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by perennate 6y ago
Exactly, I can already create a Hangouts video call and share a link to invite others into the call. Doesn't make sense to create an entirely new service for this use case when Hangouts was designed for it (plus the new service will ha
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by perennate 6y ago
I tried using Zoom's web UI yesterday and it is a disaster. Audio doesn't work at all in Firefox without an extension/plugin, and even in Chromium halfway through a meeting the audio just cut out without any warning message a
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by perennate 6y ago
Agreed. I have this on a pricing page out of laziness after adding a new option (it's still there, actually), where one option is strictly better than another, and all it leads to is e-mails asking what's special about the old opt
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by perennate 6y ago
This why GP is saying pricing is one of the biggest levers for increasing revenue. If you're charging $20 for the service and focusing on tricks like these, then you'll not make as much compared to realizing that utilities are wi
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by perennate 7y ago
I think it's just for fun. After all, the top name for black (#000000) is Lil Huddy ( https://colornames.org/color/000000 ).
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by perennate 7y ago
Re Jitsi: as far as I know, it does use a central server (videobridge) to reduce bandwidth usage with 3+ people.
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by perennate 7y ago
That's true (although in some cases it may be hard to see text on blackboard), anyway it's just about YouTube making the default SD, but HD option is still available. > Users will still be able to watch in high definition if th
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by perennate 7y ago
I imagine that many classes that moved online are providing video lectures via YouTube.
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by perennate 7y ago
It is probably both effective and creepy in both countries. The article even talks about how some find it creepy: > Taiwan’s electronic fence has drawn some complaints for its intrusiveness. > “It’s creepy that the government is teami
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by perennate 7y ago
Re: the last point; MIT says they do not consider alumni relations in the admissions process ( https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/just-to-be-clear-we-do... ).
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by perennate 7y ago
I don't think a political party has that authority. It is up to state and possibly federal government (for most of it at least, not the caucuses).
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by perennate 7y ago
Here is the text, it does not include office: > Gatherings of 250 people or more for social, spiritual and recreational activities including, but not limited to, community, civic, public, leisure, faith-based, or sporting events; parades
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by perennate 7y ago
Indeed, they were implementing preventive measures as early as December 31 [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_T...
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by perennate 7y ago
That Target barely has any groceries, it's a small general department store. But yeah there is Trader Joe's, H-Mart, and Whole Foods. Market Basket is a bit further but more like a real grocery.
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by perennate 7y ago
Ha, the prices are at [1], the cheapest is around $13 per meal. Eating out can be much cheaper, and there are healthy options. [1] https://studentlife.mit.edu/dining/residential-dining/meal-p...
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by perennate 7y ago
The article raises several good points, but inexplicably includes Taiwan in a map of coronavirus in China. Might as well include North/South Korea as well.
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by perennate 7y ago
Ah that makes more sense, it was confusing because it was posted as a top-level comment instead of a reply.
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by perennate 7y ago
I didn't read anything in the posted article that indicates that the China-based researchers think it came from a lab or looks synthetic. So I didn't understand why you are responding to a claim that they aren't making.
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by perennate 7y ago
Is Authorize.net not also 2.9% + 30 cents? ( https://www.authorize.net/sign-up/pricing/ )
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by perennate 7y ago
Looks like it is still wrong too (says $2.60). Also, SamTrans bus takes twice as long but is $2.25.
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by perennate 7y ago
I also thought parent was comparing the two at first, but after his/her clarification I think parent was just reporting the latest (at the time) numbers for us.
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by perennate 7y ago
Are you sure 440 is an estimate? According to LA Times that is the number of cases reported. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-21/anxiety-...
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by perennate 7y ago
They were all used by the military in accidents like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsiung_Feng_III_missile_mishap (Actually the missile in this accident was developed in Taiwan.)
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by perennate 7y ago
KMT = economy party, they talk about "eventual reunification" in public statements to appease PRC so that cross-strait relations can remain good, which they think is crucial for the economy (since PRC is Taiwan's biggest trad
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by perennate 7y ago
> I guess I just don't agree with the author of the article that this is a bad thing. My impression was that the author wasn't saying it's a bad thing to have occasional technical issues. The author criticized how, when a
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by perennate 7y ago
Reif's e-mail [1] indicates he was forced into administrative leave, and that the leave was not Lloyd's decision. > The actions of a senior faculty member have raised new concerns. In keeping with MIT practice on faculty discip
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by perennate 7y ago
It is typical for academics to visit both potential and current sponsors to discuss research funding and collaborations. It is not typical for sponsors to own private islands, and I think visiting for a day is common but a few hours sounds
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by perennate 7y ago
The $60,000 gift in "2005 or 2006" is the only one the report says was deposited into his personal bank account. Because it was not sent to MIT, "this gift ... is not included in the $850,000 in" total donations the repo
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by perennate 7y ago
The sentence reads: > In September, in response to revelations about engagements between MIT and Jeffrey Epstein, President Reif and the Executive Committee of the MIT Corporation asked MIT's general counsel to retain a law firm to
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by perennate 7y ago
The USA issued statements supporting the ousting of Morales. That was the extent of USA's involvement. That does not really make it a "USA backed coup". Unless you believe it just because that's what Morales claimed.

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