kerneloftruth

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Reward for Information to Bring Conti Ransomware Co-Conspirators to Justice(state.gov)
2 points by kerneloftruth 4y ago|0 comments
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Let’s Face It, LinkedIn Might Be the Best Social Network(wsj.com)
1 points by kerneloftruth 5y ago|1 comments
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
It was actually 12 years: https://news.yahoo.com/ocasio-cortez-world-going-end-1505170... The point is, beware making quantified predictions. Climate change is real, but when one makes hyperbolic predictions with a quantif
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
According to AOC, the earth will end in 6 years (she predicted 10 years remaining 4 years ago). I'm not aware of an update to her estimate.
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
I'm curious when it was you were there. I was in IBM from 1985-1992, and it felt like the ending of an era. At first, it was a place that invested heavily in its people. Private offices, nice facilities, very good pay, and a _requir
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
"84% of all weight that is lost is in the form of carbon dioxide" 1. Question the premise you're starting with (because it's false). 2. Do more physical activity. Ramp up slowly, but ensure movement and cardio every sin
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
It was added in the '90s. https://www.salon.com/2007/10/08/lgbt/
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
I've been reading these stories of interview questions for 10+ years now, and it seems to get progressively worse over time. It all reinforces for me the decision to be an independent consultant all my career. I get hired because som
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Uber, Lyft and Others Launch Campaign to Head Off Unions(wsj.com)
3 points by kerneloftruth 5y ago|0 comments
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
I know LGB people who balk at the TQ.* additions to the acronym. Their arguments are cogent and logical. There seems to be plenty of room to disagree, because not all the constituents of the acronym are really fighting the same cause, or
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
As it's Women's History Month, and Google being Google, I'm betting there's a plan for a piece like this to be published every day this month. Boring and empty.
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
Live one day at a time. Consume news to stay abreast of the events and to keep aware, but only sufficient for that purpose -- do not dwell or doomscroll. Eat a healthy diet. Your job, family, and home should fill all your other time. Ex
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
On the other hand, don't underestimate what little regard Russia and China both have for human life. Russia lost 27 million in WWII[1], many times the numbers lost by the West, combined. China's record on human rights also speak
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
Or have they been? "Unplugged" is a good metaphor, for they currently control the vast majority of energy to all of Europe[1]. We're turning Russia into a gigantic version of North Korea, and with the same major ally, China
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
One thing is sure: if China still wants to invade Taiwan, they certainly have postponed their plans by a few years, maybe a decade, maybe even more. How can you be so certain? This reminds me of people saying just 14 days ago &quo
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
They're also doing what their regulators in the House and Senate have demanded they do. The line between a private operator exercising their will, and acting on the will of the government, is very thin and quite blurred. I think of Yo
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
Grassroots change in an autocracy (dictatorship), where protest is banned and criticizing the leader can get you killed is a lot to ask for, much less expect, as a result. Such actions may just rally ordinary Russians against the sanctione
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
That's what "net" means, yes.
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
So, racist policy (including or excluding based on race) is okay if you can rationalize it? Racism isn't absolutely bad... it's only that depending on who is doing it?
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
There is no "mainstream Progressive (sic) justification" for discriminating against Asians, because there is no progressive political platform built on discriminating against Asians. Oh there is one that's forming,
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Asian-Americans fight back against school discrimination(wsj.com)
422 points by kerneloftruth 5y ago|583 comments
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
As soon as I started paying for cars with cash, I noticed a palpable cold, if not subtly hostile, attitude from dealership salesmen. I learned from that to only buy from online wholesalers (I've used cartelligent 3 times, all good). Mo
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Samsung Has Record Revenues, Now Its Workers Want a Big Pay Bump(wsj.com)
2 points by kerneloftruth 5y ago|1 comments
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
A supplier was hit, so they suspended domestic (i.e. Japanese) production. The title is actually a good encapsulation, and not at all click bait. Gotta celebrate these rare times when it's a legit title.
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
I suggest you measure COST TO YOU if you lose them. That would be the loss of productivity + cost of hiring somebody new + cost of training + risk of that person not being as good.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s Vision for Return to Work(wsj.com)
2 points by kerneloftruth 5y ago|1 comments
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
You and Joy Behar. https://toofab.com/2022/02/25/joy-behar-worries-russia-ukrai...
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What Should We Do with the Big Technology Companies?(wsj.com)
1 points by kerneloftruth 5y ago|0 comments
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by kerneloftruth 5y ago
Europe should have listened to a clearly stated warning even more recently: when Trump warned about Germany depending on Russian gas https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-summit-pipeline-idUS...
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Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert(nbcnews.com)
22 points by kerneloftruth 5y ago|6 comments

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