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Newly Obtained Documents Prove: Key Claim of Snowden’s Accusers Is a Fraud(theintercept.com)
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by privateprofile 10y ago
I wonder if they'd still feel like laughing if their family depended on the State Bureau of Letters and Calls [1] for the defence of their basic human rights. [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39137293
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Inside a Macedonian Fake-News Complex(wired.com)
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by privateprofile 10y ago
According to [1], the volume of arms exports in 2015 (at least) was lower for the countries you mentioned (a sum of USD 7755M for France + Germany + UK + Spain + Italy + Sweden + Netherlands) when compared to USD 10484M in the US. Another p
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by privateprofile 10y ago
> 50k is nothing. You get half an engineere for a year. If you think a minute about that sentence, I think you'll realize that that depends on where those engineers live. 100K€ can allow 2-3 people to quit their jobs to work (for a
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by privateprofile 10y ago
This "why an investor is going to put money in you if your family and friends don't do it" question has been around for long in the startup 'hype' lingo, but I'm very curious if this has actually ever worked fo
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by privateprofile 10y ago
Agreed. The only reason that you see these deals being made is because the Chinese government is interested in Africa's natural resources [1], Chinese companies are competitive in construction (not really rocket science, plus slave lab
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by privateprofile 10y ago
But do you think those people you mention would "love to share" if they were forced to it in order to secure a safe place to sleep and a plate of food?
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by privateprofile 10y ago
>> Look at long running projects like Couchsurfing for example The big difference is that, unlike those "sharing" economy companies, Couchsurfing was not a business, and once it turned its focus to making money an exodus of
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The Gervais Principle, or the Office According to “The Office”(ribbonfarm.com)
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by privateprofile 10y ago
>> Having read Gartners Magic Quadrants on Cloud, I really question Gartners competency on understanding I think you can replace "Cloud" with whatever technology Gartner or most analysts write about. These firms are little m
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by privateprofile 10y ago
TL;DR: That's me, but I can't understand how a presales specialist with broad experience and a demonstrated skillset can't get anything other than offers for "developer" or "project manager" or more presal
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Amiunique.org: Learn how identifiable you are on the Internet(amiunique.org)
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The world today looks like it did before World War I(washingtonpost.com)
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CNET: We've been blackballed by Google (2005)(money.cnn.com)
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Amazon accused of 'intolerable conditions' at Scottish warehouse(theguardian.com)
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by privateprofile 10y ago
>> We hired too senior too early. This is more a sign of a junior "CEO"...
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by privateprofile 10y ago
Medication can be necessary in extreme cases, to stabilize a patient whose thought processes are too disorganized to undergo therapy. This is the professional opinion that I've received from multiple therapists. More professional opini
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by privateprofile 10y ago
Censorship is a lesser issue when compared to access to communications of commercial actors?!
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by privateprofile 10y ago
>> When the immediate effect has worn off, antidepressents just return you to baseline Not really. When an antidepressant's effect wanes, most people experience severe withdrawal symptoms and side effects (e.g. hallucinations), a
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Bring in the “Adults”?(medium.com)
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Lithium tracker on by default on Spotify(community.spotify.com)
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by privateprofile 10y ago
> The kids are incharge of the nursery over at Uber and they are in desperate need of a good, adult CTO... That's a proper description of most startups I've had contact with recently, namely (well) funded startups. It's a