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they used to split stuff like R off into the "scripting" category. But now most "real programmers" are apparently doing python or javascript so that little hierarchy quietly disappeared.
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Academics might have their own grand plans for society, but funding agencies generally want industry to take over at some point and run with it. I expect they'd be happy to move on and fund something new rather than trying to compete w
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And I've had motherboards replaced by Toshiba, Fujitsu and just about everyone else whenever there's a major problem with an electronic device under warranty. Seems like the default "nuclear option" they use whenever the
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But can't every thief claim the laptop they picked up was "abandoned" too? I mean it was there on the table and no one was around at the moment.. If the customer owes him money and he is selling the laptop to get that money
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> Recently, his shop was fined for not registering used laptops that his customers had abandoned for repair. Sure, NYC is attempting to prevent stolen laptops from being resold, but the level of bureaucratic idiocy turns Rossman’s channe
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Amazing hobby but I have to say, given the first sentence: > Dorodango author Bruce Gardner shares the story of how he discovered the Japanese art of hikaru dorodango. The story itself was kind of anticlimactic. Apparently he read an ess
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Try using google. Search for companies with a conscience, or companies that give back, or entrepreneurs who's goal is to create jobs in a poor area. I personally know a few. And my point is not to get drawn into an argument about econo
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There is something to be said for the therapeutic value of failing miserably, when it comes to helping you move on and live without any more regrets about it. The problem with a dream like marine-biology-professor in particular is it can ta
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Yes I disagree and not because of people slipping through the cracks or something. I was referring to people and companies who have a mission. For example to help the blind to see or connect the world. Or the many many small businesses who
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Your idea of business and what entrepreneurs want is simplistic. You must know it will be easy to find people who don't fit blanket statements like this. Even if you think this is the natural inclination of the public corporation, not
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Leveraging the prestigious papers to win grant proposals is where they need to get them. Citations aren't what gets you a job or tenure at a R1 research school, it's the grants that the high-impact papers help you win. You don&#x2
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Network television censors profanity and nudity. Indeed the govt requires much of it. Everyone calls it censorship. Yet you can still see the unedited versions of the same content at a theater or on cable. Maybe if your idea of censorship h
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Works best if it fits the bias/agenda of the journal editors. The better you do that, the more weaknesses they will forgive.
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I would think a paper filter filters a lot better than cloth at least. The problem is breathing through it of course (as opposed to around). I searched and see some projects on the internet where people are trying to use them. Seems like a
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This is just something that happens with masks. I think you're reading too much into it. In years past in Japan, where mask-wearing was always common, I noticed that just covering the mouth and not the nose was quite common. It still
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I'm not even sure who is being criticized here. I think it's just an issue of tone. Bluntly telling someone they're wrong, when their statement is arguably correct, will generally trigger an argument over who is correct.
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> It isn't the goal as much as an unavoidable effect. I don't see the value of this distinction. Creating a system where it is more likely that guilty go free is the practical equivalent of creating a system where more guilty g
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My cell phone number is in a neighboring area code I have never lived in and don't know anyone in, so I automatically know those are spam (or rare wrong numbers). Spoofed local area codes have definitely been coming in for a lot longer
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There are two sides in the debate I referred to and my post did not advocate either side.
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The reasonable doubt standard does require the benefit of doubt go towards innocence. Presumably the goal is for more guilty to go free than innocent being punished.
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It isn't really a semantic issue. Removing someone's communication from your site is literally censorship. It's simply not govt censorship. But censorship by quasi-monopolies makes it arguably similar and still an ethics deba
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...or consent. Seems like Marriott should get a say in the tracing of calls from people claiming to represent Marriott.
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It seems likely though, doesn't it? If you take away their social media, where would you expect the depressed users to go next? TV in particular is something that has surely been researched, as it was probably the biggest sedentary &qu
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Recently there was an article about software engineering where the (apparently non-technical) author defined colloquial phrases such as "to engineer an outcome" as to jerry-rig and generally do the opposite of any scientifically-p
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Suppose DNA was left at the scene and strong circumstantial evidence points to the man as the culprit, yet he refuses to let them compare his DNA to exonerate himself.
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your source says "a" leading cause of death. I believe the leading cause of death for young people is drug overdose.
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It seems like legal bills somehow are often considered exempt from common sense like that. Perhaps it has to do with so many politicians also being lawyers.
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Also a massive boon to the worldwide conspiracy theory market I'd bet. The US wants to inject all of you with something, please line up.
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Historically it was true in the US too. When I first graduated, some big companies still had pension plans they'd try to entice you with. I'm sure there's a direct link between increasing salaries and the prevalence of job-ho
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If pay is increased solely to compensate for house prices, then working in a higher cost of living area is still better because the job buys you a more valuable house. Imagine if house prices were a non-issue because companies just give you

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