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by system16 4y ago
That might have been the case a few years ago (at least here in BC, Canada) but these days virtually every sit-down restaurant I go to has their menu available - often exclusively - via QR code.
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by system16 4y ago
Even ignoring all the overhead that would bring, it's not feasible for a local municipality to do background checks on the net income or wealth of foreign visitors in any way that would be reliable. It would be trivial to bypass this w
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by system16 4y ago
Going by the version history, this app has been around for over a decade. You'd think in that time they would have changed the exceptionally hideous app icon.
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by system16 4y ago
So many companies are hypocritical about this and I don't know why they don't get called out on it more. My social feeds are flooded with rainbow avatars from accounts like @MercedesBenz and their unwavering support for the LGBTQ
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by system16 4y ago
> Navy SEALS exemplify this idea. Strict hierarchy dominates out in the field: When a leader says go left, they go left. But when the team returns for debrief, “they literally leave their stripes at the door,” says Greer. The hierarchy d
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by system16 4y ago
> Formica, who has been in the UK for almost three decades, said in a telephone interview that his departure was down to personal reasons, including wanting to be closer to elderly parents. He plans to move back to his native Australia.
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by system16 4y ago
> “The problem with object-oriented languages is they’ve got all this implicit environment that they carry around with them. You wanted a banana but what you got was a gorilla holding the banana and the entire jungle.” – Joe Armstrong
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by system16 4y ago
"Car/Animal extends..." slowed my ability to comprehend OOP significantly when I was learning to code. It just did not make any sense to me and I felt like an idiot for not being able to equate these "real-world" ex
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by system16 4y ago
> Study find cats rub and roll against these plants transferring compounds known as iridoids to their fur that repels mosquitoes Interesting, but why only cats? Why don't other mammals have a similar reaction to these plants?
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by system16 4y ago
Mildly interesting but confusing. Who is the audience for this little clip? Meta shareholders who need reassurance that the metaverse is on track?
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by system16 4y ago
Examples escape me at the moment, but there have honestly been so many times I've hit a wall trying to do - what seem to me like - basic things in JIRA; I couldn't comprehend how such a complex tool could not accommodate them. And
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by system16 4y ago
IP/location, device used to access, browser used, time spent on the site, other demographics and interests data that may not be part of their user profile but is available thanks to Google tracking cookies, etc. Most (all?) of which co
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by system16 4y ago
I've had so many clients insist that Google Analytics is absolutely necessary for their site or app since they need the to know as much as possible about who is visiting. In most cases these same clients never even look at the analytic
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by system16 4y ago
I feel like Mastodon's standout feature is also its biggest drawback when it comes to adoption. The vast majority of end-users don't understand or care to understand the need for different instances or which fediverse they should
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by system16 4y ago
I got an invite when it started blowing up and gave it an honest try. Virtually every room I joined was filled with self-described "thought leaders" and influencers promoting themselves to each other, and the conversations were co
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by system16 4y ago
Humorous, but not zero-knowledge at all. They could be on to something here though. Maybe blockchain's "killer app" will be Verifiable Romance?
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by system16 4y ago
I wouldn't say it's a slap on the wrist. It's not even a scolding. Tim Hortons was literally found guilty of spying on millions of Canadians, and the only consequence they face is that they have to stop doing it.
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by system16 4y ago
> hey elon a lot of people are talking about this leaked email, any additional comment to people who think coming into work is an antiquated concept? > They should pretend to work somewhere else https://twitter.com&#x2F
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by system16 4y ago
The worst is companies that mandate their "fun" on your time. Scheduling these events later in the day or after office hours, or - for some truly evil companies - on weekends.
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by system16 4y ago
Roughly 50% of the population in the US have an absolute distrust of the media, election results, and science. But wrap something up in a meme and post in on Facebook and it's treated like Gospel.
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by system16 4y ago
Regardless of what people think about McDonalds, this is a very symbolic move. People in the west remember those 90s scenes on TV of McDonalds opening in Russia, and it was symbolic of Russia opening up and a new prosperous relationship wit
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by system16 4y ago
How long is a piece of string? It depends...
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by system16 4y ago
The possibility of a bad trip in someone who is not prepared for the experience should not be understated. When reality crumbles around you for the first time, you may not make the best decisions and could hurt yourself or others. Novice us
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by system16 5y ago
I hope that's the reason. I've always said Twitter has unbelievably untapped potential that for whatever reason, its current management is unable or unwilling to realize. Over the years they've kept the platform stagnant at b
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by system16 5y ago
Give it a few days. When their economy is in shambles and there is chaos at home, their focus is going to have to shift from Ukraine.
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by system16 5y ago
The speed, severity, and coordination of the west's response to this has been truly remarkable. Putin must be completely shocked at how this has played out. I expect China to be taking notes and wouldn't be surprised to see them
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by system16 5y ago
I was late getting into computers, and back in '98 just got my first Windows PC. I struggled, but eventually figured out how to get MAME installed and loaded up a long forgotten arcade game I used to play as a kid at my local corner st
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by system16 5y ago
Say what you want about China, but their ability to weaponize capitalism and make multi-billion dollar companies cower and self-censor in ways they would never do for Western governments is remarkable. "When it comes time to hang the c
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by system16 5y ago
I guess it depends a lot on the company's dev culture or team dynamic. In my current company, our code reviews are essentially a second set of eyes by a peer. When things are "flagged" in code review it's never confronta
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by system16 5y ago
Reading things like this and how common it is for investors to take over, I just wonder how it is possible that a young - and presumably naive - Mark Zuckerberg avoided the typical VC pitfalls and board guillotine / "CEO replaces

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