bkmartin

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Ask HN: Friend hit with locky today, does paying ransom work?
1 points by bkmartin 10y ago|2 comments
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by bkmartin 10y ago
Yep... I have seen this increasing steadily for a while now. Most major "news" sites have this garbage being served. Then these same sites decide to autoload video at the top of the page and their site becomes completely unusable.
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by bkmartin 10y ago
In the United States it used to be this way up until a couple years ago. Now you can offer discounts for paying with cash. There was some case and settlement in 2012/2013(?). Most have to offer a "cash discount" and not a cre
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by bkmartin 10y ago
You could possibly use the Amish as a control group. They are probably exposed less than almost any other group to these types of radiation due to their distance in proximity. They, of course, do come into contact with it in minor ways wh
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by bkmartin 10y ago
Give Verizon another reason to raise my rates... GREAT!
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by bkmartin 10y ago
Why? They haven't even proven human revival is possible. Until they do it is nothing more than vaporware. More of a scam. And this statement... "We believe that the damage caused by current cryopreservation is limited and can
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by bkmartin 10y ago
But what you describe for your mother is called Hospice here in the US. It is simply a lack of treatment when it is believed that treatment offers more suffering and no better outcome. It is the right of the patient to refuse treatment an
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by bkmartin 11y ago
That is amazing. One of the most scientifically sound products I've seen in a while. Guaranteed 30% success rate :)
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by bkmartin 11y ago
I have wanted EXACTLY this for a long time. What I want to also block are sites that serve up crappy "suggested" content from taboola and their horrible trashcan ilk. If you value me as a visitor to your site that little then to
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Which is insanity all by itself.
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by bkmartin 11y ago
And that matters because? Real people needing real treatment are being affected... Major hospital or not.
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Do you have any examples of where actual, effective supplements have been taken off the market? And if you do, can you say why the removal was suspect?
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Any depression study with only 4 people is not extraordinary considering the pervasiveness of the issue in society.
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Unfortunately it is not that company. Good luck finding a replacement though.
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Canned tomatoes are picked ripe from the field and shipped directly to the canning facilities via large semi trucks and trailers. My dad used to work at one of these facilities to which one of my best friends growing up is the son of then
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Farming is quite a bit more expensive that what you realize. Besides, this model doesn't even make logical sense. Follow with me... 1) Advertising is only worth it if the people who see your ads can and will buy your goods at a large
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Any idea of how long those initial cost savings will provide those services? Do you charge a certain monthly fee for food, energy, laundry supplies? Who decides the menus? It is really quite the logistical challenge to create a set of rul
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by bkmartin 11y ago
There is a difference in reserving gratitude and flippantly stating myriad difference versions of, "I'll believe it when I see it." People are giving him a hard time for making a public pledge, a public accountability for hi
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by bkmartin 11y ago
It is day #1! What the hell are you so upset about? He announced that he has some really big intentions for his massive fortune. Did you blast Bill Gates the day he announced he wanted to do the same thing? What about Warren Buffet? I am
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by bkmartin 11y ago
It will take his entire lifetime to bear that out... so why are people trying to claim some sort of fraud before anything has even been done? It is not fair to try and call him a liar or to suspect him of making some false claim when that
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Might apply to humans only... no canine trials have been studied yet. /s
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by bkmartin 11y ago
You cannot, in any way, say that these two scenarios are equal from this study alone. While the study tested insulin resistance after 1 night of sleep deprivation and in a separate of animals after 6 months of a high fat diet, they are onl
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by bkmartin 11y ago
I was thinking the same thing. And some of these guys would not be able to capably defend very many small claims suits at one time. I always wondered what would happen in that case.
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by bkmartin 11y ago
The average consumer has no idea if one of these cables will actually do what they proclaim. The only way to really know is when other customers review the product, which we know is barely useful most of the time due to fraudulent reviews.
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Agree 100% I have a really hard time listening to pro-life people say how great the death penalty is, and then hear abortion supporters protest over the death penalty. Both acts grossly dehumanize the deceased whether they are guilty of do
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Well here is a rather balanced look at some of the research. You can do more checking if you want... and this comes from a "liberal" publication that one would expect to be all about ridding the world of red meat consumption.. h
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by bkmartin 11y ago
And do you have any research to back up your claim that those vegetables and fruits are less nutritious than ugly ones? That the amount of nutrients differs in a statistically significant way to produce negative health outcomes? Saying it
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Care to elaborate? In medicine, just like almost everything else, you will find a "standard" for each type of procedure. Do they sometimes take more or less time? Yep, but that all plays into the standard over time. So when you
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by bkmartin 11y ago
YAY! I started on instagram not too long ago... and being forced into the square was my number 1 problem with their service... I think this is going to be great!
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by bkmartin 11y ago
Yeah, that had to stop a bunch more people to recoup that $30,000+ in court rulings.

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