hudibras

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CD Baby, a Company for the Niche Musician(nytimes.com)
61 points by hudibras 12y ago|11 comments
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by hudibras 12y ago
Both JAL and ANA have stopped flying 747s, as of earlier this year. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/business/international/bid...
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by hudibras 12y ago
You said Las Vegas, but you meant Nevada.
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by hudibras 12y ago
Spoiler Alert: everybody's favorite website is on the list.
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by hudibras 12y ago
You're completely right. The U.S. is so far ahead of the rest of the world in almost all defense technologies that it's a hard pill to swallow politically that there could be one relatively-small segment (non-nuclear surface warsh
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by hudibras 12y ago
Both Japan and Korea used to have cheaper labor costs and they used that advantage along with manufacturing improvements to maintain their industries to the present day through economies of scale and lack of competition from other countries
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by hudibras 12y ago
Sorry, should have been more clear. This is based solely on my personal experience and only applies to surface ships; I don't know anything about submarines.
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by hudibras 12y ago
US Navy personnel who tour the newest generation of Korean and Japanese warships are universally astounded by the high quality, attention-to-detail, and overall great design. Without exception, our sailors come off the ships blinking and
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by hudibras 12y ago
Same thing in Japan, they're everywhere. Prices start around $1000. http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/category/index.html?word=panason...
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by hudibras 12y ago
We put men on the moon before we put wheels on suitcases. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/business/05road.html
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by hudibras 12y ago
Is SQLite a good choice for learning SQL? Most of the SQL books out there use MySQL as the primary vehicle but it seems like overkill to install on my laptop just to run through a few examples from a textbook. On the other hand, if SQLite&#
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by hudibras 12y ago
Or Chevrolet.
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by hudibras 12y ago
Some additional googling turned up this follow-on story about how the Times made the ascii art in the original article. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/the-fine-art-of...
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Tinder Is Target of Sexual Harassment Lawsuit(nytimes.com)
53 points by hudibras 12y ago|17 comments
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by hudibras 12y ago
The O'Reilly Sed & Awk book is a lot of fun, too. http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781565922259.do
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by hudibras 12y ago
Here's a critique of Gottman's math: http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2010/03/can_y... Found this via Andrew Gelman's blog, where he adds his own thoughts. http:/&
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by hudibras 12y ago
That's the whole point. (Warning: conspiracy theory ahead) Netflix is rolling this out to illustrate to consumers how internet providers are failing to fulfill their contractual obligation for high-speed, unlimited internet at a set pr
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China Laughed When It Saw How Cheap Solar Can Be(businessinsider.com)
6 points by hudibras 12y ago|0 comments
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College Prices Have Not Increased By 1200 Percent(mattbruenig.com)
2 points by hudibras 12y ago|0 comments
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by hudibras 12y ago
How many employees do you estimate that you've laid off? (Genuinely curious, by the way.)
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by hudibras 12y ago
The article says she's getting A's and B's in her freshman chemistry course at UT. What else does she have to do to meet your criteria for "smart?"
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by hudibras 12y ago
One of the cool features of my home state is the Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, a 17-member commission with ten of the members being selected randomly from the voter rolls, like jury duty. http://www
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by hudibras 12y ago
Baby Name Wizard (linked in the article) is one of the true hidden gems on the internet. It looks like a fluffy website for moms-to-be, but then you start poking around at the graphs and you realize that an hour of your life has disappeared
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Zillow issues cease-and-desist letter alleging improper use of data(geekwire.com)
1 points by hudibras 12y ago|0 comments
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by hudibras 12y ago
Wait times in normal hospitals in the U.S. only include those people who can afford medical care (including those with insurance). They don't include the millions of people who can't get on the list at all. In other words, average
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by hudibras 12y ago
This boingboing article from 2009 is what got me to quit using soap. http://boingboing.net/2009/12/31/body-washing-with-wa.html And some guy wrote a follow-up a year later. http://boingboing.net&#x
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by hudibras 12y ago
Good point, I was a bit imprecise. I've basically had the same experience that graeme has wrote about in his comments earlier: people have actually complimented me on my smell without knowing that I don't use soap, and I've b
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by hudibras 12y ago
Just wanted to make N = 2: I haven't used soap or shampoo since 2010. My skin and hair feel and look great and nobody's ever said anything about my smell. I honestly think I won't use soap or shampoo for the rest of my life
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by hudibras 12y ago
I remember when the Taiwan accident happened because my local paper decided to publish a picture of some guy's severed arm lying on the ground. Not exactly what I wanted to see first in the morning over my cornflakes...
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by hudibras 12y ago
Guys, guys, I hate to break this to you, but I think Forbes picked an example that may not be representative of the typical government pension. I'm not saying that I disagree with the North County Times of Carlsbad, California, but I

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