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by hilux 2y ago
Currently, a physical passport is globally accepted as its own "verification." That's the point.
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by hilux 2y ago
> That means that revocation is harder, but IMO that’s a tradeoff that is worth making to avoid another Windrush scandal. I don't think the UK (Or US, other other European) government are too torn up about the possibility of another
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by hilux 2y ago
Does Larry Page regularly do business events in pajamas?
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by hilux 2y ago
What's your point? I'm not suggesting that Sundar ALWAYS wears jeans and NEVER wears suits. I'm saying that it is ACCEPTABLE to wear jeans, even in a professional setting. Jeans are "smart business attire." (If the
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by hilux 2y ago
The dress code calls for "smart business attire." The title sponsor is Google, a well-known tech company. Here's Google CEO Sundar Pichai in GQ: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/sundar
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by hilux 2y ago
I was out for lunch with some friends. Came back, saw this, and thought "OK obviously some Onion copycat. Why is this being posted to Hacker News?". Apparently it's true!??
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by hilux 2y ago
For the US Navy, admitting a friendly fire shootdown has got to be the most embarrassing thing imaginable. So, yes, I do believe them.
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by hilux 2y ago
I didn't mean "dance clubs." I meant "activity clubs" - chess, sailing, keeping chickens, etc.
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by hilux 2y ago
Isn't Germany big on clubs? Join a club around an activity you enjoy - or that interests you.
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by hilux 2y ago
"In my opinion that's BS" - is that your approach to all scientific discovery?! Did you read the article – how it works on mice with male-pattern baldness?
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by hilux 2y ago
No kidding. And unlike the current pharma remedies, I doubt sugar gel is likely to cause permanent impotence.
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by hilux 2y ago
What is wrong with some people?!
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Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Triggers Robust Regrowth(sciencealert.com)
7 points by hilux 2y ago|8 comments
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by hilux 2y ago
Zola Budd, a woman, ran a barefoot mile in 4:17.57, which is about 10 seconds slower than the current women's WR. The men's mile WR is about 24 seconds faster than the women's. Presumably plenty of barefoot African dudes coul
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by hilux 2y ago
How many years do you expect most working professionals to remember the content of each of their undergrad courses - unless they use it on a regular basis?
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by hilux 2y ago
> No "US Persons" (visa holders) or foreigners allowed. FYI, a "US person" means a US citizen or a Permanent Resident.
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by hilux 2y ago
Don't believe the PR. Hyundai USA has decades of not fulfilling its hype and promise. If someone eats Tesla's lunch, it will be a Chinese company. In fact, the only way that's not happening is through an aggressive scheme of
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by hilux 2y ago
You seem to be arguing for complete secrecy [about deaths]. Nowhere in history has a culture of secrecy resulted in a more open and honest government.
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by hilux 2y ago
> I didn’t want to buy another Mac just to restore from backups. And then presumably one more Mac to backup your backup Mac. It's Macs all the way down!
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by hilux 2y ago
I'm not disagreeing with you, but I think this became clear a few years ago!
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by hilux 2y ago
How exactly is post-death gossip going to dissuade other whistleblowers?
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by hilux 2y ago
Dude graduated from Cal with a 3.98 in Computer Science! Certainly kicks my sorry ass. Being brilliant can be a burden, I guess.
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Genetics of people who need little sleep(knowablemagazine.org)
2 points by hilux 2y ago|0 comments
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by hilux 2y ago
Or maybe he just likes the attention, and he likes "winning," as measured by the size of his wealth. I can think of a prominent politician with the same qualities.
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by hilux 2y ago
In addition to playing chess, I go to the climbing gym – the 10-year-olds there destroy me as well! (But the culture of indoor climbing is vastly more positive than chess culture.)
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by hilux 2y ago
"Sitting on his hands" to double check showed great maturity!
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by hilux 2y ago
This video is quite fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDtECNekJ-4
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by hilux 2y ago
> when she migrated to US, she was <name> LNU (short for Last Name Unknown). Interesting! The loser of the previous World Chess Championship match was Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. His last name means "one who doesn't
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by hilux 2y ago
There's a recent video where Caruana says he doesn't believe Ding prepped at all!
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by hilux 2y ago
Trust me, there are plenty of real jerks in chess as well - at the top as well as at your local chess club.

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