xexers

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Coding for kids: another silly fad(theglobeandmail.com)
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by xexers 9y ago
The vast majority of people are living and travelling within cities. You're talking about a small problem that's getting smaller every year. See this chart: http://www.writework.com/uploads/12/122436&#x
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by xexers 9y ago
Can you give me the TLDW;?
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by xexers 9y ago
> "I haven’t been thrilled by the atheist movement. First, who is the audience? Is it religious extremists? Say right-wing evangelical Christians like George Bush (as you rightly point out)?" ... Dawkins talks about who hi
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by xexers 9y ago
You're missing all of the QA conferences! http://testingconferences.org/
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by xexers 9y ago
It would be very easy to re-introduce the mosquitoes back into the wild if their absence cause problems
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by xexers 9y ago
Even without laptops I see this in the workplace. In a meeting, if there is a PowerPoint presentation with words on it, people instinctively look at the bright and shiny screen. That's why I recommend throwing a few black slides in y
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by xexers 9y ago
The question is, why do modern fridges seem to break more frequently after a few years than older fridges. Is it: 1. modern fridges are more complicated, thus more things can break 2. The manufacturer wants it to break after about 5 years
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by xexers 9y ago
Don't forget "water heating". That could be done more dynamically than it is now... and water heating makes up 9% of household electricity usage: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=96&t=3
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by xexers 9y ago
Obviously the refresh rate is the most painful part of these screens. Is there much hope they can improve that?
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by xexers 9y ago
Which offices? Most of the google offices I know about are right in city center. https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/locations/?region=north...
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by xexers 9y ago
I think that's easier said than done. People are inspired to up-vote a petition if it has action... but what if you're position is that we just keep doing the status quo on an issue. For example, you can imagine a petition saying
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by xexers 9y ago
There are some petitions on change.org which I, as a citizen, would like to petition against (rather than for). A petition may have huge support but it also may have huge opposition... that opposition is not shown on change.org. Not showi
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by xexers 9y ago
This statement is getting closer... but the numbers are still off... At this point green solutions are probably only about 30% more expensive than non-green(and getting cheaper every year).
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by xexers 9y ago
The airport in Doha, Qatar is a silent airport. There were no announcements over the PA. It was an amazing experience! I find the PA systems to be an assault on my ears and I often wear ear plugs in airports and on planes. I'd prefe
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by xexers 9y ago
It likely is legal. The BestBuy extended warranties work the same way. If BestBuy ultimately needs to replace your product, then your extended warranty is finished.
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by xexers 9y ago
I wonder if the study went deeper into the different types of "fired". Things like: * Your entire team is being cut because it's not generating enough revenue * No one likes you * your position can, and will, be outsourced t
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by xexers 9y ago
Agreed. I am normally a very nuanced person who tries hard to see all sides of an issue... but with my vegetarian diet, I find total abstinence to be the best thing. Eating a little bit of meat requires will power to not eat too much... a
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by xexers 9y ago
Have you compared the amazon reviews between "normal" and "reef safe" sunscreens? "reef safe" stuff has poor reviews almost across the board, where as "normal" sunscreens often have excellent reviews
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by xexers 10y ago
I do all of that as well. I also use a vacation checklist.
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by xexers 10y ago
But I never "tell the developer that I'm smarter," Agreed. I am also a tester and I would never do this. I try to encourage a more cooperative relationship with developers rather than a psuedo-antagonistic relationship. I o
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by xexers 10y ago
> Cows, goats, sheep raised somewhat naturally eat grass and leaves and twigs, things we cannot digest That's correct. The problem is, 99% of our animals in america are not raised that way [1]. They are raised eating soy, wheat, a
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by xexers 10y ago
> and the ones that we do, we consume only a tiny minority of the plant (most of the time) So do the animals. The soy and wheat we feed the animals is a tiny portion of the plant... so what? If we have 1000 calories of wheat, it's
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by xexers 10y ago
The evidence for soy phytoestrogens affecting us is weak. Dairy has a substantial amount of estrogen as well: http://www.livestrong.com/article/554285-does-milk-raise-est... Although, the evidence that it affects men i
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by xexers 10y ago
Agreed. People should stop going for a veggie burger that tastes like a beef burger. Instead, compare a beef burger to completely different, high quality, vegan meal like a veggie green curry, tikka masala, or burrito.
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by xexers 10y ago
That's funny... I went vegetarian for the health benefits alone.
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by xexers 10y ago
I wonder how valuable the written recommendations are? Anyone have data on that?
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by xexers 10y ago
You should be more concerned about dairy: http://www.livestrong.com/article/554285-does-milk-raise-est...
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by xexers 10y ago
"You will not share your password (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account." https://www.facebook.com&#
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by xexers 10y ago
For the exact reason you said... our salaries are way lower. I should move to the states (although I wont because immigrants don't seem to be welcome there now).

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