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by iqster 15y ago
I don't think overpopulation is the core problem in the developed world. Some developed countries have had to take on immigrants lest their populations decrease. We have great systems to generate wealth, but they come at the price of a mass
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by iqster 15y ago
You're right. But that doesn't make sense to me. I do the same thing. The point is that I would end up clicking on the search result anyways had the paid link not been there. What am I missing here?
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by iqster 15y ago
Are you saying it is worth it for the NY Times to advertise on the search term "NY Times"? I see examples like this all the time but it makes no sense to me. In fact, the only ad-links I click on are these. You just gave me my first data po
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by iqster 15y ago
Here here. I thought the reverse commute out of Manhattan wasn't too bad. Subsequently, I experienced first hand how utterly soul sucking it is. On top of that, it isn't cheap! When you commute out of grand central in the morning, you pay a
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Ask HN: US tax prep for Canadians
6 points by iqster 15y ago|3 comments
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by iqster 15y ago
I don't understand your argument for "you shouldn't stop trusting your instincts ...". You say that you would have been right dozens or hundreds of times. But we all know that startups are a numbers game. It doesn't matter if you say no to
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by iqster 15y ago
I second that. Don't buy the snake oil. People get killed running half-marathons that didn't train properly for. I know people who seem to be able to run full marathons without any training. It varies from person to person. If I was stupid
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by iqster 15y ago
Second that. Peopleware should be required reading for anyone in software. I read it a decade ago and think it is still relevant.
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by iqster 15y ago
Like many here, I've been feeling really down because of Steve's passing. At first, it was confusing ... I never even met the guy. Why am I grieving so much? Seeing all the posts on HN and FB, it is comforting to know it's not just me who n
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by iqster 15y ago
Fantastic! I hope this happens more and more. Government IT is in the dark ages and it causes significant grief to the population. Can someone please fix the Cali DMV website next?
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by iqster 15y ago
What a horrible title for an article! The first time someone used ... X is dead, long live X ... it had meaning. It is completely cliche now.
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by iqster 15y ago
I have a very naive question but would appreciate an answer. Does using Amazon's CloudFront provide the same functionality if you live inside their cloud?
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by iqster 15y ago
Good response. I recall reading (think this was in Too Big To Fail) that the deciding powers were afraid that if there was another Lehman, cash would stop coming out of the ATM machines. This is what prompted AIG and a few of the other shot
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EventBrite loses data from Make Faire registrations :(
2 points by iqster 15y ago|0 comments
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by iqster 15y ago
They had both Papa Johns and Dominos. It was free pizza ... why are we discussing this?
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by iqster 15y ago
Malcom Gladwell talking about innovation? No thanks! This is the same dude who thinks Intellectual Ventures is an innovation machine. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_...
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by iqster 15y ago
I thought there was some intelligent circuitry in place to prevent some threat scenarios. Specifically, I'm thinking of "butt sniffing". At Google IO, I thought we were told that you can't use the NFC function when the screen is locked. A
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by iqster 15y ago
For a case in point, consider CloudFlare. They made it to the final round in SF last year. Who is to say it is similar to PageRank, but when I heard what they did I instantly thought ... wow ... a company that does deep tech and has already
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by iqster 15y ago
Good point. This is going back a couple of steps in some regards. Assuming every store in the country already had this, I still wouldn't bite. I've had so many instances where my phone (Nexus s) died in the middle of the day, it is not funn
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by iqster 15y ago
Q: What do you call a 'Rogue Trader' who makes a 2 billion dollar profit? A: Managing Director - Heard this on CNBC just now (attributed to the "Twittersphere")
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by iqster 15y ago
Is this livestream only, or will it be available for viewing after the event?
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by iqster 15y ago
When you operate in uncharted waters, independent thinking makes for a good compass. As someone who studied comp sci in undergrad, I felt I didn't develop these skills as much as folks in the humanities.
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by iqster 15y ago
I thought it was a sliding scale. It links to the amount of divesture required of AT&T. At some point, the breakup fee goes to naught. (source: I thought I heard this on CNBC this morning ... don't see any articles online that confirm t
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by iqster 15y ago
I can vouch for that. I've had vanilla WP die on me from the gentle load that comes with a link going on HN. I assumed it was performant out of the box ... learned my lesson!
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by iqster 15y ago
Thanks for the link to this. Very cool! While the OP describes a crowd-sourced solution, this seems to be a setup where 1 GPS is attached per vehicle. On seeing this, I have a reaction that I'd like to share. Someone at this University had
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by iqster 15y ago
Also don't forget debt. Most MDs and DDSs I know in the US have 350K+ of debt. On top of that, they have to worry about malpractice suits. The work is very demanding physically and emotionally. While I can work from home on a rainy day, a d
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by iqster 15y ago
"The rest of folks are compensated at prevailing market rates for their technical skills -- and incidentally, American programmers are paid better than in almost any other country." Not so. The supply of MDs, CPAs, and lawyers is kept artif
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by iqster 15y ago
Ah neat! Do you know if this works for undergrads? And if the employer is a startup, does that add to the complexity? P.S. This isn't for me, but for an undergrad I mentor.
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by iqster 15y ago
Is any startup in the US taking interns from Canada? Good schools up north (UofT, W'loo, etc.) :)
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by iqster 15y ago
Yes ... and the world is controlled by the Illuminati ... </sarcasm> On a more serious note, I find this statement to be BS: "Their tools of choice are C, C++, and Java — not Javascript, Perl, or PHP". I'm a C person and have been f

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