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by marquis 13y ago
>Growing up in the U.S., servants have a kind of old-world upper-class, if not crusty and exploitive, vibe. In parts of Mexico and South America I have seen lavish, large homes built for U.S. retirees, where the real estate agent indicat
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by marquis 13y ago
A dvd is not a good idea, but I don't think people know about those options (LibreOffice etc), so even a nicely made flyer or postcard with very clear instructions may genuinely make a lot of people very very happy.
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by marquis 13y ago
I grew up hearing this man's name now and then, but it wasn't part of my culture. Is there a good explanation about why his ideas and engineering achievements are celebrated, in a particular context with his contributions to our l
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by marquis 13y ago
I'm not sure if you edited your post I replied to but yes, it seems we agree. I may have misread earlier.
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In our industry we are privileged. I am not sure another time in history when anyone (almost) could bootstrap themselves to relative wealth compared to their neighbours and families with determined effort rather than hard labour and luck (s
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by marquis 13y ago
>the culture were less supportive of those lifestyles. Perhaps you mean if culture were more supportive of those lifestyles, in adulthood? The best time to experiment is as a teenager - we should encourage that, explore now so your adu
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by marquis 13y ago
> I can understand the reactions of people, it just looks weird; It makes less open-minded people uncomfortable, to be around others who are not like them. This is what I mean by 'unfortunate': that not everyone is comfortable
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by marquis 13y ago
I'm a little biased on the issue because my friends (male and female) who have been working as prostitutes have all had mental health or sexual abuse issues (or as the top post says, trans women who have limited options). I'd give
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by marquis 13y ago
We can't ignore the (sad and backwards) social stigma that trans-women face, where a waitressing job, or any public-facing job, is difficult to apply and be accepted for.
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by marquis 13y ago
> the cost of off-the-shelf build of similar specs More importantly in my busy life: those same specs work well together and when I have a part failure or two I have a repair program as good as Apple's. Or if it fails completely I d
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by marquis 13y ago
I loved my Dad. He let me hang out with him in his workshop, he did cool tech stuff with computers (back when having their guts spilled out on the floor was the norm). I grew up loving tech because I loved my Dad, and it just become somethi
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by marquis 13y ago
>number of intelligent women coders As opposed to middling intelligence? I'll assume this is a language miscommunication. >most of them quit half way >Male dominated workplaces seem to be a contributing factor to this. Chicke
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by marquis 13y ago
I see my sentence was misleading: when I leave the U.S. I discard the SIM because, as you'll know, it expires after 3 months of no use and it's cheaper to get a new one for $20 on the next trip than keeping topping up while back h
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by marquis 13y ago
T-Mobile is moving this way. I grab a T-Mobile SIM when I'm in the US and it's cheaper to discard and get a new one when I need it rather than top-up. I wait for the day of multi-use SIMs.
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by marquis 13y ago
This very good intro to SASS makes it really obvious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPAf8dN4G4w
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by marquis 13y ago
>perhaps I've found the perfect sleep schedule for me. I think that's the point we miss as a structured society: different sleep schedules for everyone. Personally I can't live without a 20 minute siesta every day, which r
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by marquis 13y ago
>I bet Amazon's working conditions are far better than those of every factory in China. Are we to drag ourselves down to the lowest common denominator for our citizens, in countries that have already fought the hard fight for worker
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by marquis 13y ago
Yes and it's loathsome (speaking as a woman and 'feminist/humanist' who isn't interested in elevating any gender upon another). http://www.believermag.com/issues/200311/?read=article_tea
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by marquis 13y ago
>she courted the attention in a way that a mature and psychologically sound woman wouldn't. You just justified the attacks on her, which was the entire point of the article, saying that no attacks are justified, regardless of the si
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by marquis 13y ago
I love this woman. She knows what her site does to people. Her Dragon's Den episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtib4WZW_4M
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by marquis 13y ago
We sent a newsletter out today with Mailchimp and didn't notice any difference in opens - I have image display off by default but I think most people don't care, or are using an mobile device and quite happy to see the images. I p
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by marquis 13y ago
>US dependents Dependents? These countries have healthy trading with Asia and other parts of the world. From my perspective, given that China would eventually any trade hole left by the U.S., is that it comes down to cronyism.
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by marquis 13y ago
Ah, I didn't know it was proposed to relocate. What would be the benefit to having a convention centre away from built-up areas where it's even harder to get to (or get away from..)
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by marquis 13y ago
There are a few places listed, for example in California, that are actually registered as hotel/hostels and pay city taxes and advertise multiple rooms. Though, I don't see they should be on AirBnB in the first place (my view is t
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by marquis 13y ago
>Current laws, for example, include a tax that goes directly to the Javits Convention Center — a place scant numbers of New Yorkers have ever visited. And yet which brings thousands and thousands of visitors to New York (with spending an
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by marquis 13y ago
A productive AND busy person is organized, by definition. Productive OR busy may not get you anywhere.
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by marquis 13y ago
Mandela isn't a 'celebrity': he's one of the few people in recent times who changed the world we live in for the better. His life's work allows millions of us to have hope.
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by marquis 13y ago
I hope he has been heartened to see the shift towards greater equality and justice in the world, to which he was a strong voice and since my childhood he's remained one of the most relevant world leaders.
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by marquis 13y ago
I download my Gmail regularly via Thunderbird so I have a local backup. Horcrux looks useful - will try it once they have Mavericks support.
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by marquis 13y ago
There is an excellent longform article on this. Heartbreaking. http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/innocent-man-part-one?full... http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/innocent-man-part-two?full...

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