dataengineer56

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by dataengineer56 22d ago
> It's a missed opportunity for the digital soverignty the EU says it so badly needs. The code for a government backed WhatsApp competitor is there, in multiple instances even. Launch a WhatsApp clone and put all governement communi
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by dataengineer56 1mo ago
> Those are both hilarious to me. Why is it hilarious to believe that the industry leader might be better at something than doing it yourself?
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by dataengineer56 1mo ago
I never had dry eyes until I got laser eye surgery. Some mornings I wake up with a very sore dry left eye. One thing that helps with fatigue was to get some very weak glasses that I use when I'm working at a computer. They just make my
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by dataengineer56 1mo ago
I'm not asking for guesses thank you (especially if they turn out to be incorrect).
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by dataengineer56 1mo ago
What does "LCOE" stand for?
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by dataengineer56 1mo ago
>But it is amusing to see how humanity continues to oppose tech and the tech buldozes anyway, like a evil monster. So you're saying the UK should never have built a railway system? It sounds like tech is right.
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by dataengineer56 2mo ago
The way compound interest works then the impact of taking months off mid-career can have a huge impact on retirement age. I'd personally rather just work continuously and retire younger.
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by dataengineer56 2mo ago
Switzerland is in Europe
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by dataengineer56 2mo ago
> Qatar was manifestly unsuitable Every stadium was within a 30 mile radius and fans reported a clean, safe experience. Sounds like a good place for a tournament to me.
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by dataengineer56 2mo ago
CONCACAF almost always share opinions with UEFA, that really wasn't a surprise or anything new.
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by dataengineer56 2mo ago
CONCACAF and UEFA almost always vote together, but they are far outnumbered by every other region and FIFA only needs a majority vote for a rule to pass. You're excluding about half of the planet by only mentioning Africa.
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by dataengineer56 2mo ago
The new Chromecasts and Apple TVs are really pretty good. I connect my LG TV to the wifi every few months to run updates, then disconnect it after. I control my TV through the Chromecast remote, so I never see any LG dashboards/apps.
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by dataengineer56 3mo ago
Another advantage of the "it's on your phone" aspect is Consistency. You get into a new car, all you need to figure out is how to open CarPlay, no need to learning a completely different and often complicated infotainment sys
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by dataengineer56 4mo ago
This has been the standard for most/all major tourist attractions for years now.
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by dataengineer56 4mo ago
15 years ago a FAANG flew me from England to the US for a grad interview. The HR recruiter met me for a coffee before the tech interviews started and said she'd ask me some gentle questions to ease me into the day. She opened with &quo
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by dataengineer56 5mo ago
A 30 min 1-1 per week per report would be a full working day. Never mind that if you're an IC then you'll also be expected to support other people using your code, as well as analysing and approving decisions for your reports.
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by dataengineer56 7mo ago
> For whatever reason, I forwarded this email to my parents, brother, and then-fiancee Dana. A very strange action to take for someone who claims to have no recollection of the meeting.
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by dataengineer56 8mo ago
Is there a way to get rid of the text box overlay or does it just disappear when you print it?
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by dataengineer56 8mo ago
In my experience many of them do feel like they're doing something important, and some seem principally motivated to do the job by the promise of being able to bully travellers.
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by dataengineer56 11mo ago
I asked a novel question, well-written and clear, and a "subject matter expert" decided it was too similar to another question (it wasn't), so they defaced it, downvoted it and closed it. Stack Overflow is dying, it's ex
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by dataengineer56 11mo ago
If I have a question for SO these days then I ask Claude instead and tell it to use SO where possible. It's preferable to actually asking it on SO which often results in the question being edited, downvoted and closed by someone with a
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by dataengineer56 11mo ago
It's become a lot more difficult to win online since online poker was banned in the USA. The USA sat at a huge net loss online and every other country profited.
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by dataengineer56 1y ago
They hold students back if they don't pass a basic reading literacy test in third grade.
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by dataengineer56 1y ago
Nando's chips are cooked fresh when the delivery driver arrives so that they're as fresh as possible. The probelm here is that chips travel horribly.
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by dataengineer56 1y ago
The English icon has the Union Jack flag rather than the US flag, so it automatically elevates the service above Duolingo for me.
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by dataengineer56 1y ago
This is UK law(?) or standard across all rail networks. It's automated too, you don't have to fill in a form. Immediately after arriving at your destination you get an email telling you that your train was delayed by enough to giv
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by dataengineer56 2y ago
I use Sublime as my notepad alternative. I use no plugins and don't know any keyboard shortcuts but I love it. It's quick, the tabs work well, you don't have to save files for it to remember them...
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by dataengineer56 2y ago
I find it interesting that she's both kept her Patreon up during this time and has also become far more successful https://graphtreon.com/creator/physicsgirl , in spite of posting no content.
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by dataengineer56 2y ago
O'Hare has a real problem, it was alarming to see when I was waiting at the baggage carousel.
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by dataengineer56 2y ago
Does Portland airport have the same issues with homeless people as other major US airports?

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