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by zzalpha 10y ago
No, just supply. During the more heated oil years no one was looking for a job. And this might come as a surprise, but that actually makes it really hard to hire, even if you have competitive offers. This might be different in other market
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Please no. With the oil downturn we can finally find qualified software devs to hire... the last thing we need is Google snapping them up!
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by zzalpha 10y ago
You get over it. I came to the artform later in life and found it a weird transition. It's definitely a different experience and you have to change your approach... it's no longer just about reading the words, but also about stud
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by zzalpha 10y ago
The fact that an Android platform engineer doesn't know of design patterns beyond MVC, and only knows that vaguely by reputation, explains why it's so difficult to build well designed apps for Android. Yes, technically the platfor
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by zzalpha 10y ago
And yet thanks to Oracle v Google it may become impossible to use information gained from reverse engineering to create a compatible replacement without violating copyright. One step forward, two steps back...
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by zzalpha 10y ago
This is a remarkably poorly written article. Ignoring the absurd verbosity, which buries the facts behind a wall of words, some of it is just broken: The current report released on Android market share growth is nothing, but rubbing salt
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by zzalpha 10y ago
You clearly weren't flying to North America. Yes, they have that pod system (although it's a glorified serial security scanner so I'm not sure of the benefit), and then they herd you through the full body scanner. The line w
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by zzalpha 10y ago
I'm far more curious about what will happen when these companies start seeing significant portions of their workforce facing expiring option plans...
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by zzalpha 10y ago
AOL isn't a "dying brand". It's a massive player in digital advertising, and Verizon bought them for the same reason Comcast bought Freewheel.
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by zzalpha 11y ago
General accepted accounting principles . Geez, what did they think the P was for??
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Anything that encourages users to be more cavalier about installing software because they think they're protected is a security risk. So if you want to lob accusations of inaccurate or misleading claims, better to aim them at Canon
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Honestly, I switched because of RSI. Other editors require a lot of chording. Hell, just look up the term "emacs finger". Some might claim that's because of poor control key positioning, but repurposing capslock is frequen
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Living in a rural area isn't a lifestyle choice when the cities are so far apart. I live in Canada... I live three hours from my own mom. And we live in the two largest cities in my province, separated by vast swathes of cattle past
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by zzalpha 11y ago
I'd make the claim that I don't lose much fat, either, as that would imply a corresponding increase in muscle mass (explaining the lack of weight loss), which doesn't seem to be the case. 'course, I haven't gone an
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Smith says the company is still figuring out its business model Only in the technology world can a company raise four million bucks and develop a product without first having to nail down a business model, revenue projections, etc...
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Only because most US cities do a piss poor job of providing housing support for the poor. That's a failure of policy, not gentrification itself.
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by zzalpha 11y ago
For those cases, there are numerous alternatives: taxis/uber for one off transport. For weekend getaways where alternate transportation isn't an option, you can rent. The aggregate cost is likely to be far less than that of owni
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by zzalpha 11y ago
But why are you in a rural town? That, itself, is a choice based on the assumption you'll be driving. Edit: not sure why the downvote. That's a genuine question. Living in a rural area is a lifestyle choice that typically neces
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by zzalpha 11y ago
I do about 2000 miles a year and I can tell you, you have to be very careful about not correspondingly bumping your diet if you want to achieve weight loss. I might lose 5 pounds a season in a typical year, despite burning close to a th
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Agreed, it's a hard problem to solve. Question though: did you consider alternate forms of transportation when you decided where to live and work? Or did you just (even subconsciously) presume a car was necessarily part of the picture
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by zzalpha 11y ago
IMO, if you wanted to change things, you'd have to penalize driving by eliminating subsidies and/or introduce taxes on non-commercial vehicles and fuel. Then pair that with policies that discourage urban sprawl and encourage inve
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by zzalpha 11y ago
The comments, here, are almost as fascinating as the article. The data cited are irrefutable. The points made are perfectly logical. And yet many of the comments make it seem like the author insulted their mother. It's that car cultur
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by zzalpha 11y ago
So, caveat, this is my colloquial understanding of the ideology. I don't profess expertise. That said... For most folks, libertarians are just... confusing. To many, rightly or wrongly, "conservative" equates to things like
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Ahh, the old battle of top-posting versus inline reply, and rich text vs plaintext. I hate to break it to you, author, but that battle was lost a long long time ago. Personally, I'd much rather something like Markdown... for those with
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by zzalpha 11y ago
Seems like the core complaint is with subsidies for electric vehicles. I can see where he's coming from... 'course, without subsidies, I doubt wind and solar would be taking off the way they are, now, as those subsidies allowed ec
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by zzalpha 11y ago
From my perspective, the best antidote is to always use logical, intellectual responses to problems, rather than an emotional response. Let me guess: engineer? There's absolutely a personality type that prefers to solve all problems
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by zzalpha 11y ago
So for one person you'd need $2000 worth of solar panels, 16 square meters of panel. One person. It seems like you've supported my point, not refuted it. But I appreciate your analysis, even if I dispute your conclusion! Thanks!
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by zzalpha 11y ago
So... this is basically a dehumidifier. Dehumidifiers typically use some sort of air cooling to reduce water below the dew point to draw water out of the air. And that takes a lot of energy. So what is the purpose of this device? It can
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by zzalpha 11y ago
I'm pretty sure kids under 20 are far, incomparably, even, more internet-savvy than the previous generations. So I'm going to go ahead and guess this is a problem with the use of the word "savvy". Let's take the i
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by zzalpha 11y ago
... Chris?

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