callmeed

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1. 691.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   We should take bets on what comes first: this or the high-speed rail.
2. 692.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   Yes, good point. My thought with a bundle was TV, land-line phone/fax (businesses especially still need this), and possibly even mobile service because I'm assuming AT&T and Verizon are on the short list of vendors anyway. My
3. 693.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   Completely inaccurate back-of-the-napkin calculations: - There are about 1 million households in LA (3M+ population but 3 people per household in LA County)[1] - Assuming the vendor got 75% sign-up for the free tier, that's 750K househ
4. 694.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   If you're curious (like I was) about what officially constitutes their "city limits" (correct me if I'm wrong), I think it's all of this area: http://www.turkey-visit.com/map/united-states&#x
5. 695.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   I'm aware what XPath is/does. And I'm not disagreeing with you–I'm only saying Chrome has this feature. I don't know what route they choose for you but I know they don't always work in tools that parse (HT&#x2F
6. 696.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   I just started getting into xpaths pretty hardcore with my trivia generator for http://playhattrick.com ... I use it for identifying tables of data to scrape. It's not as fun as regex IMO but it is powerful. Pro Tip: the ch
7. 697.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   I like this and I've prototyped similar things. I think this could definitely be a complement to (or wedge into) some types of event discovery. The movie tickets is a good idea too. My suggestion would be to have an annual plan and pus
8. 698.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   Shouldn't he be paying tax? I believe hotel/bed tax in Las Vegas is 12%. On $19,613, that's $2,353.
9. 699.▲
   by callmeed 13y ago

   I just started using FB ads for a sports trivia app I launched ( http://www.playhattrick.com ). So far it's been surprisingly good. We had a big surge in downloads and usage today. Both news feed in in-app ads are getting abo
10. 700.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    2 of my kids underwater: http://imgur.com/hUeLQ1Y Taken with GoPro Hero3
11. 701.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    I built a sports trivia app for iOS: http://bit.ly/winahat The cool thing about it is I built an engine to scrape the web and APIs and keep generating thousands of new questions. Trivia games are fun but can get repetitive
12. 702.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    Clickables: Website: http://www.playhattrick.com App Store: http://bit.ly/winahat
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    Show HN: Sports Trivia Generator and iOS App

    2 points by callmeed 13y ago|1 comments
14. 704.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    Never said it was unrealistic–just meant it wouldn't happen immediately. By the time I have it available (2-3 years), my credit score will be improved too. Also, our rent is very low here ($2K for a 4bd home on 1/3 acre in a great
15. 705.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    I don't disagree with you–but it can be frustrating to know you've improved both your responsibility and your earning power yet only be judged by the past. For example, I've paid cash for the last 5 cars our family has purcha
16. 706.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    Most are, but (from what I understand) there are ways items can stay on for longer. For example, if your account is sold or resold to a collection agency, I believe the clock resets under the new creditor.
17. 707.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    Yes absolutely. I currently cannot buy a house despite having a six-figure income for 4 years, money in savings, and having no debt save my student loan. All because of bad decisions I made in years past.
18. 708.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    This is pretty smart, especially with location-specific apps like HotelTonight. I'm assuming an ad-serving app could pass along my location and then display an ad for a hotel room in that city . It's stuff like this that Groupon
19. 709.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    Drop me an email (in my profile) and I'll get you an intro.
20. 710.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    I have recently started working with a technical talent agent for consulting projects I do on the side. He takes 15% of the price of the gig. It is absolutely worth it. His background is in law and sales. Therefore, he can (and has): - Ne
21. 711.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    My debit card got skimmed at a gas station this past week. It was used that same day to make purchases in LA (about 3 hours south of me). Now that this is happening in other types of retail stores, maybe it will spur the use of more secure
22. 712.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    The extent I will frequent a Mexican restaurant is generally inversely proportional to how clean it is (or at least appears).
23. 713.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    I believe GroupMe, which was acquired by Skype, was started at a hackathon.
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    by callmeed 13y ago

    This is so cool. I'm taking my kids on a road trip around the west soon. Does anyone know of other cool, historical things like this we could hunt for?
25. 715.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    None. I don't know if it matters but this was in 2000 (and not in SV/SF). I was doing IT/help desk for a UPS call center with a few servers and 75 workstations (on a token ring network!). We had been doing educational softwar
26. 716.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    We have employees and stuff
27. 717.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    I have 2 companies in the professional photography space: http://bigfolio.com and http://aphotofolio.com . The first serves wedding and portrait photogs and the second high-end editorial, commercial, fashion. We provi
28. 718.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    No offense taken ... I have no dog in the fight
29. 719.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    To look smart (I think): Gödel, Escher, Bach or anything by Ayn Rand
30. 720.▲
    by callmeed 13y ago

    Can someone please explain how we're able to know the temperature in 4,000 BC with an accuracy of +/- .2° C?