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by ddoran 8y ago
The F train is horrendous. Problems almost every day.
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by ddoran 8y ago
As all winners are once again male, it brings Maryam Mirzakhani's achievements [1, 2], and tragic passing to mind once again [3]. I'm not suggesting that these winners are not deserving, nor suggesting there is bias. I am looking
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by ddoran 8y ago
Mentorship? Da Vinci wasn't looking for mentorship from Messer Fazio, Brera Friar, Giannino the Bombardier, Benedetto Potinari, Maestro Antonio, master of hydraulics or Maestro Giovanni Francese. For each one he had a very specific top
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by ddoran 8y ago
Find the greatest subject matter expert available for a given discipline. Tap their knowledge. The greatest people I have worked with have taken the same approach. Experts are incredibly willing to share. You may have to work around their s
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by ddoran 8y ago
"However, many consumers believe that the Organic label means ... This is not true." He is correctly stating that consumers erroneously believe the label means. But the sentence is brilliantly constructed that the final words lef
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by ddoran 8y ago
I love the work by Solus, a Dublin-based street artist. He does some work in Brooklyn/NYC from time to time too https://solusstreetart.com/Outdoor/
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Ask HN: Success selling non-tech courses online?
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by ddoran 8y ago
Slightly off-topic, but I've always wondered why the wreck site of the Lusitania appears on in-flight maps. Anyone? https://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/01/rms-lusitania-wreck...
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by ddoran 8y ago
The article is from 2014.
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> I'm pretty sure euthanizing a dog by gunshot ... has never legally been considered animal cruelty. I'm horrified that anyone would think this is true. In case anyone reads this and doesn't know better, shooting an animal
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by ddoran 9y ago
Another great book is "Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate" by Rose George. It covers the wider world of international shipp
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by ddoran 9y ago
To fans of this and other British crime shows - current and classic - I'd recommend BritBox. It's a collaboration between the BBC and ITV and has some real "mystery" gems [1]. I've no affiliation. [1] https:/&
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by ddoran 9y ago
I couldn't help but think of "Pigeon House" [1] in Stoneybatter, Dublin, renowned among the city's residents for the roost of pigeons that sit on its roof [2] waiting to be fed, and by the locals trying to avoid them. h
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by ddoran 9y ago
Turn away if squeamish ... I saw a very similar thing on safari. The other attraction of hunting pregnant animals, our guide told us, was that the unborn animals are nutritionally dense. We did not witness the kill, thank goodness (I am squ
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by ddoran 9y ago
And incredible (in-store) after sales customer experience, in my experience. If you're visiting NYC, anyone interested in technology, photography or just wants to see an incredible retail/sales operation in action should visit. NB
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by ddoran 9y ago
I appreciate your occasional updates posted here. They're always interesting. > "This year I didn't have as much to blog about ... The posts tend to send a lot of high-quality traffic, so the impact was bigger than you mi
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by ddoran 9y ago
The paper was presented at United European Gastroenterology conference in Barcelona. Press release: [1]. [1] - https://www.ueg.eu/press/releases/ueg-press-release/article/...
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by ddoran 9y ago
I live a couple of blocks from Brooklyn Strategist, the "game space" featured in the article. When it first opened I didn't expect it to last a year. Instead they've gone from strength to strength and more than doubled t
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by ddoran 9y ago
It was (is?) big in Britain and Ireland too. Maybe it's an English-language thing?
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by ddoran 9y ago
If anyone finds themselves in the West of ireland, I strongly recommend the Flying Boat Museum in Foynes, across the estuary from Shannon Airport. This was the first port of call / refueling stop for Transatlantic Clipper flights (and
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by ddoran 9y ago
I was drawn to the bar by the simplicity of the design. Seems I wasn't the only one. RXBar's packaging and design (by design firm Scott & Victor) won a 2017 Inc Magazine Award [1]. As is often the case, the redesign changed th
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by ddoran 9y ago
> ... more reputable source ... Sorry for the sidetrack, but this comment struck me as odd. perhaps it was just a poor choice of words. FWIW, the last thing I thought I'd ever do was defend the Daily Mail. While I fundamentally disa
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by ddoran 9y ago
I fly frequently and enjoy a drink but the two definitely do not work well together for me. Even a single glass of wine, when airborne, has the potential to cause an intense sinus headache. Two to three drinks will guarantee it. On the grou
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by ddoran 9y ago
Hmmm, strange headline as Nest launched an outdoor security camera last year. This "IQ" model is a new version with higher definition picture and person-recognizing features. The original is still available.
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by ddoran 9y ago
Patrick Smith, the author and eponymous "pilot" in the title, has been writing interesting articles about flying and a pilot's life for years. He is as much a traveler as he is a pilot and loves what he does. If you have any
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by ddoran 9y ago
I am an occasional Airbnb host. I am happy for Left/Right, Gay/Straight, religious/areligious, black/white/all people to stay in my home, however I utterly reject anyone who discriminates against others for any of
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by ddoran 9y ago
While the author "looked at anthologies that collected international, American, and English-language poems", there is a leaning towards American poetry as 11 of the 20 anthologies surveyed were anthologies of American poetry (base
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by ddoran 9y ago
On OSX/safari, if I click on the link, it correctly says the referrer is YC News. if I right click the link (which I often do) and open in new tab or window, I see: No referer / hidden In these cases it does not alleviate the issu
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by ddoran 9y ago
At the risk of bing flamed, while I read this and marvel at the technology, I wince at the terrible cost - animal testing - to achieve this. CalTech's statement on animal testing is on their website [1] though I'm always skeptical
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by ddoran 9y ago
> "His definition of “low carb” was 35% of calories. If you’re consuming 2000 calories per day, that’s 175 carbs per day. " What's a "carb per day"? 175 of them? I think he's trying to say: "That&#x2

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