knownothing

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by knownothing 9y ago
Faulkner spent nearly his whole life in Oxford, MS. Perhaps the article assumes readers are more familiar with his life than is fair.
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by knownothing 10y ago
> Actually, I wonder how much this will last considering that fossil energy will likely cost more and more and that more and more people from developing countries start to travel too. When I was flying back from Paris, I sat next to an A
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by knownothing 10y ago
Huh, totally forgot about that! This was at least partially due to the fact that "WhaleShark Media" had become synonymous with large-scale fraud in some affiliate programs around this time.
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by knownothing 10y ago
The scam back in the day* was that they would bid on their retailer's own keywords. Their ads would send that traffic through their own affiliate links and get paid on any revenue generated. The ads looked legit and appeared to point t
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by knownothing 10y ago
Once upon a time RetailMeNot was just a fly-by-night operation that scammed retailers using PPC ads and affiliate links. Look at them now.
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by knownothing 10y ago
Their primary product allows businesses to manage their online location listings. So the locations, hours, coupons, all that jazz.
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by knownothing 10y ago
Does that include neglecting to create or test their backups?
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by knownothing 10y ago
That's the opposite of what I'm claiming so maybe you should work on your reading rather than science. Our understanding changed over 500 years. And in another 500 years some moron will be saying the same thing you are, that we&#x
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by knownothing 10y ago
That's a philosophically naive view of how science works.
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by knownothing 10y ago
Right. That's why we never find out we were wrong about anything in science.
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by knownothing 10y ago
What does the `?files=1` bit do?
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by knownothing 10y ago
I am not confused at all. Perhaps you're projecting your own confusion onto me. You simply have an unbelievably naive viewpoint with no coherent argument. My point is that exploring and conveying "morals" is actually one of t
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by knownothing 10y ago
So you acknowledge morals can be told through stories. And they are. Like, you know, in the Bible or fables. You just don't believe they have "credence". Which I never asked about. Good debate.
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by knownothing 10y ago
Why is a moral lesson in a story any less of a moral lesson?
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by knownothing 10y ago
What were you doing? If someone volunteers advice, just be appreciative and try it if you want. Don't slag them off if it doesn't work out for you. It's not their fault they don't understand everything about what you nee
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by knownothing 10y ago
> What do they even do? Good question! The easy way to think about this is that it's a system of record or database for sales and marketing teams. The idea is you can keep an extensive and detailed history of every lead, contact, op
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by knownothing 10y ago
Complaining about freely volunteered advice people give you in a friendly and helpful spirit is a good way to avoid getting it.
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by knownothing 10y ago
You can use GitHub's web UI to do all of that.
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by knownothing 10y ago
> Just like a good host at a party, a good educational video should leave the viewer felling positive and better about themselves. Is the purpose of education to make the other person feel positive and good about themselves?
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by knownothing 10y ago
all these answers are helpful but misguided. it is a lot of jargon but there is some value to be had, depending on your situation. i'd argue that this situation is if you're a developer at a large company or enterprise. developing