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Comment #25192011
I have not heard "timecard fraud" before, but it does seem a more accurate term.
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Comment #25191877
Thanks for the comment. A sibling comment points out "time theft" which I have also heard regarding an employee not working, so to speak. I can honestly say I did not read economic…
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Comment #25191548
For most of my adult life, I worked hourly jobs in low pay positions and "wage theft" always meant me, the employee, stealing from the company by not working every single second I …
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Comment #23406623
Well, actually, quite the trouble makers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoic_Opposition
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Comment #22806105
top-posting (in which the reply precedes the quoted original message) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
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Comment #22479223
There was no internet component to moviefone back then. I think you are narrowly defining "dotcom". It was acquired by AOL, which made it a subsidiary of a "dotcom" which entangled…
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Comment #21839022
They had participants carry a folder between two points, one contained papers and one contained money that they were told to conceal and hand off to a person wearing a hoodie and s…
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Comment #21694344
Came here to say a similar thing. The reaction can say a lot about the person's opinion/impression of you. It might be too much to try to correct for other people's insecurities; h…
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Comment #21381414
I wonder if you ignored spelling what the results would be? ex: kodi, codi, cody, etc. all grouped together.
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Comment #21249815
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder
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Comment #21085863
I can't be the only one that thought this was going to be RocketMail, acquired by Yahoo.
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Comment #21075317
I have found one of the best ways to be a skeptic is to be clear what you are skeptical about. Example: are you skeptical that the oceans will rise at all or just that they won't r…
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Comment #20955454
I think the parent is maybe using hyperbolic language, but I think, at least from my direct experience and second hand accounts, it is fair to say that, especially entry level and …
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Comment #20830379
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Renaissance
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Comment #20830331
The naming conventions in Ethiopia are different than the western world. My Ethiopian friend explained it to me that the first name is their name, second is father's name, third gr…
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Comment #20761221
In the US, it depends on the state. Many states have policies or laws about taking pictures in the voting booth. There's quite a few articles about this from the 2018 election.
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Comment #20648753
This is very context driven. I find that myth lists with regards to health topics are helpful. They usually have links to studies and generally aim to dispel common misperceptions.…
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Comment #20638689
As a single anecdotal datapoint, I haven't bought a new phone since my iPhone SE, and I got that on an installation plan. I also have not upgraded my OS for quite a while either. U…
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Comment #20638057
I'm guessing it's related to the hummingbird plugin they used.
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Comment #20587674
Good data. I agree that parent comment was hyperbolic.
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Comment #20586715
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment
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Comment #20575526
On the federal level it's almost half. https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_offen...
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Comment #20480383
Not sure who the target audience is, but I found this as I needed clarification myself. https://www.storyblok.com/tp/headless-cms-explained
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Comment #20416497
No idea how I haven't seen this, but it totally made my day.
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Comment #20329342
It's not exactly true that all services in a local municipality are funded solely by local funds. For example, in your state of Georgia the state pays a share of public education. …