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by canvia 13y ago
I would like to see an ad that is just plain text "We donated the $250k production budget for this ad to Haiti" and a logo. That is far more likely to make me give a company my business than any stupid pointless video clip.
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by canvia 13y ago
You should drink more water if you're only using the restroom once or twice in a typical work day.
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by canvia 13y ago
Try buying something with bitcoin. The first confirmation is all that is needed and it happens in a matter of seconds. It won't be fully confirmed for ~10 minutes but that is fine for the vast majority of cases.
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by canvia 13y ago
The level of confidence you have in the expected value.
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by canvia 13y ago
There is a relevant theory on the topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generatio...
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by canvia 13y ago
You want to choose to pay insurance for security. That is fine and a valid option. Other people want to choose to accept responsibility for their own security and lose the overhead from all the regulation and insurance. This is the concept
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by canvia 13y ago
Watch this interview and you might reevaluate your statement on whether or not his intentions were honorable: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f93_1390833151
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by canvia 13y ago
I think that you underestimate most people's overwhelming desire for instant gratification.
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by canvia 13y ago
If every item in the grocery store had an RFID type tag your whole cart could be scanned instantly. Load the items right into bags as you shop and you're good to go, no check out required. It would making performing inventory checks a
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by canvia 13y ago
The latency on cellular internet makes it unusable for many applications like gaming.
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by canvia 13y ago
You make a lot of posts defending the Russian government.
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by canvia 13y ago
There are a lot of similarities. I see a lot of pump and dump terminology used in discussions of both topics as well, such as: If you buy only one single (bitcoin|oz of gold) now, one day you could be rich beyond imagination! The potential
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by canvia 13y ago
They have many different contributing writers. Some are better than others. Same goes for the NYT or any other large journalistic organization.
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by canvia 13y ago
Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is wrong. There are a lot of sociopath control freaks that want to dictate morality to the world, or to have power and control over others. There are many "crimes" that one mi
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by canvia 13y ago
Now that Amazon is branching into original content production (loved Betas!) it makes me think that Netflix is doomed. Amazon Prime has a large % of the Netflix library, plus Amazon will sell you digital copies of most of what Netflix is mi
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by canvia 13y ago
Something very common in the poker tournament world is equity swapping. In any given tournament a player might swap 5-10% of their action with one or more other players. This is a way to reduce variance while maintaining similar equity (ass
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by canvia 13y ago
Companies are also motivated by profits. This can create a perverse incentive to focus on treatment methods and ignore prevention/cures. They might also focus more on problems that effect "rich" people (blood pressure, choles
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by canvia 13y ago
I think this is in part due to people realizing how much data FB is keeping on them, and then selling. Educated people don't want to be a commodity. Older people are slower to learn/change, but young people are already done with F
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by canvia 13y ago
Made even more apparent by a contractor having access to so many of their "secrets".
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by canvia 13y ago
Take this with a grain a salt. Taleb has made a lot of enemies with his writings about the bank bailouts and gov inefficiency. There are a lot of reasons for people to attack him, especially anonymously on the internet. I am not saying that
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by canvia 13y ago
If you take into consideration your quality of life, it's probably better than a lot of medieval (and even more recent) royals. A car replaces a horse drawn carriage which required a driver, stable staff, etc. You can get meals deliver
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by canvia 13y ago
You say "have to marry men" like it's a choice to be attracted to the same sex. IMO it will result in a lot of angry and depressed single men who resent society. If you put someone into a corner without many options they can
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by canvia 13y ago
That's because Disney is trying to ingrain their brands into pop culture. Modern Marvel movies can't stand on their own merits so Disney has to give them away in hopes of getting people to see future movies in the franchise. It&#x
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by canvia 13y ago
If I had to guess: http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/factsheet.shtml "The company’s headquarters is located at 12500 TI Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75243."
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by canvia 13y ago
Costco is like Sam's Club but socially responsible. If you have the option, they are a much better choice.
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by canvia 13y ago
High yield GMO rice and wheat allows developing countries to feed themselves even when they lack ideal farming conditions. Monsanto might be evil but it appears that Mr. Gates believes allowing people to die from starvation is a greater evi
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by canvia 13y ago
Easy to organize with craigslist.
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by canvia 13y ago
Any publicity is good publicity. Applies to emerging markets as well, maybe especially since they require awareness which can be hard to gain without public discourse.
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by canvia 13y ago
I always heard it as McDonalds is a soda company that happens to sell burgers. They break even on the food but bank 90%+ profits on the beverages. The real estate angle makes sense on a longer timeline.
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by canvia 13y ago
" All told, nearly a million prisoners are now making office furniture, working in call centers, fabricating body armor, taking hotel reservations, working in slaughterhouses or manufacturing textiles, shoes and clothing, while getting

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