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by emontero1 17y ago
Here's a review from Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/28/review-free-chri...
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by emontero1 17y ago
OK, educate: I don’t want to die at 50. What do I do? The first step is to think about who you hang out with. There’s no silver bullet for longevity. I’m not gonna tell you to take a pill. If your three best friends are obese, there’s a g
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Why you (probably) won’t be using Firefox a while from now(rahulgaitonde.org)
8 points by emontero1 17y ago|30 comments
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BT Backs Off From Tracking Internet Customers(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
2 points by emontero1 17y ago|0 comments
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by emontero1 17y ago
Amazing, uplifting story! Thanks for sharing.
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Workers have daily smile scans(telegraph.co.uk)
2 points by emontero1 17y ago|1 comments
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by emontero1 17y ago
Your response's utter geekiness earned my vote! I couldn't have put it better. I hope this one is a joke. Isn't goto looked down on because of its role in the Roman Inquisition? Seriously though, the project is just a cool technical hac
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by emontero1 17y ago
Believe it or not, I'm more interested in the people here than the content. I wholeheartedly agree. As a matter of fact, I was reading the RSS feeds exclusively until very recently (2 weeks ago). A friend of mine then told me I should che
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by emontero1 17y ago
I couldn't agree more. The author nailed it here. The web is bringing all these disparate voices, all these writers from different backgrounds, ethnicities and walks of life, together. The resulting collage is enriching for aspiring writers
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Is Steven Chu too much of a techno-geek?(salon.com)
1 points by emontero1 17y ago|0 comments
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Neuromancer turns 25: What it got right, what it got wrong(macworld.com)
1 points by emontero1 17y ago|0 comments
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Flights of fancy - Why airborne automobiles will never take off(economist.com)
8 points by emontero1 17y ago|14 comments
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by emontero1 17y ago
You're missing the point entirely. I'm not questioning money's importance. We all have families and responsibilities. Money is the only way in which we can provide for our loved ones. However, if the first thing on your mind every morning i
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by emontero1 17y ago
A distant uncle replied to me like this when I, being 9 years old and yet extremely curious, asked: "Why do you keep working everyday, uncle, when you have a gas station, a pharmacy and 4 other businesses?". His terse answer confounded the
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by emontero1 17y ago
Indeed. We've talked about this phenomenon before. Here's the link: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=678144 This was my remark on the matter: As a foreigner in the US about to finish a MS degree in IT and travel back home, I find Frie
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Suit Over China's Web Filter to Target Lenovo, Acer, Sony(pcworld.com)
1 points by emontero1 17y ago|0 comments
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by emontero1 17y ago
I've had blog posts that are a direct result of my interactions with several HN members. HN is a great catalyst for debates. Thus, sometimes I write what I write because of an idea picked up from a discussion that originated here. However,
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by emontero1 17y ago
Well said, pj! Thanks for such an illuminating commentary.
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Microsoft Keeps Beating a Dead Browser(pcworld.com)
2 points by emontero1 17y ago|1 comments
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by emontero1 17y ago
I watched the ad a couple of days ago and couldn't help but wonder: what in the world is wrong with Microsoft?! For a company with vast financial resources available (in 2008, cash reserves, short-term investments and cash equivalents total
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What I Learned at EuroPython(artima.com)
3 points by emontero1 17y ago|0 comments
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Mozilla's Crowdsourcing Mystique(businessweek.com)
6 points by emontero1 17y ago|1 comments
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The private sector is a full-fledged combatant in the cyberwar.(computerworld.com)
1 points by emontero1 17y ago|0 comments
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by emontero1 17y ago
As with most things in life, too much of anything is generally a bad thing. If one constantly lives in the moment, forsaking entirely the idea of a future and its implications, then the chances of amounting to anything in life are greatly r
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by emontero1 17y ago
I agree. Mr LaRusso confirmed so himself. The current ill-conceived system deserves more attention than Jobs.
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by emontero1 17y ago
If anything, this just reinforces the iPhone's popularity. Let's think about it. What are copycats and cheap knockoffs really doing to Apple's brand? They're paying homage. That's all they're doing.
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by emontero1 17y ago
As someone who's worked closely with Indian developers for the past 3 years, I can corroborate several of the statements above. My teammates and I were usually spellbound by the acronym-laden resumes of some Indian developers. "Wow, this gu
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When I'm dead, how will my loved ones break my password?(guardian.co.uk)
51 points by emontero1 17y ago|56 comments
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by emontero1 17y ago
I'm not sure if this would qualify as my first job, but here I go: I used to run errands for my cousin at his car shop when I was 10-11 years old. I did a bit of everything: cleaning, moving/relocating car parts, and even painting at times.
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Linux for Children(lifehack.org)
1 points by emontero1 17y ago|0 comments

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