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901.
by et-al 10y ago
> They definitely don't make drivers have to hand out paper flyers in order to feed their family. I don't know how Instacart works, but could it be that Lyft/Uber drivers have ratings they need to maintain, whereas Instaca
902.
by et-al 10y ago
Kozmo was more of a courier company, closer to today's Postmates.
903.
by et-al 10y ago
Piggybacking on this, for those of you juggling a few external hard discs, how do you keep track of what's on what? Does anyone use git-annex? https://git-annex.branchable.com/
904.
by et-al 10y ago
Thanks! I'll try to remember picking one up the next time I'm at Ikea.
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by et-al 10y ago
How does the Ikea handle hold up after years of use? My concern is that every time I unscrew a Moka pot, I'm pressing against the (plastic) handle and worry one day I'll snap it off (or mess up the lid hinge). I wish someone would
906.
by et-al 10y ago
I feel like ThinkPads are severely underrated even for their time. Their user-serviceability may not help sell units, but for anyone who's actually owned, used, and needed to repair one, the design was genius.
907.
by et-al 10y ago
The execution of this is super weak. There's nothing about the site that really conveys the magnitude of items besides page __ of 12, and you can't even browse by category as if it were an online shopping site, or see original pur
908.
by et-al 10y ago
I think the OP posted it because of its shape, how generous the lid is (so you can scrub the inside easily), and maybe how it pours out water, but I wouldn't call it the best-designed kettle given some shortcomings in safety. The lack
909.
by et-al 10y ago
Games are a great way to get kids into computers and code. Many of us who grew up around MS-DOS had to figure out ways to get around the 640kb base memory limitation and deal with conflicting IRQ ports. Did we want to do that? No, we just w
910.
by et-al 10y ago
Thanks for the honesty and sharing your tip. :)
911.
by et-al 10y ago
Stock: https://www.google.com/finance?q=clm http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cornerstone-funds-announce-con... Supposedly has an 18% yield, which is pretty darn good. What's the catch?
912.
by et-al 10y ago
An "average american-chinese person" is actually a bit vague since many people emigrated from Hong Kong and Taiwan to America, and they most likely do not hold the same views as the Communist Party of China (CPC) on this matter. I
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by et-al 10y ago
For my use case, I hope so. I generally don't browse on my phone, so if I'm opening up Safari on a public network, it's to a known site or bookmark to quickly reference something (e.g. transit map, exchange rate). It's t
914.
by et-al 10y ago
The process of connecting to public wifi is risk. Most public wifi networks have a landing page that you have to click through before proceeding/granting you access. That page could have a malicious script. Last year after a trip in Ge
915.
by et-al 10y ago
> I'm speaking from one data point sample, my current stat grad program. My undergrad is comp sci and I did a few years in the tech industry before coming back to grad school. If you don't mind sharing details; why'd you
916.
by et-al 10y ago
Thanks pk3 and baddox!
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by et-al 10y ago
> After I felt comfortable I'd start to consult on the side on weekends for up to $53k of annual tax-free solo 401k sheltered income. May someone please explain this? I wasn't aware of a different 401k contribution limit for fr
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by et-al 10y ago
Yeah, lack of content density was yet another reason why I reverted. Too much space was being spent on unnecessary elements like the ubiquitous circle avatars. icanreadthankyou.
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by et-al 10y ago
It could be following Material design guidelines. The latest version of the iOS Gmail app (v5, released back in the Nov) now uses a red banner as well and it was so eye-bleedingly distracting I had to find a way to intercept my request to t
920.
by et-al 10y ago
There's an accent, but it's actually significantly better than most (white) American expats I've met in China.
921.
by et-al 10y ago
I remember around 2007/2008 Sony VAIOs had facial recognition login. I freaked out on how decent it was, then thought about the DMV and Facebook being able to use this and really freaked out.
922.
by et-al 10y ago
In countries outside the US, SIM cards generally require an unlock code when inserted into a new device.
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by et-al 10y ago
The author actually mentions similar things.. > The juxtapositions in Kiev are manifold: people are either really hard on each other or very kind, the architecture beautiful or ugly, the smiles are wide and real, or faces rigid like ston
924.
by et-al 10y ago
Ever since I got a smartphone, I haven't had that feeling of uncertainty and foreignness when traveling anymore. Maybe it's also due to having enough money to afford a smartphone, and being of a certain age, but I think knowing ex
925.
by et-al 10y ago
Anyone remember when they shut down /r/fatpeoplehate? The hate just spilled to other parts of the site. I'd be concerned of the same thing happening with this.
926.
by et-al 10y ago
No, but I can imagine how slim Apple would make an ARM-based Macbook.
927.
by et-al 10y ago
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13512063
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by et-al 10y ago
That's because video of breathing exercises on Instagram/Facebook won't garner as many likes as impressive as a scorpion pose on the mountain top. Let's be honest, a good number of yoga practitioners here in the West do
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by et-al 10y ago
Thiel is being criticised because he doesn't have to live with his actions. If Thiel had been opposed to Trump and sought secondary citizenship elsewhere, he wouldn't be receiving so much flak.
930.
by et-al 10y ago
Was it this interactive chart by Bloomberg? https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-who-marries-whom/

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