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by rwc 9y ago
Lobbyist dinners are low on a politician's list, particularly because at the federal level ethics rules have become so ridiculous about what elected officials and staff can accept as gifts. Much more interesting to a politician is supp
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Uber has agreed to sell its Southeast Asia business to rival Grab(techcrunch.com)
3 points by rwc 9y ago|0 comments
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Didn't expect a Chi-Chis reference on HN. For what it's worth, "A combination of bankruptcy and hepatitis drove the chain out of business" in 2004. http://journaltimes.com/news/local/glad-you-as
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by rwc 9y ago
In no small part with the help of Google: "Google search history: The authorities were also able to look at the individual's Google search history, the Statesman noted, which gave them further insight into his dealings."
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by rwc 9y ago
Yes, the issue central to the case was whether Microsoft was allowed to bundle it because of their anti-competitive activity in doing so . If shipping default pre-installed software was deemed anti-competitive, the problems would be much b
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Conservative Publishers Hit Hardest by Facebook News Feed Change(theoutline.com)
18 points by rwc 9y ago|1 comments
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Don't think any cynicism at all is required to arrive at this conclusion.
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Conversely, you’ve now put notifications in the most difficult to reach position on the screen.
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Hawaii’s false missile alert sent by worker believing attack on US was imminent(washingtonpost.com)
92 points by rwc 9y ago|82 comments
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by rwc 9y ago
With respect to Woz, it seems he increasingly spouts these contrarian opinions simply to remain relevant. His contributions to discourse are sniping at large organizations from the outside.
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by rwc 9y ago
This is all you need to know about Prop 65, from the article: "The statute allows any private citizen to sue over an alleged violation. Last year, 681 settlements worth $25.6 million were reported to the California attorney general’s o
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by rwc 9y ago
Photo rings true for East Dallas Whole Foods. I've stopped going, even though it's a mile away. Central Market forever!
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Would you have preferred they introduce it with the messaging "Here's a new certificate program, we have no idea if it has any value whatsoever."
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by rwc 9y ago
Corresponding article: https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-the-data-snapchat-does...
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by rwc 9y ago
Ironically enough, they've grown on the back of their live broadcast primarily distributed via Facebook Live.
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Or Safari
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by rwc 9y ago
But you forgot Chat! They've held their Slack competitor announced nearly a year ago in EAP so long you wonder if the damn thing will ever see the light of day... https://gsuite.google.com/campaigns/index__chateap.
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by rwc 9y ago
Normally submitting a dupe would bring up that thread, which didn't happen either.
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This is exactly what Jim Cramer did
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by rwc 9y ago
It's curious -- I was not able to submit a direct link to this article, getting an "Unknown or expired link" error.
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Inside Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Dark Side(twitter.com)
1 points by rwc 9y ago|4 comments
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by rwc 9y ago
What do you consider a digital tech stock? He's the largest single shareholder of Apple: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/30/warren-buffett-ive-never-sol...
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'He began to eat Hermione's family': bot tries to write Harry Potter book(theguardian.com)
6 points by rwc 9y ago|0 comments
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So... don't do it.
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by rwc 9y ago
I think the author suffers from a perfectionism problem. She wants to sent the perfect reply. When asked for advice, she sets a bar that’s much higher in her own head for what the reply should be than what the person asking likely intended.
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by rwc 9y ago
Headspace uses local notifications (meditation reminders) which triggers the springboard bug.
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It's surprising how far down the responses this answer is, because those who achieve at the level and across the channels, disciplines, practices you describe most definitely have help. Seriously building a personal brand is not a one
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The same reason there are illustrations that appear on screen and there's music in the background. Fundamentally, it's a boring topic (we moved our menus around). So they spiced it up with some things that create interest.
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by rwc 9y ago
It's worse than that. You're enabling the root user EVERY time you use this vulnerability. Even if you disable the root user in Directory Utility, logging in with root and no password will re-enable the root user.
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by rwc 9y ago
I agree, and my comment is not to diminish yours in any way. But... Perhaps it's confirmation bias, it seems more and more comments on HN have acknowledged the inescapable role of luck in the success of these leaders' ascent. It&#

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