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by corin_ 13y ago
Society did decide about traffic laws, just not you as an individual.
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by corin_ 13y ago
I read it more that he's expecting Apple to be the company that comes along with the sexy, socially-acceptable version of Google Glass that takes it mainstream. Admittedly based more on the author than his words.
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by corin_ 13y ago
The hurdy-gurdy has 4 drone strings and 2 for melodies, so it's a rather similar concept to bagpipes with regards how it plays. Also interesting is the origin of the hurdy-gurdy, the Organistrum: http://en.m.wikipedia.org&#x
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by corin_ 13y ago
Calling it a "masterpiece" feels a little strong for a basic format that is, based on the press releases I receive, already used by a huge number of people.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Of course in some cases it ends up like that, but as someone who sees stats for a very big company in the IT world, re-targeting does work. I see a large number of metrics including ROAS (return on ad spend), and the false negatives are m
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by corin_ 13y ago
Fatness is the one I can't stand people getting upset about (as in, upset when people make fun of it). I'm fat, if anyone wants to take the piss then I'm fine with it. Sure, there can be situations out of your control - I, fo
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by corin_ 13y ago
Sure , but that's the entire debate. In that example it's easy, of course you'd rather cause a child a little discomfort rather than let them get run over. But what about more serious examples? Would you support the people be
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by corin_ 13y ago
Coinbase may have a track record of terrible support, but they also have a track record of doing the right thing (eventually), so I would think "whining on some Internet forum" (which happens to be one their CEO and employees brow
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by corin_ 13y ago
Bandwidth isn't necessarily the best measurement of "what the internet is used for", for example porn may stream in lower quality on average, maybe more people hoard porn (download once, watch many times) as it's probabl
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by corin_ 13y ago
Surely that guy isn't selling ratings, as he's the client so he's the guy paying the low fees - presumably to get work (just cheap work), otherwise why would he spend $829 just to give contractors ratings. (Unless there'
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by corin_ 13y ago
No worse than buying material goods on credit, which a huge number of people do. If anything it's less bad, as at least with a gamble you might get the money back to pay off the credit. Of course, whether you value a TV or a chance of
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by corin_ 13y ago
Just a small note: the fact that people upvote or sticky that post speaks nothing to how many people are actually in a position to potentially feel suicidal about it, all it means is some people think others may feel that way.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Who knows, maybe the example to learn from is not getting scared when you go from $11k to $5.1k and waiting for a month until it's up to $20k. On the other hand, maybe it's that you should sell having only lost $5.9k rather than w
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by corin_ 13y ago
Off-topic note: you can be cynical and correct at the same time.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Maybe he got a little annoyed being spoken to by someone so smug they used the line "your worldview is wrong, and mine is right" without trying to be funny.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Do you mind expanding how that >$30k splits between office and medical? Seems insanely high to me, but of course in the UK we don't have to cover medical insurance.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Sure, but punishments generally take into consideration what the crime means overall. For example if you sold cocaine to a friend once in your life then all logic says there's no need to prosecute you as a dealer (not that it wouldn&#x
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by corin_ 13y ago
Fair point, seems it's called "NYPD Intelligence Division & Counter-Terrorism Bureau" - I'm clearly no expert on NYC police!
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by corin_ 13y ago
This comment chain is about spending time in prison - I wasn't saying he didn't get any punishment, just that his punishment didn't include prison.
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by corin_ 13y ago
Guys, you're completely missing the point of his anecdote. Due to the weather, he was unable to get a taxi, he completely lost that option. If fares had been way higher then he most likely could have (either because more drivers would
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by corin_ 13y ago
He wasn't punished with prison, he just spent a small amount of time in a police cell immediately after arrest.
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by corin_ 13y ago
He was making two points, the first that it isn't being applied evenly (just because it's applied evenly after a guilty verdict, that doesn't change the fact that the system is less willing to find certain people guilty in th
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by corin_ 13y ago
Not that it's much less embarrassing this way, but... why would you assume they chose people from a counter-terrorism division to go after a graffiti artist?
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by corin_ 13y ago
> Uber's defense is that it needed to charge so much more to encourage its drivers to stay on the job Maybe people would be more OK with it if Uber kept their commission flat, i.e. they get paid the same for each trip regardless o
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by corin_ 13y ago
It's still called Infinity Ward, but it was completely torn up and reconstructed in 2010, in between MW2 and MW3, really a completely different company after that time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Ward#D
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by corin_ 13y ago
Can confirm, working in hardware marketing in Europe, many retailers and AIB manufacturers are talking about Litecoin causing stock issues (and/or sales peaks, depending on which side they're looking at it from). Have even seen a
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by corin_ 13y ago
You've given as little data to your claim as he did to his. Maybe he said that just to seem noble, or maybe he actually looked into the numbers and is speaking the truth. Without looking those numbers up yourself your comment is just g
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An open letter from Carl Bernstein to Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger(theguardian.com)
179 points by corin_ 13y ago|63 comments
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by corin_ 13y ago
Are you able to hijack the registration process also? A couple of days ago I had my first ever desire to upload a vine for Twitter, but being a Blackberry user I can't do a thing.
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by corin_ 13y ago
FFP is generally considered slightly better than nothing, but only just - it's a joke. It's talked about as if it will stop clubs like Man City and Chelsea dominate financially, but it only affects TV money, not any other sources

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