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by vidoc 10y ago
> I don't understand why organic food is this expensive in the US in places like WFM. I have been wondering about this myself, products labeled 'organic' have varying degrees of quality that I assume are reflected in distr
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by vidoc 10y ago
> There is nothing personal in boycotting products from a specific country. It doesn't matter whether the company you're boycotting is an active supporter of the policies you disagree with or not, as you don't mean to puni
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by vidoc 10y ago
> How were they right in apologising? It wasn't at all a question of being right or wrong, I was just happy to see that despite whatever their opinions could be, this didn't prevent them from finding that making the link betwee
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by vidoc 10y ago
> In what percentage of serious skiing accidents would a helmet help. Or is it merely one of those "precautionary principle" things: why take a chance? I'm not quiet sure about the percentage, but I'm certain wearing
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by vidoc 10y ago
> Would you buy software from a company that by de-facto policy did not hire Black people? Maybe not. Someone from another part of the world might consider that to be 'stupid' or 'irrelevant to the situation', because
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by vidoc 10y ago
> I dare say you should not be so presumptuous to assume that local customs and values are 'stupid'. Apologies for the misunderstanding, a long day for me, and perhaps too long a sentence. I edited it back the way it was suppos
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by vidoc 10y ago
This makes me think of an interesting experience I had in my first job, almost 20 years ago! I was working for a small company that was at the time pioneering on-demand video systems. We were a software company but did sell our stuff as an
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by vidoc 10y ago
Very interesting, irrational fears and obsession for safety affect so many things nowadays. Every-time I go snowboarding I'm stunned at how in just 20 years, we pretty much went from zero to something like 90%+ skiers wearing helmets.
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by vidoc 10y ago
Besides, I need to confess not being a big believer in clicktivism (just a personal opinion) and I would love to hear alternative suggestions to support Mr Snowden in a similarly lazy, albeit possibly a bit more useful way -> financially
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by vidoc 10y ago
> Perhaps its just pessimism but there likely never be a pardon for Snowden. Who knows, maybe one day some politician running for office or seeking a popularity boost may consider it if he feels that the domestic opinion is drastically i
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by vidoc 10y ago
> What exactly has technology made more challenging for people? Certainly not communication. Killed a bunch of jobs maybe ?
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by vidoc 10y ago
> In every company I've worked in the CEO has had a cubicle with the rest of us Hehe, still, I'm sure he was near the corner and was close to the window right ? :)
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by vidoc 10y ago
Not quiet sure conclusions can be taken about an alternative model (socialism) based on a single implementation (Venezuela), which, by the way, probably got a little bit of foreign help to fail, if you look at history..
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by vidoc 10y ago
Switzerland isn't just a Banking paradise, it's a widely spread misconception that the economic miracle of this country is only related to its bank and tax code. Very obvious by just looking at its balance of trade. Besides, the S
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by vidoc 10y ago
Location: San Francisco, CA Remote: yes, prefer in-office if the commute is short Willing to relocate: no Technologies: C, Go, Linux and a lot more FLOSS Résumé/CV: upon request since 1998 Email: aGlyZW1lQGJlbm9pc3QubmFtZQo=
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by vidoc 10y ago
There's a footnote at the bottom that explains why it said 'a flore'.
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by vidoc 10y ago
Do most londonese share this feeling of mine that it's kinda expensive or this is just me being a bit dumb? :)
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by vidoc 10y ago
Speaking of housing in the city, an amazing display of the situation, in SF at least, is the number of people who share housing. I'd actually love to have stats!
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by vidoc 10y ago
> I live in SF, and am flabbergasted at the number of 1- or 2- floor single-family homes. A city the size of SF (46 sq mi) and population (850K+ and growing) simply can't afford so many SFHs. I feel the same. I grew up in Europe and
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by vidoc 10y ago
London as more than decent public transportation indeed, plus it has this rather extreme car policy we all know about (which by the way I am sure the super rich actually love !). The thing is, I've always wondered why public transport
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by vidoc 10y ago
I'm always amazed at how obsessed certain people are with "race" (aka ethnicity) in this country. I'm very well aware of the tough racial history and I'm not saying that kind of ethnical stats shouldn't be made
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by vidoc 10y ago
How have I done anything incorrecto? Dead pixels show up on my phone when I boot it the first time, is this just the way I opened the package? Same thing for the 2015 MacBook pro, problem with the screen hinge wobbling since day one. Just G
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by vidoc 10y ago
> First google is no apple. Don't expect that level of service. They simply don't care. In my experience, Apple support isn't great either, unless you are a paid customer. When I bought the Iphone 3G, it had dead pixels up
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by vidoc 10y ago
Same here. I find it, on the other hand, very plausible that some people will like it, in theory, but a lot of the good things I heard about the keyboard seem to come from people who just received their computer. I generally take those kind
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by vidoc 10y ago
Hell yeah! I sincerely regard those 2 ports on the cheaper model simply as hardware crippling. Much like AV manufacturers punish you by giving you less audio/hdmi ports if you go for their entry models.
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by vidoc 10y ago
Reminds me of this excellent documentary I saw on those millionaires who dig down instead of building up in London :P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLJ0zZQb9x0
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by vidoc 10y ago
> Great sweeping accusations require citations to back them up. Without any citations, the above statement is meaningless hyperbole. That's basically what I was always telling myself in the back of my mind during the latest US elect
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by vidoc 10y ago
Exactly, if that kind of stuff is OK, then I'd like to make a public call to improve Cesar Chavez St for cars, as the last 'improvement' SFMTA did over there actually transformed the street in a parking lot! :)
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by vidoc 10y ago
> Kind of like how neighborhood watch groups can supplement police Is this a Sarcasm? :)
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by vidoc 10y ago
You say it very well. And much like brexit, this fiasco reveals how much of a fool the journalistic establishment has made of itself. At least we can stop debating one thing at this point, whether or not the media is somehow disconnected wi

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