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The Technical Foundation of the Corona-Warn-App in Germany(blogs.sap.com)
2 points by pecanpie 6y ago|0 comments
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Employee activism in tech stops short of organizing unions(nytimes.com)
178 points by pecanpie 7y ago|248 comments
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by pecanpie 8y ago
Yes, it's Venice, Los Angeles. When he says "SM-Venice", he means Santa Monica / Venice. Incidentally, I was in Venice Beach a few weeks ago, and I too witnessed that the scooters are very popular down there, and becom
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by pecanpie 8y ago
It saddens me to see how the pine beetles are killing off the pines, but won't they ultimately improve the pine populations by thinning out the weakest trees? And over the course of the next hundred years, give some more climate-resili
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by pecanpie 8y ago
Here's the paper, complete with a cutaway diagram of the engine: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/155610/7/155610.pdf
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by pecanpie 8y ago
I hope she's well too, and for whatever it's worth as evidence of wellness, she's actively tweeting these days: https://twitter.com/jcheiffetz
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by pecanpie 8y ago
The article doesn't link to the paper as far as I can tell. So here's a link: https://glyphosatestudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MICRO...
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by pecanpie 8y ago
And even when Woz isn't responsive himself, it seems he makes sure his emails get answered. I emailed him once a few years ago -- I forget about what -- and his wife replied with a kind, detailed note.
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by pecanpie 9y ago
Yes, https://www.globalresearch.ca/libya-from-africas-richest-sta... , and yes http://time.com/5042560/libya-slave-trade/
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by pecanpie 9y ago
Long time reader, tentative poster, upvote or downvote as necessary… Back in the days of orkut.com, I do remember Jurvetson making what seemed to me like a huge effort to interact with pretty young women, especially from Estonia. I remember
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by pecanpie 11y ago
Yep, they're not very diverse at all, which, as you've suspected, is probably what makes them more susceptible to the transmissable cancer: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/02/science/la-sci
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by pecanpie 11y ago
Currently, the link in the article that leads to irs.gov personal account creation, http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript , doesn't work for the stated purpose. And while a more direct link I found, https
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Why engineers shouldn't disdain front-end development(petewarden.com)
1 points by pecanpie 11y ago|0 comments
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New DOD “Innovation Unit” Launched to Improve Ties with Silicon Valley(arstechnica.com)
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Wall Street and Silicon Valley Form an Uneasy Alliance(nytimes.com)
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How much money you need to make to be ‘middle class’ in every big city(washingtonpost.com)
9 points by pecanpie 11y ago|5 comments
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Facebook's 'Zee Town': Just a Mark Zuckerberg Vanity Project?(theguardian.com)
1 points by pecanpie 12y ago|0 comments
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Obama launches new techhire initiative(m.whitehouse.gov)
3 points by pecanpie 12y ago|1 comments
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A mathematical model of oppression: the Petrie Multiplier(theguardian.com)
3 points by pecanpie 12y ago|0 comments
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by pecanpie 12y ago
The robot's reminiscent of sculptures by Kenneth Snelson http://www.kennethsnelson.net/sculpture/outdoor/ , one of which, called "Mozart I", is on the Stanford Campus, where one of the creators of t
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Mobile Phone Data Reveals Humanity's Reproductive Strategies(technologyreview.com)
1 points by pecanpie 12y ago|0 comments
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by pecanpie 12y ago
They're protesting for "fair wages and better working conditions" says the event's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Adjunct-Walkout-Day/...
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Designer of nearly 10,000 logos gets his due(m.theatlantic.com)
1 points by pecanpie 12y ago|0 comments
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A Small Software Company Sees a Future in Containers of Code(nytimes.com)
13 points by pecanpie 12y ago|0 comments
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Why you feel so lousy after a huge holiday meal(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by pecanpie 12y ago|0 comments
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Are Happy Gut Bacteria Key to Weight Loss?(motherjones.com)
2 points by pecanpie 12y ago|0 comments
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Google's Secretive DeepMind Start-up Unveils a “Neural Turing Machine”(technologyreview.com)
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by pecanpie 12y ago
A list of Bay Area rebate programs: http://www.bayfriendlycoalition.org/LYL-rebates.shtml And the program most relevant to your current question: http://www.valleywater.org/Programs/LandscapeRebateProgr
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by pecanpie 12y ago
Nice idea for a site, somewhat misleading premise. "Lifetime" typically means the normal, expected lifetime of the product, at least on any product whose warranty I've looked at closely. For example, the osprey pack in there?
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by pecanpie 12y ago
OP, I've been in your shoes, or at least similar ones. At Stanford, and out of it, years ago. I wish I'd had someone like my current self to talk to back then. PM me if you'd like to talk. There are no saviors, but you'r

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