2022)(twz.com)
1 points by gist 2y ago|0 comments
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by gist 2y ago
Will note that while not an issue as much today, any 'old timer' might remember that you generally couldn't 'blast the stereo' (when mom and dad left the house) unless you were in a single family home.
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by gist 2y ago
> It's the equivalent of not writing about Boeing until the day a 737 MAX crashes right in front of your newpaper offices. In order to write about Boeing they'd have to have an angle and resources to go on a fishing hunt to cre
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Alcohol is riskier than we previously knew. But what does that mean for you?(nytimes.com)
3 points by gist 2y ago|3 comments
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by gist 2y ago
> car stealerships are a relic of the past. There is no reason why a middleman should exist when buying a car. Consumers should have the option to purchase directly from the manufacturer. This is really such a classic clueless HN comment
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by gist 2y ago
> Notorious for paying below market in engineering and IT Why assume that good people are only driven by money and pay? Further that good people know all the opportunities and can get a job paying better? Also there is no evidence that
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by gist 2y ago
Not a fan of HN posts like this that devolve into a bunch of pile on anecdotes which end up creating chatter which obscures the non anecdotes.
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by gist 2y ago
My advice (as an older person) is to 'stop reading and start doing'. You will and can learn and get a feel for business by actual transactions with people and in particular directly with them. Where you can observe reactions (ie
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by gist 2y ago
There are many reasons for this and as mentioned one is employee theft. If you've ever owned or operated a retail type business you would know there is much involved in reconciling the cash sales vs. what the register shows. Also impor
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by gist 2y ago
Very creative and interesting ie 'use whatever tools/knowledge you have' but: > The internal hard drive uses SCSI with an unusual connector. This is literally never an issue as old connectors are easily obtainable (in part
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by gist 2y ago
> Thinking is a background process. If you try to remember what you are trying to remember on the spot often you can't. Then you stop trying and all the sudden (and later) the answer comes to you. (One example: Happens often when tr
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by gist 2y ago
"To answer the question, what you do next is to remove yourself from further inputs. As long as you keep feeding your brain with more data, the queries never resolve, and eventually the stuff you fed it first will fall out of the conte
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by gist 2y ago
Similar in US we typically say 'the University' however on HN I frequently see just 'University'. (Note I had the same thought as you but assumed (w/o a search) it was for the reason stated by your reply).
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by gist 2y ago
Oh that is not going to stop law enforcement (who as a general rule doesn't have to be truthful). They can say they have evidence that you were there and on the spot (if you decide to talk to them) they can get you for lying or asking
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by gist 2y ago
> Apparently it turned out to be stress from work, his hours, his fear of failing. Who will ever know You are saying that 'it turned out to be stress from work, his hours, his fear of failing' but then 'who will ever know&
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by gist 2y ago
Typical large amount HN uniformed comments where people espouse what they think and either don't or only lightly back up what they are saying in any meaningful way. Thinking there are just simple solutions to a very complex and entrenc
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by gist 3y ago
> There are many, many other sucker buttons. Sucker buttons? How about (this is addressed to a certain group of people not everyone) spend your time trying to make money in some way rather than trying to max small amounts that you get fr
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by gist 3y ago
Similar using " " to quote for reply vs. >.
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by gist 3y ago
> If you look at the lists of the richest people that occasionally get published in the press, nearly all of them did it by starting their own companies. And actually it's a stupid point to begin with; making a point by choosing the
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by gist 3y ago
Entirely and obviously self serving in that not only is this probably the only 'business' world that Paul has been exposed to (he started a tech company) but Paul also benefits (as do VC's and angel investors) from the entire
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by gist 3y ago
Believe it or not a larger percentage of students at an IVY (or otherwise notable university say Stanford) have busted their ass to get into that school and not coasted 'oh I don't want to work that hard'. Absolutely there ar
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by gist 3y ago
> THAT's why you go to an Ivy. It's where the successful go. I'd rephrase that as 'going to an Ivy (or equal non Ivy notable school like Stanford) - gives you - all things equal - a better chance of success' (by
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Netscape Enterprise Server(cqapas.fidelity.com)
2 points by gist 3y ago|0 comments
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by gist 3y ago
> It’s kind of interesting to hear from someone who had a job offer from SBF until they asked questions Well the OP counters his own speculation (but even if he didn't who knows what really happened): "(indeed, I was missing th
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by gist 3y ago
> The purpose of a Michael Lewis book is not to tell you who the good guys & bad guys are. The purpose of most books (like this book or by a similar author or topic) is to sell books and entertain. The value to most readers is not kn
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by gist 3y ago
This is one of a series of articles intended to downplay the benefits of weight loss drugs even to the point of being fostered by those in industries most impacted by weight loss drugs (the traditional weight loss industrial complex).
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by gist 3y ago
I never understand (ok I understand but take issue with) these types of questions. Sure nice to read ideas people give on HN but really isn't this a classic case of RTFM. Where that means 'do some reading spend some time do some
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Recovery of 9/11 Safe Deposit Box Contents in the WTC's JPM Vault (2023)(historyenhanced.com)
1 points by gist 3y ago|0 comments
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by gist 3y ago
Yes took a bit of fiddling but that does work thanks.
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by gist 3y ago
To place contents in a file (not claiming this is the most efficient way but it works) OCRTHISFILE="ocr-test.jpg" shortcuts run ocr-text -i "${OCRTHISFILE}" pbpaste > ${OCRTHISFILE}.txt or to view output and place in

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