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unity1001

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    Comment #36206724

    > You didn't even use the word "BASED". What?! > The common law derives from the medieval !Anglosaxon! feudal law, which is based on contracts, agreements, negotiations and precede…

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    Comment #36205427

    > That's neat, the dead are welcome to their opinions. That doesn't change where or why it's used primarily by certain parties in their English facing media. How does this justify …

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    Comment #36205174

    > Contracts apparently don't exist in civil law This does sound like insincere debate. Where does in my comments it says that contracts dont exist in civil law. It says civil law i…

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    Comment #36205008

    Nowhere in my comment it says that criminals in other countries do not lie. Or the admission of guild is not considered evidence. It clearly outlines the differences in the legal s…

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    Comment #36204973

    > Long standing in what circles? Long standing in history, long standing in diplomacy, long standing in actual freaking Louis XIV administration communique, long standing in practi…

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    Comment #36204268

    > Ignoring the "Anglosaxon" buzzword The 'Anglosaxon' term is a long-standing political science, history and diplomacy term. Its not something that can be ignored, especially becau…

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    Comment #36202180

    > Thank goodness that criminals aren't very smart No, the criminals are extremely smart. Its just that these were amateurs who didnt know that in Anglosaxon common law, you have to…

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    Comment #36169910

    And it wont work until California can stop what is called 'The Greyhound Express'. That's what some people in other states call the practice that some states have - offering their …

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    Comment #36126762

    Concentration also causes less energy to be sent to the digestive system because the energy gets diverted to the brain. Concentration is an evolutionary 'fight or flight' adaptatio…

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    Comment #36090046

    > Gaming laptops are terrible and a bad deal... They will. Either cheaper or better performance for same price. I found them pretty competent. An Asus ROG G17 easily gives at least…

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    Comment #36072980

    Yeah, they dont. Contradictorily so, since the part of the Turkey that is geographically in Europe is larger than many European states both in respect to surface area and also in r…

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    Comment #36063955

    Depends. A lot of techies still use Windows (AMD or Intel, depending), including in Europe where the purchasing power is higher. Apple people seem to be a certain subsegment of com…

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    Comment #36060966

    The non-technical people use PCs. Macs are extremely expensive for an overwhelming majority of the world population. So when someone needs a 'computer', its a Wintel laptop.

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    Comment #36005538

    Climate is not the air that you have inside your refrigerator. Its a system. If one part of it changes, the other parts will change in different ways to keep the system stable. So …

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    Comment #35980998

    Yeah. Like downranking Iraqi websites in a hypothetical 2003 when they said "We dont have WMDs". So much better.

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    Comment #35980810

    What? You seem to think that offshoring/outsourcing => only hiring an external company to do the work. It isnt. Companies have been setting up local subsidiaries in offshoring coun…

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    Comment #35979251

    Your qualitative data refutes your own argument: Leaving aside that you are using the average wages as a comparison, so that the wages of the guy in Sao Paulo or Bogota cannot be d…

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    Comment #35976964

    Because it is a non-factor: Moving to a cheaper location allows them to cut a major % of the salary requirement due to living costs. Companies are already saving billions by creati…

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    Comment #35976829

    > It hasn't really been a reality the way it is today Holy hell you seem to be spamming this around. It may not have been a reality for you and the company that you work for. It ha…

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    Comment #35976777

    > [remote work] hasn't really been a reality the way it is today. During covid, we were forced to implement norms and tools for remote working (like Zoom). Sorry to break it to you…

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    Comment #35976749

    > If remote work is established properly, then your remote job will end instantly and will be shipped to Canada or Latin America (if bosses care about timezones) or to Eastern Euro…

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    Comment #35976554

    > I don't think I've ever had a Logitech mouse die on me Likely you are not using the mouses heavily. I had many die on me. Especially my sweet, sweet G500 - the best mouse ever fo…

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    Comment #35952616

    That would be dumb - now not only they are losing talent, but they are also marking themselves as 'no go' for such talent by shutting off remote work. In future they could have to …