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by valiant55 6y ago
I've submitted multiple corrections to Google Maps and all of them eventually were fixed. I even got a same day response one time, with the longest taking about 3 weeks. I haven't made any corrections recently. Have you attempted
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by valiant55 6y ago
Nike's FuelBand is the first one the comes to mind. Why make a wearable with (maybe) low double digit percentage margins when shoes just rake in money?
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by valiant55 6y ago
I mean, I think such communication serves a purpose, how is it much different than boilerplate code?
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by valiant55 6y ago
100% Agreed. My employer has refused to comply with state mandates and has had us working from the office the entire pandemic. For those that eventually talked the owner into allowing WFH (in November) took a 20% cut.
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by valiant55 7y ago
I mean, if you are logged into your email that's pretty much game over for most sites including possibly your bank. Just request a password reset and change it to whatever you'd like.
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by valiant55 7y ago
I think many of your examples are illusions of choice. Most brands in the super market roll up to a handful of players, the "choice" for many items ultimately lines the same pockets. Housing choices? Is that the choice to buy &#x2
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by valiant55 7y ago
When I first bought a Chromecast I was disappointed how much of a pain it was to play content I already had on my computer. I shouldn't have to spin up a Plex server just to get acceptable streaming capabilities.
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by valiant55 7y ago
>The disclosed documents include highly confidential outlines of Project Nightingale, laying out the four stages or “pillars” of the secret project . > Among the documents are the notes of a private meeting held by Ascension operati
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by valiant55 7y ago
I can't even read the article with the half missing "m"s and "n"s.
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by valiant55 7y ago
Comparing DNA to a really horrible code base sounds like the perfect analogy.
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by valiant55 7y ago
I'm not sure I agree that modern architecture ruined social and architectural fabric of cities. Holding up vernacular architecture as some sort of beacon because it's been in cities "for generations and centuries" is equ
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by valiant55 7y ago
GiMP UI/UX has actually improved a lot over where it was just a few years ago.
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by valiant55 7y ago
This is an interesting observation. I worked for Google for a number of years, and while the UX staff was light, our (relatively) small product did have dedicated staff. That being said, Google's org is pretty fluid, there should be pl
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by valiant55 7y ago
I ordered headphones from Amazon that had good reviews, over 1k. I was looking for a cheap pair to listen to music at work. What I got were really poorly made Chinese rip-offs of Sony. I went to process the return and all of the review exce
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by valiant55 7y ago
I think that style of management is just fine if it's stated as "Don't bring me a problem unless you have a proposed solution." By proposing a solution it starts a conversation about how to resolve the stated problem.