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liberte82 commented on Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn   fair.org/home/media-just-... · Posted by u/joeyespo
whamlastxmas · 6 years ago
Look for a company that provides a defined benefit pension plan. It's basically impossible to find but really the only way an employer could convince me they care about tenure
liberte82 · 6 years ago
So government or public-private partnerships are your options
liberte82 commented on Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn   fair.org/home/media-just-... · Posted by u/joeyespo
mistermann · 6 years ago
This here is the exact problem. Imagine the world as an IT project, is this how anyone here would run it? Is this how ideas should be communicated? It's so obviously theatre, how so few people can see it boggles the mind.
liberte82 · 6 years ago
I see you haven't seen the IT projects I've been part of. ;)
liberte82 commented on A Walk in Hong Kong   idlewords.com/2019/08/a_w... · Posted by u/haasted
mytailorisrich · 6 years ago
> The bill was not withdrawn.

Same difference, really...

liberte82 · 6 years ago
Then why not withdraw it?
liberte82 commented on There have been three times more wildfires in the EU so far this year   euronews.com/2019/08/15/t... · Posted by u/reddotX
jfries · 6 years ago
It's disingenuous to compare a single year vs an average like this, without going into what the distribution looks like.

Maybe years are either very calm or have lots of fires? That would result in some years being much worse than the average.

liberte82 · 6 years ago
Also, statistically, it's likely that in any given year, there will be some place in the world that is anomalous. You can't just pick and choose certain areas, going to a different spot each year, as evidence of a problem, you need to look at things globally.
liberte82 commented on A Trump-era purge of military scientists at a legendary think tank   reuters.com/investigates/... · Posted by u/SolaceQuantum
liberte82 · 6 years ago
> In Oceania at the present day, Science, in the old sense, has almost ceased to exist. In Newspeak there is no word for 'Science'. The empirical method of thought, on which all the scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc. And even technological progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the diminution of human liberty. (2.9.30).

> The Party employs science and technology to curtail human freedom and privacy, and to control human behavior.

liberte82 commented on Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again   nytimes.com/2019/07/30/te... · Posted by u/humantiy
rat9988 · 6 years ago
How many times did steve jobs disrupt the industry?
liberte82 · 6 years ago
iPod

iPhone

no disk drive

UNIX-based OS goes mainstream

first mainstream OS with a GUI

iMac - making PC's 'friendly'

iTunes - made it cool to pay for music again

To name a few.

liberte82 commented on Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again   nytimes.com/2019/07/30/te... · Posted by u/humantiy
sxcurry · 6 years ago
Except for AirPods, Apple Watch, .....
liberte82 · 6 years ago
Both of which have had so-so reception. Certainly nothing like Jobs' industry-disruptive innovations.
liberte82 commented on Apple’s Heir Apparent Is More Like Tim Cook Than Steve Jobs   bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/tareqak
jedberg · 6 years ago
Except that he left.
liberte82 · 6 years ago
Oh, I totally missed that news.
liberte82 commented on Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again   nytimes.com/2019/07/30/te... · Posted by u/humantiy
liberte82 · 6 years ago
Apple has been stagnant since Steve Jobs died. His momentum keeps the company moving forward, but they haven't had a fresh idea since he passed.

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