optimusrex

I think there's a part of me that associates being a media student with delivering high quality content on Instagram. So I guess there is still some pressure from society to "preform" well on the platform.

I used to get very anxious when I would post on Instagram especially when I had my notifications turned on. Now as I have gotten older I find I care less about the interactions I receive but more about the quality of each post. Especially as a media student it is sometimes difficult to not think about the quality of the content I am sharing with my followers.

I can see both sides of the argument for and against keeping whatsapp as encrypted as it is. Nowadays it is near impossible to find a company that is this willing to keep data confidential but at the same time it can have fallback as the article highlights.

Reminder at how simple it can be for an organization to rebrand itself, even with social media I feel many individuals will still be unaware of this change that will be occurring.

Looking at these career options, it seems all of them are easily attainable with a Masters or even a Bachelors if you get some good work experience straight out of university.

The question is if you take one of these career paths: was it worth it?

Perhaps you could have been finished with academics years earlier already working in these positions.

My original post was the Gizmodo article, but it seems a moderator updated the link to point the the PDF. I have no problem linking to the actual study.

Here is the original link with some opinion and commentary.

https://gizmodo.com/researchers-conclude-googles-play-store-...

When I was younger I would go to a new country and wouldn't even notice the change in time zones. Now that I've gotten older it takes a solid 4-5 days.

However, fasting for 16 hours? I'd rather deal with some jet lag than be hungry and uncomfortable in the cabin of a plane during a long haul flight.

Interesting to know if the tactic is successful with humans.

"part of the plan is to transform Western Sydney into an aerotropolis -- a metropolitan sub-region where the layout, infrastructure, and economy are centered on an airport"

The plans to create a CBD in the west are centered around the new airport to be built in 2026. Seems pretty ambitious as this will likely serve smaller domestic flights.

Parramatta already is a functioning CBD with infrastructure issues that have been present for the last few years as its become more and more popular for realtor companies to develop. This is the one area that I could see benefiting from this plan.

I'm most skeptical of the Western District becoming its own thriving and independent CBD.

<I'm guessing that this declaration will have little real effect

Thats exactly how I feel and how my local Sydneysiders feel as well.

I only lived there a couple years and have since moved away, but the government ineptitude was quite obvious.

This plan must be costing the tax payers millions.

Was there any sort of public vote for this initiative?

Sydney has had a huge influx of population and the lack of infrastructure to accommodate this growth is a major issue.

I just don't see how splitting into three cities solves any of these problems. Now they are three separate governments with different amounts of funds/budget.

The Easter Harbour District with the CBD should garner the highest budget and thus have more runway to build infrastructure, but what about the other two cities?

Will they still be able to benefit from the tourism revenue from the CBD and Harbour?

Did you have any issues with bugs or technical issues while in production?

Or are you simply moving away for the sake of simplicity/cost?

I travel a lot and this seems insane to me. The noise a lone would be enough to drive me away from this.

Even if you are doing a transcontinental flight, I would much rather be set up in chair with ample leg room and access to my own entertainment system.

If I'm hopping on a 8 hour flight across the Atlantic, do I really need to settle in my own sleeping compartment as if I'm spending the night in a hotel?

Perhaps for super long haul flights from Australia or NZ this makes sense, but getting settled into a bed for an America - Euro travel seems unnecessary.

The first two points involve the way the citizens "feel" and not is actually most productive.

As for the preparedness of a nation to handle a cashless economy during a time of war, wouldn't a electronic ledger be must safer and reliable than if the government say just started printing more money leading to inflation problems. This has happens numerous times throughout times of history during war and could be avoided with a cashless economy.

With the new addition of Pay Wave where you can simply tap a card on a sensor, I do not see how paying with cash and then waiting for the teller to sort of the bills and provide the right change can be faster.

I understand I need to become more accustomed to the culture that I immigrate too, but that does not mean that there are not more efficient solutions compared to "the way its always been".

As for the card reader not working, this is usually only a problem with older machines or places without a strong internet connection.

As an American, now living in Europe I cannot understand the pushback against cashless systems. In Germany almost every cafe, restaurant, or bar requires you pay with cash. I understand there is a slight charge to the vendor when charging to a credit or bank card, but the amount of time and energy saved by having "exact change" every transaction should increase productivity enough to cover any costs.

These are the kind of stories about Blockchain that don't make it into the main stream news enough. When people here Blockchain they almost always associate it with Bitcoin, but there are so many other meaningful uses of the technology. Do you have any other stories about Blockchain similar to this one?

I found my job in Cologne. The language of my office is English. Did you have to know German for your job?

I also found work in Germany for a Startup (originally I am from the USA). I used Stepstone.de. In my interview we talked specifically about my sabbatical and I think it helped get me the job.