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Comment #19505636
But what exactly is "white nationalist content"? If I say something positive about Trump, will it already get me banned? What if I disagree with something a PoC says? Of course FB …
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Comment #19501296
Really? What is there even to exploit, apart from such rather extreme cases as this alleged sex trafficking? You really think the main use of BIG data will be to facilitate things …
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Comment #19499095
Unfortunately, there is also a lot of uncertainty in buying a "used" home. There can also be issues the seller doesn't tell you about.
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Comment #19476255
I know a lot of people who can't use a computer or a smartphone, which is also very sad. They never learned to explore and experiment with the user interface. If you explain someth…
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Comment #19475983
How do you measure the value of stacking bricks, then?
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Comment #19475968
The incentives should be "landing a government contract", though? So if government makes "landing a contract" dependent on rehabilitation rates, it could work?
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Comment #19475961
What will earn him more money in later life, though - stacking bricks, or using a computer? Why can't you do both? Did they also study how much you learn about using a computer by …
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Comment #19475954
What a silly spin. Do they even provide any evidence that "the rich" use less screens? There were some reports about some specific rich people not giving their kids phones (I think…
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Comment #19469610
So they will create a transgender bathroom for you, but before you enter it you have to wonder if society will accept your choice? I think that is exactly not how it is supposed to…
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Comment #19469606
So what attributes would mark somebody as not transgender on LinkedIn and so on? I am genuinely curious? Unless they have explicitly stated their gender on such sites? I am degende…
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Comment #19469598
If hiring was the issue, there would have to be a pool of IT women who can't find a job. I don't think such a pool exists.
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Comment #19469594
There are many other factors that can come into play. It is simply incorrect to draw the conclusions you do. One example is earning prospects, which might matter more for men than …
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Comment #19469583
Maybe tech companies shouldn't let journalists tell them how to run their companies.
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Comment #19463045
Then that's one thing to look at for reasons. And maybe deals can be struck.
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Comment #19462747
It is fine if entities try to increase profits. Usually competition is the way to insure fair prices. The collusion then might be to not allow competition. In the case of pharmacy,…
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Comment #19462726
Why exactly, though? If other companies can satisfy the needs of the state, why not prisons? You wouldn't mandate that governments should build their own cars, for example?
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Comment #19462712
Arguably there is only one customer - the government. So maybe it is impossible in this case to create a free market.
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Comment #19462531
Unless you compare that to the number of people who became rehabilitated, that is just anecdotal evidence, though. I've heard it a lot, too. But "a lot" means still less than 100 t…
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Comment #19461437
It's just called socialism.
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Comment #19461418
Why don't they just buy it in Germany, then? Shipping can't be 80$? In fact I just checked, DHL ships a parcel of 2kg from Germany to the USA for 18$, A 5kg parcel is 42$.
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Comment #19461381
Editing of posts seems to be broken. Sorry for the typos. Also had added some more thoughts on liability for neglience and signing NDAs which are now lost, but I don't want to try …
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Comment #19461282
I started by tagging along with a friend, who recommended me for a project he was already working for. It was easier to find the courage that way. The next time somebody hired my, …
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Comment #19460564
Is there a service where you can test the performance of your web site from within China? Edit: Google knows https://geekflare.com/test-website-load-time-from-china/
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Comment #19457859
Only after a certain score, I think. Also, not the point of policies, or is it?
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Comment #19453044
What happened to the "no politics" policy of HN?