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by Ras_ 17y ago
United States Department of Labour: "The youth (16-24) unemployment rate was 18.5 percent in July 2009.". It was 14.0 in July 2008. From the same source: "The employment-population ratio for young men was 52.2 percent in July 2009." http:/
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by Ras_ 17y ago
ACM offers Win 7 Professional (RTM) no more. It was pulled this week after a huge growth spike of people joining and going after several Win 7 licences.
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by Ras_ 17y ago
"Large line of one year 0% interest credit." Where's the sense in that for the CC company? edit: It seems that some work is required and there are some costly pitfalls, so the game won't be played by many. Thus losses will be small.
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Well, it's been available for quite some time as a MediaWiki (also dokuwiki etc.) plugin, so I don't doubt those numbers.
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Graph on the left is a weak compromise. Just eye-candy & name-dropping. Graph on the right is based on larger amount of data - they did actually include many more shows (like DS9, The Outer Limits): http://io9.com/5348003/tv-shows-sur
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by Ras_ 17y ago
How much do they make up of programmers?
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Philosophy.
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Sadly, 1984 likewise seems to have predicted many current things.
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by Ras_ 17y ago
...and translate it to other languages, like they did in the Library of Alexandria... I can't even imagine how long it would take to translate the contents of en.wiki to 240 languages (current active editions).
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. There are more growth metrics behind the most visible one - number of articles, which is displayed on the main page. http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/ChartsWikipediaEN.htm Compare charts "New articles per d
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by Ras_ 17y ago
"Ikea has become renowned for its understanding of good design...So now, in a way, the design community feels betrayed." IMO Ikea is not first and foremost characterized by good design, but skilled logistics. They have polished their materi
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Worse is better should be Less is more, because the article is about the number of features.
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Toyota closing first major plant ever(biz.thestar.com.my)
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by Ras_ 17y ago
It's not enough for Wikipedia. References need to exist in some form of media, so if necessary, readers are able to check them. Wikipedia Policy: Verifiability http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability
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by Ras_ 17y ago
To build communities. Creating or contributing to something to be shared with others. I've noticed that I am happiest when I can do something for the common good (=give). More than I could ever be by just concentrating on myself. Giving awa
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Nokia to Launch a Netbook(engadget.com)
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by Ras_ 17y ago
According to WHO's Health Report 2008, Taijikistan has the most cost-effective health care in the world. They achieve the same health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) as the US, but with less than $100 spent per capita, compared to above $25
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Scarcity creates innovation.
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Open Yale's ECON 252 - Financial Markets by Professor Robert Shiller was very interesting. It includes also some top notch visiting lectures, e.g. by Carl Icahn, Stephen Schwarzman and David Swensen. ECON 159 - Game Theory by Professor Ben
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Well, at least his dissertation will be read by someone. ...unlike http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=770922
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Quick recap - founding of SMS: "Mr Matti Makkonen had discussed the idea of a Message Handling Service for GSM digital mobile phone in 1984 in a pizzeria in Copenhagen with two other Finns Mr Tiainen and Mr Tapiola during a conference of mo
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Important correction. Incredibly I've managed to miss that one.
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Not much different from our last LaunchBox Digital -funded venture Razume.com. We had nice "review layers" as our unique feature. In effect, community reviewed resumes. This space is really hard. Revenue model certainly does not write itsel
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Nokia is committed to Maemo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo_(operating_system) Here's the announcement: http://www.ftd.de/technik/it_telekommunikation/:Strategiewen...
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by Ras_ 17y ago
I think that Windows Mobile is effectively in the deadpool. With Microsoft signing a deal with Nokia to include Office into Nokia phones, and Nokia's announcement to ditch Symbian in favor of Maemo there's no room for somewhat outdated Wind
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Thanks, a nice read. First time I've spotted something from my home town university at HN. (Prof. Jarmo Holopainen of the University of Kuopio seems to be co-author of the study)
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Yes, after five minutes. But HN, reddit, digg & slashdot do not break any exclusive stories themselves. They just post links to existing ones. Wikinews-model is the one which might replace original reporting currently done by news organ
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by Ras_ 17y ago
resumelottery.com
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by Ras_ 17y ago
Consider joining Carrotmob or some other "semi-hippie" environmental group. Your odds might improve - or at least you're helping to save the world with your talent.
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by Ras_ 18y ago
Recent past of Finnish sci&tech includes a bewildering amount of similar cases of wasted potential. Telecommunication is the worst area. Its mega-successes, such as SMS can be described as lucky mistakes, while several very potent innov

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