throwaway568

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by throwaway568 3y ago
Today’s richer nation plunder poorer nations through skilled migration. You may have heard of it as “brain drain” - the plunder of people who know modern science, and the techniques of industrial production. Industrialised nations maintain
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by throwaway568 3y ago
If you know them, they know you too, and they are sharing with you for a reason. But if you’re unsure how best to support them - ask this: “Would you like me you think through potential risks and pitfalls, or are you looking for emotional s
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by throwaway568 3y ago
The article suggests the 100% lottery fee goes to BAH, but I found out part of it goes to the BLM. "Of the $9 [lottery fee], $5 ultimately goes to Booz Allen and $4 goes to the Bureau of Land Management, which manages the site, a BLM s
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by throwaway568 4y ago
Relevant: https://www.q-mag.org/the-great-plain-of-atlantis-was-it-in-...
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by throwaway568 4y ago
"single core global virtual computer with much less power than a typical Raspberry Pi" As true as a legislature can be described as a pen + notebook - there is value in consensus.
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by throwaway568 5y ago
Everybody is somebody to somebody. Nobody is somebody to everybody. Also, you don’t know for certain what kind of person you will become. Who knows what your experience today will bring you in the future?
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by throwaway568 6y ago
I think cryptocurrency is more akin to personal computer. DeFi- the internet.
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by throwaway568 6y ago
Hedge funds shorted more than 100% of listed stock, made themselves vulnerable to a short squeeze.
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by throwaway568 6y ago
You can get into the iPhone or Android and copy the SQLite database to your computer. The images can be tricky - some form of reference to the image in your phone, hard to put together; otherwise the messages in all the chats are in the dat
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by throwaway568 6y ago
Starsector is good too. http://fractalsoftworks.com It has a dynamic economy, and opportunity to build your own faction.
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by throwaway568 6y ago
My experience is, written communication don't exist until I've mentioned a summary of it in a verbal communication. Some people are not comfortable to express their annoyance until it crosses a point of no return. You have to proa
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by throwaway568 6y ago
Build an website for NIMBY's to see where proposed nuclear power plants and wind farms will be built, make it easy for them discuss with each other and to participate in the projects' consultation process.
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by throwaway568 6y ago
The other states haven't finished counting either, they have a large margin for one candidate, so the remaining uncounted votes are extremely unlikely to changing the leading candidate. In swing states however, the probability of uncou
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by throwaway568 6y ago
It pays your rent, puts food on the table and you haven't found alternatives yet, I don't see your current situation as wrong on your part, especially if the alternative is to starve or live jobless on government benefits. I hope
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by throwaway568 6y ago
Intelligence isn't the only requirement for any particular role. e.g., S., finance, is asking questions about the team's progress as if we were doing waterfall, unhappy with missed dates, when our team was agile. Our director, qui
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by throwaway568 6y ago
In a large company, it's not possible for a single person to be immersed in all of the products and projects. Therefore, any decision on resource allocation to different projects must necessarily involve input from people who are a few
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by throwaway568 6y ago
Interesting, this adds to a thought I had a couple of weeks ago. We can see the past, but we can’t go there, like an observer inside event horizon looking out, they can see light coming in, but can’t leave. We can’t see the future, but when
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by throwaway568 6y ago
That's a frustrating situation. I've been in it. My work was heavily criticised, my technology choices invalidated, other's choices foisted on me. I was moved into silo-like work. A particular colleague liked to criticise col