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by nerbert 3y ago
Being the best in the world to deal with a situation is a neutral statement. Putin is the best in the world to deal with the situation he’s in right now, if you need a negative angle on this.
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by nerbert 3y ago
Absolutely. Also reporting these out of the ordinary behaviors before they become problematic is also a way to keep these guys in line. Once they see that you have a systematic way to report (replace report with "ask if this is normal
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by nerbert 3y ago
Like it or not, some people compare him to Jobs http://www.paulgraham.com/5founders.html
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by nerbert 3y ago
This is on point. This whole mess is indeed an alignment issue. The fact that this came as a surprise to him could be an indicator of insufficient engagement with the board.
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by nerbert 3y ago
If you think Google and metal started that I’ve got a bridge to sell you. To world class engineers produced there just used to become expats or work for big industrial players. They now have a (small) playground with the French tech.
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by nerbert 3y ago
Uber only by itself, would be pointless. What about something that could connect to all limousine and taxi services and provide you with the best solution for what you’re asking? “I can’t get you an Uber right now, but it looks like a taxi
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by nerbert 3y ago
You’d be amazed by the number of things people could do themselves but need an app for.
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by nerbert 3y ago
And drops shit over local villages.
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by nerbert 3y ago
Pretty much already how startup are funded in Europe. Size of the EU tech scene shows how efficient that is.
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by nerbert 3y ago
Contrary to the US where you can commonly see 2 bottles of milk sitting next to one another with a price per oz and a price per gallon, in France there is a relatively good uniformity for prices per x. Unless you haven't had the experi
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by nerbert 3y ago
People have been saying that the new iPhones are unimpressive/shit for years. Yet, compare an iPhone X to an iPhone 15 and the leap is clear. Incremental improvements are unimpressive, but do build up over time. You can only realize th
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by nerbert 3y ago
Chill
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by nerbert 3y ago
OpenAI's got the first mover advantage. It's everything if you don't fuck up.
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by nerbert 3y ago
There are extensions that mark these "premium" ads and let you skip them.
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by nerbert 3y ago
It’s called being in a bubble.
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by nerbert 3y ago
In 2022, 85% of the country's drinkable water was produced through desalination of saltwater and brackish water. If there is a real need, and a will to address it, we have everything we need to to it. https://en.wikipedia.or
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by nerbert 3y ago
Bold
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by nerbert 3y ago
Microsoft apparently.
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by nerbert 3y ago
Wordpress just works as long as you keep it simple. It works great and doesn't deserve the shit it's getting from many. It's one of the remaining pieces of the old web, and it has evolved nicely with its time.
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by nerbert 3y ago
Google didn't think it'd be worth it to pursue a solution that would solve this, and probably nobody internally wanted ownership of it. The second best solution is the one that doesn't cost much and solve the problem. Youtube
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by nerbert 3y ago
Doesn't 60% of Belgium get company cars? Not something related to engineering, it's one of the basic perks a lot of people get.
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by nerbert 3y ago
Does that include the "citation growth hacking" operated by the Chinese academic sector?
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by nerbert 3y ago
For ever 1$ invested, 100$ of profit max. With no cap on investment, is this really a cap on profit?
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by nerbert 4y ago
This is hilarious
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by nerbert 4y ago
You can significantly reduce turn length by activating "quick movement", "quick combat" in multiplayer (all players must activate it).
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by nerbert 4y ago
Yeah but they have the first mover advantage. Less scrutiny.
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by nerbert 4y ago
Boss fires the employee: employee loses the salary. Employee fires the boss: employee loses the salary.
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by nerbert 4y ago
I have to disagree about the UI. Once you know the flows, it's super easy to get it to do the most repeatitive tasks (add to queue & launch radio for me). I absolutely prefer Spotify's UI over Apple Music and Youtube Music.
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by nerbert 4y ago
Indeed. Very big targets are taken by 0 days, and like Op above mentioned, low hanging fruits are taken by parallel construction. Looks like there is a sweet spot in the middle, where they can’t be bothered.
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by nerbert 4y ago
You nicely came to the conclusion that homelessness is indeed a political choice.

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