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williw
5y ago
It doesn't say if it includes left turns from one way street to a one way street on red light. Which is legal in California.
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williw
5y ago
Contact https://twitter.com/CoinbaseSupport helped after several months failing to resolve it over email.
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williw
5y ago
I bought two bath faucets. Amazon shipped the wrong color, I returned them but Amazon refused to refund me. They just kept them, wouldn't refund or return. Talked to several people including managers. Still owe me $700. Amazon works gr
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5y ago
not nil https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#Se...
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williw
6y ago
Take a look at https://cocoon.com
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williw
6y ago
Thoughts go to all the Pete out there
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6y ago
Isn't Hey.com a Basecamp product?
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williw
6y ago
Give it time
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7y ago
Everyone is wearing a mask, whether or not they are showing symptoms. SK gov has a mask delivery program through the post office. This helps limit the spread. While the US gov tells everyone to not wear a mask, unless they are showing sympt
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7y ago
His film I've watched was an old Danish one, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror) from director Bille August.
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A github list of all the companies WFH or events changed because of COVID-19
(stayinghome.club)
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Should probably fact check this before publishing, but the lockdown was rumored ahead of time on wechat. They didn't enforce it for like 8 hours. That's why there were lots of people who managed to flee Wuhan. That's a well-k
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williw
7y ago
CDC botched the first test kits. There was no way to test anyway. Fortunately, FDA approved state developed test kits.
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7y ago
It's actually very distracting that most of them speak a perfect british accents. I was quite confused at the beginning whether british engineers or scientists were actually working for Russia or Ukrainian at the time.
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8y ago
I beg to differ. Read here: "Its pronunciation is based on the Beijing dialect, its vocabulary on the Mandarin dialects, and its grammar is based on written vernacular Chinese." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S
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8y ago
In standard Beijing Mandarin pronunciation? If you have a dialect then you might have stronger "sh" sound when trying to pronounce "si" "ci" "zi" "xi", so it's hard do differentiate bet
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8y ago
You might not differentiate too well with "shi" and "si" pinyin in mandarin if you are not a native speaker. Or maybe you pronounce "she" differently. There shouldn't be a "sh" sound in "xi&
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8y ago
In proper Mandarin pronunciation, "Xi" sounds more like the second syllable of "missy" not "she".
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8y ago
Don't you risk of overheating the charger?
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williw
8y ago
I always tell them that I will call them to verify them. Like calling Bank of America customer service first then ask to redirect the call that person.
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8y ago
Also no tax incentives for investing in stock compared to real estate.
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9y ago
You can indeed open a bank account in China with Chinese passport or even with a foreign passport. There are lots of limitations without the National ID, but do not spread false information if you are not well informed.
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9y ago
Eurostar is definitely convenient. Took from London to Paris and return a couple of years ago. 2 hours from downtown to downtown. Much less time for ground transportation or check-in or anything like that than taking a flight. Personally pr
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9y ago
Don't expect to get an answer. I had an issue as well, hasn't been resolved after 3 months. Their phone support is even a bigger joke. 2 hours of waiting and no answer then they just hang you up. GDAX (owned by Coinbase) is the sa
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9y ago
This is where Reader View is handy.
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9y ago
Amazon Logistics have lost my packages several times. I had to call them every time they use their own delivery service. I told them to use Google Maps, but was told they don't have a smartphone. Luckily their customer service rep was
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9y ago
How is the quality? Thewirecutter's review of it is pretty bad.
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9y ago
Great! Got a "Our system is currently unavailable" for Equifax. Ridiculous.
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How old is she? I was maybe 8 at the time. I was not in Beijing. Even I knew what was happening, the event was broadcasted on TV at the time. It was probably heavily censored, but I knew demonstrations etc were going on in Beijing at the ti
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9y ago
TED talk with Apollo Robbins is very interesting as well. https://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirec...
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