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by tominous 10y ago
The problem with metaphors linking the human body with society is they are essentially fascist. The "parts" have no value and the "whole" is supremely important. So it is incumbent on people who use these metaphors to re
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by tominous 10y ago
As per my other comment, on the face of it, it does seem illegal under laws in the US and UK such as the FCPA. Maybe someone could clarify though. To add some more, there is an affirmative defense to the FCPA that it is ok to give gifts&#x2
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by tominous 10y ago
I'd expect firms that are based in the US or UK would be subject to laws against bribing foreign officials, e.g. the FCPA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act
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by tominous 10y ago
> He treated them to dinners, musicals and prostitutes, with the "Lord of the Rings" musical being a particular favorite Can anyone explain why the words corruption and bribery are missing from the article? Is it normal to
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by tominous 10y ago
I can see why they might want to rebrand, given that (a) the word "app" has taken on a specific meaning in the mobile space and (b) Google as a whole is now branded with a stylised "G". EDIT: It's hard for this prod
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by tominous 10y ago
Before the gTLDs were expanded it was easy: just choose an unused word. These days I tend to see either subdomains of the main public domain, or a public domain registered solely for internal use.
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by tominous 10y ago
Medical students are expected to have a strong science background, and well before they commit to being a surgeon they'll have units where they need to wield a scalpel. If they find out it's not for them there are plenty of other
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by tominous 10y ago
> ..assuming that the given student enters a CS program with no prior programming knowledge This is bizarre to me. It's like someone signing up for a music degree having never played an instrument. Maybe you'll cram enough to p
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by tominous 10y ago
"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds nought and six, result misery." -- Micawber (from David Copperfield
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by tominous 10y ago
And the ClinicalTrials.gov record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02302157
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by tominous 10y ago
I love the author's meta-idea of refusing to accept that unfamiliar things are black boxes full of magic that can't be touched. A great example of this mindset is the guy who bought a mainframe. [1] Refuse to be placed in a silo.
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by tominous 10y ago
Sure, as long I get to be the programmer and deploy the updates. :) You can call me God-Emperor Tominous.
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by tominous 10y ago
I'm struggling to see how that can be done without in vivo genetic engineering (to ensure immune compatibility), constant blood surveillance of the population (to detect pathogens), chemical infusions deployed en masse like a firmware
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by tominous 10y ago
In NZ you should be able to get a prescription from a doctor then import a limited personal supply from overseas. Quality may vary. http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/compliance/faqs.asp
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by tominous 10y ago
I've read your story submissions and let me first say that I admire your courage and dedication. I hope this comment is useful and not too blunt. It sounds like you've gained two passions from your experience: (1) finding the rig
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by tominous 10y ago
I'd love to see more research about nicotine and schizophrenia. Something like 80% or schizophrenics smoke, and they do so heavily. This is 3 or 4 times the rate of the general population. The question is: does smoking cause schizophr
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by tominous 10y ago
We found out my wife had cancer ("of unknown primary") in May last year. We're in our early 30s so this should not be happening. Anyway, I think the same advice would still apply for more mundane situations like a recession o
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by tominous 10y ago
From personal experience, before you put all your spare money in the stock market, make sure you have the basics covered. Ask yourself, "What would happen if my partner or I couldn't work for a few years?" Money: Set up life
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by tominous 10y ago
Ironically this site would be on a wall of shame for lack of color-blind accessibility.
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Hacked by a bug?(dtrace.org)
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by tominous 10y ago
I worked on an HSM system (hybrid disk/tape archival) which suddenly started having lots of I/O errors writing to tape. We tried new media. We tried new drives. We double-checked cables and SFPs. No luck. Finally we tracked down t
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by tominous 10y ago
True on both points. Thanks.
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by tominous 10y ago
It's sad that it is seen as "exceptional" to mourn (and not celebrate) the deaths of innocent people.
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by tominous 10y ago
In my line of work I often see tech vendors and consultants trying to plan infrastructure changes using Excel (or worse, tables in Word, but we won't go into that). The results are horrendous. They start with a manual inventory of the
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by tominous 10y ago
The headline is incredibly misleading and looks like a misinterpretation by the Daily Mail (not known for their quality journalism in the first place). The "200" figure refers to the concentration of methane in the released gas co
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by tominous 10y ago
On a similar note, there's also the case of the leg amputation that killed 3 people: the patient (gangrene), the assistant (gangrene from fingers accidentally being amputated) and a spectator (from "fright"). See: https:&#x2
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by tominous 10y ago
The article specifically distinguishes it from the concern about sea level. I think it's about the attachment to something you've studied and the desire to preserve it.
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by tominous 10y ago
> "I have spent so much time now looking at the satellite images, and I really love this ice shelf, it would be such a tragic thing to see this thing go." Reminds me of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. We humans can fa
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by tominous 10y ago
This is like the old trick of auctioning off a $20 note with the twist that the two highest bidders must both pay even if they end up losing. I saw this play out in a Negotiation 101 tutorial once, for real money, and the bid got up to $40
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by tominous 10y ago
Similar thing with Chrome on IOS (haven't tried on Android). If you open a new tab there's an empty space at the top where the URL bar normally resides. You can tap this space instead of the "Search or type URL" box in t

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