discopicante

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by discopicante 7d ago
Executives do not get fired like other employees. They have contracts that usually prevent standard dismissal unless they have done something illegal. When they are 'fired', they are still a protected class. Hence the narrative sp
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by discopicante 17d ago
It is unclear to me how changing from EEA to EU membership somehow protects Iceland (a founding NATO member) against being 'forced to limit their business dealings with Russia'. That is how it relates. Feel free to help me connect
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by discopicante 18d ago
Maybe you are not familiar with the EEA. Iceland already has access to the European single market. Just like Norway, who doesn't seem motivated to join the EU, either.
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by discopicante 18d ago
Iceland is already in the EEA and Schengen. The only upside I have read about would be access to adopting the Euro which has a lower inflation rate than the ISK. The main downside and likely what steered the vote to no are conflicts with Ic
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by discopicante 1mo ago
Patents also exist for defensive purposes e.g. if you go after us for x, we will countersue for y.
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by discopicante 2mo ago
These were long tenured and valued employees at Apple. They likely already had healthy pile of cash and stock. Maybe it was the environment at OpenAI encouraging this behavior. Or, is this a particular set of skills some/all of the ind
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by discopicante 3mo ago
The tell here is that it doesn't just say 'stay at home'. Most upper latitude European homes have been designed for mid-century cool(er) climates. They are extremely efficient at trapping and holding on to heat. Go look at an
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by discopicante 3mo ago
The primary difference being, Europe is not increasing their number of fault lines or bodies of water. The number of days of moderate to extreme heat in Europe have already significantly increased and will continue to. Furthermore, the cost
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by discopicante 3mo ago
Quite convenient outcome for the AI labs + hyperscalers that the barrier of entry to running (usable + performant) open source models on your own hardware is getting higher, not lower.
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by discopicante 5mo ago
Reuters banned photos processed from RAW over 10y ago. They will only accept JPEGs from the camera. https://signalprocessingsociety.org/community-involvement/in... AP has had these rules since the late 90s: "Only
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by discopicante 5mo ago
I think this has been imprinted in the photographer world due to long-standing requirements from AP, Reuters, etc. on avoiding post-processing. Video has never had these constraints; post-processing is required to publish the works.
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by discopicante 5mo ago
meta doesn't exactly instill confidence on using personal data responsibly. hard pass
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by discopicante 7mo ago
For the signatories attributing their names and titles, that should be respected to put your reputation on the line. It means something. As for the others who are signing 'anonymous', this is meaningless. Either sign or don't
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by discopicante 2y ago
Wondering if the lack of regular maintenance on Tesla cars (D2C model vs. dealer + service model) results in more problems being caught at inspection time.
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by discopicante 2y ago
"Bullying" is part of human behavior. Trying to rid the world of this sounds utopian e.g. dangerous. Alternatively, children having reach and access to bully other children at any time and any place (more specifically, in their ow
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by discopicante 2y ago
I'm wondering if this is a consequence of employing your own internal ad agency – maybe you are at risk of being out of touch with the audiences you are looking to reach. Apple ads (created by TBWAChiatDay) used to be part of the Zeitg
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by discopicante 3y ago
Now compare median income of Germany vs US. Economic opportunity is fading away in Germany. Also, pretty much all cars - especially Audis, VWs, etc are (20-30%) more expensive in Germany vs US.
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by discopicante 3y ago
The main takeaway in this article, which I agree with, is distributed / remote work for all of its benefits also comes with occupational hazards which manifest as mental vs. physical problems so it's more difficult to understand,
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by discopicante 4y ago
Because it's a mutual beneficial agreement – employers cannot terminate employees without at least 3m compensation. Also, this law is not optimized for industries (like tech) that have talent shortages.
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by discopicante 4y ago
Amazon is notorious for practicing _forced_ attrition e.g. forcing the relative low performers out of the org (who still might be performing at expectations, onboarding, etc.).
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by discopicante 4y ago
I have always been skeptical of FSD because of liability. The system we have today distributes liability to the driver in almost all circumstances – 94% to 96%, according to one quick statistic. It is difficult to imagine this liability bei
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by discopicante 4y ago
Maybe that's the point – more consistency in the manufacturing line might actually reduce costs for BMW and/or allow them to ship more vehicles faster. Perhaps the majority cost for the option is not for the equipment but for the
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by discopicante 4y ago
I am wondering how many commenters actually read the (clickbait) article; BMW offers the option to purchase the feature permanently. The subscription is optional. In any case, I see customer value in the optionality for this specific case.
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by discopicante 4y ago
"something sold from a German company is at least an indication that I might get some helpful support if something goes wrong" Germany is notorious for horrible customer service (e.g. the customer is usually wrong). Does the autho
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by discopicante 5y ago
I see this as a combination of Germans valuing risk aversion more than progress on just about any topic, including reducing carbon emissions combined with an extreme NIMBY / not-invented-here mindset. The Greens will tell you they can
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by discopicante 5y ago
It's really not the case. Job contracts in the United States are rare unless you are approaching or in the C-suite. Employment law is typically enforced at the state level; all states practice some form of 'at-will' employmen
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by discopicante 5y ago
Europeans need to be open to more financial risk in order to create a competitive and robust capital market compared to the United States. Until then, you can expect to read more stories like this.
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by discopicante 5y ago
The author points out that Rogan (who I agree is not partisan) frequently has guests that the left loathe but rarely has guests that the left like and/or love.
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by discopicante 5y ago
This is the first critical yet reasonable piece I've read on Rogan. The author correctly points out that there is no left-leaning equivalent to Rogan's format. The author also correctly points out that the left is (too) often delu
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by discopicante 5y ago
Two counter points: 1) I want to be paid _more_ if I'm working from home. My employer doesn't have a right to use my personal property (my home, my energy, my coffee, etc.) without additional compensation. 2) Driving up compensati

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