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by hunterjrj 10y ago
Depending on traffic, anywhere from 30 - 50 minutes in the AM and 25 - 45 minutes PM (by car).
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by hunterjrj 10y ago
To collect EI benefits, the individual must have worked 600 hours in the qualifying period (ie the 12 months before the leave starts). And I believe the max duration is 50 weeks, further payment requires another 600 hours of work. Three con
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by hunterjrj 10y ago
I can't see why the parent has been down voted: "Meat production is a major contributor to climate change. It is estimated that livestock production accounts for 70 per cent of all agricultural land use and occupies 30 per cent of
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by hunterjrj 10y ago
Ok, I'll bite: You realize that Markham is a separate municipality and it's residents aren't eligible to vote in Toronto municipal elections?
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Is Salesforce planning a post-Oracle future?(networkworld.com)
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Apple Releases First Preview of Swift 3.0 for Developers(macrumors.com)
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by hunterjrj 10y ago
Per Snowden: "I worked @CIA. I wrote the Emergency Destruction Plan for Geneva. When CIA destroys something, it's never a mistake." https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/732991012340137988
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by hunterjrj 10y ago
I suspect you missed the sarcasm in the parent post.
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by hunterjrj 10y ago
No disaster necessary. NERC CIP regulations have been in place (and enforced) at electric utilities since 2007: "In 2007, FERC designated NERC the ERO in accordance with Section 215 of the Federal Power Act, enacted by the Energy Polic
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
Isn't the difficulty a symptom of the lack of maturity in this industry? If documentation standards at every point in the SDLC were as rigorous as the standards present in the medical profession, would it still be a problem?
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John Carmack to Receive BAFTA Fellowship Award(gamespot.com)
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
I chuckled a bit because the GP mentioned Oracle. I'm sure you've heard this one: Customer: "How much does an Oracle database license cost?" Oracle Rep: "Well, how much do you have?"
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
Just yesterday tcpdump saved me an indeterminate amount of time working with a Horribly Problematic vendor's support team by allowing me to sniff the loopback interface to pinpoint which of two (closed-source) components was introducin
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
Two Kids in a Garage
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
Chain of custody. The guv would need to be able to prove, in a court of law, who touched it and when, for what purpose, etc. Handing it off to Apple in good faith would make it inadmissible as evidence in a trial. You could argue that Apple
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
This is entirely anecdotal, however in my experience you will find that people in Montreal quite accommodating, especially if you are making a legitimate effort to speak French. You won't find people to be quite as accommodating (in fa
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
I have no political axe to grind, no agenda to push and no particular opinion one way or another. I simply have a question: Is it important to his recounting of the story to emphasize that a "white woman" carried his fate? Would t
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
I'm having trouble seeing past the ad hominem attacks: "She's a bully. She bullies her husband." "I couldn't be silent and stand by while Sarah bullied and assaulted this list with her profanity and self-indulg
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
The PC police, in my opinion, are a bit too visible on HN these days.
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
"It originated in the Americas and was in common use in Europe by the 17th century" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff_%28tobacco%29
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
I'm with you - this is a noted (at least in Canada) author, who appears to be ignorant of history and especially of markers in his own craft. Sherlock Holmes/snuff, etc.
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by hunterjrj 11y ago
Sure, if you think that wage-fixing and being a great "people manager" are aligned. http://www.osnews.com/story/27836/Pixar_s_Ed_Catmull_central... Edit: grammar
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by hunterjrj 12y ago
Another suggestion for anyone who would prefer a guide that is unbiased/free of religion and mysticism: How to Meditate by Lawrence LeShan.
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by hunterjrj 12y ago
Notably missing: Inbox
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Show HN: Lnklnkr, an interactive browser-based mind map for Wikipedia(lnklnkr.com)
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by hunterjrj 13y ago
In a number of scenes, people are recording the moment (birthday cake, proposal, rock concert). Ted Chiang's latest short story explores the potential pitfalls of logging life's each and every moment: http://subterranea
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by hunterjrj 14y ago
Currently reading GRRM's A Dance With Dragons in hardcover. Brutal! I read the first four on my Kobo (I'm Canadian) and it was a much more enjoyable aesthetic experience.
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by hunterjrj 14y ago
Definitely the artistic equivalent of "eating your own dogfood".
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by hunterjrj 14y ago
... Or an infinite number of duplicates of yourself?
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by hunterjrj 14y ago
Is Microsoft trying to capitalize on RIM's recent stumblings? It seems rather obvious that they should be beating down the door of these enterprise customers to push WP devices into the mix. I'm hazarding a guess, but a great many enterpris

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