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Stanford Tops List of Colleges in the Wall Street Journal’s Inaugural Ranking(wsj.com)
1 points by Tortoise 10y ago|0 comments
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E-Commerce a Boon for Rural America but Costly for Retailers and Delivery Services(wsj.com)
4 points by Tortoise 10y ago|0 comments
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by Tortoise 10y ago
It's also trivially easy to defeat this. Here in Canada, your ballot has a counterfoil with a number on it. That number is only removed immediately before you deposit your vote into the ballot box. This ensures that the ballot you depo
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Walmart Canada will no longer accept Visa because of “Unacceptably High” fees(theglobeandmail.com)
8 points by Tortoise 10y ago|0 comments
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Why drinking in India is an 'outdoor sport'(bbc.com)
2 points by Tortoise 10y ago|0 comments
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by Tortoise 11y ago
"The default PIN is the last four digits of your registered mobile phone number. Please call Shift support at 800-897-0717 to reset your Shift Card pin." That's a terrible idea. This isn't a library card. You're PIN
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Export-Import Bank Dispute Threatens G.E. Factory That Obama Praised(nytimes.com)
2 points by Tortoise 11y ago|0 comments
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by Tortoise 11y ago
So many people seem to dislike Wordpress but what alternatives are their if you want to host your own blog?
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by Tortoise 11y ago
So I spent about 60 seconds doing research. The J-1 visa they initially applied for is a work visa (or study visa). The ETSA they came on is for visa-waiver (tourism.) Most countries are going to be very unhappy if you apply for a work visa
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by Tortoise 11y ago
What a misleading title. If you actually read the statement of claim posted at that link, you see that Georgia doesn't object to the laws being posted online for free, they do that themselves. But, they hired LexisNexis to produce an a
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by Tortoise 11y ago
That's why it has an arbitration clause. The Federal Arbitration Act trumps state law and allows such waivers.
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by Tortoise 11y ago
The sort of people who'd be willing to pay an extra few hundred dollars for this aren't the sort of people who drive drunk. It doesn't make sense unless the government forces it.
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by Tortoise 11y ago
Are there any decent online fax services for less than $10/month. I send so few faxes that pricing doesn't make sense.
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by Tortoise 12y ago
The diamond indicates a link. It's a great convention once you understand it, but it's not at all obvious.
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by Tortoise 12y ago
These people will sell you a cert for US$5 per year: https://cheapsslsecurity.com/comodo/positivessl.html If that's a barrier, I don't know what to say. Registering the domain name probably costs twice that.
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by Tortoise 12y ago
Is it just me or do their fees seem incredibly high. I've never had my car towed but my not-small city charges $110-140 to tow the car and another $28/day to store it after the first 12 hours. http://www.calgaryparking.
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by Tortoise 12y ago
Any idea when similar currency support is coming to Canada? It only does CAD/USD right now.
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by Tortoise 12y ago
Greek was spoken in Egypt for 1000 years. I imagine it's not that common today.
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by Tortoise 12y ago
The problem is that you can't actually fire anyone on board the plane. Those flight attendants aren't there to serve your drinks. They're there to guide/assist you "in the unlikely event of an emergency." The p
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by Tortoise 12y ago
The only other country to do this is Eritrea. In 2013, the Canadian government expelled the Eritrean consul for illegal efforts at collecting that tax. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_taxation#Citizens...
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by Tortoise 12y ago
A really reliable rocket is successful 95% of the time. What do you do the other 5% of the time when the rocket explodes/crashes. http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2012.html http://en.wikipedia.org/
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MacHeist Apple Design Award Bundle(macheist.com)
1 points by Tortoise 13y ago|0 comments
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by Tortoise 13y ago
Can you tell the difference between a secure hardware token and a fake secure hardware token? I suppose if you try to extract the secret key and the token destroys it, it's pretty secure. Of course, you just lost all your money. I can&
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by Tortoise 13y ago
None of the stories about potential bidders for Blackberry mention the Investment Canada Act . Essentially, because of its size, any foreign bid for Blackberry would have to be approved by the Canadian cabinet. The Act has only been used t
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by Tortoise 13y ago
It is. The website is wrong. Assuming your browser implements it securely, it's no less safe than generating it client-side with openssl.
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by Tortoise 13y ago
No, but US citizens and green card holders can visit Canada for up to 6 months as a tourist without a visa.
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by Tortoise 13y ago
Amazon.ca has the book for CDN$ 26.43 (free shipping). http://www.amazon.ca/Realm-Racket-Learn-Program-Game/dp/1593...
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by Tortoise 14y ago
It doesn't work at all for me. Been trying for 15 minutes. :-(
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by Tortoise 14y ago
This is the same company that had a service failure where you couldn't withdraw money from your account recently because their ATM cards wouldn't work and they have no bank branches. I don't think you want to be an early adopter.
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by Tortoise 14y ago
I've been using https://www.fastmail.fm/ forever, nothing but good things to say

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