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"when you don't have problems, you create them" - no. Just because there aren't any of the problems you mentioned, does not mean that this isn't a problem. Should we just stop caring about anything that is wrong s
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I wouldn't say that having a problem with rape jokes at big presentations that make it into the recruiting material qualifies as "extreme sensitivity on sexual jokes"...
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This makes me think of what happened in West-Berlin during the cold war. West-Berlin offered young people that were willing to move there from West-Germany extra welfare and the ability to dodge the military service. This coupled with extre
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8y ago
I wasn't aware of the term "champagne socialism", thanks for sharing that.
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ah ok, wow you're right that does look like a startup landing page. Instantly makes me lose trust in it tbh
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Not sure what you mean by "research paper", but scientifamerican is "just" a magazine. """Scientific American, the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S., has been bringing its readers unique
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8y ago
A favourite of mine are "Maldon Sea Salt Flakes". Not sure if it is actually "fleur de sel" but it is truly delicious and available almost everywhere (for instance through amazon...)
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9y ago
great video, thanks
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How are you comparing diversity in the tech world with sports? It's not even apples and oranges, it's apples and asteroids.
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""" His maternal ancestors were settlers who lived in Texas, and over the generations acquired a 25,000-acre (101 km2 or 39 miles2) ranch near Cotulla. As of March 2015, Bezos was among the largest landholders in Texas. Bezo
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10y ago
I agree with the preconfigured options part. However it's important to realize that tips often get split between the whole staff. Most of the time you're not just tipping the person handing you the bag but everyone involved in pre
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The part about Germany is not true at all! Sure servers may be surprised if you give them more than a euro when your total is less than 10 euros... Having been a server in a restaurant during most of my studies, i can tell you we definitely
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10y ago
Correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't think that's how carbon credits work? Paying 10% more for gas doesn't magically reduce the CO2 emitted. I would expect that at some point, someone has to actually not emit CO2 for thi
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Well said, I completely agree. Also his job is arguably "harder": has to get up super early, physically exhausting, smells bad all the time, etc.
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The Radio Yerevan ("Eriwan" here in germany) jokes are really great! They always follow a question / answer principle with many of them having the "In principle yes". Another favorite of mine is: """
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from the "Can you explain the Net Market Share methodology for collecting data?" part of NetMarketShares FAQ[0]: "[...]43% are commerce sites [...]" Could it just be that christmas shopping skews these statistics? Then
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10y ago
thanks for that link, clara.io looks great after looking at it quickly, will be using it from now on!
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I have not read the story yet, so I can't comment on that part. I completely agree about the first half of the movie and that feeling of dread. What brilliant tension!