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by vira 2y ago
The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne has been a hit in our household at bedtime. Each book in the series has Jack and Annie, school-aged brother and sister, travel back in time on secret missions to help famous women and men fro
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NYTimes sues OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringement(apnews.com)
2 points by vira 3y ago|1 comments
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by vira 9y ago
Actually, it's not the code that directs us, it's the funding. Work in a department that earns its budget annually or are on a project funded upfront? Then no number of scrum masters, backlogs or showcases will see you evolve from
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by vira 9y ago
"but they need to fix their marketing"... Indeed, why would anyone name a vehicle that catapults you across the Atlantic as the sound of an explosion?
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by vira 9y ago
It could help with competitor analysis - point it to the websites of competition in your industry to stay on top of where they are going.
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by vira 9y ago
Blackmail. Some people may not want their health history revealed (say you're having an abortion or being treated for substance abuse). High profile individuals in particular.
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by vira 9y ago
I've always preferred the term 'open market' rather than 'free market' to counter this exact point.
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by vira 10y ago
Strong typing helps. Keep in mind enterprise ETL tools are designed to move data from oltp to olap databases, which are often strongly typed as well.
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by vira 10y ago
It's not that simple. An Indian expatriate's remittance may leave American shores, for example, but then re-enters when their family buys iPhones, Ford's and Hershey's.
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by vira 17y ago
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin. - Captivating and well researched. This book not only captures the life of a genius, but also exposes the politics and propaganda of WWII,
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The federal budget, rescaled(terrytao.wordpress.com)
2 points by vira 17y ago|0 comments
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by vira 18y ago
BBC World Service, radio documentaries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/index.shtml
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China and Darfur - Orchestrated I.T. assults?(kristof.blogs.nytimes.com)
1 points by vira 19y ago|0 comments
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Wanted: Someone Who Knows Nothing About the Job(fish.blogs.nytimes.com)
4 points by vira 19y ago|0 comments