jriordan

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by jriordan 11y ago
Fascinating case. The resolution [1]: "The case continued to a final injunction which allowed Nissan Computer Corporation to maintain control of the domains Nissan.com and Nissan.net so long as it neither advertised nor mentioned/
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by jriordan 11y ago
Hard to get anything without a "server not responding" error or a seemingly-perpetually spinning wheel... If the whole conversion process is being done in real time, I understand. But then you ought to advise your users that, beca
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by jriordan 11y ago
I think that these layoffs were made significantly less burdensome because of who was laid off -- i.e. real estate brokers. Almost all real estate brokers in the non-tech world work as 1099 contractors anyway, paid completely on commission
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by jriordan 11y ago
Microsoft owns Windows. Licenses it to OEMs. If Microsoft didn't have a problem with OEM's disabling Windows Update, then then would have prohibited it in their license agreement.
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by jriordan 12y ago
Could this be any more patronizing and offensive? Look, if you are Anthem member, or if you were an Anthem member, you've been doxxed... and quite comprehensively: have obtained personal information from our current and former members
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by jriordan 12y ago
What do you think is the best way to learn of these things, i.e. physics fundamentals and all in the modern state of knowledge? I ask from the perspective of a B.S. Physics cum computer software person... which, I think, might not be too fa
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by jriordan 12y ago
Okay, I'm like 5 years old, but could you explain to me how this is available here for free, yet it costs $32 to read the final published version? I mean... this is fundamental human knowledge we are talking about... isn't there s
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by jriordan 12y ago
And very much in practice. Census reps -- all those temp workers that provide a reliable employment spike -- are instructed to pay multiple home visits to anyone who hasn't completed a questionnaire, extended survey or not. They are al
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by jriordan 12y ago
Here's why census data is relevant: If you receive an extended survey from the U.S. census, you are legally required to fill it out with all sorts of personal data. If you don't return it, a census rep will hound you until you do.
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by jriordan 13y ago
At least THIS carousel doesn't break the back button.
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by jriordan 13y ago
there's an English version: http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Andre_sprog/English/2013/05/17/1309...