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by paul_f 5y ago
The net result of pipeline shutdowns is that more fuel moves along rail and trucks. I don't think climate activists want that, unless they are true anarchists (and I suspect many are)
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by paul_f 5y ago
The one company that I know personally that was hit by ransomware, and paid off the attackers, managed their own backups Which were encrypted as well. IMO, it's not just the importance of backups, but of having third party, redundant,
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by paul_f 5y ago
Just here to point out this idea (no spoilers) is a major plot point in the Oppenheimer Alternative, the newest book by famed science fiction author Robert Sawyer. A good read.
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by paul_f 5y ago
It's not limited to Amazon devices >Device manufacturers interested in creating devices that work with Amazon Sidewalk can view more information on the Sidewalk Developer Console.
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by paul_f 5y ago
How does one read these, without spending a fortune on the anthologies they appear in? I'd love to read "Houston, Houston, Do You Read", but don't want to spend $15 for the book containing it, full of stories I'm no
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by paul_f 5y ago
What's truly amazing is that all 10 quadrillion spheres are dedicated to cryptocurrency mining.
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by paul_f 5y ago
I only looked at the comments to find the answer to this question. How does one eat an entire onion?
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by paul_f 5y ago
>Reviewers didn’t dispute the science, but they expressed concern that the findings might deter people from protecting themselves against the sun. This is truly bothersome. Science should only be a hunt for the truth.
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by paul_f 5y ago
Not sure why you're bringing up Scott Walker, unless it's to take a political cheap shot. The state of Wisconsin is not in the mail business.
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by paul_f 5y ago
Exactly, this is so dumb. Our food costs went up a bit, so we have to give everyone a raise to match the percentages?
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by paul_f 5y ago
What if Facebook created a look-alike audience for a reverse mortgage product, and turns out it never showed it to anyone under 30. Did facebook just violate their own policy? But it's OK because an algorithm did it?
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by paul_f 5y ago
This article doesn't mention which "utilities" backed out. Probably because the readers would then laugh at the subsequent ridiculousness of the article's premise: Here are a few: The city of Beaver, Utah. The city of Bo
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by paul_f 5y ago
That's where the turtles start?
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by paul_f 5y ago
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The fundamental problem with automated moderation. (Who watches the watchers?)
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by paul_f 5y ago
Frustrating to see an interesting HN headline, only to be presented with a paywalled article. Such as this. I wish there was a way to avoid even seeing them. In addition to the dashed expectations, half the comments will be from people who
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by paul_f 5y ago
As a software guy I have to feel that APIs are too general. How about REST or even JSON?
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by paul_f 5y ago
Communication matters. Grammar doesn't. Brilliant advice.
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by paul_f 5y ago
A pharmacy is a covered entity, a retail store is not. Does not appear this falls under HIPAA
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by paul_f 5y ago
The entire planet has now violated Twitter's terms of service. I guess it was inevitable
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by paul_f 5y ago
DDT is not "obviously horrible for humans". That's dubious. It has not been proven to be carcinogenic and is only listed as "probable".
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by paul_f 5y ago
I don't get the GMO-bad crowd. Before GMO crops, you would take seeds and irradiate them. Then plant them and see what interesting mutations happen. And somehow GMO is worse than that? SMH
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by paul_f 5y ago
It's an insane amount of engineering, but maybe one solution is to have two back end telephony SaaS. If one turns off, rely on the other until you get it fixed? Plivo, Mexmo?
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by paul_f 6y ago
Connecting to international flights at CDG is the most common example. These are still allowed BTW.
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by paul_f 6y ago
You can add in quadrature amplitude modulation. Reusing bandwidth is a a fascinating field. It's not as simple as 1 bit per Hz
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by paul_f 6y ago
This! I only go to a theater if there is no risk it will turn out to be a dud movie. For me, I am mostly just waiting until Christopher Nolan's next movie.
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by paul_f 6y ago
Joe is not building "art". His podcasts are ephemeral, they are for now. Creating a large back catalog is not the goal, it aint a sitcom
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by paul_f 6y ago
This is a great question. It never ever comes up during the sales process, I don't go out of the way to show them my (lack of) org chart. If you do customization for larger customers (and you should), like boiling a frog, one day you b
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by paul_f 6y ago
During down time, work on outside projects. Nobody knows which project you're working on. It's just a editor with code :-)
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by paul_f 6y ago
>You can hack shit together with php + mysql, put in on a vps and you'll be treated like a sorcerer. This times 1,000,000
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by paul_f 6y ago
Simply insist on being paid by 1099 and don't live in California.

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