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throwaway123032on People Who Claim to Work 75-Hour Weeks Usually Only Work About 50 Hours

Well make that two.

When I got almost fired in one job, my consultancy firm asked me to return to the same client, same team, same job but in another program, I clocked the least (not giving a fuck), but I was the most productive (giving a fuck, does it make sense?:D ) and basically the program director was basing all decision on my feedbacks. It drove the previous team mad, and current one a bit speechless :D

throwaway123032on Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yNGavoByLgJj that video is heartbreaking, and I have seen some image that the entire roof is gone.....fuck :(

throwaway123032on Dolly Parton Gives a Library of 100M Books (2018)

I am amazed to not have found in English anything like what we have in France. Typically books like that (book sample ) http://www.calameo.com/read/0000158561975d1f69db8?authid=zns...

throwaway123032on When starting school, younger children are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

And in Switzerland, 1st August. Retardness.

throwaway123032on How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books

My first year of university (and then associate degree when I failed univ) was spending my nights raiding in Everquest...Ahh those all night long 8pm-6am raids in VT.

throwaway123032on Why Japanese Whisky Is So Good and So Hard to Find

It's more a reference to what is going on in HK (infamous ads from 2012...) and nearby countries. Baby formula is one example or straining the overall health care.

throwaway123032on Why Japanese Whisky Is So Good and So Hard to Find

Try to guess why they are called locusts.

throwaway123032on Why Japanese Whisky Is So Good and So Hard to Find

I used to buy some hibiki 17 at 100€, and Taketsuru 21 at 125€. Hell, I almost bought some 30y karuizawa 1981 that were at 300€~ a few years ago.

throwaway123032on Why Japanese Whisky Is So Good and So Hard to Find

The real reason: Chinese tourists buying anything that is "popular" and "good", go to any places in Japan and it's overran and ruined by them. Lot's of articles on that (google chinese tourist hibiki, plenty of results, including ft.com articles)