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by wackro 5y ago
Recruiters in the UK are not the same as recruiters in the US. As a contractor in the UK, I've had to deal with them many times. The recruiting industry here has a reputation for cut throat, scumbag practices. Lying about open job appl
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by wackro 5y ago
Thanks for the info and those links. There hasn't been nearly enough public information on _how_ jabs help. The rhetoric is always 'get jabbed because it protects health services', which despite being true, leaves a lot out.
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by wackro 5y ago
People allowing the app to access their contacts presumably. Contacts can contain email addresses as well as phone numbers.
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by wackro 5y ago
There are no externalities in the Wow economy
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by wackro 5y ago
After a quick search it seems like the idea of 'matching types' was removed from the most popular MBTI testing site (I swear it used to say in the romantic relationships section), and different sources seem to have different opini
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by wackro 5y ago
Excess deaths are over 1m. See https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-...
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by wackro 5y ago
The problem with getting the remaining communities connected is that there are no AOL CDs left, and even if more could be supplied, devices tend not to have CD drives.
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by wackro 5y ago
A public information service would solve all of these issues. The UK has the Citizen's Advice Bureau. Also public libraries can contain informational bits. In both of the above cases you as the consumer have to actively seek them out.
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by wackro 5y ago
I can highly recommend backpacking, OP. Especially if you haven't travelled before. Solo exploration of countries and cultures is a constant source of wonder, and you'll meet amazing people along the way. Setting your own agenda i
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by wackro 5y ago
Without letting my jimmies be rustled, my post contained about as much content as GP's. It also contained two usages of "pork pies". And this comment contains one. Happy holidays, and good luck.
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by wackro 5y ago
If you were diagnosed clinically obese and at risk of heart disease would you carry on eating pork pies until you died, or abstain until there is a suitable pork pie alternative? A bad example maybe, but the market isn't the solution t
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by wackro 5y ago
I don't know. This morning I had to watch a YouTube video to find out how to turn on an induction cook top.
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by wackro 5y ago
Unfortunately I can see requesting a blank contract early on in the hiring process being a huge turn off. Maybe even at any point.
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by wackro 5y ago
It's all in the link he posted
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by wackro 5y ago
If IQ is relevant at all (doubtful) I'd imagine the mean societal score would be less relevant than the bottom few percentile. I think cultural Confucianism has more to do with it tbh.
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by wackro 5y ago
I heard a discussion on the radio where a lady was describing the potential use of a third party identity provider for all social media. This would be instead of the government. If I understood it correctly, the third party would hold your
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by wackro 5y ago
I think the state of the police force at the moment is very much all hands on deck. Would be very expensive to have a large part of the force unable to act.
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by wackro 5y ago
This was discussed yesterday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28696257
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by wackro 5y ago
Exactly what I thought. Like the experiment with drugged up spiders weaving borked webs. This Beethoven has been smoking banana skins.
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by wackro 5y ago
Your choice is your own, but what made you want to stay with PIA after the takeover?
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by wackro 5y ago
There is only one time zone in finland
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by wackro 5y ago
Language changes over time, yes, but also over space. Something other than 'he' might be default where you are, but not where I am.
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by wackro 5y ago
You have to factor the cost of this laptop + cost of future upgrades vs the cost of a Dell/Macbook/whatever + its inevitable replacement. If it wasn't cheaper then they wouldn't have much of a business model.
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by wackro 5y ago
>Note that the West used to be a much higher percentage of the world population in the past. I wonder about this quite a lot. This is obviously mainly due to the boom in developed world esp China, but do you have any opinions about &#x27
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by wackro 6y ago
Scotland introduced minimum pricing for alcohol. I imagine it's done some good. https://www.gov.scot/policies/alcohol-and-drugs/minimum-unit...
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by wackro 6y ago
> A somewhat sedentary job with the option to take breaks to move around and exercise outside of that is still vastly preferable to any other combination. Non-sedentary jobs and manual labor will break and wear down your body in differen
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by wackro 6y ago
That talk looks really interesting. I'm all for a future that unbinds us from tiny 2d screens. We're always going to need to do exercise though. There's no way knowledge work could ever e.g. raise your pulse, use your strengt
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by wackro 6y ago
I am not an Apple user but presumably Apple is processing your payments in this case, and have an insight into your spending?
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by wackro 6y ago
On your second point: the upcoming wave of nomads will be spurred on by companies in _their own countries_ allowing remote work. It won't be tax-dodging freelancers. Furthermore, plenty of countries have double taxation treaties. The U
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by wackro 6y ago
How exactly does tracking and profiling individuals en-masse help society?

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