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This phone booth was located in teh Mojave desert, and people would call it to see who might pickup. Today it has been re-purposed as a teleconference number that anyone can call. When only one person is on the line, it plays the audio book
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Mojave phone booth
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How Does Pocket Make Money?
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11y ago
One more thing... I was quite adamant that my home not be in an HOA community. I'm worried less about artificially inflated property values, and more concerned with personal freedom. There are a lot of rules and laws on the books with
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11y ago
Gosh man, consider Atlanta. My taxes are $1,200 A YEAR. I put next to nothing down for an FHA loan. I was more interested in getting into a home before prices rose too high, than instant equity, but you make a good point. I specifically avo
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11y ago
I made the decision to buy my first house a year ago and just closed on it two weeks ago. For me it was less about the cost, although that was the genesis of the idea. I lived in Northern Virginia and paid $1,700 a month for a basic two bed
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I might add as a former lobbyist, everything he said in the article about my former profession is absolutely correct. Every day we analyzed policy to find ways for our clients (corporations) to increase profits, decrease costs, and eliminat
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11y ago
I like this guy more and more each day. I've grown so weary of the political parties that I'm desperately seeking a really different candidate who can push a more libertarian agenda. I just hope he sticks to his word.
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I don't think we've heard the last of this from Disney. They have an objective, maybe it's to reduce domestic workforce to save on benefits, or reduce overhead. Regardless, that goal is still out there. They'll find anot
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11y ago
Most has echoed my thoughts on this, but I wanted to jump in to offer this article from Cheat Sheet. I think it sums up quite well the view of modern corporations towards their employees. The main point being: If a corporation can increase
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11y ago
I can see both arguments for and against. I think the NPS is also concerned with the spectacle of people thumping the side of a mountain in front of a class field trip, and the liability on their part (because it's not if someone will
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Really a tie between Blink, and Atlas Shrugged.
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11y ago
Hey thanks everyone for the advice. I was indeed referring to the Daily. It went good. I spoke for about 60 seconds, although the scrum lasted almost 30. It wasn't as intimidating as I thought!
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First Scrum – HELP
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Cross-Referencing CRM Solutions – Does It Exist?
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I use to work at a large firm where everyone had large lists of contacts, old clients, leads, etc. It was always a dream to have a system where all of this data could be entered, and then the system tells us where commonalities are. For ex
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Market saturation, with lawyers saddled in unbelievable debt.
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12y ago
35,000 line spreadsheet? Gosh, I couldn't imagine how that could be a bad thing...
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12y ago
Speak slower. I once read that the slower someone talks the more people believe them, the more mature and thoughtful they sound, and belief in their accuracy was improved.
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12y ago
UX skills with full knowledge of all the latest software tools and concepts. I think programers can come and go, are found in every country, in every language, and can be had for little or a lot of money. All day long. However a good UX des
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I've been taking some form of prescription amphetamines my entire life. As a 30yo adult I've settled on generic dextramphetamine, 15mg, extended release. It keeps me on track, moving forward, focused thinking, and confidence. I&#x
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Which CRM solution do you use?
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Programmers:drugs
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How to Change Careers into Technology
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Twitter Spam by Popular Media Orgs
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Can someone please shed light on whom DHH is? I'm reminded at this moment of Bill Zeller, RIP.