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by basseq 10y ago
You mean you don't have a queen-sized chaise lounge in your 20-ft-ceilinged warehouse-style living room? And is that a stuffed leopard ? (Angelika Blechschmidt)
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by basseq 10y ago
Would it help making households buy a second iPad? I'd argue yes . Multi-user profiles mean you have a set-up that's yours . You're more likely to invest in it, which means you're more likely to want to interac
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by basseq 10y ago
My county in Virginia was one of the first national pilots for computers in high schools. Every student was given an iBook. I also worked on the help desk, so I saw the administration side as well. The school system experienced all the chal
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by basseq 10y ago
This is a combination of a) short-sighted unit cost calculations and b) an idiotic response to A. Let's say each jacket is $100. You need 126 of them (120 men + 6 women, per the article). Let's say because you're buying 120 m
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by basseq 10y ago
On the average, you're right. People with Fitbits still lost weight, but less than the "control" group. So if the presence of a Fitbit is the only variable, then Fitbits have a negative impact. The study wasn't set up to
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by basseq 10y ago
Art... or the most meticulous documentation of possessions for renters insurance coverage?
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by basseq 10y ago
"Dissenting voices" against the screams of, " Growth at any cost! " and " Pets.com is the Uber for Facebooks! Unicorn! " are refreshing.
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by basseq 10y ago
That quote doesn't say that "political competition" was the best approach to innovation, nor that globalism would be worse. Merely that the proverbial ROI of competing states wasn't negative . More importantly, it see
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by basseq 10y ago
... on a site where you come for the commentary. (And, by extension, that commentary is healthy and helpful.) Those comment-blocking plugins just keep you from being tempted to read the comments on other sites where the idiocy, toxicity, an
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by basseq 10y ago
I only notice Disqus when it doesn't work—missing comments, broken links, terrible Javascript loading, etc. So my impression of Disqus is their failure case. I have no sense of implementations when it works well, let alone "long
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by basseq 10y ago
Stories like this have been in the news for many years. Here's one from 2014: http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/supreme-court-phone-warrant-u... And an EFF post from 2011: https://www.eff.org/wp/
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Russia reportedly considering sending Snowden back to US as a ‘gift’ to Trump(theverge.com)
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by basseq 10y ago
Done right, you never have to tell them you're looking to leave. That's almost petulant or comes across as an ultimatum. Instead, talk about the issues you're facing or the opportunities you're looking for early and of
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by basseq 10y ago
And then it spitballs. The police / CPS will listen , and we've all heard horror stories about "good people" getting slapped with lawsuits, fines, community service[1], or straight up losing their kids [2] because of a
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by basseq 10y ago
It's a spectrum. Compare Airbnb to Craigslist, VBRO, or HomeAway. Airbnb layers on additional services: payment processing, mainly. Some ratings data as well, but VBRO has that, too. Not wildly different, and—at least in my mind—Airbnb
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by basseq 10y ago
The fact here is that local laws are not set up for national marketplaces. Airbnb, Uber, and others have hit a scale and a level of consolidation where they become the easiest channel to try and enforce compliance with local regulations.
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by basseq 10y ago
You're arguing the incongruous juxtaposition theory of humor, one of the three primary theories of humor. Intelligence wouldn't reduce the pleasure of simple jokes because it wouldn't help you anticipate the unexpected—the wh
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by basseq 10y ago
We're getting way off topic, but c'mon, 911s. There's a guy around here with a Vorsteiner VRT Porsche 911 Turbo S (in silver), that I definitely didn't notice until recently.
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by basseq 10y ago
maybe he is oversimplifying too much I think that's it. Even distilled down to two variables ("smart" and "work"), you're talking about three "extremes": [1.0S,1.0W], [1.0S,0.0W], and [0.0S,1.
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by basseq 10y ago
If you want attention, Porshe wouldn't be a go-to. You can spend $200k on a 911 Turbo S and no one will even notice you in traffic, particularly if you get it in black/white/silver.
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by basseq 10y ago
There's a great deal of cultural and technical enablement that needs to happen to allow remote work to be effective. A great employee won't be as productive if your environment isn't set up for them to succeed in a remote c
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by basseq 10y ago
Depends on the role and the schedule of the rest of the team. It's absolutely reasonable to expect someone in the office by 9am, in the same way that it's absolutely reasonable to work out an "alternate work schedule". A
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by basseq 10y ago
Ironically, this article also reeks of bullshit. The massive characterization: the sloppy nerd (W-S), the consummate bullshitter (S-W), and the "rare" real talent (W+S). Which sets up the classic, "you're successful, so
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by basseq 10y ago
Sure, but that's a pretty blind metric. "If Harvard (6k undergrads) accepted as many students as Texas A&M (50k undergrads), it would be more diverse!" But then it wouldn't be selective; it wouldn't be Harvard
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by basseq 10y ago
I have met several good, introverted sales-people (and like to think I was one for a couple years). But most good salespeople are extroverts. The exception that proves the rule. My definition of introvert is "drained by other people&
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by basseq 10y ago
But some elite colleges have focused more on being affordable to low-income families than on expanding access. The article talks about access multiple times, but never defines what that might mean. If financial commitment is
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by basseq 10y ago
Well put. Not to mention the disconnect between market rate ("the average of salaries for similar positions in Market X") and individual rate ("the amount you can get in Market X given your skills and experience"). Funda
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by basseq 10y ago
1. Did you verbally agree to the 20% with the CTO as well? Otherwise, it sounds like they honored the verbal agreement and got a raise after 6 months. It was just less than what you decided you wanted later. 2. Your conclusion is spot on. I
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by basseq 10y ago
She is doing no such thing. She's just saying that without a positive drug test, she has no ground to prosecute. That's an awfully big step. It's a really nebulous statement: "Without a confirmatory test of
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by basseq 10y ago
Thanks for the correction, and I've updated my original comment to note the same. Interestingly, I went looking for this information, including skimming that FAQ section. This disparity between online and traditional degrees awarded

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