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by smhg 11y ago
I'm not saying the shitty job argument is invalid, but it is much more complex. It has so many different sides a test sounds like a good idea. Taking the shitty out of a Subway (sandwiches) employee's job might now sound hard. But
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by smhg 11y ago
I wouldn't say it is an unpopular opinion. I can imagine most have had a similar thought at one point or the other about some technology. But what looks like constant innovation to one, is probably a long awaited feature to someone els
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by smhg 11y ago
> countries who suddenly have a stronger currency with more purchasing power than they otherwise would have had Does this mean Greece (let's stick to them) was predetermined to get hit the moment they joined the Eurozone? If yes, co
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by smhg 11y ago
> And who do you think helped cook the books? Goldman Sachs Did GS get any "punishment" for this? And does this take away all guilt from Greece? > The euro is an insane experiment anyway. It cannot work. Too many structural
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by smhg 11y ago
There are quite a few different topics in this post. I just take one: the fact that people keep reinventing the wheel (libraries/systems/platforms) and the frustration that triggers. Humans aren't really "built" to
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by smhg 11y ago
Do I dare to say this somehow shows the relative unimportance of design? Google is/was quite successful before they got design (let's say success in this context means something like: a large audience). And even when they deci
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by smhg 11y ago
I tried to keep this as much on-topic as possible: If what you are saying in the last paragraph about the wishes of artists is true, imagine a society with a basic income (which is up for discussion in many countries in Europe - can'
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by smhg 11y ago
That sounds like a much better idea. Views might be significantly less, but conversion rates might go up. You no longer annoy people and it is much more like a regular banner ad: it never blocks the main content. But you would expect they t
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by smhg 11y ago
It's an interesting situation, no? So many people want quite a few things for free while at the same time so many also immediately agree the creators of those things should be appreciated/respected/supported. Take a random we
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by smhg 11y ago
> The one thing from Google that I do block is advertising on YouTube. Which annoy(ed) you most? The leading ad-video or the banner at the bottom? For me it's the second by far, although I don't see how the leading ad-video can
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by smhg 11y ago
This might sound very weird in this day and age, but in my professional life (web developer), Twitter and G+ compete content-wise. And G+ wins easily. Disclaimer: I'm a very light Twitter user. I'm almost surely missing out on fea
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by smhg 11y ago
Good summary! I only want to add that it would be nice if most of this would be a global effort. All these borders create fake differences. We're all the same: human. However mellow that might sound.
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by smhg 11y ago
I just listed some strange hardware choices they made over the last couple of years. Not related to a specific model.
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by smhg 11y ago
This discussion should be about discovery and openness. Not about functional/technological differences between 2 platforms. Those will evolve. - URL's are a great starting point for interactions (see The Physical Web). - App store
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by smhg 11y ago
3 things I can think of straight away: - WiFi-card whitelist - Function-keys touch strip - Fn and Ctrl keys switch
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by smhg 11y ago
In addition, also physically swap the buttons. At least on my 5y old Thinkpad Edge 11 it was easy. Use something like a credit card to remove the keys. And put them back with a firm press.
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by smhg 11y ago
> you need to develop muscle memory for words not just letters I think I agree. Is there any research on this?
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by smhg 11y ago
Is it based on your own experience? Or you read it somewhere? In which countries did it happen more?
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by smhg 11y ago
While I dare to say I'm generally not easily impressed or emotional: after being just a few minutes on the premises, you can get an idea of what those poor people had to go through. Just by being there. You don't have to read much
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by smhg 11y ago
I hope the same as you. At least in the one where the goal is to have people work on the things they like. Both parties benefit from this, no? Just to be clear: I'm not expecting everyone to always be able to work on what they like. Bu
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by smhg 11y ago
I understood your question as a description of this situation: the combination of you/someone having a constant desire for "more money" and the other party turning you down by default. That sounded like a sad cooperation to m
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by smhg 11y ago
My comment was not meant to participate in the free vs paid discussion. That's indeed a whole other thing. Your question itself, snarky or not, makes me sad. Doesn't that imply you spend a large part of your day doing something yo
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by smhg 11y ago
Do you mean monetization and making a business are the main goals? I thought they were means? Means to accomplish progress in human society.
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by smhg 11y ago
It might be emotional for some/most (mainly linked to the private situation of the employee?). But this doesn't mean it is irrational. There is either a clear reason for the fire or the problem lies with the employer. This basic p
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by smhg 11y ago
Thank you for the explanation. I didn't know about FC. This should have been made very clear at the beginning of the article.
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by smhg 11y ago
I think the underlying meaning of the comment was the timing is unlucky. With Tesla Motors being highly popular and roughly in the same sector. At least one of them isn't applicable to the other comparison. Combined with an unrealistic
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by smhg 11y ago
I think the small benefit here is that they let you do everything online. And they take that serious. In any other EU country there will probably be something you'll have to do in person. So this also means you can live the nomad life.
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by smhg 11y ago
I guess related to all tax/business questions "talk to a professional" means "talk to an accountant". An Estonian accountant sounds like a good choice. As in most (all?) EU countries, all tax/business related w
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by smhg 11y ago
I agree. It's mainly semantics, but "shareholder value" sounds a bit narrow for me. I would say the goal would be to improve the employer's idea/product/business. Or even a step further: society as a whole. Alt
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by smhg 12y ago
Depends on the goal I guess. What you might have been taught: inform your readers. The writer's goal/task was probably something like "create content" in the broad sense. My personal opinion: please keep doing what you l

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