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by justboxing 8y ago
I was in India last month after being away for over 2 decades. Visited Calcutta for the very first time. Our Driver and Tour Guide at the Taj took us around the city and told us about a lot of history about the City. At one point he said th
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and one more mentioned in the article of another dude falling and dying cos he was not wearing a helmet. Only a matter of time before these Lime and Bird sidewalk riders kill a pedestrian.
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> The woman's mummified body was sitting in the back seat of her car, parked in the garage. The key was halfway in the ignition. Truly macabre.
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> when she discovered that any time she wanted to leave the country she'd have to have a letter signed by him giving his permission Does this clause apply to visitors / non-native citizens / non-muslims also? I thought it
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This was in India. What does it have to do with the U.A.E story???
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> The lenders’ weapon of choice is an arcane legal document called a confession of judgment. Before borrowers get a loan, they have to sign a statement giving up their right to defend themselves if the lender takes them to court. It’s li
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by justboxing 8y ago
> and cognitive overload with no time to recover. I don't think the Lion Air Pilots would've been able to recover at all, even if they didn't experience a cognitive overload. > These steps were not in the manual, and th
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GOFundMe campaign to help Homeless Vet was 'predicated on Lies,' Prosecutor says(abcnews.go.com)
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Hate crimes rose 17% in 2017, according to new FBI data(washingtonpost.com)
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by justboxing 8y ago
> they're referring to the many cases of fraud on the scale of billions of dollars that result in no jail time for the people involved Yes, this exactly is what I meant. Laws are written and passed that legalize what would otherwise
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by justboxing 8y ago
> It’s a controversial but legal practice in the brokerage industry called payment for order flow. and then > But that’s only if the broker passes that benefit, which brokers call “price improvement,” down to the customer. > It’s u
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Google walkouts showed what the new tech resistance looks like(cnbc.com)
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by justboxing 8y ago
Yes. They even have an "Extraction Team"[1] that rescues their Rainmakers from conflict zones... > #GoldmanSachs had extraction team?"Call in @GS special forces from hotel in Libya" [1] Source: https://tw
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by justboxing 8y ago
> Question: How does Goldman Sachs still get away with this stuff? Answer: Because there's a history of Goldman Sachs executives going from Wall Street to Washington DC (Government) taking up top positions - ex: Paulson as Treasury
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by justboxing 8y ago
If Google link fails... https://outline.com/yPWTZR
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by justboxing 8y ago
> how many/which fingers do you use to hold a needle ? Suturing is not the only thing a Surgeon does...
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by justboxing 8y ago
> should be something that favors gamers Not sure. Don't game use only 2 of 5 fingers on each hand excessively ? ( Thumb and Index)
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by justboxing 8y ago
This is a very old gimmick, as old as the first light weight fiber based bodyvest invented in the 60s. Richard Davis in 1975 was one of the first ones to do this stunt on a body vest. Check out the video here => https://youtu.
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by justboxing 8y ago
The story is a plug to buy the author's book (see last para).
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by justboxing 8y ago
> The woman, with whom Mr. Rubin had been having an extramarital relationship, said he coerced her into performing oral sex in a hotel room in 2013. I do not understand this. "extramarital relationship" implies a consensual rel
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by justboxing 8y ago
> Interview feedback - Give interview feedback to your interviewer and get feedback back. I'd be very surprised (and impressed) if any interviewer gives honest feedback on the interview, in writing (via the app), esp. in cases wher
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by justboxing 8y ago
Previous Discussion => https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18239946
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by justboxing 8y ago
Gotta love the cover image on the story. Hipster with a "man-bun".
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by justboxing 8y ago
Not OP, but I think "financial heroin" in this context is any kind of loan or debt, being advertised and sold like a fancy product. Ex: At Apple stores, the associates tell you This new iPhone X is just 33$ a month, and then I ask
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by justboxing 8y ago
This is simply not sustainable. As a veteran in this industry, I must tell you that a software engineer's career is very similar to an athlete or model's career in the sense that you make the most money in your career only in your
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by justboxing 8y ago
The #s and charts make no sense. Also the data is from "offered salary" and H1B Labor certs? Here's some real data (from last year). Someone here at HN started this anonymous spreadsheet that has captured REAL Salaries and Co
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Hello May I Assist You in Taking on a Lifetime of Debt?(nytimes.com)
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by justboxing 8y ago
Checked out Polar. Looks really cool! Serious question: Why is it free? How would you be able to support and maintain the product if you aren't charging for it?
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MTV = Mountain View? Had to think about that for a few seconds... ( flashback to 80s )
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by justboxing 8y ago
> Do you ever notice that your in-flight magazine has ads? Yes. And on a recent trip to India, it got even worse. SpiceJet (domestic airlines) has ads on the back of the headrest of EVERY SEAT. Physical paper printed Ads! So you are star

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