How long ago was this? In the past couple of years, I believe the backend systems have been integrated so you can use Tokyo-specific cards in Osaka and vice versa
Yes--absolutely. There are a lot of video tutorials for React, but it feels that there's a lack of written guides at the moment. Not everyone learns best from videos, so having more choices to learn is huge. You should go for it.
The President can only pardon those convicted of federal criminal crimes committed against the United States. This new policy will only affect those in federal prisons (in which the President has purview) and why this measure is more limited in scope.
Switching to stronger and lighter materials has certainly helped. There's new tech like blindspot monitoring and backup cameras in almost every vehicle now, and even rather simple stuff that's been around for awhile (like daytime running lights and having a center brake light) makes a huge difference.
It seems this analysis is forgetting the revenue made by the airline by selling tickets to passengers. If it's too expensive to check a bag, the airline will have empty seats and a lot more empty space wasted.
Try a response of "Hey, how's it going?" or something similar. I think it works fairly well. If the person actually wants to talk, you can get them started. If they don't, then you don't feel like a schmuck if you gave a real answer that they didn't care about.
I have found a fair number of companies don't have their hiring process figured out in any meaningful way. It sucks to feel like you've wasted a lot of time interviewing (not to mention any excitement about the opportunity and its possibilities), but you should take solace in the fact that you do not now work at a company where they have these kinds of issues. Keep your head up!
I think, occasionally, it's a lot easier to grok a command through googling than reading the built-in help. A fair amount of built-in *nix documentation I have run across is mediocre or unhelpful.