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Someone said any field with "Science" in the name isn't really a science. Computer science, data science, political science, social science, etc. Physics, chemistry, biology don't have science in their name.
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When horse saddles were first invented, I'm sure some people still preferred bareback horse riding because "you feel more connected to the horse"
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I think it's trying to predict the regional outcome not the outcome of the whole election. Also, with the electoral system, any slight shift in a few swing states can change the whole election.
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Unlike EV, currently there are plenty of other options for solar panels. Also, there are plenty of other deserts outside of Saudi Arabia. I think it is a smart move by the Saudi fund but I don't think owning Tesla alone is enough to ma
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This should really be taken as an example of a team that got rid of standups and did well. Every team is different and without prior knowledge of the team featured in this article, it's hard to judge if this advice is any useful to me.
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It's listed in the South Korean market so it's harder for small investors to access. Also, South Korean stock market is undervalued in general because of the North Korea risk. Also, Samsung is under tight family control through co
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I've been working in offices a few blocks away from "The East Cut" and I never heard of it. Google's SF office is actually in the East Cut. I wonder how many Google employees there actually heard of it. Also the area is
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I once walked into a T-mobile store, showed them my phone and claimed that the simcard is stuck and asked them to transfer it to a new simcard I brought with me. They asked for my phone number, scanned the barcode on the new simcard, done.
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Pretty much. I felt too guilty to cancel my gym membership so I paid for it for many months telling myself I'll go next time. I felt no guilt canceling MoviePass.
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When cleats were first introduced to soccer decades ago people had the same debate. I think technological advancements changing a sport is inevitable. What if Adidas makes a similar shoes that makes you 3% faster? 2% 1%? where do you draw t
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For me eBay always had some niche products I couldn't find on Amazon. Now I just look for it on AliExpress. Unless you're looking for used items, most items on eBay are sold by Chinese sellers or US resellers with a markup. I'
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Also, there are only 3 hard drive manufacturers left. If one of them have a bug that affects across their product line, that can take out 1/3 of all hard drives.
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I've experienced the same problem 10 years ago watching the Olympics and I guess nobody solved it yet. Interesting thing is that 30 second delay is totally fine for 99.9% of the contents on TV except the games the whole country is watc
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We can argue what is "fair" all we want but what policy makers really care about is votes not "fairness". "fairness" is a moving definition that is associated with the political climate. Not that we should comp
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What we really need is preventing existing ISPs from having a regional monopoly. In order to do that, the congress has to change the law so the ISPs have to share the cables they own in a building like phone lines, or someone has to make a
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If you can setup your own router and troubleshoot problems I don't think it'll be worth it. However, if this can solve my parents' Wifi problems so they don't have to wait till next Thanksgiving for me to come fix it, I&
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You can't really compare owning a M3 to riding Uber though. If you are a type of person who cares about how fun your car is, Uber is not an alternative for a M3. If you're the type of person who only cares about going from point A