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by iamben 8y ago
Always amused me: Sky used to use a pint glass on subscription sports package for pubs/bars. But some sneaky publicans were sticking pint glass stickers to the corner of their screens to fool inspectors... So now the glass has a differ
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by iamben 8y ago
Same. One of the best things about HN is the discussion. When others downvote because they disagree, people end up afraid to share an unpopular opinion.
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by iamben 8y ago
Controversial opinion, but I'd have little problem with Google (for instance) having anonymised access (and obviously there is _a LOT_ of caveats here) to medical data (again, for instance) in exchange for digitising the NHS (again, fo
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by iamben 8y ago
Yes, agree 100% - hence a more open question (and then feeling the direction from there).
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by iamben 8y ago
For sure. But we all experience things differently, right? Hence being able to debate it. Doesn't make my opinion any less valid.
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by iamben 8y ago
University let me grow up. I had three 'safe' years to learn to be a better adult, make some bad decisions (and some good ones), meet new people etc etc. I was a really young 18. Going straight into work would have been a baptism
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by iamben 8y ago
Respectfully, I don't think it is, and the tone of your reply suggests you assume it'd go badly. Other than being (perhaps) slightly more expansive as a question, I really don't get what the big deal is. It's an opener.
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by iamben 8y ago
No, I'll try it though. After a small talk introduction I'll usually use (the fairly similar) "so what do you do with (/how do you spend) your days?!" - or sometimes "time" and sometimes "_like_ to do
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by iamben 8y ago
I'm not sure I entirely agree. I think it's a bit like saying "steak is not the same as a hamburger" - they're not, but they're both beef and both a good meal. I think if you define interviewing in the strictes
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Progress MS-10 rocket launch from space, 16th November 2018(youtube.com)
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by iamben 8y ago
Appreciate this is to a pretty ridiculous degree, but isn't this pretty much the story across the board? Anecdotally I heard about some of the conversations with the government and adult industry regarding the UK porn filter. It was so
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by iamben 8y ago
I'm with this all the way. Appreciate this article is from 2016, but surprised the physical sale is still compared to Spotify streams. They're very different and I think Spotify is far more like radio with choice (a bit like Netfl
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by iamben 8y ago
Indeed. And much like coding (I suppose the most personal example I can use), you have to concentrate (hard!) those first few times - maybe even be in the mood to begin to understand it, and then it becomes kind of second nature. You know w
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by iamben 8y ago
A lot of the people I know that listen to death or black metal are very scientific - physicists, mathematicians, etc. I've always figured people are attracted to the music for two reasons - Firstly because they tend to be social outlie
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by iamben 8y ago
I can't remember whether it was a Banksy book or article, but I vaguely recall him saying they/he got away with a bunch of pieces (in particular the designated graffiti walls) by just pulling up in a white van in the middle of the
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by iamben 8y ago
I'm glad there's no obvious tagging on the front / new pages. I open way more links because something sounds interesting in the title. I'm sure if there was tags it'd bias my clicking...
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by iamben 8y ago
I'd be delighted if designers gave me compressed assets.
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by iamben 8y ago
I select an album and play it straight in the gym - as in type in the artist, choose the album, double click and play. No playlist needed. I suppose I could continue to create / delete playlists on the desktop, but it seems like I shou
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by iamben 8y ago
The most frustrating Spotify problem for me is the link between mobile / desktop play queues. I've moaned about it many, many times on the forums and there's a giant thread of people moaning about the same thing, but it'
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by iamben 8y ago
Can you tell me the advantage of L-Threonate? Choosing magnesium (and dosage) opens up a world of options and examine.com doesn't help a huge amount...
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SpankChain Hacker Returns Stolen Ethereum, Earns Reward(xbiz.com)
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How light could help superfast mobile reach even further(bbc.co.uk)
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by iamben 8y ago
Haha, sorry! I'll take the blame for the spelling. I should have googled. Have also passed on the 17m/cm typo. Good catch. A 17m pot would indeed be implausible. As for the other one, I have no idea. The name comes from the grower
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by iamben 8y ago
Hey there, good question. As far as I know there's no search because the product range is limited! I've just pinged the question to them, apparently you're looking for "the snake plant". Which would be both of these
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by iamben 8y ago
Thanks! One day maybe! It's been an interesting ride - before I got involved I'd never really thought much about plants. I have a good few (alive!) ones dotted around now. Love it :-)
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by iamben 8y ago
Yes - some people are very, very social. There are a good number of people that have drinks towards the end of the day - like any other office-y environment, you just need to take the leap to talk to people. Of course I've seen people
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by iamben 8y ago
I'm a big fan of cacti. I've not managed to kill one (yet). Also anecdotally I found I was killing plants because I overwatered them. Turns out they don't need love as often as I (and I think a lot of people) thought. Apparen
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by iamben 8y ago
I've been in my WeWork for nearly 3 years. As a (largely) solo worker it made a massive difference to my working life, and I've made the money I've spent on it many times over from meeting people there. Some people live and b
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by iamben 8y ago
Yes, I totally understand. Hence why I put 'victimless crime' in inverted commas. The perception around stealing music is not the same as stealing the handbag, or a loaf of bread - that's the point.
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by iamben 8y ago
"Fragmentation is a huge problem, and I don’t understand it. Why do you care about managing your own streaming platform. Just licens everything at a price you believe to be fair and let the platforms fight to provide the best experienc

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