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by kafkaesq 10y ago
The resident in question was a woman. Yeah, meant to correct that but got distracted. But the developer is also aware of the problem and has a vested interest in ensuring that the condos they sell don't fall into the ground; I'
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
The city of SF is half as dense as Brooklyn and there are a lot of empty lots here. There is a lot more room for development. The problem is that the current political situation makes it easy for people to block new housing. This is quite
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Scientists identify parts of brain involved in dreaming(theguardian.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
he private prison companies must be salivating over what's to come. Indeed, we might say the new administration is like Christmas for them: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/opinion/under-mr-trump
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
This kind of general estimation and/or ball-parking can be incredibly valuable, but this doesn't sound relevant in any way. To be fair to Google (in regard to this one filter question only), they actually are up front about expe
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
They'll usually look a bit uncomfortable, because they are the sort of person who likes knowing things. So the process is, in fact, designed to make people feel uncomfortable, for a little bit (or at least you're definitely aw
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Tillerson: China agrees on 'action' on North Korea as navy strike group sails(theguardian.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Very cool. Thanks for the data points.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
FWIW Snowden speculates "Circumstantial evidence and conventional wisdom indicates Russian responsibility. Here's why that is significant" - https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/765514891813945344
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
I'd be curious as to which particular "anti-mistakes" you had in mind (that you believe a non-native speaker wouldn't be likely to make). I have some hunches (like the over-use of linking verbs, and certain overly-idiom
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
As a freelancer, I'm fairly up-front about my hourly rate. The law doesn't address your expected or preferred rate (for your next gig); but rather, about disclosing your past rates . Which is a huge difference. (Actually, the
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
It seems his advisors don't so much approve, as rubberstamp.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Just about every President has launched punitive strikes against targets for bad behavior. But usually they think about the long-term strategic consequences of doing so, before acting. For like at least 5 minutes or so.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Wonderful news! Finally, someone standing up to Assad and Putin! Except for the fact that the move indicates nothing less than complete and utter chaos in his stance vis-a-vis Russia. And that it remains to be seen how Putin will decide
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Pretty much.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
I think this is silly because... being taken on a specific route isn't what the rider is agreeing to pay for. It's a free country, and you think whatever you want. But in this case your expectations would be greatly at odds wit
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
That's not a oversight - it's their way of signaling to you that you're not "hot" enough for HotJar. And how insignificant you are as a human being, generally. By making you sit around and wait, wondering what the
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Everybody hates fake news. Well there's this also thing known as "satire", you know.
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The state has let millennials down. That’s why we crowdfund basic needs(theguardian.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
It's surprising that such a boring non-result Just because it (currently) only works on a small modulus doesn't make it a "boring non-result". It's the concept that matters.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
... but if one day you need it to use it, you wont be able to notice if you don't know what is an AVL tree and what is its advantages over other trees. No, what would happen is you'd say to yourself "Hmm, looks like I need
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Technically, yes. But they severely downplayed it to an extent that was hardly any better than outright denial. Hence, the Babi Yar "garbage dump".
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Saying "I don't know depth first search" is fine, No, it most definitely is not "fine". Even momentarily hesitating on question like "Would you use BFS or DFS in this case?" is more than enough to mer
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Chechen Authorities Arresting and Killing Gay Men, Russian Paper Says(nytimes.com)
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Acclaimed Soviet-Russian Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko Dead at 84(rferl.org)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
The Bay Area doesn't have taller buildings ... because the people living there keep voting against it. This is way too simplistic. The sordid truth is that the BA (and SoCal, and much of the rest of the U.S. outside the major 19th-c
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US border agents are doing 'digital strip searches'. How to protect yourself(theguardian.com)
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Living under a tarp next to Facebook HQ: 'I don't want people to see me'(theguardian.com)
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FB failed to protect 30m users from data harvesting by Trump affiliate(theintercept.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
At a certain point you get diminishing returns for working harder. Diminishing returns on your health and in actual quality work of done, for sure. But unfortunately you also tend to get "increasing returns" in terms of apprecia

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