jk20

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by jk20 3y ago
Money also attracts various "snout in the trough" types who need to get rid of anyone who may challenge them as for their abilities or merits.
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by jk20 5y ago
Once I was present at a discussion between a seasoned quantum optics expert and a group of aspiring physicists, and he asked us which interpretation of quantum mechanics do we prefer. Some chose the standard Copenhagen interpretation, ot
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by jk20 5y ago
How was the book on bullshit jobs debunked? The idea is that many jobs do not contribute to "technology,healthcare,engineering, etc.", rather, salaries and work assignments are regulated to simply force people to spend most of th
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by jk20 5y ago
Because women routinely abuse them. The way out of marriage for them should only be to leave everything behind, children including, and to get a job.
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by jk20 5y ago
As a victim of IR35 in the UK I can only say that yes, it does happen often. But that's what taxes are mainly for: to prevent citizens from becoming economically independent, otherwise they could start asking why should they take comma
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by jk20 6y ago
Even people in concentration camps went through legal proceedings of sorts. See e.g. the infamous Article 58 of Soviet penal code. You can always tweak law to make criminal out of anyone inconvenient. Wasn't Assange's consensual s
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by jk20 6y ago
U.S. is just concerned that China, and not them, will get an edge in spying and the next industrial revolution. Speaking of human rights it should be noted that U.S. not only wantonly attacks or bullies other countries, but it also has the
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by jk20 7y ago
Scrum, Agile etc. is a nonsense which should be ended. The one reason why it is so popular is that it provides managers with opportunity to organize meetings - stand ups, planning, retrospectives,... Why in the world would anyone reach out