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boyband6666

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    Comment #33485155

    This is pretty much my experience. Based on the 'working from orbit' article I bought a Quest 2, but just couldn't find a way of working. I have a 1920x1200 in the centre now, and …

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    Comment #32867358

    It made me smile - I'm now using WACUP for my mp3s, but this was a great bit of nostalgia, thankyou :-)

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    Comment #30986264

    Free tiers are an essential; when settling on a service I will try many, in parallel with our current system. If I'm happy it is better I will switch,. when either immediately, or …

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    Comment #29036549

    I'm with you here. Did I change my approach totally? No. But it did force me to be more explicit about the time/money tradeoff, and accept that I might at times be better spending …

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    Comment #28851550

    Step -1: Metric. Everywhere - no more miles!

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    Comment #26459906

    Potentially; infrastructure is quite a broad term, and some sectors of the economy are pretty maxed out. Spend it on telecomms, and how much would flow overseas? I'm in the UK and …

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    Comment #26456889

    So I've a degree and masters in economics, before heading down the more statistical route. I can't say I found it compelling, and some of the issues waved away were too alarming fo…

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    Comment #26455522

    In something so long and meandering, that's not a surprise. I also stopped readng before it got any further; to be compelling it needs to be a lot shorter - there is not that much …

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    Comment #26421688

    Isn't this extremely similar to Supply Me (SYME), except they use a lot more buzzwords; blockchain, AI, etc

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    Comment #26088553

    I've not abandoned it yet, but I'm close. Also a "Don't show me things shipped from China that'll take 6 weeks to arrive".

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    Comment #26078175

    Outside of the case, it looks like a nice business to be in! p7 shows gross profit increasing from £450k (2018) to £550k (2019) See Sept 2019 full accounts: https://find-and-update…

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    Comment #26077997

    I can't say I'm surprised. The incentives are for them to provide a mostly trustworthy service, and certainly one that looks like it, but to monetise it there are compromises. Noth…

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    Comment #26077334

    Companies that pay can flag negative reviews, when they get taken down, and to get it back up you have to provide all sorts of proof of your custom, and complaint. Companies can al…

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    Comment #26042770

    Not a dumb question at all. In medicine we test on two different animal species before it goes close to a human. For a reason.

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    Comment #25469539

    Not the same, but I'm sure some (10?) years ago I saw something about University of Buckingham doign straight through the summer learning, so you completed in 2 years. So it isn't …

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    Comment #25469494

    I did mine based far from the University (a very good one) but travelling down every few months to meet with my supervisors. I learnt tons, and it has helped my career. It also mea…

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    Comment #25274545

    It is not a trivial process, and these are ferrociously complex. Safety, Quality and Efficacy - each are hard to check. From how people are categorised in trials, how missing data …

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    Comment #25274522

    So in the UK we have a really good set of expert bodies that put forward reccomendations on these things, the JCVI being the vaccines body. They are every bit as good as the curren…

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    Comment #25080269

    The interesting analogy Ross Tucker ( https://sportsscientists.com/who-are-we/ ) uses is adding vitamins and mineral is like adding a wheel to a car. If you onyl have 3, then addin…

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    Comment #25046381

    I agree it is plenty but remembering it is a household income I suspect, so yes is a very nice life, without being silly.

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    Comment #24918574

    It also doesn't mean it is unhealthy. And yes long ditance running itself isn't HIIT, but if you are training to race a long distance, you will invariably be doing a lot of high in…

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    Comment #24918504

    I think we are talking cross purposes here. Training for running races, even long distances, involves some long running, lots of medium runs, and a good amount of intense work. Hum…

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    Comment #24881353

    If you are training properly at running however, then you are doing high intensity exercise. The track repeats, the hill reps, they are that high intensity interval training, with …