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GregQuinn

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    Comment #10758802

    I don't and none of my friends seem to either.

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    Comment #10758732

    A very interesting caveat from the paper: "It is important to note that it is assumed that the victim is wearing the WAD on the wrist of the preferred hand used to interact with ke…

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    Comment #10757963

    The whole purpose of the offer is to let the client decide how much you're worth to them. I provide no up-front rate or fee. It's always the clients who claim to be 'innovative', '…

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    Comment #10757909

    You grossly underestimate how conservative and risk averse most clients are. As a consultant I have tried a variation on your approach. I've offered to work for a client for 2-3 we…

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    Comment #10745597

    Waterstones also has a click and collect system. You can order books on-line through their website and pick them up at any store. The on-line price is also lower than the store pri…

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    Comment #10675918

    Absolutely this. While reduced data storage may have been a beneficial side effect the real driver was update consistency.

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    Comment #10492422

    Try this: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/oftel/consumer/advice...

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    Comment #10492054

    It's not illegal to record a conversation between two parties. However if you share this recording with a third party (in this case Facebook) then you have to obtain the consent of…

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    Comment #10491986

    There's no might about it. This would definitely be illegal in the UK.

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    Comment #10463964

    I've dealt with many outsourcers (TCS, Infosys, Accenture, IBM etc.) and WITHOUT EXCEPTION their business model is time and materials.

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    Comment #10463581

    Although his comments are accurate there's nothing terrible profound about them. For quite a while everybody has realized that out sourcing was never anything more than labour cost…

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    Comment #9954612

    Nearly all the standard data modelling tools(ERwin,System Architect, Enterprise Architect ...) have a facility for reverse engineering a schema. This produces an ER diagram for the…

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    Comment #9940845

    Here in the UK "in-store pickup" is known as "click and collect" and it's becoming very popular. In addition the on line price is often lower than the in store price.

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    Comment #9934585

    Travis Goodspeed had a nice hack using Celestrak data http://travisgoodspeed.blogspot.co.uk/

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    Comment #9112997

    ...Often 2-3 candidates could have done the job brilliantly,.. Tell me more about the skills shortage.

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    Comment #9024203

    Never ever under any circumstances whether an employee or a contractor agree to an exit interview. There is nothing for you to gain. Take the lady's advice and just say NO!

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    Comment #8231017

    It will disappear. A lot of new cars in Europe already have a USB port built into the dashboard.