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by dr_ 14y ago
Supported by his comments that governments "get in the way"
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by dr_ 14y ago
Getting over it also doesn't mean forgoing security measures. I travel fairly frequently. Instead of speaking theoretically, ask yourself how many times has the TSA really pulled you aside, and how has the patriot act actually changed your
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by dr_ 14y ago
But we have gotten over it. Getting over it does not mean you forget the people who lost their lives in the tragedy. It means you rebuild and continue to focus on other things that are important to the time or era you live in. I'm reminded
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by dr_ 14y ago
Profits are without question important. Bootstrapping I'm not so sure about. There are many profitable companies today that were never bootstrapped, like Apple and Google and tons of others. I'd be concerned that bootstrapping in this day
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Actually, kamaal, you are mistaken. This 2 month travel rule, in 2009-2010 when I went, applied only to non-Indian passport holders, it did not apply if you were an Indian citizen. I think the only other exemption was for OCI card holders.
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by dr_ 14y ago
A few years ago I had traveled to India, and had plans to leave the country for a week then return. Big mistake. I was advised to go to the Indian embassy in the destination country to get permission to come back. I did so, they took my p
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by dr_ 14y ago
this is wrong. Only because it's not that different from most payment mechanisms already in place. Squares goal, it seems, is to allow vendors to build a better relationship with their customers, which can hopefully increase sales. In the
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by dr_ 14y ago
It tells me how uReach is different from a technical standpoint, and I realize that matters with respect to how their service (Profig) may evolve over time. Thanks.
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by dr_ 14y ago
1) How is this any different than uReach, which is what we currently use? It starts at 24.99 a month. 2) The logo looks too much like Simple's (simple.com)
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Every banker on Wall Street was in over their suits and ties when the mortgage debacle hit but many still have their jobs. So, quite frankly, who cares what Wall Street thinks. It's largely been taken over by investors looking for quick pro
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Not sure I fully understand his wife's comment about him not wanting to live in Silicon Valley because he was a family man(I don't live there, is it not family friendly?), but this is still very sad news, 51 is very young. Condolences to hi
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This is a big deal. Quite honestly I've never understood the benefit of the traditional Starbucks app, where you swipe your phone in front of their scanner. How is This any different than giving them your cc or sbux card. Paying by name is
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by dr_ 14y ago
You can sign up through iTunes, and Apple likely gets a cut of this, but I'm guessing Hulu's hand was sort of forced once Mountain Lion allowed AirPlay streaming from the Mac to Apple TV.
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by dr_ 14y ago
Very interesting. All the packages sound great but it's really the free internet that's going to prove to be disruptive. I, as many other I'm guessing, have moved away from traditional television, watching a lot of stuff on my laptop and i
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by dr_ 14y ago
With all this recent talk of paid vs defense of free vs freemium, at the end of the day, certain basic principles apply. Revenues still matter, a lot.
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Blueprint Healths Latest Class of Startups(gigaom.com)
1 points by dr_ 14y ago|0 comments
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Not sure I understand the criticism of the NYtimes article. It's not entirely surprising that parties like that are happening in some instances, but Nick fairly goes on to point out that all of the Valley is not like that, that there are ma
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Looking beyond Silicon Valleys Bubble(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
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I've downloaded Sparrow on my iPhone and used it for a bit but then later switched back to the native email app, primarily because of the lack of push notification at the time of its initial release. I wonder how much of this sale has to d
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by dr_ 14y ago
I agree with you entirely. The problem with some of the responses you've received, as well as an issue which Taubes seems to ignore, is that when you look outside the USA, it's a different story. In many Asian countries, rice is a staple an
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by dr_ 14y ago
Fab is all about design, from their products to website to ios apps. Their stuff is really not cheap, when you factor in their shipping costs its especially not cheap. I was going to purchase a pair of touchscreen gloves from them, but I re
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by dr_ 14y ago
Start by fixing Yahoo! Mail. It's become SPAM central, and there's no reason for that. Also, stop charging for POP mail access - is it really worth it? I've been a Yahoo mail user since the 1990's, but if anyone asks me for my email address
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by dr_ 14y ago
Whether it's money laundering or underreporting revenues, the implication is that something is awry at this McDonalds. The author is probably doing McDonald's Corp. a service by contacting them. They should address it, immediately.
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There aren't many new York startups that are aimed at solving the so called serious problems you mention. A large number of them are focused on online fashion sales, with a mixed bag of other things. Foursquare is in NY, but it's mindset in
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by dr_ 14y ago
Let's hold on a sec and put things in perspective. Although MG is regarded by some as an Apple fan boy, this is not the first time he has been enthusiastic about a non-Apple tablet. http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/amazon-kindle-tablet/
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by dr_ 14y ago
From techcrunch: "Betaworks, says Digg, will soon unveil a new “cloud-based version of Digg” that will complement News.me’s iPhone and iPad apps" Not sure what this means, Digg was never a desktop client. It's betaworks using lingo that wi
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"I have no idea how Amazon made any money on my order (the whole bill was less than $30) but several people on Twitter told me that they’ve experienced similarly delightful service." Therein lies the problem. At some point there will have t
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The study cited was very short term, one month in duration. A much larger time frame is required, which may be difficult to do in a controlled setting. From the actual study report: "Although the very low-carbohydrate diet produced the gr
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What Really Makes Us Fat?(nytimes.com)
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Interesting. If people are going to be wearing glasses all day to have access to all sorts of data, then they may as well have prescription lenses on those glasses if they are nearsighted. This could potentially destroy the market for LASIK

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