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by apowell 17y ago
No, but the deal was just announced today. I wonder if before long Google will use reCAPTCHA to digitize books as part of the Google books project - all without the permission of the original copyright owners. Edit - To clarify, I think tha
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by apowell 17y ago
I preferred thinking that the CAPTCHAs on my websites were doing a bit of good for the world - now I'm just facilitating free labor for Google's benefit.
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by apowell 17y ago
My wife, a civil engineer from Georgia Tech, was told she did not have enough college math credits to become a teacher in California. If she wanted to teach here, she would need to take another college math class, such as basic algebra.
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by apowell 17y ago
I think "Change Something" should point back to "Are you happy?" - this is an iterative process.
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by apowell 17y ago
I have never heard of this, but I'm fascinated. Can you provide more information?
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by apowell 17y ago
Mind posting a link to the auction? I'd like to check it out.
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by apowell 17y ago
It doesn't, as far as I know. I don't like multi-page no-print articles either, but that isn't a license to copy it in full. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html I think that a full reprint here is clearly against the spirit of #3 and
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by apowell 17y ago
I wanted to support my local franchised coffee shop rather than Starbucks, but the WiFi was too unreliable. It's a huge downer when you're ready to get into the zone and the WiFi doesn't work. Starbucks makes you jump through hoops to log i
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by apowell 17y ago
Who is Seth addressing? Is he talking to the individuals who 'work here'? If so, why should they care -- they have good jobs, go home at night to their friends or families, and leave work at work. They're supposed to care about the company,
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by apowell 17y ago
I believe it is nearly impossible for a small business to borrow money without a personal guarantee or collateral.
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by apowell 17y ago
But it does need to be treated as secret information - that's the problem. Your SSN is can cause you a great deal of frustration and expense if it is abused. It would be nice if that were not the case.
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by apowell 17y ago
Unfortunately, the namespace is very small: there are 900 million possible SSNs (100-00-0000 - 999-99-9999) and approximately 300,000,000 Americans.
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by apowell 17y ago
I question some of your underlying assumptions. Are you sure that consumers aren't compelled by advertising? Is the decline of advertising really a result of declining effectiveness of advertising, or is it a symptom of the broader economi
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by apowell 17y ago
We need to stop treating SSNs as if they are a secret. A SSN receives little more protection than a credit card number, and yet the consequences of having it stolen are far greater and much more difficult to remedy.
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by apowell 17y ago
"There is nothing Gus does that any of us couldn’t do as well — nothing." Making good jerky is a skill honed with years of practice. I think Gus deserves more credit than this.
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by apowell 17y ago
"The textbook business was wildly inefficient" My understanding is that the textbook business is designed to be inefficient (from a student's perspective - and very profitable from a publisher's perspective). The short lifespan and planned
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by apowell 17y ago
I don't like that the permanence of the link relies on the continued existence of a third-party service.
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by apowell 17y ago
I worked in an office with a bell and the rules were similar. You really, really wanted to ring the bell - it was both a motivator and a celebration.
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by apowell 17y ago
It takes nine months to produce a baby and only a few minutes to sign up for a Facebook account. To be fair, shouldn't we compare today's birth rate to Facebook's new account signup rate nine months ago?
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by apowell 17y ago
Perhaps the article would be more accurately titled "Why do the rich and unhappy keep working?" I don't think anything in this article contradicts the idea that one would choose to continue working because they find it rewarding. If we divi
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by apowell 17y ago
The last option is creative, but would it run afoul of securities regulations? http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm