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by redblacktree 6y ago
In the end, it doesn't really matter what an individual engineer thinks. They can make a stink about it, but ultimately someone will do the soldering/add it to the design. Perhaps if the engineers had a union and the union cared a
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by redblacktree 6y ago
I agree, and I think this is where the value in these kinds of interview techniques lie. As the interviewee though, I have to say that the high-pressure situation makes me feel very... exposed(?) when I have to elucidate my thought process
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by redblacktree 6y ago
I was, several replies up. Yet my post has been flagged.
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Are you suggesting that US companies should fear the US government may... steal their IP? I'm not being facetious, I just don't understand what the "realistic and regular worries" you cite are supposed to be.
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Interesting info! I suppose I could have said what I really intended to say: "We'll never have more than two parties in the FPTP system, so we'll need to change that first."
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by redblacktree 6y ago
This will likely require some form of ranked-choice voting.
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Don't discount treatment methodologies. People who get the virus now are more likely to live than those who got it early, since health professionals are learning which treatments work. The area under the curve will not be the same if w
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Basically all telecom. Highly important for three-letter agencies to have access, and they have basically unlimited resources, so they get access.
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Exactly the case for me. I just routed facebook.com to 127.0.0.1 in my hosts file. I realized that I was going there out of habit and I always felt worse when I was done. It's been one of the best things I've done this year.
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Aren't EULAs are enforced by the CFAA? Isn't that why Aaron Schwartz is no longer with us?
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Can you not use software for the 80% that are amenable to it and humans for the other 20%?
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by redblacktree 6y ago
Absolutely not. If I'm not trusted to do the job, that isn't the kind of relationship I want with my employer.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
If you're going to do this kind of thing, do it with positive language, not negative. (in a very literal sense) You want to focus on peace, not anti-war. You want to focus on health, not anti-virus. You want to focus on stability in Ye
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by redblacktree 7y ago
Should they? They're out there being unnecessarily exposed to potential infection. If they were laid off, they'd be eligible for unemployment benefits.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
Not OP, but I'm guessing he means soap generally available in a bathroom. (toilet) Which would, of course, include a variety of soaps.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
This attitude is one step away from eugenics. You know who was a big proponent? I'll let you look it up.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
Just curious: Why water? Do we expect treatment facilities to suddenly stop working?
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by redblacktree 7y ago
See: Netflix
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by redblacktree 7y ago
It's kind of silly to argue from first principles when you can ask the people who study this stuff, epidemiologists. 90% detection and 95% specificity would be horrible numbers if you asked any of them.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
Yeah, could be a bug. I was confused by your comment for a while.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
I want to ask you the same question. I wonder if it's a bug? The link I see at the top goes here: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191115-office-noise-a...
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by redblacktree 7y ago
> typical big corporation with typical corporate politics I don't know why this would surprise anyone. People are people and politics are politics in any large organization. There is no reason to think Google would be exempt.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
Chargebacks happen after the fact; they won't prevent the same merchant from charging you again in the future. (You can, of course, issue a chargeback on those payments as well)
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by redblacktree 7y ago
You would likely never be affected by the wealth tax. Do you think your prudent lifestyle will lead to > $50 million in assets?
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by redblacktree 7y ago
I don't think you answered the question. The way I read it was "Why can't the nuclear power plant simply vent the steam they create instead of turning turbines with it?" In order to switch off power generation, even if t
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by redblacktree 7y ago
> shareholders want returns NOW I know this is the received wisdom, but as a shareholder, I emphatically do not want this. I want long-term value, as I am a long-term investor. I hate that I have to watch out for shady things like this a
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by redblacktree 7y ago
> self-sustaining cascade of space-time I am in awe of these words and fail to understand them in equal parts.
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by redblacktree 7y ago
You and I may disagree on how effectively-run a government single-payer would be vs. private insurance (and there is no reason to believe they couldn't co-exist), but let's set that aside for the moment. My intent in making this p
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by redblacktree 7y ago
Consider the case of my Mother-in-law. She has enough funds to retire, except that she can't afford insurance plans on the open market, (where they are generally more expensive and less effective) so she has to wait until full retireme
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by redblacktree 7y ago
I'd consider myself a Democrat, and I'm willing to pay more taxes for it. If people take a good look at their paychecks, I think most folks would be better off. Instead of paying (made up numbers) $800/mo to an insurer, you m

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