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by fnid 17y ago
I could build a much more complex and useful app than that in less than 5 minutes -- including the building of the underlying data store. That demo requires the data store to exist already, so it isn't an end to end solution, it's a wrappe
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Magazines take on Amazon: A Hulu for print(economist.com)
1 points by fnid 17y ago|0 comments
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Climate change e-mails: Reply all(economist.com)
1 points by fnid 17y ago|0 comments
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by fnid 17y ago
Elance does the testing method, but it isn't too successful.
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by fnid 17y ago
I disagree. Nearly every Canadian traveler I met wandering around the world has a Canadian flag on their bag.
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by fnid 17y ago
The ranking wouldn't be based on the minimum bid, it'd be based on the amount recruiters actually pay. If the min bid is $1000 but no recruiters pay it, then the applicant would be at the bottom of the rankings.
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by fnid 17y ago
Bidding system? Hmm... Like if I put my resume on a site, someone has to bid to contact me? Perhaps as an applicant, you can set a base price and a frequency of contact. Maybe you only allow one recruiter to contact you per week or day.
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by fnid 17y ago
She's posted one comment... It would be nice if people who post only their own articles cared enough about the community to participate in a manner more significant than only that. Submitting personal articles and running is borderline spa
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by fnid 17y ago
A hint is to watch the location bar when you click it.
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by fnid 17y ago
We know what would have happened: It wouldn't have happened. The claim lots of people make about "we'd be richer if we kept our taxes" is erroneous. How much richer would we be if we didn't have to pay for the operation of the network an
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by fnid 17y ago
The information super highway is every bit as important to the future of our nation as vehicle highways were in the 1950's. For the most part, you don't have to pay to drive on Interstates. There are exceptions in and around some major cit
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by fnid 17y ago
You know, the government told librarians they had to turn over the lists of books people checked out from the library and so they stopped storing that information. They delete it. I applaud the librarians for standing up to the government.
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by fnid 17y ago
Everything is fine in FF. It was the Galaxy demo, but I tried the others too and they aren't working in Opera either. The Mario one does work, except the space bar Pages Down, so it isn't playable. Opera info: Version 10.10 Build 1893 Pla
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by fnid 17y ago
Doesn't work in Opera. The background image appears and the music starts playing, but that's it. In FF i noticed a loading progress bar and it proceeded to a welcome screen and I can play it as expected.
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by fnid 17y ago
I think preventing reciprocity for the behaviors that benefit corporations is a step in the right direction.
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by fnid 17y ago
It doesn't call into question global warming as much as it illustrates the biases and unscrupulous means to which humans will go to propagate a desired opinion of reality. The issue at hand here is one of trust and integrity. If the scien
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by fnid 17y ago
Does this blogger actually think his post among the thousands on the web complaining about this question has anything novel or insightful to offer? What a waste of time.
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by fnid 17y ago
Books is a good example, because Google violated copyright law without even consulting the owners of the content. They didn't do this for consumers, they did this to fight Amazon -- who did obey the law.
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by fnid 17y ago
I think that balance is prosecuting the fraudsters. There have always been laws against fraud. Locks keep out the honest people. The criminals are going to find ways around SOX too. I think the real solution here is to stop treating corp
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by fnid 17y ago
This confirms my belief that companies heavy on marketing are light on product. Steve's blog is all about the marketing side of the coin and I've often wondered if the products his companies produce are any good. It saddens me a bit to lea
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Tell HN: There will be a Blue moon in December(en.wikipedia.org)
29 points by fnid 17y ago|8 comments
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by fnid 17y ago
unfortunately yes.
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by fnid 17y ago
don't have java installed and don't want to.
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by fnid 17y ago
That's interesting. I've noticed that over time, in pictures, people smile more. Compare pictures of people today with pictures of people from the 1800's.
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by fnid 17y ago
Amazon is losing $2 on each e-book. Sometimes forward thinking innovations take a while to get profitable. Sometimes the market is too small. There may be 5 people who want it, but it costs more than they can afford.
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by fnid 17y ago
That follow up question and the end of the article makes the author look like a complete bozo. They should have edited it out.
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by fnid 17y ago
I'd say Microsoft's history is quite the opposite. The oft cited example is that Visicalc, from the 80's still works! I'd say that's a pretty reliable platform. How many apple products from the 80's run on Leopard? And on the other side,
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by fnid 17y ago
Like CD? BluRay? DVD? Patents don't stop things from being implemented. Sounds like propaganda to me.
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by fnid 17y ago
The technology isn't the problem, the finances is the problem. Credit card companies are loaning money. If people don't pay, then they get mad. If sketchy people on the street are using this device and then the consumer says, "I got ripped
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by fnid 17y ago
Yes, a complete end to end would be nice.

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