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tonyedgecombe

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    Comment #49221430

    Small businesses won't go for this program because it isn't a true lease, it's a loan.

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    Comment #49219568

    Yes, they are very cheap aren’t they.

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    Comment #49219083

    We are all hamsters on Strava.

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    Comment #49213281

    >As the ratio of working-age adults (18–64) to older adults falls from about 3.4 today toward roughly 2.4 by 2060, the arithmetic that supports those programs tightens, all else eq…

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    Comment #49208591

    2% was already optimistic once we decided we were buying too much from China.

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    Comment #49207221

    Even if some work has been partially or entirely created by AI the complaints have become tedious.

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    Comment #49207151

    Russians think they don’t need an invitation.

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    Comment #49207080

    At a cost, for example Inuit men live ten to fifteen years less than in developed countries.

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    Comment #49207049

    It was difficult to grasp for someone with an engineering mentality. Why would you not want to fix the problem you are complaining about?

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    Comment #49207032

    > Expand into other illegal and legal venues and worst case attempt a coup. Stuff that is less likely to spill over the border into the US.

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    Comment #49194942

    The point is by getting on a plane and funding its emissions you are taking part in the destruction of something you supposedly value.

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    Comment #49194930

    Not really.

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    Comment #49194784

    >"Why even pay for the SaaS in the first place if you can just forge the service exactly how you want it?" This is the part I'm least convinced by. Corporates used to develop their…

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    Comment #49194195

    I haven’t used Django for a long time but when I did I found it one of the best documented projects out there.

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    Comment #49193582

    I learnt a long time ago that most people don't want their problems solved, they just want to vent.

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    Comment #49193161

    In Europe you would be hard pressed to find a car without power steering or assisted brakes.

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    Comment #49186181

    Not anymore, it’s been slowly improving over the years and is pretty good now.

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    Comment #49186008

    OneDrive signups.

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    Comment #49179844

    It used to be that they were happy to sell small cheap cars to new buyers because it would build brand loyalty. I'm not sure people are so wedded to car companies now though, espec…

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    Comment #49175515

    Years ago Chrysler did some research on who was buying their SUV's and it wasn't very flattering. The terms narcissism, insecurity, status seeking and aggression all came up.

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    Comment #49171937

    A lot of the legal action is a warning to current employees who may have been considering doing the same.