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Oh brother! Are Google’s search engine or Facebook’s social network really "essential facilities"? Can we not get the same search abilities with Bing or other search engines? Doesn't Twitter offer a social network? Doesn't Google offer a social network?
Yes, there is competition, but Google search engine or Facebook’s social network are not the only game in town. Since users prefer Google's search engine and Facebook’s social network, does not make them monopolies. These EU officials need to get their noses out of their ivory towers and look around. Expand their minds and research alternatives. What this article is showing us is that the EU will not let their people choose how to search or to network. If Google and Facebook are preferred, so be it. At least Google and Facebook are not charging us, their users, for their services. We may have to endure some adds, but that's no big deal breaker.
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Agree. More critical I think is wiki, no real alternative available 
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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James Lonero wrote: At least Google and Facebook are not charging us, their users, for their services.
As (I forget who) said:
Quote: If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: As (I forget who) said:
Quote: If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold
It's amazing how many people don't grasp this idea.
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And it's even more amazing that companies like Apple or Mickeysoft try to herd their customers into walled gardens and once they are locked in, they treat them just as if they were not customers.
They want to collect data as they please, for whatever purposes. They use the user's resources, like download volume, power or the computer itself, when and as much as they please. They generally want to install stuff as they please and don't care if someone actually wants it or not. As a bonus, they remove some things you actually liked or used or introduce some new bugs, ranging from annoying to show stopping). They tell their users when they may actually use what they paid for or when it's time to hop through some more activation / confirmation/ lizensing hoops.
You have to be a great masochist to be happy with that kind of service. Paying for something does not really help, as it seems.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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This topic is better suited to the Soapbox. As you have mentioned a political entity (the EU), you can guarantee that this topic is going to get political at some point.
This space for rent
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We survived fine without them for millennia, so no, none of it is essential.
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We survived for centuries without Smallpox vaccine as well, so no, it's not really essential, but very, very beneficial to have.
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Given the choice between Smallpox vaccine and Facebook... 
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I was interested in couple of interesting jobs at Amazon (developing Alexa's Engine for one) and what I've heard reviews from interns or employees that Amazon's culture doesn't really support work-life balance. I was skeptical until this article about an interview with Jeff. Wow! I work hard, but I'm not about to give my soul too.
What's to you about WLB?
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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That's a Shining remark 
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I work to live. I do NOT live to work!
I'm pretty sure I would not like to live in a world in which I would never be offended.
I am absolutely certain I don't want to live in a world in which you would never be offended.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of things you don't like.
Dave
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Work: It is about 8 to 10 hour per day therefore a bigger part. I try to live also during work hours. Means I do the best to find a Job which I really like and can be a part of my live
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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I agree. Get the best, most interesting work possible so that you don't spend most of your life doing something that you don't want to do.
Of course, it is not always possible.
I wish you could really get paid for the intersection of :
* what you're best at
* what you love doing
The more you can make your day intersect with both of those, the happier you are.
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I happen to love what I do for a living (building software) and happen to really like the company I work for and the team I'm in. This causes me to have a self-induced work/life imbalance (for which I'm recognized and rewarded).
/ravi
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I think work-life balance is very important. Happy employees work better. I try to leave work at work and make sure I have time to relax after hours and weekends. That being said, I haven't had a proper holiday in more than a year and I'm planning on taking a few weeks off to rest.
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Hi,
I come from the C back ground, where white space is free, lines are terminated with ; & loops are in { } and all is right with the world. Moving to Python white space appears to terminate functions and loops, the structure is now a tuple. I appreciate that white space thing is easier for beginners but it's a little confusing for someone who is just trying to pick up the language quickly... 
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Python is not unique in this. Haskell, F#, other FP languages... Basically, you get used to it. At least I did, pretty quickly.
Because it can get fuzzy, I tend to use a blank line to separate the end of an "if" or "loop" so I know something important is happening. That, and writing very small functions in Python. I have been known to write (psuedocode example, my Python is getting rusty!)
OperateOnList(someList)
foreach(item in somelist)
DoSomething(item)
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I recently in the last year or so had to pick up python syntax as well. I have similar background, with C, some C++/C#. I can usually read and follow other derivatives like Java as well.
Python is described as being "easy" to learn for beginners, but for those of us used to "normal" languages, it's not so easy. My personal description is that it's a 'loosy, goosy' language to me. It seems that some syntax can be what ever you want, the interpreter just figures it out. The not having {} and ; chars drives me nuts. The data structures like tuples, and the fact that everything is a dict can be confusing. Add in that it's not strongly typed, and instantiates vars on the fly, and it's like a recipe for disaster for someone like me who is used to working with RULES! I know you can compile it in some cases, but the fact it's not compiled is even worse, as unless your IDE of choice is REALLY good, you can't even rely on the compiler catching trivial syntax/typo errors.
I often find myself trying to do things in Python like I would do it in other languages, it works usually, but then the Python religious will call out, "but that isn't pythonic!". When was the last time you heard someone say that about C or C#?..."You can't do it that way, it's not C-thonic!"
As someone who doesn't use it all the time, and still goes back and forth between Python and C languages, my only suggestion, is just "throw out what you think you know of programming, and learn Python like a beginner". While I didn't do that, my only conclusion is that it would help. Good luck, I still am not 100% comfortable with it.
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The driver of the Buick was charged as follows:
- manslaughter
- intoxication manslaughter
- murder
- aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
- numerous parole violations (the violations were not enumerated, but I suspect two were committing a felony, and being under the influence)
The total bond amount was $1.25 million, but the parole violations prevents him from bonding out and walking/driving around with the rest of us while he's awaiting trial.
All that is left is to see if the justice system still works.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Interesting, Manslaughter & Intoxication Manslaughter, I am not sure in the UK if we can charge someone separately for the same offence. I'm not sure if we have separate offences or you are charged with Being under the influence as well as the offence...some CPier with a better knowledge will no doubt in form me...
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: All that is left is to see if the justice system still works.
Let's hope so.
I'm watching the case in Kalamazoo Michigan of the intoxicated driver who hit nine cyclists[^], killing five in 2016. It pisses me off that Michigan doesn't have capital punishment.
Software Zen: delete this;
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