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by mig39 8y ago
Don't accuse me of being a Russian shill, I'm the opposite. But isn't this a local law in many countries? "The laws prohibit political campaigning within 24 hours of an official poll." We have a similar law in most
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by mig39 8y ago
> (I can't quite translate "concessione") I think in English it's "concession" :-) "The right to use land or other property for a specified purpose, granted by a government, company, or other controlli
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by mig39 8y ago
I don't get it... the USPS licensed the photo from Getty. Doesn't that license cover the use of the photo?
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by mig39 8y ago
CEO of Canada's largest oil company: "Suncor CEO slams climate change deniers, politicians who cater to them" http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/suncor-ceo-slams-clima... Choice quotes: &qu
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by mig39 8y ago
Apple is not a monopoly. You don't like Apple, you go elsewhere. In much of Europe, Android is the only choice.
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by mig39 8y ago
I sold Apple stock to my my Power Mac G5 in 2003. Now it sits on the floor under my desk to remind me of how much it cost in 2003 Apple stock :-)
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by mig39 8y ago
OpenRA has Dune 2000 :-). I think that's a remake of Dune 2, isn't it? Would be great if it had the original!
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by mig39 8y ago
A tourist. Everywhere else, the touristy places are well policed. Seemed the opposite in Barcelona. All the same, the only time I didn't have that weird feeling of dread was when I went off the beaten path and away from the touristy a
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by mig39 8y ago
Well said.
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by mig39 8y ago
If you were to ask me which city needs more surveillance, it would be Barcelona. The amount of petty crime, the constantly being approached by groups of people offering "services" and "products" is insane. I love most
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by mig39 8y ago
And this is the reason some of us Newfoundlanders don't like the word "Newfie."
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by mig39 9y ago
Do they use the same software as Ryanair? http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41298931
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by mig39 9y ago
Cigarette breaks are sometimes ad-hoc meetings or brainstorming sessions. You get a few people together and talk about work stuff. I found these to be so valuable that even after I quit smoking, I'd still take "fresh air breaks&q
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by mig39 9y ago
Is that the same announcement? It's from August 2016. I think this is the correct URL for the latest announcement in English: https://blog.mozilla.org/press-uk/2017/10/06/testing-cliqz-i...
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by mig39 9y ago
Canada has 3 big mobile operators, and there is zero competition. In provinces that have local operators, they do compete. The difference between markets is so large that people pretend to live in Manitoba or Saskatchewan just so they can
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by mig39 9y ago
"this same Nicaragua" -- this is El Salvador.
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by mig39 10y ago
How do the ratings compare to the Champions League final?
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by mig39 10y ago
I've seen some great success with my own kids and https://www.tynker.com . Starts at the very beginning, with a lot of variety in paths and lessons. Self-paced and gamified. Not sure about the cost.
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by mig39 10y ago
This is just nuts. Looking for a tech solution to a human problem. If a kid in my class was misusing their phone or laptop, I'd just take it away for a period of time. Simple. If they are repeat offenders, I'd throw their scree
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by mig39 10y ago
The author doesn't realize that Iron Maiden themselves are quoting "The Prisoner" in their song "The Prisoner."
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by mig39 10y ago
Also on Shaw, and can't view this without a VPN. Any ideas why not? Weird.
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by mig39 10y ago
Repetitive, because you send a bunch of ICMP packets, all the same, over and over again. Think ping.
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by mig39 10y ago
They were used in Canadian prisons. And it's set off a backlash about broad capture of everyone's communications (including prisoners and employees). http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-canadian-prison-was-spy
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by mig39 10y ago
Good counter-attacking football is very effective against teams that play possession football. That includes Barcelona. Teams that have beaten Barcelona often just let them have the ball, then wait for them to make a mistake. And teams th
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by mig39 10y ago
Was it a case of confusing correlation & causation?
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by mig39 10y ago
I just tried it from a commercial VPN provider. Tried New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Worked just fine. I was able to watch a show that's only on American Netflix. I also have a VPS in Texas that I use with openvpn. It wor
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by mig39 10y ago
lol, are you Canadian?
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by mig39 10y ago
No smoke damage at all. Last thing I did before leaving was turn off the AC and close all the windows. Some of my neighbours weren't so lucky -- some have a lot of smoke in the house, so have to replace or clean some furniture and hav
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by mig39 10y ago
I returned to Fort McMurray yesterday, after being evacuated a month ago. It was raining. Today the fire is a bit better because of the rain. I'm one of the lucky ones. My house is still standing, and there's no damage.
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by mig39 10y ago
That is a great description. This fire had been raging South of town for a few days. Some southern neighbourhoods were evacuated temporarily. We woke up on Tuesday and the sky was blue, and the fire was largely contained. Then it jumped t

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