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by nelsonic 8y ago
Facebook will continue to harvest and sell people's data for as long as people are willing to give it to them. The conditions for Facebook's ultimate demise are: 1. Non-technical people are educated about their data being sold to
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While this might sound like a good question on the surface , it does not get to the "root" of the problem. Let me explain ... Yes, most companies prefer to hire people who already have the skills & experience rather than tr
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@chprmc good idea to have an anon way of collecting the data. In the UK we have a list of "spammy recruiters" who consistently disrespect "unsubscribe" requests and send useless/unrelated emails see: https:/&#
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Or make the bill retroactive ... ?
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We wrote this example/tutorial App for complete beginners to learn JavaScript & TDD while building a fully functional TodoMVC clone without any frameworks. Would love feedback from the HN community. Would you have found something l
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Show HN: TodoMVC Todo List App in VanillaJS TDD Example(github.com)
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Thanks for the correction.
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This article makes the case that within the "INT" (Importance, Neglectedness & Tractability) framework for effective philanthropy, Eduction is neither neglected nor tractable and that the money being spent by the billionaires
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@noio yes, indeed there are similarities with Walkaway https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkaway_(Doctorow_novel) We will avoid the war. ;-)
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Here is the list of house/indoor plants which promote cognitive function in order of ease of maintenance: Areca Plam (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens AKA Dypsis lutescens) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dypsis_lutescen
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@berberous, it's good advice and welcome feedback. Thank you. I just tend to write the way I talk and using punctuation, speech marks and italics/bold is the only way I can think of to convey intonation/meaning. I will try ha
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There's a reason for the saying: "The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Children". Perversely having children is a "luxury" many people simply cannot afford. The happiness a "bundle of joy" should bring
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Forcing people to "engage" with a job they are not intrinsically motivated to do well.
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Yes, the train from Coimbra to OPO is a good option. But having to use two forms of transport when there is a "Get Bus" (direct airport bus) between Braga and OPO for €8 which is basically door-to-door for us. For reference, th
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When Paddy (and the WebSummit Team) decided to leave the Dublin chaos , they had a choice between several cities. Lisbon made the best case on many factors. There must have been an "incentive" for them to move beyond simply h
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Terms/price undisclosed. LinkedIn has given up on building features, they simply leverage their P/E ratio (MSFT's inflated stock price) to buy the "most successful" company that has the feature(s) they want to integ
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Good question! I'm simply highlighting the fact that US citizens are welcome in PT because there's always been a "special relationship" between the two countries for various historical reasons. Portugal is one of the mo
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[Off-the-record] Amazon is opening a distribution centre in Portugal "very soon". Portugal was not seen as a "priority" for Amazon because there are much bigger markets to "conquer". But since Google announ
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€110m is an absolute bargain for the value that it has generated. Any public official who was involved in making that decision/deal and facilitating the influx of talent/ideas/energy/capital deserves a medal! Lisbon
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Stats would be nice, I agree. I have searched but haven't found anything concrete ... the best data available is: https://www.ef.edu.pt/epi/regions/europe/portugal in lieu of stats, I'll give you th
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Agreed, Lisbon and Porto have become more expensive in the last couple of years but still way more affordable than SF/NY etc. [Sadly] while AirBnB has made it easier for "tourists" to visit the cities it has accelerated t
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exactly ! but seriously, it's just a [bad] habit ... thanks for pointing it out. hope it did not detract from my message.
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Good question. If you work for a local company income tax is "steep". see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Portugal Portugal has followed the "Nordics" model when it comes to taxes; inco
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Depending on your ability to work remotely, I would make the "case" that you should consider Portugal . Lisbon and Porto are super popular with ["digital nomad"] remote workers who work for international companies so ea
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This is only going to fuel ( accelerate ) the tech bubble helping already bloated unicorns burn more cash. Masayoshi is unquestionably a smart guy, but he's making some pretty big bets on an uncertain future. Uber has raised $22.2B
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How to Encrypt Sensitive Data in Phoenix/Elixir Using Ecto Types [Tutorial](github.com)
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Well researched independent thesis. Highly recommended reading for anyone practicing UX design. (Learn these evil practices so you can avoid them) TIL: there is a "dark UX pattern" called "Privacy Zuckering" defined
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Direct link to download the PDF: https://www.principles.com/A-Template-For-Understanding-Big-... (if you prefer not to share your personal details to get the PDF...)
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Ray Dalio “A Template for Understanding Big Debt [Financial] Crisis” [Free PDF](principles.com)
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@Keyframe React/Relay/GraphQL/etc, are Fb's "re-interpretation" of several Open Source technologies that already existed in the community e.g: Elm & RethinkDB. Facebook gains each time a developer uses thei

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