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San Francisco Wants Homeless to Leave Tent Camp, but Some Vow to Fight(nytimes.com)
5 points by NearAP 11y ago|1 comments
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by NearAP 11y ago
We have technical writers who work in conjunction with developers to author the documentation. I don't know what tool they use. However, since you say you want to get better at writing docs, let me offer some perspectives based on a us
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by NearAP 11y ago
I've run a few small side projects on GAE (Google App Engine). I use it as a very simple and fast way to get an MVP off. My major issue is that their documentation tends to lag (sometimes way behind) when they change stuff, especially
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Older Drivers Hit the Road for Uber and Lyft(nytimes.com)
21 points by NearAP 11y ago|3 comments
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Diagnosing Yahoo’s Ills: Ugly Math in Marissa Mayer’s Reign(nytimes.com)
59 points by NearAP 11y ago|73 comments
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Our Year of Living Airbnb(nytimes.com)
2 points by NearAP 11y ago|0 comments
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by NearAP 11y ago
Don't give up yet on the F1 - H1B route. The H1B issues can depend on when you graduate. 2 years before I graduated H1B visas were not in short supply. Students graduated and opted to go on OPT first before filing for H1B so they would
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by NearAP 11y ago
I read through the article and I wouldn't refer to their approach as 'gaming' the H-1B system. People who are on H1-B tend not to leave their companies for 2 main reasons 1) They've entered into some agreements where the
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by NearAP 11y ago
Note that the $5.2B fine was not an arbitrary figure. Right from day one, the penalty for not deactivating unregistered SIM Cards was 200,000 Naira per SIM card. The 5.2B fine was arrived at by multiplying the number of unregistered/pa
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by NearAP 11y ago
I used to have a very high trust in NYTimes articles but my 'trust level' dropped steeply (at least when it comes to foreign news) when I started reading their articles about Nigeria (I happen to be very familiar with the country)
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Scottrade discloses data breach potentially affecting up to 4.6M customers(cnbc.com)
3 points by NearAP 11y ago|0 comments
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by NearAP 11y ago
I'm curious - is there any statistic around the number of people who browse while signed in to their google accounts?Personally, I don't do that. I make a conscious effort to be signed out when browsing but I've always wonder
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by NearAP 11y ago
The article gave gave an example of 'Rewards program' of a company. Using that example, most rewards program give you the option not to receive 'promotional emails' from them. Does this mean such companies will also not
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by NearAP 11y ago
This year, I read an article in The Economist where they endorsed the opposition candidate (Buhari) for the upcoming Presidential election in Nigeria. The article stated that Buhari had thrice contested before and lost the presidential elec
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US unable to issue visas to travellers due to computer glitch(straitstimes.com)
1 points by NearAP 11y ago|0 comments
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Ex-A.I.G Chief Wins Bailout Suit, but Gets No Damages(nytimes.com)
3 points by NearAP 11y ago|0 comments
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Soccer Official Chuck Blazer Admitted Accepting Bribes for World Cup Votes(nytimes.com)
2 points by NearAP 11y ago|0 comments
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by NearAP 11y ago
From their website (step 3 of how it works) TransferWise converts your money at the mid-market rate and matches you with people sending in the other direction. That's why it costs so little. My understanding - after you've given t
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by NearAP 11y ago
On the smart phone, you don't see the comments for an article but the Tablet version gives you the comments. I can't say if the comments are worth the 33% extra cost but I typically end up reading the web version because I find th
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by NearAP 11y ago
A time lapse video can be found here http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/apr/30/china-bui...
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Chinese builder puts up 57-story skyscraper in 19 days(bigstory.ap.org)
6 points by NearAP 11y ago|2 comments
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Net neutrality rules get published – let the lawsuits begin(cnet.com)
2 points by NearAP 12y ago|0 comments
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by NearAP 12y ago
Started Cross-Fit. Some of the 'good' side effects from my cross-fitting 1) I now drink more water than I used to (at least immediately after the exercise) 2) I'm forced to do more cardio work (I generally hated cardio work)
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by NearAP 12y ago
My opinion leans towards - they considered the use-case but ruled it as uncommon and so didn't design for it (or pushed it down the priority queue). This is because it seems that most people in the US (at least those with smart phones)
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F.C.C. Is Expected to Propose Regulating the Internet as a Utility(nytimes.com)
636 points by NearAP 12y ago|438 comments
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by NearAP 12y ago
A few companies I know only do college recruiting from specific schools (the elite schools). The Director of College Recruiting for one of those companies told me - we only go to those schools for recruiting events; however, anybody from an
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by NearAP 12y ago
I just searched for an intercontinental flight. I made a choice and on HipMunk it says - '...prices are per person and include taxes and fees...' But when I clicked on the button to book, the price was different (higher) on the ai
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by NearAP 12y ago
If you're planning on a trip to Alcatraz over the weekend, check for tickets now. Weekend tickets typically sell out before weekend.
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Ebola crisis: Nigeria declared free of virus(bbc.com)
4 points by NearAP 12y ago|0 comments
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by NearAP 12y ago
Just watched Ambassador Robin Sanders (former US Ambassador to Nigeria) on MSNBC. She says in addition to screening people at the airports, Nigeria was screening folks at the Harbor/Ports. She says the US is not doing any screening at

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