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10,059karma·1,000submissions·July 1, 2019
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About Rob, the robber who robs other Robs. Drob it, Rob!
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Oh, the ethos is old indeed, much older than that. Paul Lafargue's "The Right To Be Lazy" was written in 1883 and, if we're to make an abstraction of the formulations ever so typic…
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I am aware of that that channel stands for, or used to stand for. None of that is insane. Perhaps controversial in relation to the current status quo, or maybe not entirely realistic, depending on how…
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The piece seems to touch on what are probably the most important aspects of the channel, the movement (if that's what it is, indeed) and the socio-economic reality behind the current story of tha…
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This article came out soon after it was gone: https://qz.com/840661/what-cd-is-gone-a-eulogy-for-the-great... It put things into perspective for many.…
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Definitely a cool project. However, in my experience no system ever managed to find genuinely similar songs, in terms of style, feeling, structure (notes, rhythm etc.), voice (pitch, strength ratio wh…
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One such example is the ability to copy my own email address. Gmail makes it so damn difficult it's mind-boggling. Whenever I try to copy my email address other elements are included in the selec…
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Although I see the benefits of SaaS, I very much like this model.
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Other: a combination of factors. Interviewing - as others pointed out, going through the interview rounds can be exceedingly and unnecessarily daunting and stressful since, as an employee, there'…
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I believe it's getting more and more common, but it's far from a regular thing, at least in the UK. I see it in Linkedin job postings, some people at may company have adopted it (including m…
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Performing has always (and should always, if you ask me) be the main avenue to make money for musicians. Music can be copied, can be covered, can be mixed etc. Chords can be guessed, copied and stolen…
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Thanks for sharing, looks really nice. As someone noted, the ability to export is essential, in my view. After all, it's your tool, but the data/info is mine. Speaking of data, I often share…
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An excellent conversationalist, he was.
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Your comment reminded me of this article in the Prospect Magazine: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/what-the-economi... "The Economist was founded by the liberal …
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Australia https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/ Austria https://www.eurozine.com/ Belgium https://euobserver.com/ https://www.euractiv.…
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Thanks mate! I was expecting something more sophisticated and large-ish. But this is better.
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The article doesn't mention the device name or size, but I have to say that this is something I'm interested into as well.