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by g8oz 13y ago
No success can make up for failure in the home – Stephen Covey
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by g8oz 13y ago
Exaggerating reveals the point. That is the satirical technique in action. And this is about poking fun at a) the enthusiastic self regard that many tech companies have for their "culture" and b) the notion of the unlimited benef
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by g8oz 13y ago
It's already just $500/kw for reputable Chinese cells. Assume you get on average 5 hours of usable sunlight a day and electricity is 10 cents/kwh. The 1 kw panel will give you 5 * 365 * .10 = $182.50 worth of electricity. So
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by g8oz 13y ago
Thats true, only Israel has that, as per recent revelations.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Here is a thought experiment: who can pay more for those 17 kilos of grain? An American who wants his steak dinner or a family of Ugandans? What are the implications of the answer?
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by g8oz 13y ago
fcgid ftw
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by g8oz 13y ago
http://www.lightinthebox.com/c/android-cell-phones_3309
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by g8oz 13y ago
Maybe he's referring to the mainstreaming of nationalist/racist overtones in parts of their political spectrum
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by g8oz 13y ago
Maybe the same performance but not the same programmer productivity. (Speaking from experience here)
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by g8oz 13y ago
If you're not careful screens will let you live an entire life of not being present.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Plus one for mentioning the F/OSS "Planets"! They were/are great.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Exactly. I have no time for those sniping from the sidelines at the doers of the world.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Love everything this guy writes. Reading him feels like eating dessert.
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by g8oz 13y ago
The apologist begins to sputter.
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by g8oz 13y ago
LiFePO4 (lithium iron phosphate), not lead acid
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by g8oz 13y ago
If you think not killing a 16 year old would have materially harmed U.S security, I don't think you're qualified to judge where the stupidity starts.
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by g8oz 13y ago
In a profile on Palantir (which sells tools that help with this sort of thing), one employee was quoted as saying "this really is about saving the Shire". Had to laugh.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Ah, the medical version of the "fixed lump of labor" fallacy.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is a better measure
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by g8oz 13y ago
The salaries can also be explained by the lack of active "shareholders" to keep the self-interest of management in check. If you can't find competent managers for less than $400k a year you need to get out more. Charitynaviga
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by g8oz 13y ago
Thats the thing about democracies. Sometime they sacrifice efficiency in their operations for their values. At least thats how its supposed to work.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Also buggy on Opera 12 in Linux.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Lets not forget Roe vs. Wade in 1973. Right on cue 20 years later crime started dropping.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Are you sure the decline of the Middle East was a result of the Silk Road fading in importance? A better argument is that it was the other way around.
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by g8oz 13y ago
Due process is
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by g8oz 13y ago
Without techies to recommend it to friends, family and coworkers, Ubuntu will never reach the masses. Non-techies are not independently evaluating Ubuntu.
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by g8oz 13y ago
I suppose pimps are a target customer. To keep an eye on the workforce and all.
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by g8oz 13y ago
So does SendGrid.com
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by g8oz 13y ago
"viable long-term businesses" might mean ones that don't change hands at values based on increasingly speculative multiples. Can't a tech scene without a casino-like investment atmosphere succeed?
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by g8oz 13y ago
How is Unity an improvement over Gnome 3?

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