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Record-low SAT scores a wake-up call(cnn.com)
17 points by bconway 15y ago|20 comments
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by bconway 15y ago
I once witnessed a debate between two leaders in Bing about whether Microsoft network proxies should be modified to redirect all employee traffic targeted at Google towards Bing instead. Never mind that employees were using Google; someo
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by bconway 15y ago
Quality people are easy to find, the job boards are full of them. I'm fairly certain those are the same people we're always talking about being unable to solve fizzbuzz.
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by bconway 15y ago
Flagged for pissing in people's Cheerios. The HN community is better than this.
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Flood of WikiLeaks cables includes identities of dozens of informants(cnn.com)
2 points by bconway 15y ago|0 comments
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Facebook kills off Groupon competitor(cnn.com)
5 points by bconway 15y ago|0 comments
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Flash mob robs 7-11 in less than 60 seconds(cnn.com)
4 points by bconway 15y ago|0 comments
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Does Chrome Burn Through More Power Than Firefox?(phoronix.com)
7 points by bconway 15y ago|0 comments
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Would U.S. police have done better in London?(cnn.com)
1 points by bconway 15y ago|0 comments
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by bconway 15y ago
Depends on how many times you've watched The Hunt for Red October.
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by bconway 15y ago
Logical fallacy: ad hominem. You are attacking the person and ignoring his argument.
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Astroturfing Works(arstechnica.com)
7 points by bconway 15y ago|0 comments
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by bconway 15y ago
Congrats to the Fridge team on being hired by Google!
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by bconway 15y ago
How about cars? Despite extensive Flash sites for ever make and model, as well as a million third-party sites (Edmunds.com, etc), if I want to search for a sedan that offers a manual transmission and uses regular gas, and then sort by torqu
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by bconway 15y ago
No luck clicking "Join Google+," but thanks Dean.
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by bconway 15y ago
brian.j.conway Thanks.
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by bconway 15y ago
Most employees tend to take of that themselves over time. I believe the business world calls it "attrition."
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by bconway 15y ago
So, I've always been frustrated by the inability for me to "push" addresses to my iPhone from my computer. Specifically, when I have to go somewhere new, like a Dr's office or co-working space. Is this not already available for iPhone (ho
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by bconway 15y ago
We've had 99%+ RSVP rate for any wedding, bridal shower, or graduation party that we've either thrown or been part of planning in the past decade. These are the types of important events that the OP is referring to and necessitate a physi
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by bconway 15y ago
There is such a show, it follows Suze Orman on CNBC on Saturday nights (I forget the name off the top of my head, something about being married to debt). It's not all low-income people, but it meets the rest of the criteria.
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by bconway 15y ago
Texas passed such a bill last week, and others are hoping to take it nation-wide. I'm skeptical on the latter. http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/235348-loser-pays-bill-pas... http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/235498-texas-lawmaker-prop..
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by bconway 15y ago
"This Account Has Been Suspended"?
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Bloomberg: Sony attack gives Amazon a black eye(bloomberg.com)
3 points by bconway 15y ago|5 comments
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by bconway 15y ago
The pull together a slightly larger sample size, consider the reviews of one model of OCZ Vertex 2, widely recognized is a solid SSD, in terms of price, performance, and durability: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820
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by bconway 15y ago
I use my lunchtime for personal pursuits, like reading articles by Joel Spolsky.
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Are girls afraid of money?(postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com)
11 points by bconway 16y ago|11 comments
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by bconway 16y ago
Given the other posting on that site from today, I think the author's grasp on reality may be tenuous at best. http://inseam.mysterioustrousers.com/post/4756987071/school-...
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by bconway 16y ago
If I did the same thing sitting in a cube, I'd get paid for it. Why? I bill for work done regardless of my location, I never thought it might be out of the ordinary.
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The Coming Linux Admin Shortage(ctoedge.com)
3 points by bconway 16y ago|1 comments
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45% of Americans (rightfully) pay $0 in income tax(money.cnn.com)
14 points by bconway 16y ago|9 comments

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