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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by CloudNetworking on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:39PM (#19090746)
Or humans. Does he hire humans? humans can and do fall sick from time to time. Ew.
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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by acid__ on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @07:55PM (#19091692)
Maybe he recognizes that different humans have different probabilities of being suddenly unable to work for extended periods of time, and is able to weigh various factors (rationally or not, fairly or not) instead of being a 100% all-or-nothing strawman.
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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by CloudNetworking on Thursday February 07, 2019 @10:47AM (#19105883)
I've got the same probabilities as my wife to go on parental leave. It so happens that when she has a son, I've got a son too!

MAGIC

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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by slenk on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:50PM (#19090846)
He may be one of the bosses that believes if you're conscious you're healthy enough to be at work
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