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baggachipz
16y ago
Beyond the retro-definition of the word "passion", I agree that "doing what you love" is a pretty naive view of the work world. When I get asked "What would you want to do all day," I answer "drink, play video games, and look at naked girls
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baggachipz
16y ago
I see what you did there.
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16y ago
That's so I can find players nearby. The idea being that you see scores of friends in the same bar/room/whatever, as well as the overall top scores.
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baggachipz
16y ago
Cool idea. Since we're talking trivia, here's a shameless plug for my own app: (Android only) https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mod0.pubtrivialive
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16y ago
The page itself seems as if it was written by fifth graders: "Movies are delivered adds free." No streaming movie I've ever purchased has required me to pay for the privilege of doing arithmetic.
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16y ago
ಠ_ಠ
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baggachipz
16y ago
I actually use cash as often as possible, but not out of paranoia or privacy concerns. You can't avoid being a drop in the sea of data collected nowadays, and it's awfully self-centered to think that a for-profit corporation gives a rat's a
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16y ago
Yeah, good question. Guys, not everything that B of A does is evil, just sayin'. Next hyperbolic headline: B OF A TRACKS YOUR ACCOUNT BALANCE AND RECORDS EVERY PURCHASE!
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16y ago
I was a web developer at The Motley Fool (fool.com). I learned that even a company whose credo was fiscal responsibility is not immune to hype (but it was an awesome place to work). I wish I knew then that stock options are not guaranteed
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16y ago
"I don't believe your research." $> sudo science "I believe you now."
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16y ago
And so it begins. The only way this won't run rampant is an immediate consumer backlash.
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16y ago
Slicehost has definitely plunged into irrelevance, as many predicted after the Rackspace buyout (and Slicehost vehemently denied would happen). I use VPSFarm as well; for $21 per month I get 1 GB RAM and a lot more transfer included. It's b
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16y ago
Typo on the home page: "Easily share YOU writings with everyone."