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Comment · 13 years ago
In the UK, 'partner' is a spouse. You need to say 'business partner' if you want to avoid the confusion.
Comment · 13 years ago
Misled is a political euphemism for lied. Politics is full of that sort of indirect language.
Comment · 13 years ago
I think you need really high margins to do well with Groupon. Their first client was a pizza outlet, which is about as high a margin as you can get in food.
Comment · 13 years ago
Sounds like one of those game theory side effects. If you pay and measure people by targets then expect them to use dubious techniques to win the game.
Comment · 13 years ago
I assumed from the title that it would be something other than a boilerplate, or at least a follow up, but it's just a commentary on said boilerplate.
Comment · 13 years ago
Also, if newer generations are more independently minded, i.e. less influenced by patriotism and the like, then I guess they are likely to support a David over a Goliath. Pressuring people like Assange and Snowden is just making them into historic figureheads.
Comment · 13 years ago
It would be good to at least indicate when an editor has rewritten a submission, so that responsibility for the headline can be pointed to the correct user. Like a '/ editorsusername' after the submitters name.
Comment · 13 years ago
I would like to see the insurance industry reduced in size, rather than be further bolstered by legislation.
Comment · 13 years ago
It's similar for Scotland's rural routes. Some councils don't have the funding to maintaining their roads properly, so they focus on the important roads. It can be quite jarring crossing from one area to another.
Comment · 13 years ago
I rarely fly. I have used British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Easy Jet.
Comment · 13 years ago
It's not so much stealing the customer as it is rescuing the order. It may not be the most ethical of techniques but they are claiming a bounty for converting abandoned carts.

Like someone else said earlier, the order process is broken by encouraging users to leave the website and potentially forget the order.

Comment · 13 years ago
I think one advantage of air travel is it's distracting. Busy flight attendants, announcements from pilots, plane moving to the runway, taking off... so there's less reason to concentrate on the lack of space while stuck in the seat.
Comment · 13 years ago
You can get up and walk around on a plane.
Comment · 13 years ago
The way things are going, I wouldn't be surprised if they bundled it in as a secret requirement for international trade deals.
Comment · 13 years ago
It depends on the type and quality. If you purchase a can, then I would hope that it is mostly animal based ingredients. If it is dry food then it will be mostly cereals.

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