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by bbarn 9y ago
That's the real rub for me with limited range EV's. It's all but impossible to own one for your average street parking city dweller. I rent a garage, but it's non powered, so basically it's just a nice place to lo
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by bbarn 9y ago
I think to a degree there's some equalization happening that small towns can't handle. I can't buy a gallon of milk for under 4$ anywhere in the urban area I live. Even if I drive up to walmart on the edge of the city. Whe
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by bbarn 9y ago
As a big fan of quality tools, I find they are useful for certain things you really can't justify the cost of. i.e., I need this stupid security torx screwdriver. Need a new air compressor hose or connectors, bulk shop rags, bungee c
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by bbarn 9y ago
It's still a pretty great lunch or post work spot. That whole neighborhood is pretty much a weekday/workday only kind of crowd though.
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by bbarn 9y ago
I went to a wedding celebration for friends that eloped recently. It was put on by a wealthy friend of theirs, who happened to be a bit of a wine fanatic. He had hundreds of bottles worth hundreds of dollars each, and basically said &quot
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by bbarn 9y ago
I was a print subscriber the last few years, but this year (well, since December) it's been incredibly spotty whether or not I get the issues. Too bad.
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by bbarn 9y ago
I think there's something to a good manager's experience in working with those in their 40's, 50's, and beyond. The problem is that experience is usually going to be less the higher that number gets, and you're pot
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by bbarn 9y ago
It's really great to think your team is the most important thing, but you don't pay their salaries, the company does. Your team's health can absolutely be the number one vehicle you use to get the company the results they are
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by bbarn 9y ago
The point I'm really getting at here, when I say underreporting, is that I would make a guess that those who have good rental and utility payment history would also be safer bets for credit than those who do not.
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by bbarn 9y ago
They may now, but they didn't always. I grew up military, moving every 3-4 years, and it was always a fear filled game of anticipation when we finally got our stuff - sometimes weeks later. We had movers completely destroy some of ou
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by bbarn 9y ago
Yes, the reselling of debt just moves it around and pretends like it's new debts, for new amounts, unless someone fights it tooth and nail.
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by bbarn 9y ago
The credit system as is massively contributes to wealth inequality in this country. You can't get credit without money, and you can't (easily) get more money at a reasonable interest rate without credit. Couple that with underre
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by bbarn 9y ago
So according to that, software developers are around 20% female. That seems high to me, from my own experiences. Even still, with all the "let's get more women in tech" stuff I read, are there initiatives to get women in the
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by bbarn 9y ago
Which would also be true. Science would gladly welcome these concepts if there were a shred of evidence that they were real.
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by bbarn 9y ago
I couldn't. I am a city dweller living in a climate where almost like clockwork a post-two year rent hike makes me decide to move. not only that, being on a grid system every address tends to be some 4 digit combination of numbers ve
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by bbarn 9y ago
I have friends whose dog is named Pliny. He convinced his wife they were naming the dog after a great historical figure, but really it's just his favorite beer. It's pretty high on my list when I visit CA to see if I can find it
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by bbarn 9y ago
Working on UCM Oracle for a consulting gig once was what I consider the low point of my career. I do believe that's the stellent product post-acquisition, right?
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by bbarn 9y ago
I was quite the tarantula enthusiast at one time, and also sent and received a lot of spiders in the mail. I once had an Aphonopelma species - a desert dwelling tarantula - arrive completely frozen solid when the shipper said it would have
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by bbarn 9y ago
Spiders aren't prohibited. I used to mail tarantulas back and forth with breeders and dealers frequently when I kept them.
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by bbarn 9y ago
> the company offers a compelling service for riders, an economically attractive one for drivers (who drive by choice), and makes the cities within which it operates better. Incredibly opinionated. It's a pretty disputed claim that
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by bbarn 9y ago
That's really the thing to read into here. Too many people will blow this off and say "yep dumb kickstarters" but bottom line, they took people's money for purchases and didn't deliver on them. These purchasers sh
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by bbarn 9y ago
So, if you expect your users to use your product for multiple years, charge appropriately. There's a difference between an update and an upgrade. A further difference still from a subscription. I think most people are happy paying a
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by bbarn 9y ago
The article mentions the realization that it's a different audience and separate from the Disney offering in general (ditto star wars). Sounds like there's a chance they leave that bit aside for different strategies.
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by bbarn 9y ago
Where is your bike lane data from? For example, the chicago loop detail on the linked page is incredibly (years now) out of date, and would send people down routes that have replaced bike lanes with dedicated high speed bus lanes.
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by bbarn 9y ago
Because Linux still isn't ready to roll out for the average enterprise office user. My mother, father, wife, and sister all have higher ed degrees and fruitful careers and can't realistically use a linux machine - even today. Li
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by bbarn 9y ago
I suspect Active Directory integration might make this actually have legs. Especially in the educational industry.
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by bbarn 9y ago
The question I immediately had, is which drug companies DON'T have an opiate in their lineup? Because as profitable, and easy to make as they are, I'd imagine most would qualify, and then saying "Opiod Makers".. becomes
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by bbarn 9y ago
I'd be interested to know what end products these fish go to from point 3.
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by bbarn 9y ago
A bigger facility, at that. Sounds less like trouble and more like growth.
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by bbarn 9y ago
No, it's a business problem. There's too much money tied up in the infrastructure that criminalizes it, too many people invested and making a lot of money on the status quo.

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