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PowerSchool Breach(powerschool.com)
3 points by robotsonic 2y ago|0 comments
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by robotsonic 8y ago
In defence of the author, they have used a standard ESRI webapp/story map template. What blows my mind is that I knew it was going to be this before clicking through entirely based on your comment. The service provided by ESRI is handy
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by robotsonic 8y ago
>>I'm not really top percentile in anything save my ability to communicate. Being top-percentile in communication is nothing to brush off. It's about finding where to use your top-percentile skills that can be the challenge.
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by robotsonic 8y ago
On a (much) smaller scale, there is ARGUS-IS [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARGUS-IS
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by robotsonic 8y ago
Nice site. It has some good content on there. One thing that I disliked from a design standpoint, was the fact I couldn't open stories in a new tab. I suspect I'm not the only person who likes to scroll through and open interestin
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by robotsonic 8y ago
Having been in a similar boat, what I find amazing is how there are words I say with an American accent 99% of the time, but in the context of a South African reference, will say it with a South African pronunciation. Tomato is one of these
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by robotsonic 8y ago
I think part of it is not just the look, but also the content. The 'old' internet wasn't as concerned with how to monetize content, it was just people sharing stuff they like/dislike. Certainly, that still exists, but yo
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by robotsonic 8y ago
I use the Logitech MX Master, which allows you to turn on and off the clicking. You can even program one of the buttons to turn it on and off. When I write that out, it seems like a dumb feature, but boy do I use it a lot.
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by robotsonic 8y ago
As somebody who flies UAVs for a living, I can say that whenever the laws squeeze tighter, it doesn't really seem to make a difference on the recreational side, but the number of hoops that need to be jumped through on the commercial s
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by robotsonic 9y ago
What I find interesting is when people will point to their plastic screen cover covered in small scratches as proof of why they need it. Generally, those same scratches would not have been present on the actual glass screen and are only pro
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by robotsonic 9y ago
1) I'm pretty sure this is how various levels of public service work. Pay below market rate, but offer extremely good job security. As a result, many people stick around and form long-term relationships. Where I can see this going poor
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by robotsonic 9y ago
They didn't rig the lottery, they figured out how to beat the odds. The former makes it sound like they colluded to change the game, when all they did was play by the rules, albeit in an extreme manner.
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by robotsonic 9y ago
As far as I know, they are used quite heavily in golf and tennis equipment. Hockey sticks tend to be carbon fiber. <s>I think the baseball wood/aluminum debate can't handle another metal </s> Snowboards and such d
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by robotsonic 9y ago
I see the similar behaviour with measurement on scales though. There is this need to make it EXACTLY 2.50 pounds. If it is 2.52, well that just unacceptable, and the seesaw of removing and adding begins. I'll admit, I occasionally fall
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by robotsonic 9y ago
On the first class of failure, sometimes people take it a bit too far. I've watched people stress about how they level off their 1/4 tsp because if it's too heaped, it will be too much, or if there is a divot, it will be too
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by robotsonic 9y ago
So by your definition, a non-liberal would answer: 1. No, you can't have an abortion for any reason (rape, abuse, etc.). OR do you mean you can have one, as long as you can afford it. 2. You can't have rehab for any reason it&#x27
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by robotsonic 9y ago
The last time I did a first aid course, they really pushed the idea of just water and bandages. They cautioned against the use of other ointments as well as alcohol and peroxide as they can dry out the wound, prolonging healing. It certainl
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by robotsonic 9y ago
I do only do updates on wifi, however, internet is both expensive and data caps are quite low where I live. I'd rather watch one more Netflix show than download an app I don't often use four times a month. I agree with the comment
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by robotsonic 9y ago
I agree that there are certainly benefits to auto-updates, but where I tend to dislike them (especially on the phone), is where I have infrequently used apps. To stick with the Uber example, I don't live in a city with Uber, but have i
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by robotsonic 9y ago
At first, I agreed, but then realized there's two issues with the argument I can think of: 1) to get to the warmer temperatures, you need to pass through the room temperature stage first. Things might change quickly, but not THAT quick
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by robotsonic 9y ago
I don't buy the 'it costs too much' excuse. How much does it cost to go: <H2> Testing </H2> ... <H2> FOR REAL </H2> ... It's not perfect, but at least the test alerts and th
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by robotsonic 9y ago
Agree with this. It's a great feature other than in messaging apps. In those, I wish there was an equally useful feature to get back to the bottom. I've noticed that most people find the feature accidentally, but then once they re
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by robotsonic 9y ago
>Project Oxygen shocked everyone by concluding that, among the eight most important qualities of Google’s top employees, STEM expertise comes in dead last. This result seems a bit unsurprising. People who work at Google would already be
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by robotsonic 9y ago
I agree with the need for more analysis. This site seems to take a MadLibs style of 'product that exists' for 'company type that exists'. Surely there are legitimate results from that, but not without a lot more work.
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by robotsonic 9y ago
While I generally applaud their plan to try something new, I wonder why this is more feasible than say, using high-resolution satellite imagery? At 30 cm pixel resolution, it's certainly possible to see the hedges that demarcate the pr
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by robotsonic 9y ago
Fair enough. It would seem that a feedback loop exists where managers who promote staff to be managers because they are bad at their jobs, would create more managers who are likely to promote staff to be managers because they are bad at the
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by robotsonic 9y ago
That's a whole other problem [1]. Most bad managers I've met were actually quite good at the jobs of the people they are managing. Managing requires a whole other set of skills though. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by robotsonic 10y ago
Reminds me of the bike shed effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality