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Can't recall the link, but a few people said they were rehired at lower pay on contract for their old company (imho I believe they will be severed again when the integration gets b…

I will disagree with that from experience. I'm from a small (under a million) country with a surplus of lawyers... it's corrupted them in the sense that there's not enough work aro…

So we are the Romans of crypto, doing cool experiments? And it won't take off until the equivalent of worldwide deforestation and peasants freezing in the wintertime?

That's some food for thought. My issue with programming courses is they ask you to memorize the commands then use them; most programming is about creating the logic then QA'ing wit…

Faster growth = less nutritious plants bc they are slow to take up minerals from the soil. But they do produce more sugar. On the other hand the heat may make some plants shrivel, …

Long titles are the recommended tactic of all the "Make money fast on Amazon!" courses I've seen. Keyword stuffing for the algorithm.

That's what the UL or CE mark is for

One could say marketplace is a category of game field where the rules and objectives are different for many participants. I want to sell my apples for the maximum possible profit t…

Maybe the firefighters, nurses and restaurant staff who work in cities will be able to afford a shorter commute if city housing prices fall?

Many companies tried and failed since the 90's, because most coampanies' software dev is a core group of skilled people using vague specifications to build a product for their firs…

There's not enough tax base to support infrastructure like installing broadband, repairing and winter upkeep of roads and electric grid, fire stations, hospitals. Even businesses l…

Free speech had always had limits. Maliciously yelling "Fire!" in a crowded room is an existential threat.

Supply and demand is not a law there is also sensitization and the creation of culture. A city with nice restaurants creates higher value on interesting food. The same applies to m…

Seen many dive bar regulars 40s to 60s, seeking relief from reality 4 nights a week. Drinking is how they coalesce a social life, but it's created with other problem drinkers. Thei…

"Despite their necessity in modern medicine, scientists aren't sure exactly how anesthetics work. The best theory suggests that they dissolve some of the fat present in brain cells…

I like them. So you've eliminated side and butt pockets? I can see keeping the butt pockets as a display platform for design touches, branding etc but inseam side pockets can be di…

There are few rational choices given the lack of current transparency and future information that hasn't happened yet. There is no Market without immediate consequences. Dole Foods…

Buy real calculator online, buy cheap knockoff in shady store, get a refund from Amz. Tracing is hard with commingled inventory. Something i heard about on the internet...

Rocket Internet

The attempt at hidden messaging in the way the "who is it" question is posed, is _exactly_ the problem.

IMHO, the journalists' mistake was lazily relying on easily accessible Western orgs instead of partnering with Eastern-based journalists to examine stories coming out of China. I'v…

I wouldn't say that they should have shut things down preemptively, but their job is to have up-to-date contingency plans and be ready to implement them when thresholds are crossed…

According to a report out of China, we are already experiencing the mutated version which is less lethal (0.6%) than the original (5%). I am hopeful that as we identify and remove …

>with death being so rare among the young, I don't see why most people should panic more than they do about flu season Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your tone, but I'm not so cavalie…