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by bspn 7y ago
Yeah, the public perception (mostly created by the company) of SAS is very different from reality. The work is mostly boring, the pay is just ok and the lifestyle balance - while better than the Bay Area - is definitely not 35 hours a wee
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This plane can fly 500 miles, powered entirely by hydrogen(fastcompany.com)
3 points by bspn 7y ago|0 comments
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From Global Heroes to Rates Near Zero, Rock-Star Economies Flop(bloomberg.com)
1 points by bspn 7y ago|0 comments
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by bspn 7y ago
In short, liability. So much behavior within the US medical profession is driven by a fear of getting sued for malpractice. Even though the patient would be sitting in the ER with treatment close at hand, if the situation did worsen and t
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You could make $125 by filling out this Equifax claim form(cnbc.com)
6 points by bspn 7y ago|1 comments
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by bspn 7y ago
And in reality, it's really only the US. Even though pharmaceutical ads are legal in NZ, they are pretty rare and most GPs won't just write a script because a patient asks for a particular drug unless there's a clear need fo
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by bspn 7y ago
The humidity amplifies the effects of the heat. I remember the first time I travelled to Arizona and was expecting to suffer when I saw the forecast temperatures were 100+, but the dry heat was - I hesitate to say comfortable - but very di
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by bspn 7y ago
Outside of the US, the Falcon continued to be mass-produced in a number of international markets (and in some, like Australia, became wildly popular) and one of those markets was Argentina where it was used by both the police and paramilita
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Do transportation network companies decrease or increase congestion?(advances.sciencemag.org)
66 points by bspn 7y ago|78 comments
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The Homogeneity of Instagram Travel Photos(hyperallergic.com)
93 points by bspn 7y ago|54 comments
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by bspn 7y ago
> Part of the lock-in is their brilliant multi-org client While not quite as fully-featured as Slack, Keybase offers this. I'm a member of multiple orgs and seamlessly change between conversations (both group and 1-on-1).
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Facebook are 'morally bankrupt, pathological liars' – NZ Privacy Commissioner(nzherald.co.nz)
102 points by bspn 7y ago|9 comments
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by bspn 7y ago
Almost all of them. They manage their portfolios like most other large fund managers albeit with a slight preference towards lower risk assets to ensure their short/medium term pension obligations are met, but they will almost always
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A Centuries-Old Idea Could Revolutionize Climate Policy(theatlantic.com)
1 points by bspn 8y ago|0 comments
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by bspn 8y ago
Technically LPs, but they're more-often-than-not large, faceless funds only interested in returns and mostly insulated from any blowback so moral considerations don't always concern them.
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by bspn 8y ago
> Don’t you pay TurboTax? Yes, but the cost is significantly less. When I first moved to the US I used a tax accountant because I didn't know any better and it cost me ~$500 a year (this was in New York). I now file using either
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by bspn 8y ago
> I'm really skeptical of this claim without good market data, because whenever I've looked at this for my own personal reasons the headline monthly cost of renting is 10-20% higher than mortgage payments In sane markets, yes
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The Walter White of Wichita (2016)(interactive.fusion.net)
81 points by bspn 8y ago|49 comments
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by bspn 8y ago
NDAs generally aren't worth the paper they're written on, but holy hell is that one a piece of work. The "residuals" concept basically gives them an open invite to copy anything they like so long as they didn't &qu
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by bspn 8y ago
It would also crush all-comers in a game of buzzword bingo!
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by bspn 8y ago
At home, it's usually not an issue. But working in airports or coffee shops I'm often amazed at the disregard others have for high-end equipment. I always try to position myself in a low-traffic zone, but sometimes that isn&#x27
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by bspn 8y ago
I believe the labeling obligation falls on the FBA seller today, not Amazon. So I don't think the cost of the extra sticker would impact Amazon at all beyond the process changes needed to ensure that two labels are scanned vs one.
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Telltale Employees Left Stunned by Company Closure, No Severance(kotaku.com)
189 points by bspn 8y ago|192 comments
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by bspn 8y ago
This is important as the rot almost inevitably starts at the top, but in my experience it is rare for an underling to badmouth their boss to someone who they don't know (I say this as someone who should have, but didn't due to fea
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The Teledildonics Patent: Expired(sextechlaw.com)
2 points by bspn 8y ago|0 comments
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How Musicians Make Money, Or Don’t, In 2018(rollingstone.com)
123 points by bspn 8y ago|141 comments
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by bspn 8y ago
Wow, look at it go on re-open
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When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life(gizmodo.com)
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by bspn 8y ago
Unlimited vacation is in vogue because it allows a company to avoid accruing a liability for unused leave.
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How we make decisions at Coinbase(medium.com)
2 points by bspn 8y ago|0 comments

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