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by thisone 14y ago
I would say it is. I don't think you can talk the concept of the data driven world without looking at how Gibson and later cyber-punk authors imagined how it might be. We may think that the word "cyberspace" is a bit twee now, but it was an
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by thisone 14y ago
Ahh, is that why it went away for a few years. Back about 2008-2009 it seemed I got hit with a VbV screen for 90% of purchases. Then, it just seemed to 'go away' In the past 3 or 4 months, I've started seeing VbV screens again though. So p
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by thisone 14y ago
I've heard both the Firefox and Ubuntu mobile OSs described as developer phones (I believe this was on Click (BBC)). It made a bit of sense. If you're the type to immediately root your android phone and start running custom builds, then the
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by thisone 14y ago
completely my own observation here, but... Bitbucket may see an increase in user awareness due to the MOOCs. Reason being, if you're taking a programming related course, it's good to put your code in vc and online vc's let you easily switch
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by thisone 14y ago
what I find funny about this is that the reason I don't like most red wine and most regular tea is because I can taste the tannins. I would find it sadly ironic if someone like me could pass the red vs white test simply because our taste bu
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by thisone 14y ago
re white vs red. In the experiments with white vs red I've heard of, the tasters described the tinted wine with adjectives generally used with red wines. It's all very subjective. Do they use "red wine" adjectives because the wine looks red
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by thisone 14y ago
the 48 hour week is an average over a 17 week period. Even if you do opt-out, the next thing an employer comes up against is the minimum wage. You can't be working so many hours that your effective hourly wage is below the legal minimum. h
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by thisone 14y ago
heh, I'm not sure where I'm defending anything. I'm saying that the baseline scenario is wrong.
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by thisone 14y ago
I don't think people should be encouraged to break immigration law. People would say similar things to me: "such and such group does it and they never get deported, why don't you?" not realising that what they're advising me to do is risk m
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by thisone 14y ago
depending on their living circumstances, they'd have a much easier time in the EU than the US. In the EU "human rights" extends to the right to respect for private and family life[1], meaning that there are much different rules on unmarried
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by thisone 14y ago
The flaw is that the OP doesn't count the actual time involved. Thinking that working 7-7 means you're home and having a family life for the rest of the time is incorrect. Working 7am - 7pm translates more to 5am - 8pm. Just like working 9
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by thisone 14y ago
7-7 so, say 5am - 8pm with the commute and the morning thrown in. That's no family life. If you're checking into work over the weekend, you may think it's an hour or two, but it'll be 5 or 6 hours, you just don't realize it. So out of the w
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by thisone 14y ago
exactly. Top Gear isn't a news program, it's an entertainment program. People don't watch Top Gear to get actual car reviews, they watch to drool over the car porn and laugh at Jezza in a Robin Reliant. I will say I don't agree with what th
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by thisone 14y ago
your friends are obviously not wasting their time keeping their grades up. Yes, the theory/practice divide can be strong, but you really will need both. And I say this as some one on the practice side ('I can do it!') who's working very har
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by thisone 14y ago
though VAT makes up for some of the difference, it doesn't make up for nearly 1:1 USD:GBP pricing. If they can charge it, they will. That assumes all companies charging an extra percentage are actually paying their VAT bills as well.
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by thisone 14y ago
how would they differentiate from someone like me, who has software bought in the US, while living in the US, but who now lives in the UK?
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by thisone 14y ago
I just don't understand how reporting the phone as stolen would allow them to break the contract without having to pay the fee, or allow them to get a new phone without paying full price ( without going through the insurance). I know little
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by thisone 14y ago
how were people "legally" breaking contract doing this? It would seem more like an insurance scam. Unless mobile contracts have since changed, of course.
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by thisone 14y ago
You generally can't use deadly force against someone who is not threatening your life.
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by thisone 14y ago
Some models don't even exist, so you have to make your own. I'm working towards an all female Dark Eldar force (why? because!) and Lady Malys has no model.
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by thisone 14y ago
there are individual user groups as well. NEBytes for Microsoft: http://www.nebytes.net/ Ruby NorthEast: http://rubynortheast.com PhP NorthEast: http://phpne.org.uk/ Ask your profs when you get back to Uni. I found out about these by
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by thisone 14y ago
I have to agree. I did my MSc at York. I really miss the place.
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by thisone 14y ago
It's also not just Newcastle. Sunderland and Middlesbrough have communities that are coming along. York University has expanded their incubator so I'd expect to see more in that area as well, although my friends in the area bemoan the lack
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by thisone 14y ago
You've got a good point. We've been profitable from day one and never had investment until very recently, not even a bank loan. However, we are in Newcastle. Why? Because that's where(ish) we live. As a developer, it's nice to be able to ge
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by thisone 14y ago
considering I work at a start up in Newcastle, that was a great bit. The walk from the station to work is all "very real" on Thursday and Friday. Keeps me on my toes.
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by thisone 14y ago
There's a good This American Life episode interviewing England. She doesn't exactly portray herself in the most flattering light (which is why I think she's telling the truth) and it's interesting to hear what she has to say about the befor
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by thisone 14y ago
I feel for her. I recently tried to find good looking but practical (ie can walk 4 miles in) shoes. Yes I found a couple of pairs, all over £130, and all out of stock in my, normal, size. I would have paid that much, if only they had them i
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by thisone 14y ago
I'm betting 99% this question is coming from someone taking the coursera "Programming Languages" course, since this week covered currying (in SML/NJ), amongst other things. The question is poor because it specifically gives such a simple ex
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by thisone 14y ago
I'd never heard the title "Chief of Staff" until today, tbh. It does make sense as most titles with "assistant" in them tend to sound diminutive.
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by thisone 14y ago
Aye, an executive assistant is someone with a significant ability in logistics and possibly accounting, as well as someone who understands what each part of the company does and who understand the industry to the point where they are able t

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