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811.
by piker 5y ago
To be fair they did say at the end they added a regression test to look for malloc calls in the binaries.
812.
by piker 5y ago
> There absolutely isn't a labor shortage with translators. There's plenty of talent out there, it's just that many are not willing to work for the peanuts that big companies are offering so they end up doing something els
813.
No Power at Chernobyl(mirror.co.uk)
2 points by piker 5y ago|0 comments
814.
by piker 5y ago
Accidental doomsday device?
815.
by piker 5y ago
> Outgoing transfers to foreign banks and electronic money institutions are now illegal, due to the yesterday's order that forbids Russian residents to transfer money to their own accounts abroad. Break this law if you can. Weigh th
816.
by piker 5y ago
Maybe equity or a large crypto position himself? I had the same questions.
817.
by piker 5y ago
There is a notable difference between those characteristics and the sartorial. That will be left as an exercise for the reader.
818.
by piker 5y ago
I have a similar schedule, but go to bed slightly earlier. I sit next to my wife in bed and code on my laptop for 2 hours before sleep. It's kind of the best of both worlds, but ergonomically imperfect. I'm definitely more product
819.
by piker 5y ago
US Southeast -> New York -> London London driving is still necessary if you want to do anything out of town. It's super spread out and despite the Tube being reliable, it doesn't really run at night. London is so huge it&#x2
820.
by piker 5y ago
Go on...?
821.
by piker 5y ago
This is incorrect. The article is asserting that a group of important scientists (arguably) advocated for the public rejection of an important hypothesis not on the basis of evidence. Evidence proving or disproving a lab leak would be irrel
822.
by piker 5y ago
I find it interesting in terms of illustrating the bureaucratic considerations of the times. It gives color to the “Novax” portrayal in that he seems to have received state correspondence from Australia that he was free to enter under the c
823.
by piker 5y ago
Agreed. I laughed. A worthy anecdote.
824.
by piker 5y ago
> Then our lead dev died. That's terrible. Was the death a direct or indirect result of working on the project?
825.
Analysis of Joe Rogan/Sanjay Gupta Interview by Zvi Mowshowitz(thezvi.wordpress.com)
7 points by piker 5y ago|0 comments
826.
by piker 5y ago
Stupid article. > Many diagnostic startup companies use this loophole to bypass the FDA’s rigorous clinical study and validation requirements which, on average, take three to seven years. Then: > Why didn’t any of the investors simply
827.
by piker 5y ago
> In the whole of the USA, there are only 80,000 accredited investors. Incorrect. Maybe you're basing that number off the (alternative) 2 million in liquid assets, but the income threshold is something like 200k/year for 2 year
828.
by piker 5y ago
> Another weird observation is the flush performance of European toilets. They don't clog up: They also don't flush. It's one of the most frustrating things of living in the UK as an expat. 2-3 flushes for solid waste is a
829.
by piker 5y ago
Retire 3x earlier?
830.
by piker 5y ago
> US corporate working culture is rather different to here. Here, if you don't take 4+ weeks holiday, your manager will have a word with you for working too much. Complaining about being back at work after a holiday is expected. At
831.
by piker 5y ago
Yes, and perhaps relevant to that point is the contemporaneous observational data?
832.
by piker 5y ago
The dates seem cherry-picked at a glance. The wave of criticism dates back to the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, but some of the charts focus on "recent" results, starting as late as February 2021.
833.
by piker 5y ago
Mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcUKMO27yKY
834.
by piker 5y ago
or don't, and leave it there?
835.
by piker 5y ago
This is only even close to true if this compensation includes a significant employer contribution to a health insurance policy and/or short term disability coverage. If not, this guy will be one broken leg away from a credit card death
836.
by piker 5y ago
> Sadly, there were divorces and broken families and bad things that came out of that. But I also learned that even at a 20,000-person company, you can get a team of 100 people to work like their lives depend on it. Just curious if anyon
837.
by piker 5y ago
Good luck moving more than a few $100ks in cash.
838.
by piker 5y ago
Maybe zero corporate tax and ordinary income tax on dividends and capital gains. That would put mom and pop [on][near] the same footing as shareholders of public companies.
839.
by piker 5y ago
Content aside, this site is beautiful on mobile. Bravo.
840.
by piker 5y ago
If you're brazen and lucky enough, you could pull this off and get away with it in most towns under most circumstances. If your luck runs out, there's a cop or vigilante in the vicinity. Success on repeat offenses is not i.i.d.

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