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skribe , 4 months ago to world in Australia's transformation into a cashless society has left people like Morgan behind. Here's how they're coping

The jobseeker program is just like the weight-loss industry. They do just enough to appear to be doing something, but not enough to actually fix the problem. If they did succeed, they’d be out of a job.

skribe , 4 months ago to startrek in David Gerrold's amazing two-part interview covering Roddenberry, Fontana, TOS, TAS & TNG:

Wasn’t it supposed to be released in 2015? People complain about Martin, but he’s got nothing on the Dave. 31 years and counting since the last book.

skribe , 10 months ago to world in Burger King says tomatoes on 'vacation' as India battles food inflation

. o O ( Delicious, delicious soylent green )

skribe , 10 months ago to technology in So tired of Adobe. They're part of the problem.

Chargeback time.

skribe , 10 months ago to technology in Judge dismisses major arguments in Google antitrust case

Last time I checked the documentation (more than a year ago) the ‘-’ flag was supposed to work, but in practice the results can be unpredictable. Google honours the flag, but DDG is a bit of a mixed bag.

skribe , 10 months ago to technology in Judge dismisses major arguments in Google antitrust case

My chief complaint about DDG is excluding a term from a query rarely works. The “-” tag is not reliable.