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53,798karma·6,821submissions·October 11, 2007
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The problem we're seeing across many professions is AI output is not getting vetted by knowledgeable people, whether it's an experienced analyst, senior engineer, expert attorney, or the res…
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I grew up in the 70s and 80s. I went to Ottawa once or twice when I was a teen, but only made it to Montreal for the first time about 15 years ago. I agree with you about the Maritimes. The bridge has…
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> Today's summer homes are so much more different. I've seen a lot of those families I knew back then sell their homes over time. Developers scoop up several properties in a row and buil…
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That's exactly what my child did with friends a few years ago when they were 19. I know that college students in Vermont frequently go across the border for the same reason.
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I grew up in the Boston area around the same time. Another factor that limited interest in flying to sunny beach places was we already had options close to home during the warmer months, such as Cape …
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Gemini already labels images with a watermark even if you are using plain text on an original photo or template. Basically forces me to use image editing software for something that could be greatly s…
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Colossal Biosciences has other ongoing projects including reviving the "Red Wolf" using DNA from coyote/wolf hybrids and CRISPR. They also want to introduce a Wooly Mammoth/elephan…
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Thank you!
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A Pew study of a random sample of Internet links conducted in October 2023 found significant “link rot”: almost 40 percent of links that had been active 10 years earlier were broken. And that’s proba…
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> I don’t think it ever materialized but we had a good chuckle about the emergency meeting the Yellow Pages web devs would have had and at what percentage of opt outs. They would just pretend they …
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“Court judgments are not self-enforcing. Solvent or honest debtors will want to pay soon after judgment is entered. A judgment will show up on credit reports and will be a matter of public record. Thi…
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If you've had credit cards in the past, your minimum payments and debt servicing will be a lot more expensive than before.
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I can't speak for bankruptcy filings, but I've sat through small claims sessions on a few occasions and probably half are for credit card debt. Most of the time the defendant doesn't sh…
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Isn't that what Britain used to do? "Tax exiles" living in exotic places for years at a time?
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How does the service and support part of this work in countries that have opened the door to Chinese EVs? Do they operate like Tesla, or can indie garages handle repairs? How long are warranties?
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