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by synicalx 9y ago
Interesting, I knew their economy had picked up a bit what I wasn't aware of the extent, thanks for the link.
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by synicalx 9y ago
They are very poor, and have gotten poorer since the last round of sanctions went through. However when you chose to build rockets rather than feed people, you can make your dollar stretch a bit further.
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by synicalx 9y ago
Probably the cyberspam filters, yes.
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by synicalx 9y ago
> More to the point though, what happens when a janitor learns to code and gets a coding job? You still need a janitor! That is a good point, but I think it comes down to the barrier to entry - it's easier to become a janitor than i
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by synicalx 9y ago
This smells of good old Operation Bodyguard ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bodyguard ), the intel seemed to be too readily available, and available at just the right time for it to be believable.
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by synicalx 9y ago
Possibly, but I wouldn't think it's likely that every janitor is going to want to be a programmer. Whereas if you invest money in a school that teaches programming, there's a good chance that most of the people attending that
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by synicalx 9y ago
Most people are attached to their pets, whether or not that attachment has a basis is cold hard rational thought is largely irrelevant. There's no need to be so rude about it either, if you had of just posted this earlier instead of wh
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by synicalx 9y ago
I guess other than wanting a continuing supply of in-country tech's to hire (as others have touched on), it sort of comes back to the old "give a man a fish" vs "teach him to fish" shenanigans. They could hire a bun
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by synicalx 9y ago
You know, I'm actually really impressed with Google for speaking with their money on this. There's a lot of "why don't these hicks just get a real job", but no one really seems interested in furthering that sentimen
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by synicalx 9y ago
Apologies, dang. This particular issue is just a bit of a sore spot for me because I have a friend and a family member who both suffered sexual abuse as young children. Doesn't excuse my comments though so again, sorry about that - I&#
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by synicalx 9y ago
That's a good idea, didn't even think of foam. Thanks!
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by synicalx 9y ago
This is more blanket advice rather than anything specific to OP's situation. In Australia we've had bush fires hit remote communities who've then been short on all sorts of supplies for days at a time. Not to mention in havin
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by synicalx 9y ago
Niiiiccceee BTW, thanks for the tip!
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by synicalx 9y ago
Not an easy way to do it really unless you plan to do it ahead of time and go buy a cap or and expanding plug. I wouldn't recommend stuffing some rags or anything down one as they're both flammable and absorbent so the water may j
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by synicalx 9y ago
I have to know, what'd that post say? I love internet fights
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by synicalx 9y ago
Aussie here, lived in extreme fire danger areas most of my life so this is a situation I've been in several times. 0. Yourself. If you die, all of the stuff below is largely irrelevant to you. Don't stick around, don't try to
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by synicalx 9y ago
How is deliberate over-representation of a particular gender "diversity"? Is this over-representation what we're trying to fix with "diversity"?
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by synicalx 9y ago
Ok this is ridiculous, only on HN could we see child pornography being defended as a victimless crime. First of all, no child should be exploited in that way. Period. Not up for debate. Whether or not they feel victimised at the time by wha
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by synicalx 9y ago
You know I haven't touched Webflow since about 2013 I reckon, but damn it's come a long way! Thanks for the reminder!
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by synicalx 9y ago
Please tell me you're joking, snakeanus. There is no way you could seriously be trying to make out paedo's as the victim here? > I fail to see how arresting people for a thoughtcrime is heroic. Thoughtcrime? No, viewing or pos
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by synicalx 9y ago
That's true, but it still doesn't offset the other benefits of not spending hundreds of hours each year crammed into economy if you're a regular flyer. Not to mention the discounts and other little benefits you start to get w
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by synicalx 9y ago
Genuinely curious here, are there any similar "WYSIWYG" CMS/Site builders that you could recommend? There seems to be quite a jump between the "know how" to build a simple Wix site, and building the same site on som
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by synicalx 9y ago
By that same token though, we wouldn't be fitting offices with ergonomic chairs and standing desks - regular furniture is good enough and it's a lot cheaper. Really, if you're spending a lot of time in $place, be it an office
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by synicalx 9y ago
That is very pleasing indeed, thanks for sharing!
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by synicalx 9y ago
You're misrepresenting what the person you're replying to said. You can check facts the exact same way we've been doing for many years - find corroborating sources, view first hand evidence (and no, you don't need to do
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by synicalx 9y ago
Scandal is probably a bit sensationalist. It's doing what every other bit of modern software does and sending off telemetry - is that really scandalous? It even has a fairly easy to find "don't analyse me" button. Beside
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by synicalx 9y ago
So you can get President Pence instead? Country-wide pray-away-the-gay camps are going to be fun I bet /s
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by synicalx 9y ago
Only for people who: - Don't care about latency. - Don't need bare metal performance. - Don't mind ongoing costs. - Either don't care, or don't need to care about their data sitting outside their organisation. - Hav
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by synicalx 9y ago
I try my best to hit 8 hours a night, used to keep 10PM-6AM every day even on weekends to keep things consistent. But with a partner that works from home (and therefore wakes up much later) its kind of hard most nights so it ends up being m
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by synicalx 9y ago
I theorise that the viagra must have acted as some sort of preservative. Downside is now his coffin is going to have to be a funny shape.

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