RaceWon

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by RaceWon 8y ago
Here's the thing--they hand out drivers licenses to anyone. You need virtually no skills whatsoever to pass a road test here in the States. If I asked everyone on HN what steers the rear of a motor vehicle; I'd guess only 10% woul
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by RaceWon 8y ago
> Union shops are lowest common denominator places. High performers tend to leave because seniority and politics dominates promotion and wages. This is absolutely not true in the trade unions. In an earlier life I was a union plumber (on
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by RaceWon 8y ago
I'm not in tech, but from what I read on here Anyone who can actually build something that works is a rarity. Buy "Never Split The Difference" and remember; they need you More than you need them. You can always paint houses,
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by RaceWon 8y ago
>You need to remove the leading double quotes Sorry, pulled an all nighter, didn't notice. Too late to edit it now.
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by RaceWon 8y ago
>I almost feel stupid but I never realized they take the corners THAT fast. Holy shit. Respect. That's insane. The camera angles Rarely do the cars justice in protraying their speed (though its gotten better). There's a great v
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by RaceWon 8y ago
>What about the underside of the vehicle? A very astute question. Yes, as much effort goes into the design of the underside as does the shiny side. The most recent article I found via a quick G search is from 2013. For sure the rules hav
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by RaceWon 8y ago
I believe they (Formula One fans) also claim Lewis as one of their own, as they certainly did with Mansell.
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by RaceWon 8y ago
> When did blind trust in government become the norm on "hacker" news? I agree with you 100% and up voted you too. Furthermore people speak of "Government" as if it were a thing--akin to say an apple, as opposed to wh
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by RaceWon 8y ago
If I were in your space, I'd (seriously) consider finding a way to pick Justin Kan's brain. Just a thought. GL
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Kids play hockey on the street I live on, basketball too. When I had the GTI I'd try to park it in such a way as to shield it a bit in my driveway. I'd however Never say anything to them... when I was their age we played Hardball
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by RaceWon 8y ago
I thought they'd just let the NetFlix and Spotify servers handle any overflow.
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Room 641A
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by RaceWon 8y ago
> how long we can maintain the status quo before those folks collectively realize just how numerous they are and how much change they can effect if they try. My 2 Cents: America is FAR from Perfect, but do you bench Lebron because he onl
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Am I wrong in believing that if not for Silk Road, BTC would have never gotten above $10 at Most?
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Now I see your point. Not buried yet, it was still front page. Only after I replied, did I notice you posted 2 days ago... peeps getting ready to break loose for the Thanksgiving Break Slowdown? IDK.
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by RaceWon 8y ago
You might consider contacting a Formula 1 team; McLaren, Ferrari, Renault or even Red Bull. All these top teams have their own wind tunnels and design and build their own "chassis" from the ground up. Their aerodynamicists are a
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Reading this reminds me of why I am so happy to tell doctors of that fact that I am adopted when they ask about my family medical history. It is truly a blank slate. What good can possibly come of waiting to see if you might be developing s
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by RaceWon 8y ago
>Answer 2: alien apathy. You've flown a million light years to spy on some great apes who aren't even sure you exist. Who cares if a few of them get flashed with bright lights, while you're looking around? They don't
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by RaceWon 8y ago
I think someone from say MailChimp would be more qualified to answer this question than I would... :)
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by RaceWon 8y ago
You could always spend a few bucks and get a Visa Gift Card.
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Not that I know of, but I understand a young employee from an electrical company had a heart attack due to cyanide exposure from an improperly decommissioned pipe; that was the word on street, and I talked to him and that's what he cla
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by RaceWon 8y ago
15 years I ago I worked on the construction phase of a microchip manufacturing facility, well actually they were adding another separate plant to make gaming chips. The computer giant that owned the land and had done so much ecological dama
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Excuse me, and with all due respect, but I think I should leave this here. " http://cars.mclaren.com/"
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Thoughts are real; they do actualize.
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by RaceWon 8y ago
>the best thing you can do is get yourself to the point where you don't need to. This is akin to being unable to get a credit card when you Really need the money. Viewing it in these terms, it actually makes a lot of sense.
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Too many secrets
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Ok, I'm glad you read it. For sure the jury is out on this, and your instincts may well be correct. It does seem as though YC is at least looking to see if this is truly a good idea or not based on the way the experiment is being condu
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by RaceWon 8y ago
I fall into the basic mold that you describe (a capitalist and so on), and I felt the same until I read everything Y Combinator was doing regarding basic income. It made sense to me. Here's the link if you have some time to read all th
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by RaceWon 8y ago
Friends taking care of friends... can you feel the love ;)
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by RaceWon 8y ago
I work at a small community hospital about 225 beds. They have 9 VPs, 44 directors, and 44 assistant directors. This in addition to the Medical Staff Supervisors. Seems a bit much... no.

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