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by kohanz 11y ago
So let's quantify your definitions of "significant" and "terrorism". In the past 5 years, about 2% of terrorist attacks in Europe were found to be religiously motivated [0]. The majority are perpetrated by separatis
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Whether you agree with him or not, you have to admit that the timing of that politically-charged tweet was in incredibly poor taste.
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I don't think having the black bar being a link goes against that sentiment. When a footballer wears such an armband, an observant (but out-of-the-loop) spectator would ask "why are they wearing that black armband?" and eithe
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This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I don't really see this as a "problem" just as I don't see my inability to afford my dream home or car as unfair. Unless someone can convince me otherwise, I'm not aware of
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exact estimate I think you've imposed an unachievable standard here. This is why I promote the idea that variation should be inbuilt into methodology This may well work within an agile team deep in an organization, because the busi
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Software for medical devices. A lot of my clients are very early stage (e.g. prototype development) so the regulatory burden is not as high as during commercialization. That said, one of my current projects is writing an updated SAD (softwa
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I agree that "padding" is necessary. It is called estimation because there is some level of uncertainty. Part of your job as a consultant is ensuring that the client is aware of and comfortable with this level of risk. I bill by t
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Starting on evening and weekends is tough. I know one of my clients is alright with that, because our relationship is more casual, but I don't think the rest would be comfortable with me operating so casually for their business (they w
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It all depends on how unique and in-demand your skillset is. I did it over a year ago, but had the benefit of working at a company which was basically a consulting firm itself. When I had already decided I was leaving, one of the clients I
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I actually love the term he used. I started my programming in the Windows world and wasn't exposed to POSIX command line stuff until later. I'm comfortable with it nowadays, yet I know exactly what he's talking about with the
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SEEKING WORK - Remote or based in SW Ontario, Canada LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/zamkhan Recent client: "As an academic entrepreneur, I have engaged in a number of out-sourcing processes and truth be told,
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nuclear reactor of any kind They're not disputing the nuclear term, but fission vs. fusion .
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As any engineer knows, most software applications have APIs; it’s simply a business choice whether to publish them or not. This makes it sound like opening an API up to the public is akin to flipping on a light switch, which as we all kno
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I think you'd be more accurate using the term co-founder, since you're just at the idea stage.
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I honestly didn't get that your post was parody/sarcasm without the photo.
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Maybe things are different in the UK, but in Canada I've never had to rely on a recruiter to find good work. I've interacted with them a few times and yes, it wasn't pleasant, but they hardly had the market cornered. My impre
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If those are the numbers being discussed, then yes, the odds are tilted towards your interpretation, but we're generalizing. There will always be exceptions. My longest engagement is about 2.5 years. The average length is probably arou
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That reads of someone who either can't stick something out, or someone that gets discovered as less-than-good over and over I agree, although "can't stick something out" is not always a negative connotation. The key is
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What is your take on the value proposition for an older, experienced engineer (e.g. 10+ years) joining a startup as an early employee (e.g. non-founder)? I get the sense from what I read and hear that there is romance and then there is real
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I think the point is that this problem is a lot easier to deal with before it is actually a problem. Reminds me of climate change, in that way.
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From the OP: Of course, family comes first on this ladder
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This will actually be a useful feature for me. I consistently get e-mails from a procurement business somewhere half-way across the world that somehow thinks that my gmail address is that of one of their employees. I routinely get CC'd
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Anecdotal counterpoint. I believe your aggressiveness is due to the competitiveness, not the "violent" content of the game. The video games I play are generally shooters (e.g. Halo series) or sports games (e.g. FIFA). I'm not
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To be fair, my brother's incident was quite a few years ago by now, so it's quite possible that the response has improved.
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Canadian here, and I find that most of my peers (30s) use their credit cards for almost everything and their debit cards collect dust. The reasons are several: 1) CCs offer rewards (travel, cash back), usually in the range of 2% of purchase
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The problem for them is: we are the powerful ones now. ... We built this internet. ... Actually, we are in charge now. You just haven’t realized it yet. Automate or be automated. If you don’t know how to map out complex systems. If you
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If you work in complete isolation, sure, but that's not reality for most. There are times when you need to communicate with others, in-person, beyond scheduled meetings. What do you do when that person is not in yet? You wait. What abo
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> possible harm to some marine life It's not "possible", it is certain and documented. 155 whales and dolphins killed in 5 years and over 2000 injured [0]. And by accounts from marine biologists, they are dying agonizing d
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Wow. After only reading the first few paragraphs of the article, my mind was already racing back to my youth experience as a competitive chess player. It really struck a chord with me. Obviously my accomplishments were not even close to the
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I may have exaggerated, but I feel like patio11 would recommend something similar. Perhaps you offer unlimited (instead of 5) profiles at the very high price point. This comes from the assumption that for very large enterprises, a price tag

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