mr1976

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by mr1976 8y ago
I worked for Marriott for a long time (on the tech side). They have no distain for computer science, it's not "run by business majors", and there is no shortage of security experts. They were one of the more on the ball techn
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by mr1976 9y ago
This is how it was explained to me, and the approach we take. YMMV. Understand what your lawful basis for storing and processing the data is, and that dictates how you need to handle it. Plenty of people throw around large fines and rights
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by mr1976 12y ago
actually, it's really useful just as just a METAR. Prefer it. quick, simple, solves exactly 1 problem well.
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by mr1976 13y ago
> The fence is coming down. Hotels are doomed. doubt it. 1. Corporate business and negotiated rates (a large % of business) 2. Groups (unless you cram 20 - 40 people in an airbnb room?) - this includes conferences, conventions, aircrew,
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by mr1976 14y ago
hotel IT here: they last for between a year and 18 months and are generally replaced as part of a fixed maintenance cycle (floor by floor over a period of 2 or three months).
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by mr1976 14y ago
Yes, I think it adds (or detracts, in the case of poor copy) from the credibility of the product as a whole. I actually have a use for the product right now, and I must admit the copy errors when I went through the site made me wonder what
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by mr1976 14y ago
Likewise, I've seen similar in my environment. I think the difference is that mobile will enlarge the market, not displace full function devices - it's not CD killing the cassette tape (as the original article author seems to imply). System
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by mr1976 14y ago
yes and no. I attended OSCON[1] in 2005 and 2006 and, like the linked post, I remember a strong focus on BOF sessions and tech-related activities after the main day sessions were over, with a small amount of partying towards the end. Produc
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by mr1976 14y ago
ZA/Joburg resident here - he was actually located after he SMS'd his girlfriend, and the cops used his mobile phone signal to locate him. It was widely tweeted, but from what I gather it had very little to do with the actual recovery of the
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by mr1976 15y ago
this. psychiatric issues, in whatever form they may present, are (a) not really diagnosable from a blog post and (b) often treatable and result in a good quality of life. go and seek professional help. get a referral from a medical professi