mcuk2k

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   by mcuk2k 11y ago

   I read a few subreddits that might be considered outsiders. I get the impression that Reddit is slowly being subverted. Subverted by the sort of people that might have a strong voice on Tumblr and Twitter. Slowly censoring anything that&#x2
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   by mcuk2k 11y ago

   Once you become the de facto platform and you move from a start-up to a multinational public company, there's no longer a need to look after the contractors. There's added pressure to milk those contractors for all they've go
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   by mcuk2k 11y ago

   That's the way these things work though. Start-up moves in, offers good rates because they have the VC money to burn. The early adopters do well (like drilling for oil), then after several years reality sets in. The legacy employer no
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   by mcuk2k 11y ago

   There are steps on telegraph poles above a certain point - the wooden ones at least. Modern metal ones have signs that forbid the use of ladders and they end up using cherry pickers - which seems a bit backwards in an odd sort of a way.
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   by mcuk2k 11y ago

   The good thing about governments conspiring to create a shortage is that taxi drivers make a reasonable income. This is an aspect that Silcon-Valley-style technology platforms have no apparent interest in supporting. For example, as time pr