roceasta

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   by roceasta 9y ago

   The corollary of this is: don't use people's apologies against them. If they are sincere then accept . Don't exploit for political or financial gain or to make it look like you 'won'.
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   by roceasta 9y ago

   Thank you.
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   by roceasta 9y ago

   My guess is that early versions of products are over-engineered and therefore have long lifespans. The manufacturers haven't yet learnt where they can cut costs without risking immediate breakdown. So the best time to buy, say, a mic
4. 124.▲
   by roceasta 9y ago

   Don't want to question the value of your experience but I couldn't help noticing that your example and enraged_camel's examples all take place in the context of (mild) danger and risk. Employer-employee; employee-client; trav
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   by roceasta 9y ago

   Perhaps I'm being naive, but how about reducing sales tax ('VAT' in UK) for items which come with long guarantee periods? So sale of a washing machine with a 10 year guarantee would be taxed at 5% instead of 10%, or similar.
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   by roceasta 9y ago

   Yes: censorship and ads. Both inevitable I suppose, but irksome in the extreme. For instance, it's getting harder to find content by speakers I follow due to repackaging and re-uploading of their older content for ad revenue by third p