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by jere 13y ago
That sounds really interesting ! Thanks. Unfortunately, that article appears to be behind a paywall. [I did find this article: http://www.winthrop.dk/chrono.html I can't believe how interesting this stuff is and how I
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by jere 13y ago
It seems a little bit ridiculous that they're selling this as a "greener" and healthier alternative than a bicycle. I suppose the advantage is the size?
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by jere 13y ago
If you're not familiar with the Bounty or the Pitcairn Islands, this is a fascinating (and horrific) article on them: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/01/pitcairn2...
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by jere 13y ago
Vaguely inspired this site I made: http://humbit.com/humbit.php
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by jere 13y ago
Pretty much sounds like the plot to You've Got Mail.
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by jere 13y ago
IIRC, there's only one chapter listing all of Ferriss's accomplishments and it was only a few pages. I thought the book had a lot of great information and case studies. Honestly though, the biggest takeaway is "get lucky star
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by jere 13y ago
It appears so. I'm struggling to understand how the account holder and the person who wrote this article missed it.
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by jere 13y ago
I don't doubt it's a great book, but the first sentence defies your claim that metabolism is a red herring unless you're saying this guy is selling red herrings: >Clinical Research Proves that Eat Stop Eat will Help You Lo
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by jere 13y ago
I agree, but prepare for massive down votes from the CICO believers.
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by jere 13y ago
>...Mr. Snowden could stay in Russia only if he agreed to “cease his work aimed at inflicting damage on our American partners.” Mr. Snowden told the gathering of activists that he did not see an obstacle in this condition. “No actions I
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by jere 13y ago
Congratulations. That might be the creepiest suggestion I've ever heard on HN.
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by jere 13y ago
Agreed. According to wikipedia, it is also known as "action real-time strategy (ARTS)." That's marginally better, but I'd guess that'll never catch on.
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by jere 13y ago
>At first, this struck me as a very odd thing; text is inefficient, and machines, not humans, are meant to interpret protocols. A binary setup would save bytes—bytes!— and be all-around more manageable by software. >It wasn’t long, ho
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by jere 13y ago
>If one were to attempt to "walk across the world", this would be about as close as they could get. :) I know this sounds ridiculous, but I've sometimes fantasized about walking around the world and the best you could do i
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by jere 13y ago
>Who can register .nyc domains? >New York City businesses and organizations with a NYC address, individuals with a primary residence in NYC, as well as those offering products or services to New Yorkers can register a .nyc domain na
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by jere 13y ago
Maybe it's because I've been watching too much Justified , but I really liked hearing the "Harlan" announcement.
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by jere 13y ago
Polysemy isn't something to get upset about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyseme Anyway, I'd say many people still understand the original meaning and distinguish between the two given enough context.
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by jere 13y ago
>I’m not sure that these are all truly one-person businesses. In my reporting, I often come across firms with a regular team of 7 or 10 people, but only one or two classified as W2 employees and the rest working as contractors. I have to
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by jere 13y ago
Zing >I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.
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by jere 13y ago
>Snowden wants to remain at large before trial and choose where it would take place... Edward Snowden also would like prosecutors not to file a so-called gag order, which bans information or any comments from being made public, Lonnie Sn
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Union 2.0: how a browser plug-in is organizing Amazon's micro-laborers(theverge.com)
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by jere 13y ago
Interesting. Much more interesting than http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_lived_a... But not at all a how to guide.
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by jere 13y ago
>I get the GP's point, that 1984 is the polemic pamphlet for anti-authoritarians... Hmmm, I thought the point was you're wasting time on a book a) you've already read and b) everyone else you know has already read. Regardl
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by jere 13y ago
I loved the book. This quote by Carmack sums up it up for me: >In the information age, the barriers [to entry into programming] just aren't there. The barriers are self imposed. If you want to set off and go develop some grand new t
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by jere 13y ago
Like heyitsnick said, that sounds like trap streets and Esquivalience. The thing I always wondered is if these fictitious items weren't actually hurtful to the reputation of the company creating them. http://en.wikipedia.org
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by jere 13y ago
Are you notified when your questions are closed? I had a question about about alternatives to Amazon's Product Advertising API that was there for a long time. I felt like it was fairly useful to people. It had 20+ upvotes and a dozen f
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by jere 13y ago
AP: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/putin-snowden-transit-zone-mo... self plug: http://whereisedward.com/
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by jere 13y ago
Someday I Want Brad Pitt? Huh?
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by jere 13y ago
Just had a thought, but obviously not a unique one: >whereisedwardsnowden.com is already registered, but these options are available...
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by jere 13y ago
>Instead, he claimed Hong Kong had a treatment available for his epilepsy, which he used as cover to get NSA approval there. Oh, that is the first I've heard of that. He never mentioned it in his Q&A.

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