perfectstorm

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by perfectstorm 21d ago
what's normal working hours? very US centric comment IMO. Europe, India, China, Latam etc. don't fall into your 9-5 EST normal working hour bucket.
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by perfectstorm 5mo ago
good. and the restriction shouldn’t stop at U.S. Senators. anyone with a major influence in their field should be banned from using these prediction/betting apps. as an NBA fan, I was shocked when I saw the reports about Milwaukee star
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by perfectstorm 7mo ago
this reminds me of the Indian government's (read Modi's) demonetization efforts of 2016 which caused 80+ deaths and huge headaches for the common people. In the end, more than 99.3% of the demonetized money came back in circulatio
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by perfectstorm 7mo ago
how did Obama break that promise? i don't recall people having to change plans? i know you have to have a health care plan but if you already have one, did Obamacare force you to change it?
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by perfectstorm 1y ago
i wonder if they could create a central locking mechanism where if a plane makes an emergency landing, it automatically locks all the overhead bins so passengers don't waste time trying to pick their baggage out. the only remaining thi
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by perfectstorm 1y ago
another anecdote taking Lyft - they showed me $10.76 price for a trip to the airport when Uber showed $21. obviously i called Lyft and they placed a temporary charge on my credit card for $10.76. Once the driver dropped me off, i noticed t
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
care to elaborate on that? also, it's not that hard to ask users to enter their shipping zip code to get more accurate prices. some websites do that already nowadays. my point is reverse ip lookup is a good enough starting point for th
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
a reverse IP lookup should give you a good estimate and you can always ask the user to enter their address for more accurate price.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
it will never happen. these company executives are major donors to politicians of both aisles. laws and regulations are for the common people like you and me. not for the ultra-rich. heck, even the judiciary is corrupt these days.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
but you did say that figuring out the final price is "unacceptable"? why is it unacceptable? my point is that other countries have figured out a way to display the final prices, but USA still hasn't figured out how to do it o
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
tipping culture is so annoying here in the Bay Area. the other day i was at a coffee shop and cashier handed me a device that had suggested tips from 18-22% with no obvious Cancel button. i was infuriated and the cashier had a smug look on
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
other countries have figured that out even countries with multiple levels of taxation like in the U.S. it's not an unsolvable problem.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
you forgot to answer the question though :)
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
lot of these opt-in toggles are ON by default in the U.S but my previous employer's legal department made sure that it's OFF by default in EU.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
they didn't prohibit charging more for App Store purchases, they prohibited mentioning it in the app. i.e, you cannot mention something like 'purchase this in-app product for $3 cheaper on our website'.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
i'll admit i have no idea what i'm talking about but isn't there some Plan B options? something that's more manual? or are surgeons too reliant on computers?
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
it's not just Apple devices, i'm still using my Pixel 6 Pro (launched in 2021). i used to upgrade every other year but these days the phones last longer without slowing down and everything else went up in prices. i see no compelli
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
i'm going to assume that commoners like us don't have access to that telescope.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
do you have to tip the 'driver'? jokes aside, i would be happy to take them once the expand to SFO region so i can have a consistent experience.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
i tried activating my old Lightroom software (purchased in 2015 or 2016) and they wouldn't let me activate it. Adobe customer service said their activation servers are taken offline for my Lightoom version.
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
as an EM, 12mo is too short and I will pass them if i see 3+ of those in their career (say 10yrs). why would I spend my resources to train you for a couple of months and you leave me in another 6-8mo. it will take a senior dev at least 3-4m
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
at my second job when mobile development was getting popular, there was this engineer who wanted to switch to mobile development and I have been asked to help him during this transition period. as i was the only engineer with mobile experti
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by perfectstorm 2y ago
i don't expect anything to come out of this (really a cash strapped government department trying to take on a trillion dollar company), but at the very least i expect Apple to settle for some things like better interoperability between
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by perfectstorm 3y ago
they will always find people who are desperate. this will turn into a retention problem for them in the long run. it's unfortunate that the CA governor is married to some bad apples (PGE is another one).
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by perfectstorm 3y ago
> The fix for a broken safety culture in aviation isn't arresting mechanisms so that it's impossible to crash: it's addressing whatever series of events and incentives led to the captain making that decision, whether that
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by perfectstorm 3y ago
> I don't think arresting mechanisms are common, and they require extra space to install them. The crew having the training and authority to divert to an alternate airport when it is wet and they are overweight is probably a better
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by perfectstorm 3y ago
I agree with this. As someone who grew up in India and now live in the U.S, i'm very scared whenever i visit India. Human lives have very little value in India. i can think of two aircraft accidents in the past 15yrs that could have be
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by perfectstorm 3y ago
this should not be surprising. Apple has negotiated their fees with Amazon which was [leaked]( https://www.macrumors.com/2020/07/30/apple-halved-app-store-... .) a while back. this was before they changed the r
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by perfectstorm 3y ago
heh I used similar strategy when I sold on eBay years ago. i.e, charge extra in shipping fees and reduce the Buy it now price so I pay less in seller fees.
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by perfectstorm 3y ago
mind sharing the name of the MVNO that does it after 50GB/mo?

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