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DuckDuckGo search engine – The privacy browser is growing rapidly(getbasicidea.com)
43 points by edgefield0 6y ago|42 comments
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by edgefield0 6y ago
The fact that bitcoin mining on its own is now consuming as much electricity as the country of Argentina with no end in sight, as we are accelerating toward a climate change cliff, is sickening. Given this fact alone it's hard to see c
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Good point. The theory is that mass is increasing not decaying. Here's the paper: https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2013-08-cosmologi...
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by edgefield0 6y ago
A few years ago, a published article suggested an alternative to the universe expanding is increasing mass. Older objects increase their mass and therefore are red shifted. Why is this alternative plausible theory recieving such little atte
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Does anyone else see the irony that hand waving is being disputed with hand waving?
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Sorry, I strenuously disagree. I'm also a manager and think setting boundaries is essential, up, down, and sideways.
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Ask HN: Applying for jobs as a service
2 points by edgefield0 6y ago|2 comments
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This Year's Arctic Sea Ice Is Failing to Form, Raising a ‘Red Flag’(earther.gizmodo.com)
5 points by edgefield0 6y ago|0 comments
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Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently(cnet.com)
11 points by edgefield0 6y ago|1 comments
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by edgefield0 6y ago
I wonder if this benefit extends to handwriting on a tablet?
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Hah! Rule the world? Have you read the news lately? If human intelligence is judged by results, we'd score quite poorly. We are well on our way to causing a 6th mass extinction, which may very well include our own demise.
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Steve Jobs: “Technology Alone Is Not Enough” (2011)(newyorker.com)
3 points by edgefield0 6y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Would you Use a "Consumer Reports" for Vitamins and Supplements?
2 points by edgefield0 6y ago|0 comments
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Thanks for this detail. Was there any goal setting at the start of the review period so you understood what you were going to be evaluated against?
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by edgefield0 6y ago
What are your thoughts on 360 reviews? I've heard the process can be very devisive?
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by edgefield0 6y ago
I've had a similar experience with OKRs. The issue becomes how often to review and update? On the surface, OKRs seems like it would be a helpful tool but in practice it seems pretty cumbersome and only moderately useful to guide goal d
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Thanks for this comment. Can you please share more details on how the process is structured at your company?
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by edgefield0 6y ago
People management. Goals for staff. Thanks!
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Ask HN: What does performance management look like at your company?
212 points by edgefield0 6y ago|163 comments
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by edgefield0 6y ago
I don't understand how the plaintiff has a case here as there are no damages.
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by edgefield0 6y ago
I use Oracle DB for managing my daily to-do list. I'll never miss a task again!
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by edgefield0 6y ago
I think they keep pretending internally but many think in the back of their head that it's all bogus and the real reason for the cut is slashed ad spend. In any case, this situation reminds me of the time when Google exited China and s
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by edgefield0 6y ago
These fees aren't for bloated admin. They support resources like the library, general student use fitness facilities, techology, and other student focused items. I get why students want to stop paying these fees during the pandemic sin
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by edgefield0 6y ago
You can buy a high quality nespresso machine for about $100. I agree the capsules are wasteful, but so are lots of other things, such as bottles and cans, cardboard boxes, ziplock bags, driving a car, and flying. What's especially wast
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Control the situation as in suppress the protests by whatever means necessary? Violate the protestors' constitutional First Amendment rights? Please explain.
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Except companies have been staffing call centers from work at home for years. For instance, Jet Blue staffs most or all customer service through work at home and even has a clever method for handling surge capacity through part time staff a
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Why would you give up buy.com for "rakuten"?! What is rakuten anyway? Is this an established online retailer? First time I'm hearing of this company.
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by edgefield0 6y ago
Herd immunity? Assuming such a thing can exist for Covid and it doesn't mutate every season like influenza.
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Ask HN: Can you learn to become charismatic?
22 points by edgefield0 6y ago|11 comments
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Half of San Francisco restaurants expected to close as industry faces pandemic(abc7news.com)
1 points by edgefield0 6y ago|0 comments

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