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What's at stake with the EU Copyright Directive(juliareda.eu)
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Facebook rolls out more API restrictions and shutdowns(techcrunch.com)
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The Key to Gen Z Is a Customer-Centric Mindset(betterthansure.com)
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by hw 8y ago
There are also jobs/titles/positions that are created not out of necessity, but as a way to give someone a back-scratching, wealth-sharing 'promotion' without giving up someone else's, especially if the people invol
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Fastest time to solve three Rubik's cubes whilst juggling(guinnessworldrecords.com)
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by hw 8y ago
As much as I hate plastics, I find that it is here to stay. As consumers, what we can do is to reduce the plastics that we use. Re-use plastic bags. Re-use takeout containers (always have a bunch of them in my car). Reduce purchases of food
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by hw 8y ago
Plastic straws end up in the ocean because straws are given out when people purchase drinks. Those straws are then thrown indiscriminately into rivers or the ocean, or thrown off a cruise/boat, or left by the beach for the tides to swa
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by hw 8y ago
Just a word of warning - some compostable and bio degradable bags only compost in an industrial facility. http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/02/17/is-compostable-c...
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by hw 8y ago
The decision to ban plastics has been communicated for a few months. It's only in the last few days that the law went into effect, but businesses have had time to plan. One could argue if the 3 months notice was enough, but people shou
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by hw 8y ago
The issues with the different cans, is that they need to be re-sorted manually anyway (usually by the city), since not everyone puts the right stuff in the right bins. All it does is it just gives the impression that the business is 'g
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by hw 8y ago
Taxes will eventually get passed down to the customer no doubt, but that'll increase the cost for the customer, and hopefully make them think twice about purchasing it or go for other alternatives. When a 1 lb bag of carrots costs $1 m
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by hw 8y ago
It's unknown if wrapping cucumbers would reduce the % that goes to waste. It's also likely that the 12% of cucumbers that go to waste also include those that are shrink wrapped. Extending shelf life of produce won't matter to
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by hw 8y ago
"A lot of people bemoan the plastic wrapping on cucumbers, but that wrapping doubles the shelf life of the product. It's a net win, because the environmental impact of wasted cucumbers is far greater than the environmental impact
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by hw 8y ago
+1. The prices of meat at the butcher section is usually the same as the one in the pre-packaged meat section. As for mayo, maybe just eat less of it as it isn't exactly healthy. Or get the ones in glass bottles. Same goes with salad d
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by hw 8y ago
There are grocery stores (like Sprouts in my area) that sell fresh food like produce that aren't packed in plastic. They're all loose items that you just pick up and put into your own bag (which hopefully is either plastic that yo
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by hw 8y ago
I've seen restaurants where they serve most of their food in plastic containers even for dine in customers. Most poke places for example always use a plastic bowl that patrons just throw away after they're done, along with plastic
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by hw 8y ago
I don't quite understand why plastic cutlery for takeout food is necessary. Maybe if you're bringing it back to your office for lunch where you don't have access to cutlery (although you could always bring your own). I see fa
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by hw 8y ago
"Almost 50% plastic come directly from such consumer products sold by all FMCG companies. Such plastic material which is used as a wrapper (e.g. mineral bottles, wrappers of chocolates, biscuits, wafers, tobacco, etc.) is often useless
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Mumbai bans plastic bags, bottles, and single-use plastic containers(theguardian.com)
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by hw 8y ago
"Users who sign up for Internet.org are required to sign up for Facebook first, and Free Basics works by not counting Facebook use against a limited data plan; therefore, if users do most browsing through Facebook, they can use the “in
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by hw 8y ago
The expectation for chatbots to completely solve and answer user questions and take over support is as flawed as the expectation that self-driving technologies in cars allow people to watch Youtube videos and not pay attention to the road o
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Why Apple is best when it comes to understanding customers(betterthansure.com)
1 points by hw 8y ago|0 comments
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by hw 8y ago
Well, iPhone sales have been pretty stagnant. The new iPhones Apple rolls out every year isn't exactly revolutionary. Not sure how long they can keep this up and expect people to buy new phones every cycle or every 2 cycle. The X was d
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by hw 8y ago
Unit sales across the iPhone, iPad and Mac were a bit disappointing but better than I expected. Still, AAPL is a behemoth and the buybacks and dividends are welcome news
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Snapchat user growth misses forecast(reuters.com)
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by hw 8y ago
I don't think the effects of the privacy issues are completely reflected, given they happened towards the tail end of the quarter. That said, I don't think it's going to make a huge dent in the user metrics. Advertising reven
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by hw 8y ago
Why are we finding alternatives to Facebook, when in fact we should really be educating ourselves and people to stop sharing every single bit of personal information about themselves online, be it on Facebook or a decentralized application.
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by hw 9y ago
Github is arguably one of the most important and core companies in Silicon Valley. Kudos on 10 years of being the backbone of most tech companies and open source projects, and for being a valuable repository of knowledge and collaboration.
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How Technology Is Hijacking Your Mind (2016)(journal.thriveglobal.com)
1 points by hw 9y ago|0 comments
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by hw 9y ago
I doubt having Facebook on your resume would tarnish it. I'm sure Facebook engineers would not have trouble finding jobs at other companies like Apple, Google, etc if they have the right skillsets and technical smarts. I certainly woul

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