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721.
by DrScump 8y ago
A legitimate psychology app should not be tracking people's location all the time, let alone fine location. (Refer to Permissions in Google Play entry).
722.
by DrScump 8y ago
This concept forms the setting for the old Michael Chrichton novel The Terminal Man .
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by DrScump 8y ago
I get "Click the edit button to add Healthy Habits you wish to track." and no other content using Chrome desktop.
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by DrScump 8y ago
A high school takes a large plot of vacant land as well as a lot of development. The eventual solution was the building of a huge new high school complex known as Ed Park, eventually renamed Independence High School, on much cheaper land
725.
by DrScump 8y ago
Not necessarily illegal under criminal law (e.g. in CA), but it is generally a violation of their merchant agreement with the processor.
726.
by DrScump 8y ago
Caltrain from SF-SV works well, but it's far from cheap anymore. Round trip from Sunnyvale (Lawrence) to SF, for example, is over $20 now.
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by DrScump 8y ago
When the Democratic Party had full control of Congress and the Presidency, they were (collectively) very much against illegal immigration[0]. This is why they passed no "reform" legislation whatsoever. [0] now-Senate Democratic le
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by DrScump 8y ago
Your argument - that increased population causes the support infrastructure to buckle - is 100% false. It was certainly true in SV as it grew. For example, my high school had to go on double session as it had to handle more than do
729.
by DrScump 8y ago
Check the date on that again; it doesn't contradict the parent comment.
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by DrScump 8y ago
(site in Chinese)
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San Jose unveils proposed scooter regulations(mercurynews.com)
36 points by DrScump 8y ago|53 comments
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by DrScump 8y ago
The concept was tried in SF and shut down. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235575
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by DrScump 8y ago
A lot of "foreign" car makers build many models in the USA. Lots of Fords and Dodges and Nissans are made in Mexico.
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Data in Motion: Charting SF Giants Pitcher Madison Bumgarner's 1500 Strikeouts(twitter.com)
1 points by DrScump 8y ago|0 comments
735.
by DrScump 8y ago
My first HD was 30MB. Get off my lawn, you whippersnapper.
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by DrScump 8y ago
They solve air pollution They displace air pollution to wherever the generation plant is, except for rare areas served by 100% nuclear/hydroelectric/solar/geothermal.
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by DrScump 8y ago
If homeless people on buses are a problem where you live, that has nothing to do with public transport in general It has everything to do with public transportation policy . Example: VTA (Santa Clara County). They started allowin
738.
by DrScump 8y ago
The McDonalds in-app ordering and pickup is a superior experience ... If you don't mind the fact that they suck all your private Contacts information off you device and track everywhere you travel . Is it worth it? Really?
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by DrScump 8y ago
Chili's has a table kiosk. It would be fine but for the fact that many deviations (including Chili's own gift cards) fail without explanation, requiring manager intervention. And the manager inevitably fails to process the promos
740.
by DrScump 8y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17395872
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by DrScump 8y ago
"It is home to the decommissioned Moffett Field Naval Air Station, where the defense industry took an early foothold in the region" There wasn't defense industry work done there, to speak of. It was primarily a flying base
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Not Even Silicon Valley Escapes History (2013)(theatlantic.com)
1 points by DrScump 8y ago|0 comments
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by DrScump 8y ago
Including shipping when sorting by price Actually, they give search results preference to items with "free shipping" (their so-called "Fast and Free" cobrand) regardless of final price to the consumer.
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by DrScump 8y ago
10 years ago, maybe. Paypal evolved into a full-service payments processor since. (By "full-service", I am not saying good service; just that they offer a broad spectrum of services now.) One irony is that eBay was originally
745.
by DrScump 8y ago
San Jose wasn't close to the epicenter (Nisene Marks), either. There's an entire coastal mountain range between the epicenter and San Jose, even.
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by DrScump 8y ago
They've had a given typo ("choosen", in their end-item message) for at least fifteen years . I reported it to them in 2003.
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by DrScump 8y ago
If someone picks up from you take a signature. Why? It offers you no seller protection whatsoever. Even a photo of the person picking it up wouldn't qualify. If you do a buy it now, tick the immediate payment box If
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by DrScump 8y ago
It was not chaotic Really? Were you anywhere near the epicenter? My youngest sister lived barely a mile from it. Highway 17, the main link between silicon valley and the coast, was closed for two months . The Bay Bridge was close
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by DrScump 8y ago
Blogspam of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17389338
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by DrScump 8y ago
Adyen will be replacing PayPal as eBay's official payments affiliate.

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