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by chaz 13y ago
4 people can get this data entry done in an hour. One person reads out loud while the other person types and confirms each character. The second team does exactly the same work enabling a diff on the completed work to quickly find errors on
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by chaz 13y ago
This seems like it's the usual "use it or lose it" budget spending pattern that happens on the last day of the fiscal year. This is more obvious when looking at the sidebar graphic: http://www.washingtonpost.com&#x
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by chaz 13y ago
I realize you're being sarcastic, but food inspections are continuing. From http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/21778/ If the U.S. Department of Agriculture shuts down at midnight tonight,
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by chaz 13y ago
Hours before the shutdown, Obama signed a bill that granted an exception to the military, ensuring it will continue to operate and troops will be paid: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/government-shutdown
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by chaz 13y ago
It's a structure, not a vessel that can move under its own power.
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by chaz 13y ago
I think I saw Hummingbird happen to one of my sites, but my traffic shift happened over the course of 5 weeks, with a steady ramp up in traffic. Very different from the near step-function you saw.
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by chaz 13y ago
I think people are just bad at quantifying their own habits.
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Pakistan's Earthquake Was So Powerful It Created a New Island(theatlanticwire.com)
2 points by chaz 13y ago|0 comments
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by chaz 13y ago
Mac Pros are due soon -- "Fall 2013." I wouldn't be surprised to see updated displays to coincide with that launch.
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Tencent Market Value Tops $100 Billion, Nearing Facebook(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by chaz 13y ago|0 comments
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by chaz 13y ago
I know. I was supporting his point. Massive industry. Hoping to see more brand dollars shift toward online.
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by chaz 13y ago
> That's why nobody advertises on television. Companies spent $140 billion in advertising on US TV in 2012, up 3% from 2011. TV is about brand and awareness, not direct response.
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by chaz 13y ago
The new colors are definitely a feature. One of the "problems" with the 4S was that there was no externally distinguishing feature that you had the latest and the greatest. They fixed that this time around.
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by chaz 13y ago
I don't see anything wrong with picking tools you like to use. I'm not a writer, but I do like the crisp feeling of a nice pen on nice paper. A Bic ballpoint on a cheap pad is just not the same, even though it gets the job done.
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Nissan says it will bring multiple self-driving cars to market by 2020(theverge.com)
8 points by chaz 13y ago|0 comments
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by chaz 13y ago
I find a lot of value in the summarization. Frankly, I'd rather read the notes on a 38 minute video and maybe watch the original source, rather than have to watch 38 minutes without knowing what the value will be. Aggregation and filte
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by chaz 13y ago
AFAIK, the requirement is due to security concerns from the China hacks in 2010. The way Sergey Brin put it in 2011, it sounds like employees have the option. On the number of employees using Windows: "I’d probably guess 20 percent ...
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by chaz 13y ago
That's the point: Mailgun's Validation API does catch that joe@yahoo.cm is incorrect and suggests a correction. Try it: http://mailgun.github.io/validator-demo/
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by chaz 13y ago
Or partner with Urbanspoon to charge a reservation fee based on market prices that won't affect menu prices. It's basically a cover charge.
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by chaz 13y ago
Common grammatical mistake. This is similar to the phrase "let alone," and is supposed to be used to underscore the first point by raising a second, even broader point. Ex: "I don't like burgers, let alone red meat.&quot
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by chaz 13y ago
This was an interesting read: http://www.quora.com/Torture/Whats-the-best-thing-to-do-if-b... > You'll break. Instantly. So spare yourself the agony. Just spill the beans.
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by chaz 13y ago
New cars in CA get registrations folded up and affixed to the front windshield [1]. You get your plates in the mail in a couple of weeks and it's up to you to put them on within 90 days of purchase. [1] http://www.bimmerfest
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by chaz 13y ago
I keep hearing this near-urban legend about him trading cars in frequently (even citing a former Apple security guy), but I'm pretty sure it's not true. You're correct about the plates, but it's 90 days. However, in the
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by chaz 13y ago
A common alternative to this for data warehouses and reporting platforms is to construct a date table in advance, with every date enumerated from, say, 1990 through 2050. Every row represents one day, with day of week, weeks, months, and qu
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by chaz 13y ago
The article's statement is more qualified. "the first multiple-fatality crash involving a major airline in North America since November 2001"
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by chaz 13y ago
This is my skepticism about these highly technical, complex theories as well. I don't know enough to discount them based on technical merit, and they all certainly sound feasible, however unlikely. It's possible that the NSA can
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by chaz 13y ago
Amazon makes big revenue as a retailer, even though it's low margin. AWS is all margin, though. That ~5% is worth 3.8bn in 2013 and will hit 7% ($8.8bn) in 2015. http://www.zdnet.com/amazons-aws-3-8-billion-revenue-in-2
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by chaz 13y ago
I find it hard to fault any organization for trying social media in 2012. In fact, I think it's actually worse for the head of marketing at any organization to not spend any money on social marketing and stick to just traditional media
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by chaz 13y ago
Except speed. I love Matrix, but it's not exactly snappy.
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by chaz 13y ago
Check out the routing codes that they support. It's like regex for flights.

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