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Comment · 5 years ago
> Beatriz Gimeno, a feminist, writer, activist – and former head of one of Spain’s national equality bodies, the Women’s Institute – attacked the men for creating a female persona in their publicity for Carmen Mola books, over several years
Comment · 5 years ago
I’ll believe it when Wall Street liquidates their real estate positions.

Have these executives shorted the housing market?

Comment · 5 years ago
I thought management’s job was about creating “culture”.

Except when that culture is toxic

Comment · 9 years ago
It'd be great if Snowden got a pardon in the process, too.
Comment · 9 years ago
The Trump administration could do much more to damage Americans’ health than just repeal the Affordable Care Act and leave people without access to hospitals and medications.

And somehow they manage to tie it back to Trump

Comment · 9 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest" - Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith

I tend to think of self-interest being equivalent to selfishness. Your point makes me wonder if self-interest is not equivalent to selfishness, at least to Economists.

Comment · 9 years ago
some time

There was a time you've seen more math notation written about anarchy? I'm curious. It'd be great if you can link.

Comment · 9 years ago
I'd get rid of the manual process of driving to the office every day

Hmm. No one responded self-driving cars as a solution. Maybe with internet connectivity built-in so people can work en route.

Comment · 9 years ago
Some companies have used it for language tutoring... What this change will do is chop off those offering free services at the knees and drive the premium services to Twilio, etc.

Google's a business. Why does it have the responsibility to pickup the tab for these businesses?

Comment · 9 years ago
Comment · 9 years ago
Google's closure compiler already addressed that
Comment · 9 years ago
Can confirm. Happened to me.

Recently made it to the cancellation page. They offered two options: pay a penalty for canceling early, or get two months free.

Took the two months free and signed some agreements. Wish me luck!

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