econochoice

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by econochoice 8y ago
Take a look at that YouTuber's channel[1] and tell me with a straight face that using terms like "antics" and "contrary opinions" accurately describes what she's doing or the positions she holds. What's yo
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by econochoice 8y ago
I refuse to believe Candid Camera did anything as heinous as harassing people for their religion and ethnicity and then making a show out of going to their place of worship to "just criticize" an international conspiracy they purp
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by econochoice 8y ago
Did you watch the video? The officer's words: "The local community walks around here without any fear, I walk around here without any fear." She's a professional provocateur with a clear anti-Muslim agenda. The officer s
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by econochoice 8y ago
In the US, there's a legitimate propaganda effort to paint Europe as a den of "Islamic terrorism". You'll see these talking points echoed online, in memes, by politicians and on TV. You can watch, in hilarity, as propaga
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by econochoice 8y ago
Have worked on one such project, can confirm that these exist.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Plenty of entrepreneurs have made a lot of money chasing fads. Web 2.0, NoSQL, microservices, etc.
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by econochoice 8y ago
> Guides like this serve no purpose other than to fatten vocabularies and promote the "brand" of people who aren't actually doing the work (speakers, educators, etc). Yep. They're often ghostwritten, too.
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by econochoice 8y ago
I've encountered a trend of B&M and big retailers carrying counterfeit hair & body care products over the last two years.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Yep. Same thing with Ebay. A good portion of electronics and other small items are straight from Alibaba.
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by econochoice 8y ago
When electronics are thrown out and they either degrade or are burned for precious metals, those compounds are released into the water, soil and air.
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by econochoice 8y ago
I just skip the middlemen and use Aliexpress. There, you'll see 95% of the electronics, tools and small appliances you'd see on Amazon. The pictures are usually the same, too.
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by econochoice 8y ago
It sets precedent. If you're concerned about government actors, that will make it harder for less shrewd prosecutors to enter evidence tainted by the unlawful use of facial recognition.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Agreed. Rare instance of corporate and personal interests aligning and what not.
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by econochoice 8y ago
This is closer, but I think the best analogy for this is hearing about the fire, deciding to never buy matches again and thinking that you're doing your part in preventing house fires.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Why assume an alien species would value contact?
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by econochoice 8y ago
I use a separate phone number and email when looking for work for this reason. Some agencies and recruiters will not stop.
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by econochoice 8y ago
How would this affect law enforcements ability to use data they bought from telcos?
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by econochoice 8y ago
To be honest, everyone would have been better off if coal extraction remained a manual process.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Machines will never comply with "Can I please have more than the two ketchup packets that management woefully let's you give me?" or "How are you doing?"
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by econochoice 8y ago
Seems like it's in the interests of the owners to automate, not in the interests of those who work jobs that will be automated.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Are there professionals who use an iPad for the majority of their work beyond sending emails and interacting with web apps/their mobile clients? I rarely see the people who bought in on the iPad revolution almost a decade ago use their
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by econochoice 8y ago
I've run into a few issues with the Early to Mid 2015 Macbook fans. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but I've seen it across three machines.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Just a note about United: their directory of in-network medical professionals is, frankly, horrible. If a doctor formerly took UHC, and no longer does, they will stay in their directory. It took many days and calls until a representative to
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by econochoice 8y ago
It's called bias.
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by econochoice 8y ago
> I stopped fully and gave it about 2 seconds to start moving since it had right-of-way. It made a one or two false starts, then I just gave up and went through the intersection because it was clearly having issues. Looking back in the r
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by econochoice 8y ago
AP MAC addresses, signal strengths and locations have been collected by Google for years to provide WiFi-based location services to Android users. I wouldn't be surprised if other platforms/applications/companies are using th
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by econochoice 8y ago
Kernel won, userland didn't.
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by econochoice 8y ago
> If they're not explaining this to customers, it's negligent. Offering a footgun to consumers which puts other people in danger is a questionable choice.
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by econochoice 8y ago
When you're balancing on two thin tires, you are lucky if you fall and don't slam your head on the pavement.
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by econochoice 8y ago
Yet falling is the second most common cause of accidental deaths in the world.

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