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paulie_a
8y ago
Nope, they were just trying to be right over a trivial spelling mistake on the internet. People that do that are the same people that others avoid at dinner parties.
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paulie_a
8y ago
I can't believe an app that is primarily meant for sharing nudity and more recently brand whoring had an IPO. Oh I forgot about adding weird furry ears to photos for some reason.
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paulie_a
8y ago
Because it's Facebook. I know they are heavily spamming that feature but I have literally never seen anything on there of any value. It's a crappy feature that should go away.
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paulie_a
8y ago
The Cayenne is ugly and it's a rare sight to see one driven by a responsible driver. The only reason I can anecdotally say that is because they are ugly and stick out like a sore thumb. It actually was memorable when I saw one using a
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paulie_a
8y ago
Generally this type of stuff is used as collateral for illegal transactions. Everyone knows it really isn't going to be sold, or even can be. It's a sign of good faith and legitimacy in the underworld. They are generally not endin
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paulie_a
8y ago
I used the incorrect version of a similar word. Get over it. I could edit but now won't even bother.
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paulie_a
8y ago
Porsche used to be cool looking beautiful vehicles for whatever time periods. They really went downhill when they released the Cheyenne.
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paulie_a
8y ago
To be fair that was Delta force flying a plane to capture the signal pretty much constantly. They were not fucking around. There was no plan to take him alive.
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paulie_a
8y ago
They built their own gorilla cell network at one point.
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paulie_a
8y ago
Before legal travel to Cuba from the US you just needed to not use an ATM which apparently would work. They had no problems making sure you would spend money there and accommodated Americans to not get in trouble.
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paulie_a
8y ago
Loud pipes distract drivers in cars which makes them less safe on the road.
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paulie_a
8y ago
Until you get a new phone and codes don't sync and backup codes don't work.
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paulie_a
8y ago
Stab it with a pin a few times?
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paulie_a
8y ago
I will give it credit for the historical references, but it really is a circle jerk to baby boomers. Thankfully they didn't film Forrest going to space that was in the book .
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paulie_a
8y ago
I am getting sick of yes, ask me later. Stop asking me completely
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paulie_a
8y ago
I haven't ordered drugs via USPS but have ordered illegal items. I received a letter from customs basically saying "we are not accusing you of anything, but don't do it again.". I received the new package in a couple wee
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paulie_a
8y ago
I loved 98-2000. I went to a trade conference and saw a sales pitch with a guy escaping a straight jack a while riding a unicycle giving the technical details of the product. I snagged a badge that said I was a venture capitalist. I was pro
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paulie_a
8y ago
A lot of pointlessness and novelty. People arguing on forums. Genuinely good info. Oh and piracy and copyright infringement. So basically nothing has changed.
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paulie_a
8y ago
While this seems pretty terrible in general. The GDPR is generally irrelevant. A large amount of websites will never need to even think about GDPR. If anything there is an over reaction complying to a law that will never be applicable. GDPR
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paulie_a
8y ago
I've dealt with a non compete before and it was literally telling the previous company to go away. I used an excessive amount of swear words in my official response. After consulting a lawyer I learned for the most part they are just a
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paulie_a
8y ago
While a 135k sounds great, now consider they have to pay for their fuel, they are independent contractors generally. Then taxes on top of that. when truck drivers attempted to get a loan at a previous employer the conversation of "but
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paulie_a
8y ago
My point was that risk already is there. That person that got passed over for a promotion for instance. It only takes one that is still employed at a company.
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paulie_a
8y ago
While there have been cases of that the average person is going to fullfil their obligation and collect the check. Any manager that really is concerned about theft and sabotage in that scenario should not be a manager. Employees steal and s
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paulie_a
8y ago
PayPal and eBay might as well be direct and just tell the seller/receiver to outright fuck off. It's a scammers paradise between the two. They are both awful corporations that blatantly support obvious fraud. They don't give
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paulie_a
8y ago
Do they also follow Saudi Arabian law?
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paulie_a
8y ago
American newspapers don't need to care about GDPR. Most websites don't need to care about GDPR. Europe does not get to dictate how non European based websites operate. The GDPR can be outright ignored for a significant part of the
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paulie_a
8y ago
Why would any game company be Mac first? Mac is a small slice of the pie of computers. Mac gamers would be a crumb. It's not exactly a surprise they would target a platform that has actual market share.
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paulie_a
8y ago
There is a big difference between management and leadership. Regardless of the size of the team there will be managers. There will be a structure. whether it is a team of two or megacorp, what consistently lacks is genuine leadership.
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paulie_a
8y ago
It is not that easy to change ISPs in the US because in a lot of cases you don't have options. But you can do one thing. Randomly click an ad and destroy their prescious data and metrics. while reading an article that has thirty fuckin
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paulie_a
8y ago
I can buy things that are illegal in my jurisdiction with my Chase card, and the USPS delivers it.
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