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by passer_byer 7y ago
This administration's handling of this pandemic is absolutely atrocious as you point out, perhaps that is where we have a silver lining. Coming close to a US presidential election perhaps Americans will consider their penny-wise, poun
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by passer_byer 7y ago
The long term impact on U.S. politics is hard to gauge. As a member of the Democratic party, I am in favor of emergency legislation that provides direct financial payments to impacted individuals. In particular, we have close to 30 millio
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by passer_byer 7y ago
While this a useful post to help those tasked with managing infrastructure, your title suggests a Jack-of-all-trades approach. Stikes me asking a data scientist to deploy EC2 instances is a waste of valuable skills. It is preferable for a
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by passer_byer 7y ago
>As per my last email As a native English speaker, if I encounter this phrase I take it to suggest I am not paying attention.
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SAS vs. WPL copyright case filed in Eastern District of Texas(eff.org)
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by passer_byer 7y ago
Alternatively, there are individuals who live month to month and having tired of beaters and decide this looks affordable. While clearly a false economy, some individuals may have other motives, like status seeking. This doesn't mean
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by passer_byer 7y ago
Flexible family leave policies that include paternal leave for birth or adoption. Six months maternity leave with a guarantee she can return to the same job or a different one with the same pay. Two weeks paid time off for those who have
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by passer_byer 7y ago
What competitive technology are you thinking here? IBM z-series mainframe carry enormous amounts of transaction workloads today. They are deeply embedded in most of the Fortune 1000 companies. Hitachi was the only real competitor left sta
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by passer_byer 7y ago
I can see where you might feel this way. I recommend giving it another try and come at from two considerations. The first is observing their experimental designs. They are very clever and well described. The second is the extent to whic
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by passer_byer 7y ago
Yes, unless you have prior experiences, it is that hard. I agree with the others here who recommend you build an on-site tool/storage shed as practice. And no, it's not just about building foundations, floors, walls etc. You wil
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by passer_byer 7y ago
The term for this is regulatory capture. That is why staff at the FAA share in the culpability of these tragic events.
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by passer_byer 7y ago
Thanks for that. There is no open source SAS parser. There are commercial versions, but that is why I ask about a generalized approach, so as not to build a bespoke parser. There are a couple of Python libraries for converting SAS dataset
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Ask HN: Are There Generalized Transpilers?
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by passer_byer 7y ago
In the U.S. we have what is referred to as land grant colleges. They are publicly funded and they began in the late 19th century as technical colleges focused on improving agricultural methods. As an example, North Carolina State Universit
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by passer_byer 7y ago
...or the person gets promoted. I previously worked for an enterprise analytics software provider whose success hinged on low-cost license agreements to schools and universities. Once the company became more successful commercially, it too
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Robotic Rules of the Road(economist.com)
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by passer_byer 9y ago
The first chapter of the book, Debt, the First 5,000 years by David Graeber, articulates how Western, multi-lateral institutions such as the IMF, in effect, set debt traps for developing countries. https://libcom.org/files&#