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1141.
Obstacles to 'coding while black'(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by tankenmate 11y ago|0 comments
1142.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Node's javascript engine v8 can only run in one thread, if you want to access it from a different thread you need to take a lock (for example in Chrome / Chromium you need to take an isolate lock; each page runs it's own isol
1143.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Actually it was tested in Canada; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mincome
1144.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Especially considering that most OECD nations produce more than enough food to cover reasonable consumption; there is plenty of waste, direct, indirect, diversion of foodstuffs to ethanol production etc.
1145.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Another point you need to consider is that private acquisitions typically cost a 15% to 30% discount on the P/E multiple compared to their public brethren; liquidity (in this case convenience liquidity) costs money.[0] [0] http:/
1146.
by tankenmate 11y ago
You effectively are your employer (via a contract for services rather than employment per se). So by them giving you the notice they are also informing your employer. You then get to fire yourself; it is definitely a burn it to the ground s
1147.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Not necessarily, what would happen in this case is that once you are compelled your contract to work on the code is terminated. Nothing illegal about such a contract.
1148.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Or better still, set up a foreign company, the sole shareholder of which is a trust of which you are a non executive beneficiary. Then make yourself a contractor to said company with an explicit contractual requirement that you must affirm
1149.
by tankenmate 11y ago
What makes me most happy here is that they are releasing what they claim is a rather complete "recipe"; this should hopefully lead to independent replication, hopefully by sceptics and hopefully many more replications.
1150.
by tankenmate 11y ago
English still declines personal pronouns; I, me, mine; he, him, his; she, her, hers; it, it, its; we, us, ours; they, them, theirs.
1151.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Actually modern English still has the remnants of declension (conjugation is to verb as declension is to noun); personal pronouns. I, me, mine; he, him, his; she, her, hers; it, it, its; we, us, ours; they, them, theirs. You could argue tha
1152.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Unfortunately your conjectures are not in the bill; what is in the bill is broad and vaguely worded as to what applies (just about any security related request), but very precise and forceful about what is not allowed to be communicated (no
1153.
by tankenmate 11y ago
The problem with the powers that be playing the ultra-nationalist card is that is difficult to stop playing; like gambling or burying corporate debt it might lead to short term gains, but sooner or later you have to pay. There are ample exa
1154.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Given some of the stories of phone calls to Comcast's cancellation departments it sounds like renouncing your US citizenship is easier, but definitely more expensive.
1155.
Budget carrier easyJet plans to turn Airbuses into Priuses(blogs.crikey.com.au)
2 points by tankenmate 11y ago|0 comments
1156.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Of course the heavy handedness of the Star Hotel has been long forgotten; now of course they boil the frog slower, so instead of riots we now have malaise and the brain drain. In the end there will still be loss, but this time it won't
1157.
by tankenmate 11y ago
An inheritance tax?
1158.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Indeed, one may view it as the central banks' wealth tax to reverse (however small) income inequality which will lead back to more growth.
1159.
by tankenmate 11y ago
> While it's smart to assume so, it's also pretty laughable to think that the NSA has an exhaustive list of encryption vulnerabilities. True, but in this case I'm sure they have enough hardware to factor any widely deploye
1160.
Forget Blue Origin vs. SpaceX–the real battle is between old and new ideas(arstechnica.com)
4 points by tankenmate 11y ago|0 comments
1161.
The battle to stop people from copying shapes(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by tankenmate 11y ago|0 comments
1162.
Why do so many of Brazil's babies have microcephaly?(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by tankenmate 11y ago|0 comments
1163.
by tankenmate 11y ago
A somewhat poorly structured piece; just reading the first and last paragraphs of each section shows a more train of thought article than a strict call to reason. That being said however there is one important take away from this article fo
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Trans-Pacific Partnership will barely benefit Australia, says World Bank report(smh.com.au)
1 points by tankenmate 11y ago|0 comments
1165.
Neanderthal genes 'boosted our immunity'(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by tankenmate 11y ago|0 comments
1166.
by tankenmate 11y ago
The break even price is estimated at current pumping rate vs gross profit; but Saudi Arabia can relatively easily increase their pumping rate. The cash cost for the Saudis per barrel is sub $5. So they can up their production rate to handle
1167.
by tankenmate 11y ago
Of course the missing item in that calculation is the last mile. Netflix could set up a cage at each landing point and the savings would be nearly 99%. And that adequately explains why international transit is rarely the biggest cost issue
1168.
by tankenmate 11y ago
golang
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by tankenmate 11y ago
That is what lead to Intel's behaviour; in doing so they limited AMD free cash flow, and in turn limited AMD ability to fund newer die shrinks. And Intel's main advantage over AMD at the moment is the fact that it is one die shrin
1170.
by tankenmate 11y ago
AMD's execution being bad has been provably Intel's fault at times; Intel has been proven to use anti-competetive contracts in the past with their customers (HP, Dell, etc), i.e. limit good CPU prices/discounts unless custome

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