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by nness 7y ago
The difference here is intrinsic cost vs extrinsic value and goes to the old adage; charge what the consumer will pay.
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by nness 7y ago
Thoroughly depressing.
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by nness 7y ago
LinkedIn has a "report a member as deceased" page that puts the member's account into a commemorative state. Some people might find updates like those to be a painful reminder.
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by nness 7y ago
Context which might be missing is that the buildings shown here are some grade of "listed buildings," where demolition prohibited under law for cultural or historical reasons. Whilst some of these examples are particularly ugly, i
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by nness 7y ago
To clarify the causalities as the article seems incorrect; it appears that most if not all were a result of the German torpedo boats, not friendly-fire: > German torpedoes hit three of the LSTs [...] the toll of the dead and missing stoo
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by nness 7y ago
I seem to recall that Australia's 2017 flu-season was particularly rough, in large part, because the strains that were chosen for vaccination mutated after the vaccinations were produced. (I wouldn't be surpirsed if the "anti
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by nness 7y ago
This is almost entirely an off-topic point; but the public toilet situation in London is pretty dire. Most tube or train stations have limited or no access to facilities, and as a result, nearby businesses have become hostile to people in s
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by nness 7y ago
I think, as a lawyer, he's using the phase a "simple cause" to mean "a singular responsibility, culpability, and liability."
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by nness 7y ago
> Bickeböller's complaint endangered the planned inauguration of the 787, which had already been delayed due to technical difficulties. The problems identified by the engineer, however, weren't addressed by Boeing, which is wh
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by nness 7y ago
This comment couldn't be more counter-productive. The article makes it clear that a feeling of anxiety at certain times is completely normal; it is when that anxiety is affects your daily life, causing you distress, or leads to depress
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by nness 7y ago
Luggage might be one big factor; If someone does not board; their luggage is removed from the hold for security reasons. To do so, safely, would require so much communication between flight and ground staff, that I'm not sure either st
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by nness 7y ago
Assuming in the US? (can't think of another market where prescription drug marketing is unrestricted)
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by nness 7y ago
I don't follow your comment; The drug is intended for those people at risk of contracting the disease. Why would you take PrEP if you weren't at risk? (Your also discounting drug users; but unfortunately those addicted and at risk
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by nness 7y ago
In many countries it's easy and relatively cheap the get. It's horrible it's only available with insurance and high costs in the US. For those curious; in Australia, it's prescribed and costs about $50-60 p/month. I
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by nness 7y ago
I believe Slack did this too; if you've ever signed-in to Slack within a country that is currently restricted, your account was just deleted without warning.
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by nness 7y ago
The author mentions their Aspergers; which means the content of those emails, such as comments like 'stupid,' could be seen as coded discrimination. In nearly all of Europe, intellectual disabilities are a topic of non-discriminat
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by nness 7y ago
Company size and industry definitely play a significant role in the roll-out of managed device policies. Some organizations are required to pass specific ISO/IEC standard certifications with regards to their security policies. Managed-
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by nness 7y ago
Magento 1.x reaches end of life June, 2020 (if they don't extend it... again). I'd be more concerned about having a Magento 1 site in the wild, than the upgrade path to PHP 7.
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by nness 7y ago
Every article like this ignores the fact that Dark Mode is a fantastic accessibility feature if you have a vision impairment that results in ghosting/blurring/light-sensitivity. Features like "Dark Mode" are not about br
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by nness 7y ago
Development expertise in enterprise tech is incredibly lucrative for freelancing/contractors. The day-rate for an on-shore AEM Developer gives me a small heart-attack.
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by nness 8y ago
I agree regarding the visa predicament. Australia, within the last few years, began seriously limiting working migrant visa's (with the abolition and re-classification of the 457 visa). Everyone I know either came over as a student and
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by nness 8y ago
I'm also a keratoconus patient; post DALK. This was exactly my thought, too. These photos accurately represent what its like to see without correction at a later stage in the progression of the disease (albeit quite a bit clearer, but
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by nness 8y ago
From memory, there was a similar incident in China last year; where a flight had an emergency landing and passengers (without a Chinese passport) were kept in the airport terminal overnight, as the airlines didn't organise a temporary
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by nness 8y ago
If anything, can't but help feel that WikiLeaks informed how the ICIJ handled the leaked 11.5 million leaked documents that comprised the 'Panama Papers.' The involvement of multiple journalists, across different organisation
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by nness 8y ago
The author of this piece seems to not or realise, or conveniently ignore, that the very services which he derides for exploiting content-creators wouldn't exist without the Safe Harbor provision in the first place. Under which, these c
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by nness 8y ago
Looks like your browser isn't picking up the web-fonts. Having disabled the web-font, the font-stack they've chosen is definitely a lot harder for my to read.
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by nness 8y ago
I'm going to provide no justification; but just say that that sounds very "drink the cool-aid." If you have such a high hiring bar — and you still get a sexist memo, or vocalised hate-crimes on your platform, or salary suppre
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by nness 8y ago
Plenty of fabrics; like natural cottons and wool, don't fare well or are completely destroyed by tumble-driers. Air-drying is both economical and better for longevity.
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by nness 8y ago
I feel that "no one gets fired for choosing X" is such a pervasive non-sequitur. A brand's goodwill (trust and so forth) is a function of its ability to deliver success for the client. Success establishes that trust. People w
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by nness 8y ago
> Is there a market for general purpose software consultants? Certainly is, as indicated by the continued success of for Accenture, McKinsey Digital, Deloitte Digital, IBM, EY, KPMG, PwC, Aon Hewitt, and probably a million more smaller c

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