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by privacypoller 8y ago
*For now - as you say, that's a NAFTA visa and some professions are already having issues crossing the border (nurses and medical professionals lately). It's very unclear what will happen if talks don't lead to another deal,
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by privacypoller 8y ago
When I looked at relocating from Vancouver/Victoria a decade ago, my wife's #1 requirement was "it has to have 4 seasons". I love the mountains so that means some winter/snow. Winters out east are not a lot of fun a
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by privacypoller 8y ago
I think a big part of what the parent is talking about is how the community attracts like-minded people? I moved to Calgary, AB in 2002 and a lot of people I'd meet grew up somewhere else and where economic migrants. It's a big de
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by privacypoller 8y ago
The cost of living between Vancouver and Seattle is very comparable, especially when you account for your biggest input costs, housing, food & transportation. The Salaries most definitely are not. The biggies south of the border set the
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by privacypoller 8y ago
A "GDPR Compliance" service with a 6000 word terms of service including such gems as agreeing to binding arbitration, no class-action lawsuits, and royalty-free use of your logo and name, a privacy policy that allows them to use
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by privacypoller 8y ago
They used to do something similar to this, but then co-opted all the popular sites and shut down the rest. They had a parenting one that was pretty successful - probably because Jon Skeet was prolific on that one as well.
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by privacypoller 8y ago
and yet to make this comment you do it from an account created just for this purpose... why? to protect your reputation?
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by privacypoller 8y ago
While that's true the studies I've reviewed talked more about a debilitating amount of sleep (like 16-20 hrs/day) vs. a consistent amount (8-10) and a regular schedule.
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by privacypoller 8y ago
Early palms had a lot of issues - I remember swapping AA batteries very frequently for example - but the products and company showed an incredible balance between technological vision and practical reality. The glyphs are a great example
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by privacypoller 8y ago
I guess you can say "this is one of the reasons" but the overwhelming motivator is turbulence and passenger control. I'd suggest the odds of getting hurt by exploding material are way more likely and dangerous than getting su
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by privacypoller 9y ago
our recycling allows/encourages coffee cups, lids and sleeves all together. plastic bags/wrap are really hard to recycle and some jurisdictions have stopped collecting them all together glass jars are probably the worst though - t
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by privacypoller 9y ago
>> The large truck uses artificial intelligence, Internet-enabled sensors, machine learning and advanced robotics Oh to be playing buzzword bingo during this boardroom presentation! It's unclear how "real" this solution
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by privacypoller 9y ago
My advice for both Electronics and Programming is to flip it around: find something you'd really like to build and then figure out the tools, skills and a version you can make. Example: My 5-yr-old wanted to build a pinball machine, so
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by privacypoller 9y ago
In a loose sense this seems to be what's happening with fiat money and cryptocurrencies.
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by privacypoller 9y ago
Pied Piper has been used for that since Season 4, Episode 7!
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by privacypoller 9y ago
So I guess that makes Trump one of the worst improv actors I've ever seen?
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by privacypoller 9y ago
absolutely - I've been delayed, then further held up while they apply more deicing fluid. Stupid Canadian winters...
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by privacypoller 9y ago
tangentially related - the safety of ground crew in thunder storms is a real concern, but why do we need to have humans involved in bringing a plane or pushing back from a gate? We're desperate to have fully-automated vehicles on our s
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by privacypoller 9y ago
A big motivator for me is the time it takes to both check a bag and retrieve it. I never check a bag for work travel, even though this is when I'm the least price sensitive. clearing customs without bags saves even more time.
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by privacypoller 9y ago
I read it as the more neutral impress, as in draw attention or make a lasting mark, versus "make yourself look good".
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by privacypoller 9y ago
Congrats on your launch! There is huge opportunity in the relatively boring fields of digitizing paper-based tasks for established industries. I worked in this field ( mobile data collection & integration for environmental management sy
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by privacypoller 9y ago
I'm not going to argue that because Bill Gates has done so much good since leaving Microsoft he's a saint, if you don't argue that because of his history with Windows and MS he's the devil - deal? How about we meet in th
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by privacypoller 9y ago
this already happens with lots of car parts. One example: say 20 years ago you repacked bearings, now you "just" buy replacement OEM bearing assemblies because they essentially can't be repacked or even disassembled. "Fi
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by privacypoller 9y ago
What about if stores credit customers n cents per bag they don't use (i.e. for each reusable bag they do use) and then claim an annual tax credit, kind of like a mirror version of how pass-through consumption taxes like GST/VAT wo
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by privacypoller 9y ago
You're right - there's a huge business in rent-takers who's role is connecting charitable organizations with these foundations and helping them get funding. Pretty similar to those streamlining government programs. It's
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by privacypoller 9y ago
It's pretty hard to put your foundation or key donor's name on "janitorial operating budget for 2018-2020"
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by privacypoller 9y ago
There is one big difference - Canada does not have the same heavy-handed legal punishment system that the US does. Possession for distribution doesn't run the same risks for (essentially permanent) jail time like it does in the US, but
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by privacypoller 9y ago
I think you only feel this way as you generally agree with the process and "rules" around payment and settlement. Would you feel differently if you had a embarrassing or frowned-upon hobby, or didn't agree with some change to
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by privacypoller 9y ago
This settlement between two foreign subsidiaries for a transaction in another jurisdiction should sound familiar - it's what global multinationals have been doing for decades. While it could theoretically be viewed as a domestic crime
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by privacypoller 9y ago
Why would you (a) pay a margin to the house an (b) process such piddly amounts when you can clear 100's of thousands or millions in one go, plus make substantial return on your "investment"?

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