d2viant

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by d2viant 16y ago
I've always thought Google should just buy them. If you're going to index the worlds information, this is a good start. Google has the resources and power to make sure it remains alive and well.
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by d2viant 16y ago
This brings up an interesting question. You can't deduct time or services donated from your annual tax return, but could you deduct the value of the product you gave them? If I create and donate a website to the nonprofit, can the value of
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by d2viant 16y ago
I'm an introvert but I also understand it goes both ways. Some of my extroverted friends may need me to swing the pendulum more their way as well. It may be uncomfortable and draining for me to be that outgoing or engaged, but I think back
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by d2viant 16y ago
I'm not AT&T's "partner", I'm their customer. I pay them for service. I shouldn't have to find the optimal path through their system to get things done. Move to a different ISP, plain and simple. There's no reason the customer should be
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by d2viant 16y ago
Then I apologize, I misinterpreted his post.
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by d2viant 16y ago
Then perhaps I'm missing something. Clarify for me, were you ever an employee there? The reason I ask is because it's on a website for employees to review their own company -- which is how most people interpret those reviews. Moreover, the
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by d2viant 16y ago
The US military could outbid both of them.
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by d2viant 16y ago
Maybe I'm making a large assumption here, but since you're doing web development you presumably have access to their site. Why not just remove your code from the site until they pay you?
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by d2viant 16y ago
That 10% is the broader unemployment rate and includes all occupations. I believe the latest stats from the BLS peg unemployment among software developers at about 4%. Most good developers are gainfully employed, it's up to you to entice th
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by d2viant 16y ago
I think applying that degree of psychological analysis to such a trivial situation is a bit insulting to people who actually suffer from genuine rejection. What you're saying could be said about any closed beta that Google has done for any
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by d2viant 16y ago
Applications actually end on the 21st at 11:59:59PM PST.
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by d2viant 16y ago
I think you're reading way to much into it. It's free. Nothing more, nothing less. People get excited at the thought of free stuff, especially something like a laptop. If someone is so emotionally unstable that they feel socially rejected b
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by d2viant 16y ago
The CIA / U.S. military have been involved with electronic warfare for a long time. I would disagree and say they're at least as innovative and perfectly capable of carrying out something like this. If it was a US operation though, I would
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by d2viant 16y ago
Dollar bills are actually made from more than just wood pulp, they also include cotton, silk and linen -- along with red/blue fibers inserted to create texture. According to the federal reserve, bills have the following lifespan before they
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by d2viant 16y ago
That's a pretty harsh characterization of their motivation. I'm guessing when you're standing on the top of that summit you establish a connection with nature that you can't get from simply running a marathon. I'd absolutely celebrate anybo
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by d2viant 16y ago
The text of the bill says you need to initiate the investment prior to December 31st, not realize the gains from it -- and from that point, they must be held for five years. Am I reading that wrong?
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by d2viant 16y ago
Interesting analogy. However, what if you're handing out a dollar bill to everyone as they enter your store, but then they're coming in and buying your product? That's more how I view the Google situation. They make these profitless attempt
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by d2viant 16y ago
One thing you have to understand about Google is that they're a technology company at their core, unlike Microsoft and Apple which have turned into product companies. Google is very much focused on creating the best technology, which they t
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by d2viant 16y ago
As one example, if you read The Snowball (the biography about Warren Buffett), it's a really interesting look at the individual, specific decisions he made throughout his life. It's narrated as a timeline, so you can see how each decision h
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by d2viant 16y ago
Would you be more specific?
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by d2viant 16y ago
It would depend on how Wikileaks designed their AWS infrastructure. Amazon's policies are specific to the territory in which they operate. They obey the local laws for the data they will store on their hardware and will only comply with loc
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by d2viant 16y ago
I'm not sure this is even realistic given the multitude of laws you would have to overcome. For starters, you would have to change state laws to make this work. Many states currently outlaw private lotteries, in an effort to maintain a mono
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by d2viant 16y ago
I'm not sold on the idea of having all content combined into a single page. It's awkward to navigate, but an interesting choice nonetheless.
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by d2viant 16y ago
Although these are both turns off for someone using the API, I don't think it's the empty forums or the flex platform that are deterring people. It's the expensive pricing.
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by d2viant 16y ago
Interesting about the revenue. Arrington pegged them at $30 million a month earlier this year. Somebody may be off. http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/15/the-rest-of-the-details-on-...
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by d2viant 16y ago
I'm sure they would love to have tea with him in that situation. The last guy to have tea with the Russians ended up poisoned with polonium-210: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinen...
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by d2viant 16y ago
I think you're right with regards to US agencies. I'll be more interested to see what happens if he releases damaging information against less tolerant governments, i.e. the Russians.
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by d2viant 16y ago
I'm not suggesting they assassinate him. He's broken numerous laws and they have a pretty compelling case against him. I can't imagine that the public relations fallout from his arrest would be any worse than the public relations disaster t
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by d2viant 16y ago
What surprises me most is that Julian Assange has lasted this long. This isn't OBL, where he's living in a cave somewhere -- this guy is known to travel between first world countries. I can understand those countries may not be willing to h
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by d2viant 16y ago
I thought harriers performed vertical takeoff, do they do traditional carrier launches as well?

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