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Comment · 2 years ago
May I wonder what would you propose in his stead ?

I am not a military inclined person, but asking for missiles that are purposefully built to target air missiles as well as their delivery mechanisms seems reasonable to me.

Am I missing something ?

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Comment · 2 years ago
Same question but for Switzerland.
Comment · 2 years ago
This actually depends. If you need something specific, tailored to your needs and operational niche, then obviously you can not forego a visit to a lawyer. However, for some documents, a reputable template is more than enough. (As even lawyers rarely draft "bespoke" documents for every client and happen to use a templated text more often than not).
Comment · 2 years ago
My apologies for hijacking the thread, but could you please elaborate on your noscript/(x)html map setup ?

How would one even handle zooming and paning in such a case ? With forms ?

Comment · 2 years ago
And ad a bonus, you get to be tracked everywhere for a tiny monthly fee ! Who wouldn't want that ! /S
Comment · 3 years ago
Funny but Chrome on Android opens the website without any issues
Comment · 3 years ago
Your comment is based on the premises that Meta/Google... are there to help you shop/find the best result once you've made your mind. For that purpose, an optimised search engine is indeed very useful.

But I don't think that's why intent profiling exists. What if, instead of helping you find quickly what you are looking for, they forced you through a less perfect system that, while leading you to your result, suggests you other, somewhat similar articles... Maybe you'll buy more? That incentivises ads and thus increases profits for the AdTech.

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Comment · 3 years ago
According to the lore a goldfish has an attention span of about 3 seconds, are you sure humans nowadays have one *that long* ?
Comment · 3 years ago
Yep, that pretty much mirrors my own experience as well, and I am also Swiss.

Sadly, IT companies in Switzerland aren't serious about security. Even big, reputable firms have been shown to be sub par when it comes to it... One of such incidents involved a highly reputable firm in Geneva that had many federal contracts. They got a data breach and their dirty laundry got aired out in the open: passwords to client networks/accounts/... were stored in clear text, contracts and other confidential information barely protected...

So I'd say, while in Switzerland we do some things right, IT ain't it.

Comment · 3 years ago
That's a really interesting project !

One pet peeve, though. Some entries have "Arbitration Award" listed as an action. However, these usually mean that the physician won an arbitration case (i.e. the ruling was in their favour). Listing them without any differentiation can potentially negatively bias a person's opinion against a perfectly honest doctor.

Comment · 3 years ago
Too many to count I'm afraid
Comment · 3 years ago
That sounds intriguing, could you please elaborate?

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