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by tobtoh 7y ago
As someone who works in the Advancement (fundraising) space for a university (not in the US), Harvards behaviour is IMHO quite ethical. Whilst institutions will do due diligence on major donors they are not geared to be investigative units.
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by tobtoh 7y ago
I would argue that Beijing didn't anticipate the resolve of the protestors, but they would certainly know about and endorse Lam's backdown. China is happy to play the long game - they apply pressure to HK to bring them inline with
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by tobtoh 7y ago
> Beyond Meat isn't going to do much for the in terms of transitioning people who primarily eat cheaper meats. That's not really their target market at the moment though. They are aiming their product at 'vegan-curious&#x2
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by tobtoh 7y ago
> my issue is that we're intentionally making it harder to sell vegan/vegetarian alternatives by trying to replicate something unachievable instead of coming up with entirely new products. Except they are achieving it. I'v
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by tobtoh 7y ago
Although on the link you supplied, it does state "Note: Currently only supports Chinese interface display"
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by tobtoh 7y ago
As a professional photographer, there is no way I'd want to be processing images using a fingerprint marked screen.
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by tobtoh 7y ago
If you don't have a garden (ie live in an apartment etc), is there any benefit (reduced methane?) to composting food scraps before throwing the soil in the trash/landfill?
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by tobtoh 7y ago
In Melbourne, Australia, we have a 'vacant landlord' tax and part of what initiated this law was a survey was done of the water consumption of properties in Melbourne - ie little or no water consumption = no one living there. On t
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by tobtoh 7y ago
But Apple, Google, Microsoft aren't the cool start-ups either and they are mega-corps, yet people still want to work there. So I don't believe that line of reasoning holds up.
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by tobtoh 7y ago
As someone who transitioned from IT management to alumni relations/fundraising at an NFP, I've experienced a couple of these 'complications'- they crop up in all sorts of ways. A couple of examples: 1. Donor (decades ago
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by tobtoh 8y ago
To take a counter view, you could argue that not travelling is the ultimate expression of narcissism. An unwillingness to see beyond your own small environment, to expose yourself to different views/culture/people.
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by tobtoh 8y ago
Why would I go to the dump? If I was targeting you, I would just be searching your trash and come across your bulbs that way. Your wifi network would be pretty easy to find given it would be in the vicinity of the trash bin.
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Hyperfisheye Lens – The Lens That Can See Behind Itself(techcrunch.com)
1 points by tobtoh 8y ago|0 comments
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by tobtoh 8y ago
> People live busy lives and trying to force someone into watching a 10 hour course RIGHT NOW otherwise they can't get a refund later on feels dirty. Absolutely. This is something I think companies get wrong so often. As an example,
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by tobtoh 8y ago
As an employee, you consented to be monitored at work by your employer when you signed your workplace agreements. The mechanic has not. However, destroying the video files is inappropriate.
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by tobtoh 8y ago
Since the guide wheels steer the bus, the driver only has to apply accelerator/brake and there is no chance of the bus deviating off the track at high speed. So it can travel at a faster speed more safely. The track is also more compac
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by tobtoh 8y ago
Curious why you feel it's overengineered? I travelled along the O-bahn for most of my childhood/uni years and I think it's a brilliantly simple system. Stick a couple of guide wheels on a bus, and you've now got a safe,
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by tobtoh 8y ago
With my limited understanding of the Australian energy market, the system 'saved' $40M across the Australian energy market, it didn't generate $40M in income for the system operators. ie by being a fast peaker supply, it stop
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by tobtoh 8y ago
I was having dinner with Jason Kottke (or Kottke blog fame) and he recommended the site to me. I was travelling solo through South/North America back in 2009 and the last leg of my journey was in NYC. I wanted to eat at Momofuko and ma
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by tobtoh 8y ago
As someone who recently switched back to Firefox, I've come to realise how many of these useful Gmail addons are strictly limited to Chrome only. Firefox has been terrific for everything else, but it's surprised me how much functi
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Open Source Mars Rover(opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov)
2 points by tobtoh 8y ago|0 comments
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by tobtoh 8y ago
A very interesting concept. IIRC one of the problems of traditional (water) dams is when they silt up since it reduces the water storage capacity. However, in this case, the 'silting up' (or sanding up) is the whole intent. So bas
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by tobtoh 8y ago
Facebook (the company) feels like a one trick pony. They don't seem to able to tailor their products to focus on the unique aspects that make them attractive to their users. Instead, everything collapses to a common feature set.
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by tobtoh 8y ago
Agree he is a crazy bully ... but an emphasis on the bully bit. ie bullys don't pick on those that can fight back. With its nukes, NK can fight back - if not against the US, against SK. I agree that as a crazy President, Trump can dest
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by tobtoh 8y ago
> And well, Trump has certainly been preoccupied with NK for a while. Again, I can at least see saying "well he made it worse" by his actions and comments but I don't see saying he has nothing to do with it. Just because T
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by tobtoh 8y ago
> One would think SK foreign minister would have some insight into the process I'm sure he does - and he's not going to say what he really thinks in public. How do you think politics actually works? SK relies on the US for secu
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by tobtoh 8y ago
I strongly doubt it has anything to do with Trump or the US. NK has been thumbing its nose at the US for decades in spite of all the embargoes and sanctions. And Trump has not done anything significant - he's just full of bluster and h
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by tobtoh 9y ago
Also means people can be harassed and the offender can delete the message after they know the person has seen the message (via the read receipt).
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by tobtoh 9y ago
> The sales guys are at the top. They are generally competent. Proof = they sold a massive deal. Seems very flawed logic. Anyone can make a sale if you promise everything, charge a low price (that can't sustain your organisation&#x2
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by tobtoh 9y ago
Isn't that what the 'Hide Post', 'Hide All Posts from X' and 'Report Post' options are for?

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