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by astrec 15y ago
Or, to continue the Cubanist line of reckoning, because it is so difficult to start a company without reading on someone's patent.
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Breaking Through the Bamboo Ceiling(blogs.hbr.org)
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by astrec 15y ago
Of course he uses money as a measure of success, he's an investor! Buffet did an interview on CNBC some years ago where the question where he was asked about success and his reply was something to effect of "Success doing what you love and
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Progress On The Startup Visa Movement - Brad Feld(businessinsider.com)
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The Debt Ceiling Deal: The Case for Caving(businessweek.com)
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Apple’s Money(cringely.com)
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by astrec 15y ago
I suspect you'll find that clause in your contract is to protect your sponsoring employer from liability in the event that you declare bankruptcy. That is, they cease to be your sponsor and thus absolve themselves of any liability.
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by astrec 15y ago
Not necessarily manually-operated. See also: LOIC Hivemind.
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by astrec 15y ago
Yes, one of Radware's ids/idp solutions. (Radware is an Israeli company who do some nice kit - I've bought quite a few of their boxes).
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by astrec 15y ago
Are you on a 457 visa by any chance?
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Texas Study Raises Questions About Impact of School Discipline(nytimes.com)
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by astrec 15y ago
It's probably clear enough that the word you were searching for is cue, but it strikes me that in the age of Instapaper, ReadItLater and their ilk, your use of queue isn't entirely off the mark.
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by astrec 15y ago
In most [westernized] countries, including the US, workplace considerations like this not only reign but are the law.
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by astrec 15y ago
see also: grindr
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by astrec 15y ago
That depends on your view of Knol.
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by astrec 15y ago
Irrespective of sex, you don't get to the c-suites without being sponsored: You need excellent mentors and at minimum one champion. Oh, and a pail of talent and two pails of luck.
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by astrec 15y ago
It hasn't. You've just read an appallingly naive extrapolation in lieu of an actual valuation. I'd expect better of Forbes, frankly. The only news here that isn't useless conjecture is that GSVC bought 225k shares @ $29.28.
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by astrec 15y ago
This is more along the lines of what I was thinking. I'd normally call, get as close to the decision maker as is possible (not always easy in big companies), tell them you're sorry that you weren't up to snuff, then LISTEN. It's amazing wha
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by astrec 15y ago
Clearly our users are choosing our competitors because they have better features and more customization options How do you know? Did you ask? It doesn't sound to me like you asked: Go ask.
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by astrec 15y ago
PE firms like this focus more on leveraged buyout than growth capital - the people taking their money are generally looking for an exit.
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by astrec 15y ago
Anchoring is but one of the many reasons that fixed point estimates are fraught. Intervals are much more useful, and the discussion that results from trying to elicit them is often more valuable than the estimate.
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by astrec 15y ago
Not to make light of his accomplishments, but Bill Gates is only 55: A mere whipper-snapper compared to some of the grey beards that many of us have worked with over the years. Gate's blazed many a trail, but this wasn't one of them.
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by astrec 15y ago
With respect to decision making, one thing you might encounter at a large company that you're unlikely to see in an early stage venture is management science / operations research / decision analysis. Try and learn a little - these are skil
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by astrec 15y ago
This is from 2006 and there's been a lot of water under the bridge since then. Ian is an exceptionally smart guy and one hell of a hacker, I wouldn't care to hazard a guess as to what he thinks now. Perhaps he'll drop in and enlighten us.
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by astrec 15y ago
Rebrand. Your defence is tenuous and fight isn't worth the distraction.
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by astrec 15y ago
Have you talked to someone about the trademark? Do you know if you are actually likely to be infringing? There are tests that are applied. Also, simply having a similar domain name may not be a problem unless you're directly competing with
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by astrec 15y ago
I assure you I am not confused as to what constitutes free speech. In the comment to which you replied I'm merely countering the claim that "anybody is free to do whatever they intend to in Australia, so as long as it doesn't impair other p
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by astrec 15y ago
No. I'm referring to the constitutional right to free speech. The statement "anybody is free to do whatever they intend to in Australia, so as long as it doesn't impair other people doing so" is as absurd as it is false. There are reams of
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by astrec 15y ago
Consciousness or not, it's not enshrined in law. What is enshrined in law, however, is that certain types of speech are a criminal offence. Further, there is no constitutional impediment to Parliament passing legislation which criminalises
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by astrec 15y ago
Australians have no constitutional right to free speech, and some forms of speech are expressly criminalised via the sedition and various vilification acts. The only form of speech that enjoys some protection is political speech. So whilst

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