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3y ago
They had to make this change because they increased the number of ads. If the result is paginated, a high percentage of links in the first page would be ads. With infinite scroll that's not a problem because there are an infinite numbe
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3y ago
> You cannot pre-shop for conditions you don't know you have. In some ways you can. When hospitals acquire a reputation for being pricey without offering better care, people tend to avoid them, and even in a crisis the hospital&#x
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3y ago
You should take a look at the prices of medical procedures not covered by insurance, such as plastic surgery. The prices are reasonable, and the reason is that when procedures are not covered by insurance, consumers shop around. When consum
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3y ago
> I think millions of US citizens would subscribe. And why would millions of US citizens be interested in such a service? If they have insurance, insurance pays most of the costs. And this is the reason medical costs are on an upward s
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3y ago
I am not so sure. I had a stopover in Dubai recently. I was able to visit the city. I visited the Dubai mall, and I was struck by how undistinguishable it looked from a typical American mall. Nearly all brands were American. I was in a comp
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3y ago
So Clippy came from Microsoft Bob. Microsoft Bob itself was a response to General Magic's "social interface", known as Magic Cap [1]. Another thing that came as a response to General Magic: Java. Java was a response to Genera
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3y ago
> I would peg her and many of her classmates at the equivalence of a UC Davis graduate Wouldn't you say the same about most MIT and Stanford grads as well? A lot of eminent people in Tech industry graduated from MIT and Stanford.
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3y ago
Add Airforms since it has an automatic database diagram display: https://airforms.com
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4y ago
I interpreted that quote as more of an observation by Kissinger, as opposed to statement of official US foreign policy.
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4y ago
“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests” ― Henry Kissinger