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Another example: I use Screen Sharing to manage multiple Macs on my network. Each host gets a Screen Sharing window, and I maximize each window (whose virtual resolutions are force…

The accounting fraud was a response to vanishing profitability brought on by the Dot Com bust [0]. [0] https://harbert.auburn.edu/binaries/documents/center-for-eth...

Lead cyclists take turns riding at the front of the pack (the peloton, from which the company took its name), blocking the apparent wind and allowing teammates to ride in their sli…

Using gimp as a verb can also be a sly reference to Pulp Fiction : https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bring%20out%...

This would in turn cause a different group of PMs (portfolio managers, in this case) to borrow Netflix stock and sell short. Paying up-front production costs on an asset being prov…

Good questions. Two differences to consider vis a vis past late cycle moments: US corporate profits haven't peaked, and the politicians could have a better claim on being part of t…

Your retail store analogy is a red herring. A browser plugin that “maximizes the chances of bypassing paywalls” is attempting not to be party to a transaction, because if it succee…

You are being unnecessarily abrasive. I ride the streets that I'm speaking about. San Francisco has a team of engineers who redesign road infrastructure, markings, and signage to p…

I don't follow your argument. Grandparent had pointed out correct cyclist behavior at intersections to avoid accidents. Parent had commented that both motorists and "especially" cy…

Cyclists also willfully break traffic rules in SF with alarming regularity. Stop signs are generally regarded as ornamental, and even lightly traveled red lights. I am reminded of …

The press release hints strongly at their toolkit: > improbably successful trading Even before considering trading volume they can look at in-the-money trades as a proportion of to…

How could the board kick out a CEO founder given the vertiginous increase in equity valuations said founder presided over? Because those valuations are only meaningful to end inves…

This. Particularly the need for a minimum standard project structure. Pipenv shows its pedigree and looks like a great tool...that also overlaps significantly with conda. What are …

Because, the IRS.

In our house the question is used to ascertain whether the child heard his parent and if so, the probability of compliance with the request/observation/dire threat to the well-bein…

There were various related rumors circulating at the time. You can draw your own conclusions but please allow others to share what is only available as oral history. My personal fa…

If it were Jet.com buying Wal Mart, then no you would not be alone. That it's a bricks-and-mortar behemoth buying a startup facing an uphill battle against a much larger online inc…

We are talking about the Philippines. The guns do come from the US. The entire country is heavily armed -- compared to most countries -- especially Mindanao. Bullets are widely ava…

Rephrase that juxtaposition as "teach everyone to read" and "only admit the top 1% [to elite universities]". Now you have gone from potentially contradictory normative statements t…

At least mgnacl's nick is explicit in telling you to take his/her comment with a grain of salt.

Parent was likely referring to the prevalence of stage races e.g. Tour de France in pro cycling. Unlike one-day triathlons, recovery is a crucial determinant in stage racing succes…