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511.
by growlist 7y ago
It's the job of the organisation to tackle this via policy - I've worked at companies where the policy is that if a conversation is anything more than a few exchanges, it should be taken to a meeting room, and everyone is required
512.
by growlist 7y ago
A friend had a Sharp ghettoblaster ('boombox'? no one called them that) with built-in vertical record player. Now that was pretty cool. I'd also nominate the Phillips Roller as an iconic stereo design - popping up here and th
513.
by growlist 7y ago
There is also yet another version of the *box name, but I'll not post it here as it's deeply offensive.
514.
by growlist 7y ago
If only the police would show as much enthusiasm towards catching low-tech predators.
515.
by growlist 7y ago
> Fallout 3 eliminated any of the remaining bleakness and subtlety and replaced it with mini-nuke launchers and more Americana. Huh? I thought it was almost unremittingly bleak, albeit leavened by moments of dark humour. Using a sniper r
516.
by growlist 7y ago
> If you're printing photos, use a printing service and save yourself the headache/expense of inkjets. This holds up to a certain point - and that point is when you want large, gallery quality prints on decent paper. I compared
517.
by growlist 7y ago
I have a Samsung ML-3710 or similar that I've had for about 10 years now. Only ever used with USB. It's always been fantastic and I love it, because as a former dot matrix owner the idea of printing out pristine documents in secon
518.
by growlist 7y ago
Ok but I'd say your headline isn't supported, i.e. 'There is no way that digital maps are anywhere near as practical, let alone more practical, yet.' - it's possible that all of the things you said are true, and t
519.
by growlist 7y ago
I'd dispute this. I built a vector tile package out of OpenStreetMap a couple of years ago. This gives you offline building level mapping for the entire globe on an SD card, and can be displayed on a smartphone app. Whilst OSM isn&#x27
520.
by growlist 7y ago
True - I love the boring US states! I have fond memories of a coast to coast US trip in 1992, early summer, stopping at small towns in mid America. Everything seemed so peaceful, sleepy, and warm, and the people so friendly. Watched a meteo
521.
by growlist 7y ago
Believe it or not, they have got worse based on my experiences in the 80s versus now. Think about it - whole regions of the world were effectively shut out of tourism either by economics or politics back then e.g. China, India, Soviet Union
522.
by growlist 7y ago
I've not found a good source for Moissanite in the UK, as in, one that doesn't seem overpriced - it's almost like there's a conspiracy to prevent any good deals on engagement/wedding rings.
523.
by growlist 7y ago
Yeah that's my point, I almost wish the thing would become obsolete more quickly but it stubbornly refuses to :)
524.
by growlist 7y ago
Weddings are becoming insane in the UK. I went to a friend's wedding a while back where they had a carved piece of glass showing the seating plan for the dinner. Cost hundreds. They divorced a couple of years later.
525.
by growlist 7y ago
Let's be honest though, travelling is becoming less fun in the era of mass travel. I'm not saying everyone doesn't have the right to travel or something like that, but I think only a fool would argue it's a better experi
526.
by growlist 7y ago
Now if only .NET had arguably the world's greatest IDE!
527.
by growlist 7y ago
Many people. We had a vote on it in the UK, don't know if you heard about it...
528.
by growlist 7y ago
I think this is a trollish response.
529.
by growlist 7y ago
> Is there a better alternative than democracy? Isn't that a false dichotomy? The EU is not the only form of democracy, indeed some criticise it specifically for deficiencies of democracy.
530.
by growlist 7y ago
Sadly my FX 8350 is still cranking away just fine for my needs - really looking forward to upgrading to Ryzen when the time comes.
531.
by growlist 7y ago
Also a lot harder to handle, and leaks are potentially far more dangerous. Kerosene won't even ignite with a naked flame held to it, whereas H2...
532.
by growlist 7y ago
Obviously there needs to be a balance. Too little inequality and we end up with communism, destruction of incentives for innovation, and a 10 year wait to drive a Trabant - if you're lucky! Too much inequality and there's too smal
533.
by growlist 7y ago
I'll add my ideas to the others for using the excess power: 1. drill a big storage hole of some kind. Surely Australia could use a gigantic underground reservoir 2. install a plant next to the solar farm and make compressed gases from
534.
by growlist 7y ago
Same here - for a newcomer to C/C++ looking to play with a 3D engine, I found Irrlicht way easier to get started with. And I seem to remember Ogre had some kind of weird pre-compile step that made working with it far harder, and put me
535.
by growlist 7y ago
Pre-YouTube, fashion companies would employ companies to identify the cool kids in a group and give them free stuff to wear, in order to promote the brand.
536.
by growlist 7y ago
Isn't one of the key skills in tech these days knowing how to avoid having to go low-level? And if not, where does it end? Should we know hardware design? Particle physics?!
537.
by growlist 7y ago
Crosses the line? There are plenty of people that think the same thing. It's hardly some original inflammatory idea I've come up with all by myself.
538.
by growlist 7y ago
It just amazes me that people seem able to be pro-migration and pro-environment and seriously believe there is no contradiction between the two. Those people that move are going to need somewhere to live, work, go to school, shop, etc etc.
539.
by growlist 7y ago
I think this is good advice. Who does it benefit to be constantly anxious about the fate of the world and second-guessing one's actions? I'd suggest it doesn't benefit the individual - in fact I'd suggest it's desig
540.
by growlist 7y ago
Well yes but also, reducing migration to high-income countries would be an incredibly cheap and easy way to halt the march towards global over-consumption. I've not yet seen a single decent argument from someone that's pro-migrati

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