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by scott_w 2y ago
Hell look at Grenfell in London! 72 people died and the people that designed it wanted immunity from prosecution to testify at the inquiry! Similar buildings are charging the cost of upgrading the cladding to residents instead of doing the
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by scott_w 2y ago
In construction, Grenfell happened and witnesses demanded immunity from prosecution to testify, because they knew they’d broken numerous laws in its construction and certification. Residents at similar buildings are the ones paying to make
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by scott_w 2y ago
I think people are arguing that what you say makes no sense as a counter argument. Of course customers make their choice. THAT IS WHAT BUSINESSES ARE CALCULATING. How many customers do we lose as a result of downtime, how much is that worth
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by scott_w 2y ago
Bear in mind many people aren’t doing the statistics right. I’m not an expert but my understanding is that it’s doable if you’re calculating the correct MDE based on the observed sample size, though not ideal (because sometimes the observed
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by scott_w 2y ago
>> What is the benefit to removing 3 minutes of downtime? > The business can try to decide what those 3min are worth, but ultimately the customers vote by either staying or leaving that service. What do you think the business is do
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by scott_w 2y ago
A counterpoint: I didn’t detect that from the post you’re replying to at all.
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by scott_w 2y ago
Thanks for the explanation! I guess this means there’s no way to make even “unbreakable” glasses to not mark?
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by scott_w 2y ago
I’m not convinced because I can run pellets over a surface by hand and not scratch it, yet a shot blast will strip paint off easily. Same substances with different processes produce different results.
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by scott_w 2y ago
> as far as I know dishwashing machines just spray hot water and detergent on everything There's a couple of sources: - The dishwasher tablets have a mildly abrasive substance - The water itself (especially in the UK) can carry abra
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by scott_w 2y ago
> I've nerve seen it on glassware though. No but the process that strips the paint off delicate crockery is self-evidently abrasive, which stands to reason when you look at the scratch marks in glass that has been through too many c
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by scott_w 2y ago
I don't know what American bars use but the use of the term "pub" marks this out as a UK thing. I recall going to social clubs and other, cheaper, drinking establishments and seeing grotty glasses. I know for a fact they use
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by scott_w 2y ago
If a brewery is providing them, why would they let the glasses get into a state that their drinks look like shit in them?
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by scott_w 2y ago
> and washes it by hand That's the key part here. Pubs use commercial dishwashers which effectively shot blast your dishes and glasses. There's a reason you can see "Not dishwasher safe" on certain items: because it&#
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by scott_w 2y ago
It's likely the washing process still scratches the glass but it's less visible. It doesn't increase the "safe" life of the glass, as bacteria is still able to get into those scratches. Making the scratches obvious
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by scott_w 2y ago
> if you are good enough to write perfect tests for your code, just write perfect code. If you aren’t perfect at writing tests, how do you know the tests are complete, bug free, and actually useful? This was the original quote. Just beca
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by scott_w 2y ago
> if you are good enough to write perfect tests for your code, just write perfect code. If you aren’t perfect at writing tests, how do you know the tests are complete, bug free, and actually useful? This sentence makes no sense. Tests ar
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by scott_w 2y ago
I find it interesting how history can sometimes determine our legal and technical frameworks. The Crowdstrike issue we see is essentially a foreseeable consequence of this decision. As another comment pointed out, Apple don't provide t
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by scott_w 2y ago
Strange article. The three things listed near the top: - Write down your priorities - Deliver small units of value - Seek feedback early Are solid bits of advice. I felt the rest can be skipped.
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by scott_w 2y ago
You’re living in a fantasy world if you really think this. We’d have seen Ukraine cease to exist by 1993. If Russia wasn’t in a state to fight conventionally, they’d have nuked Ukraine. The USA would do nothing because why would they defend
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by scott_w 2y ago
What do you think Russia’s response to that would be? “Leave us your nukes or we’ll take them by force.” Talk me through the next steps.
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by scott_w 2y ago
Yes, the option in that case was “get nuked into fucking oblivion by the Russians” and know the USA would not have stepped in. I’m sure the Ukrainian top brass spent a long time wargaming that one </sarcasm> Please explain how in
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by scott_w 2y ago
> or pronounce them the "English" way. I'm not bilingual but I'm British and the most irritating thing driving through France is hearing Google/Siri butcher French words. It makes it basically impossible to navig
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by scott_w 2y ago
> the assumption was these weapons where sitting in a friendly territory You seem to be missing the key point that I've repeated twice already. UKRAINE DID NOT WANT RUSSIAN TROOPS IN THEIR TERRITORY. There was no path to Ukraine mai
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by scott_w 2y ago
Turkey allows those troops to be there. Ukraine did not want Russian troops on their soil. Forcibly ejecting those troops would have likely triggered a confrontation with a far more competent Russian military than the one we see today.
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by scott_w 2y ago
How do you do that when the Russian military won't let you near the weapons?
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by scott_w 2y ago
I know you asked a slightly different question but I watched a video about Ukraine’s nukes and the reality is they could never deploy them without Russia. The codes always stayed with Moscow and Russia would have forcibly maintained a prese
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by scott_w 2y ago
Is there a case of bone density being "too low" in some sense that can cause it to go up more quickly? Maybe it's not the bones themselves but something the DEXA scanner picks up that looks like bone growth?
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by scott_w 2y ago
Is that trained or untrained? "Newbie gains" is a real thing, mostly caused by people going from a negative health state to a "normal" health state (or inactivity to basic activity). I can see a rapid increase in untrain
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by scott_w 2y ago
Not even close. Pretty much every enterprise uses it because, from an admin point of view, it does everything the customer wants. Centralised user management is pretty much mandatory for different compliance and AD and Okta meet those needs
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by scott_w 2y ago
Yep, it’s pretty much a toll on doing business with entities. I’ve no doubt the intention is so your customer can sue you without you winding up, whether it actually works… no idea.

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