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by frogpelt 13y ago
So, I guess as soon as the benefits outweigh the costs, just like any other business decision, retailers will be installing chip-and-pin readers here.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
What are the hardware costs per chip-and-pin reader? $500? It doesn't seem like such a big investment for a mom and pop. Wal-Mart/Target would have to buy 50-75 per store but the costs would be relatively the same.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Reminds of this somewhat dated video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvh5k1RWER4
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by frogpelt 13y ago
At first I thought, what is the point? Then I clicked next a few times and visited random parts of France, Lithuania, Norway, and Harju County, Estonia on the coast of the Baltic Sea. This is really cool.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Banner Saga can still be released without a trademark, right? I thought that was their point, however misguided they might be.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
I noticed on the timeline, that in 2013 the 2nd largest usage circle was for Business/Finance. There are no details about those circles but numbers would have been too ugly I guess. Link: http://www.apple.com/30-years&
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by frogpelt 13y ago
This doesn't make sense to me. The people who care the most about not being tracked or having their privacy invaded probably do not have facebook accounts or do not stay logged into their account. Thus, it won't affect them. The
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by frogpelt 13y ago
In which century was it cool to not own a TV?
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by frogpelt 13y ago
I use a Windows 8 laptop at home (in addition to a MacBook Pro and Windows 7 at work). I have not had problems with it. I'm not sure the reality of Microsoft's troubled OS's is as bad as the perception. 7 and Vista seem very
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Direct link: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85673657&caseType=SERIAL_N...
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Food: The SNAP program spent $76.4 billion in 2013. The maximum amount that a family of 4 can receive is $632/month. Other: The TANF program spent $33.3 billion in 2013. Maximum benefit for family of 3 in California is $702/month
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Very well stated. And you're right, no need for scare quotes.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Why do we even need to ask what happens when the poor receive a stipend? Go look in the inner cities. Go to the rural communities and find a trailer park. It's happening now. What has the result been?
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by frogpelt 13y ago
This is the ugly underbelly of capitalism: that people aren't paid based upon their "importance". They are simply paid based upon their "value" to the market. Is it important for Clayton Kershaw to pitch for the Dod
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Walmart already does this. They keep everything on shelves at the local fulfillment center. I go there maybe once every two weeks and pickup my stuff. It's a pretty neat concept called retail.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_garbage_patch and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x2F
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by frogpelt 13y ago
You should probably contact the author and see how his kids are doing now that they are mostly grown. I imagine you would find self-directed adults making good decisions and having a generally positive impact on society. Children must have
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by frogpelt 13y ago
Parents who raise their children to have character are having a much a bigger positive impact on society than any start up founder or developer. On the flipside, parents who fail at parenting are also dragging society down quicker than any
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by frogpelt 13y ago
IMO, Nest appeals to the people for whom it does the least amount of good: engineers. Engineers and technical people tend to analyze things like their energy bill already. They also tend to love gadgets. A couple of parts of Nest that aren&
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by frogpelt 13y ago
This is already incredibly easy with Android in the fold. They know your WiFi passwords. Of course they know when you're home.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
By all means, enlighten me. What is racism then if it's not based on hatred of people because of their race?
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by frogpelt 13y ago
And I have a problem with calling this racism. Bias != racism To me, racism is hatred toward a person or persons because of their race, the desire to cause pain or suffering to a group of people because of their race, or actively trying to
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by frogpelt 13y ago
This is meta. It reminds of something I once read: things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
But, he didn't put .com. How can they possibly deal with that anomaly? Seriously, I've wondered what people think they are accomplishing when they write a phone number like 2five5-3seven6-2one1four on a craigslist ad. Bots are go
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by frogpelt 13y ago
It is en vogue to consider U.S. health care sub-par. Americans are less healthy than other countries but it's not because we don't spend enough on care. It's because we depend too much on health insurance to make us healthy.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
I could be wrong but I think what you'll find is that a court would not uphold that agreement any further than the original amount of severance pay was worth. That would be tantamount to signing a release to play in a softball league a
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by frogpelt 13y ago
One can always change street addresses. But it's a royal pain to create new usernames.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
The iPhone 4 was released June 2010 and I know people who use iOS 7 with it. Sure, it has hiccups but the point was more about Apple not abandoning the users than about how well older products run the new stuff.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
There's probably a time limit on that function.
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by frogpelt 13y ago
"No one should have to do without" Do without what? What are people not able to get right now that they really need?

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