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by ericabiz 11y ago
Not the first time, nor is this the worst offense perpetuated by drug dogs. A town in New Mexico used one drug dog with an expired certification, "Leo", in order to justify invasive anal probes on two men--neither of whom had drug
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by ericabiz 11y ago
The 2012 Macbook Air you are referring to does have a replaceable keyboard. I co-own a repair shop and we just did one. However, it is a daunting task. We charged $200 for the replacement ($30 for the part + $170 in labor) and it took our m
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It is working for me. OS X Yosemite on a late 2013 Retina MBP. myuser@[~]$ security find-generic-password -ga MySSID | grep password password: "password" "desc"<blob>="AirPort network password" (
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This is more common than you might think, particularly on older iPhones. I co-own a repair store in Austin, TX and we get several of these every month--usually on older iPhones that have been dropped "just right". (Not saying your
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I am not talking from a "Hacker News" perspective here, where we can debate the details of functional programming or talk about which language makes the most sense. I am speaking of conversations (that I've actually had, on a
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A couple people here have said "Sales", but in my opinion (technical founder who usually takes non-technical roles), the most important is hiring . I often talk to non-technical people who want to start a tech company, and I ask
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Simple answer: Only take meetings with VC firms and angels who have direct experience in the area where your product helps the most. I mentioned to you in a reply, below, that my marketing software company got immediate YESes from angels wh
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You might be surprised on that. I got many of the same style of rejections you did. I got very few clear-cut "No"s and lots of "We like what you're doing and it makes sense, but we need a bit more time." Which is th
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Spoken like someone who has never done a long road trip in a Miata. :) I have owned two Miatas, most recently a 2008 PRHT Grand Touring, which is about the most "luxury" Miata you can buy. I also have a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C400, wh
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This is one time when having the actual headline on the article can be misleading. The first thing I think when I see "A note from [company]'s CEO" is that the company is going out of business. My second guess would be announ
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There are usually local companies that do IT services if you live in or near any major city. Check with other people you know or check Yelp for references and reviews.
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Hi Kevin and Sam, I'd like your advice on startups that connect real people/experts with those who need them. Background: I'm building freedom.biz, which is currently a course for retail business owners who'd like to tak
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Apple is hoping for a tax holiday or tax law change in the U.S. Until that happens, they are happy to kick the can down the road for a while.
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"In 1999 you could get a billion dollar valuation with not much more than a domain name and an idea. Most of those never ended up making any money at all." Well, kind of. Having been there, the biggest problem I remember is not th
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+1 to all of this. I lived through the dot-com boom and bust in the Valley, much like Chuck did. I'd like to add: There is a metric ton of opportunity at the bottom for those who hoarded cash at the top. I used credit card advances, eq
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I think it's less true now than it used to be. I fit your profile, Chuck; I dropped out of college in my sophomore year (2001) when the startup I was working for got bought out by Sun Microsystems and Sun made it clear that they would
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Depends on where you live, of course, but most towns/cities have independent repair shops that do good, solid work. You can find the ones that have good reviews on Yelp or Google. Disclaimer: My boyfriend runs one of these in Austin; I
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> "People at work, retail staff, etc should be prepared to not have their emotions constantly validated and deal with disagreement and other things that are unpleasant." The addition of "retail staff" here surprised m
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Here is one example that happened to us. A man with prior positive reviews did an Instant Book on our place. (We had it set so people with previous positive reviews could instantly book our listing without our prior approval.) Then he sends
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As an Airbnb host (we rent out our master bedroom suite), I can safely say Airbnb is not what it used to be. It's just like any community online, really. Airbnb started out as a tight-knit, mostly Bay-Area-techie demographic. As a host
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141118152523-205984021-my-s...
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The biggest tech market opportunity 20 years ago, with hindsight, was probably one of the simplest: .com domain names. Generic ones...no reason to mess with trademarked names. Many of those simple, "dictionary word" .com names hav
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by ericabiz 12y ago
Really interesting. I have been diagnosed with both ADHD and Celiac (actual diagnosis on the Celiac side was "gluten sensitivity, likely Celiac, but would need a biopsy to confirm" and I opted to not do the biopsy due to cost.) I
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Great post, and something not many people consider when starting a startup. This happens with any mid-high ticket item you sell, unfortunately. I ran a hosting company for 6 years and we had rampant fraud even back then. The "tells&quo
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I was actually running a hosting company in 2006 and we had a lot of domains under management at eNom. ENom charged us $8.95 per domain per year, and we charged our customers $15 per year for registration through us. (I went back and looked
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When Google Fiber came in, all the providers started offering higher-speed Internet access at no additional charge (I'm on 100/10 right now with Time Warner after their latest free upgrade, for $57/month.) I haven't seen
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Local channels should be easy to get with an OTA antenna. If you live far away, you might have to put one on your roof. If you live within city limits, a simple wall-mounted, newer, "rabbit ears" style antenna should be plenty.
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This was true for me with Comcast when I lived in the Bay Area (in fact, TV+Internet was about 50 cents cheaper than just Internet access.) However, it is not true for me now. I live in Austin and have Time Warner currently. To upgrade to
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You may want to look into the PI variant of ADHD (primarily inattentive.) It's the "daydreamer" type, but you aren't hyperactive. See more details at http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_
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"Elon Musk previously guaranteed the resale value of the Model S. Announced in April 2013, those who financed a Model S are allowed to return the vehicle after three years for 43 to 50 percent of its sticker price — just in time to buy

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