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by tomalpha 5y ago
Is this not just the efficient-market at work? Simplistically: Intel's chips aren't as good as AMDs so it has to drop prices. And for future investment Intel still has ~ $24 billion cash on hand as of June 2021 [0] [0] https:&#x
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by tomalpha 5y ago
IANAL, but I understood Meeting Of Minds to refer to the need for both parties to a contract to actually agree that a contract exists. From the wiki page you reference for example: > The reasoning is that a party should not be held to a
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Lord of the Rings: Amazon Moves Show to UK from New Zealand(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by tomalpha 5y ago|0 comments
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by tomalpha 5y ago
48.8C [0] [0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58130893
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by tomalpha 5y ago
I completely agree about Promissory Estoppel and contract law. I was (perhaps unclearly) trying to demonstrate that other areas of the law do address the principle of relying on a promise when making a decision. I think the principle could
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by tomalpha 5y ago
That is perhaps what is claimed, but there are plenty of adults who for various reasons, lack capacity to make such judgements as well, or even realise that the Police might not be telling the truth. There could be lots of different reasons
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by tomalpha 5y ago
The difficulty seems to be that it can sometimes cause innocent people to confess too Edit: adding this link to the excellent and oft-cited "Don't talk to the police [even if you're completely innocent]" lecture https:&
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by tomalpha 5y ago
> After hours of interrogation, police told one of the teenagers, Terrill Swift, that if he just confessed to being at the scene he could go home — so he did. What's the advantage to society of allowing interviewers to lie (to anyon
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by tomalpha 5y ago
It is my (lay) understanding that in the US in particular almost anything is securities fraud: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-26/everyt...
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by tomalpha 5y ago
The article doesn't offer any examples which makes it hard to really understand what issue the author is arguing about beyond vague generalities. > In the name of freedom, an equally venal, arbitrary and rapacious foreign corporatio
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by tomalpha 5y ago
Does DRM contribute to this perhaps? Given the layers of encryption and obfuscation, and leaving aside the merits or otherwise of DRM in the first place, I can imagine it could be hard to do delta patching. At least, without making it easie
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by tomalpha 5y ago
I read the article as agreeing with the first half of what you say (similar rates so far), but is really looking to the next phase and highlighting a potential issue around different rates of vaccine hesitancy. I hope you're right and
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Why getting vaccinated for Covid-19 is more popular in the UK than in the US(vox.com)
2 points by tomalpha 5y ago|4 comments
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by tomalpha 6y ago
When I order with Just Eat the food is generally delivered by a driver employed/paid directly by the restaurant. When I order with Deliveroo the food is generally delivered by a driver employed/paid by Deliveroo. (There do seem to
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by tomalpha 6y ago
This comes across as (perhaps unintentionally?) overly cynical to me. I purchased Factorio some years ago now, and have always had the feeling that I underpaid for it over that time despite playing a lot less than some friends I know. (I th
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by tomalpha 6y ago
Yep, and even more oddly: > It is also known colloquially as "The Beeb", "Auntie", or a combination of both (as "Auntie Beeb") [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC
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by tomalpha 6y ago
From the classic Latin “Si vis pacem para bellum” [0] I’d always interpreted this to imply that deterrence was good - appear strong to prevent others picking a fight with you, rather than studying. I always wondered if the 9mm Parabellum c
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by tomalpha 6y ago
No offence taken. I happen to disagree with you about the headline interpretation and the BBC wokeness bit but that’s what a good debating environment is for. (Without arguing the merits either way on the wider issue, I think this isn’t a g
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by tomalpha 6y ago
That’s really interesting - thank you for replying.
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by tomalpha 6y ago
The headline doesn’t come across as misleading to me. I interpreted it as the temperature having been recorded somewhere in central Spain which appears to be accurate (granted my Spanish geography isn’t great). The tone also appears to be c
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Why can’t the stormtroopers in Star Wars shoot straight?(theguardian.com)
3 points by tomalpha 6y ago|0 comments
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by tomalpha 6y ago
It does look like a cross between the PS4 and Xbox controller but it feels much more like the former. And it is really good :)
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by tomalpha 6y ago
I think it takes two to tango here. You do need an employer who cares about their employees, treats them fairly, supports and encourages a great atmosphere etc. You absolutely need enthusiastic, motivated and pleasant employees too though.
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The Mystery of the Gatwick Drone(theguardian.com)
3 points by tomalpha 6y ago|0 comments
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by tomalpha 6y ago
That's a much better reason than I feared. Thank you.
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by tomalpha 6y ago
> Location This app may use your location even when it isn't open, which can decrease battery life. I love the idea of a shell on iOS but why does it need to know my location?
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by tomalpha 6y ago
Other's have already questioned the randomness of the original choice, however whether random or not, there is some logic in continuing to do something that had a good outcome. Even if it's just that the particular soft toy didn&#
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US Army trials augmented reality goggles for dogs(bbc.com)
61 points by tomalpha 6y ago|75 comments
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by tomalpha 6y ago
Indeed. Though like in the olden days the large number of stopovers might cut down demand somewhat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Route#Multiple_stops
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by tomalpha 6y ago
I can imagine they have tight margins. This might be more painful than an apparently small percentage might appear.

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