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by bliblah 7y ago
I wonder if he could just ship an american car with onstar to the EU and start requesting the information using GDPR.
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by bliblah 7y ago
>Was Puerto Rico unaware of this when they took out the loans? The fact that it went to the Supreme Court of the US [1] means that it is unprecedented and required the highest court in the land to interpret the law means that no parties
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by bliblah 7y ago
I mentioned this in another comment but i'll repeat it. Due to the complexities of Puerto Rico's status as a commonwealth (i.e. not a State) the island is unable to declare bankruptcy. If they could then this issue could easily be
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by bliblah 7y ago
The problem lies in the fact that Puerto Rico (unlike States and other municipalities in the United States) is unable to declare bankruptcy due to being a commonwealth. If they could then these financial institutions would be unable to raid
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by bliblah 7y ago
I think the issue is that a lot of people already live in Major metros where commute time is inversely proportional to rent and just accept it as a fact of life. This is why I refuse to move to LA, SF, NYC, Seattle, etc. I currently live 15
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by bliblah 7y ago
The issue is that Amazon and other 3rd party vendors actually offer deals. I was in the market for some headphones and had a specific brand and make in mind and when I looked in their site they were more than $100 more than Amazon. This has
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by bliblah 7y ago
Hear hear, I'm under 30 but because the industry I work in isn't really as sexy or brand new as some more CS focused ones I tend to work with people who are older and were raised with the type of expectation that the workplace is
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by bliblah 7y ago
Some unions requires all employees to become members and charge a fee. Some unions abuse their power to negotiate with the employer to make union leaders wealthy instead of granting benefits to the employees. Some unions work alongside ga
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by bliblah 7y ago
A few years ago me and my parents wanted to take a cruise in the Baltic making several 1-2 day stops and I have to say I felt the same way. The ship was massive and had pools, a restaurant, live entertainment but it was obvious that all the
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by bliblah 7y ago
Here is a youtube video on the subject by one of my favorite content creators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqH_Y1TupoQ
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by bliblah 7y ago
Don't use a delivery service that isn't actually performed by the restaurant. Every one of these services pays below minimum wage to their drivers and will use every trick in the book to make sure that any cost saving measures goe
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by bliblah 7y ago
>Netflix is a heavily data-oriented company; if a large chunk of Netflix subscribers just watch decades old reruns then they know it. What Netflix needs to do is build content specifically for these people and I don't believe they&#
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by bliblah 7y ago
>I'll never understand why lawmakers think that fruit and other flavorings for tobacco are aimed at getting kids hooked. Because the companies themselves have admitted to marketing towards this demographic. [1] The market was wildly
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by bliblah 7y ago
I think that is the point of interviews. Sure I may not have worked X years on a project but I can answer any question my potential supervisor ask then who cares? I would say my CV is 90% accurate and 10% lies, enough to get some glances fr
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by bliblah 7y ago
I can't wait for groups of friend to have "Designated Drone Operators" to hand over the controls to if the police ever question them as to why the machine was operating so erratically.
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by bliblah 7y ago
Thanks for clarifying!
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by bliblah 7y ago
Isn't the difference also that Stadia is streaming from Google servers or nodes while the Nvidia Shield and Steam Link just stream from your computer via LAN? I would assume that would create more possible vectors for high latency whic
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by bliblah 7y ago
To be fair, Dota hasn't changed that much since W3 Mod days in terms of overall gameplay, yes there are talents and the map has changed but it's still 5 v 5 , 3 lanes, and you need to destroy the ancient. The only thing that has r
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by bliblah 7y ago
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/23/faked-p... This just happened a few days ago and it was basic alterations and despite being authenticated as an altered video there are still thos
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by bliblah 7y ago
Unless you are the incumbent banking on it like Big Media with the DMCA. The amount of fake / mass DMCA Takedowns that happen on YouTube on a daily basis is astounding.
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by bliblah 7y ago
It honestly should say something along the lines of: -Most nutritionists agree you shouldn't have more than 5g of sugar outside of fruit sources- A can of coke have well over 25g
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by bliblah 7y ago
This is a big issue when it comes to discussing this topic in HN. Almost all conversation regarding housing / urban design seems to be focus on San Francisco. The only other cities ever mentioned here often are New York, Seattle, or Lo
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by bliblah 7y ago
You misunderstand. The USA does not have a list of Japanese Citizens, meaning that if a Japanese citizen decides to become and American one they have no concrete proof that he discarded his proof of Japanese citizenship (in this case a Pass
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by bliblah 7y ago
This is very accurate, countries do not share citizenship data so it is impossible for them to know who has 2 or more passports. I have several friends that have remained in possessions of their previous passports and still renew them in ca
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by bliblah 7y ago
I think the big issue is that every 2 bit cop and traffic officer has constant access to weapons despite 90% of interactions not requiring them. And do not use them as a last resort. When I visit Europe or South America the only places that
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by bliblah 7y ago
>courts being saddled by too many frivolous lawsuits Citation Needed. This has been the argument for many deregulators since the 70's which has resulted in the current culture of Employees being treated as disposable cattle in the U
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by bliblah 7y ago
You imply that the police officers gain nothing from this state of affairs. In my own experience, a lot police officers grow up in the same hoods as the same criminals they pursue and the most corrupt ones use this to leverage relationships
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by bliblah 7y ago
>> just needs to be actually thought through, It's impossible because you both political parties want exclusively mutual results You can't have cheap insurance without making it mandatory since only the sick will get it You
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by bliblah 7y ago
To add another rebuttal to this comment. I think Nuclear energy also represent situations that are both hyper rewarding and hyper risky. An oil tanker can spill millions of gallons off the coast but that can be cleaned up and the damage wil
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by bliblah 7y ago
I guess I will go against the grain and state that I don't really mind Epic's aggressive foray into the marketplace, it seems like their best bet against incumbents and a prove strategy in the marketplace. People had the same reac

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