jimlawruk

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by jimlawruk 10y ago
I mostly agree with you. But I am willing to bet the the baggage fee is much more than what is costs the airline to transport the bag. Which would mean the airline is generating more profit from the bag people than the bag-less.
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Right. It also seems like school districts in these high priced cities are either really, really good, or really, really bad. It is harder to find a "middle" of the road school district.
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
I hope are right in that other cities become more competitive. More companies will need to take the plunge and move to the more affordable cities.
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Found it: https://stackoverflow.fogbugz.com/default.asp?W25795 Podcast 025. It is a good one, with Jeff, Joel and Steve Yegge. Joel says: "For a startup to work, it has to be an idea that is not very convincing. It h
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
This reminds me of something Joel Spolsky said on a podcast several years back. The gist was many newer ideas for startups that turned out to be great, were first met with criticism or labeled bad ideas. Because if the new idea was too obvi
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Isn't that a little too much weight to Emerging Markets(VWO)? How about simply 70% VT (Total World), and 30% BND
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
The physical house will typically depreciate with regular use. It is the value of the "location" that can fluctuate wildly in recent years. The policy failure is allowing location values to to become so disparate and sometimes har
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Now we employ people to make things that make things.
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
The ubiquitous availability of smart phones gives public transit riders more freedom and control than was ever previously available. The ability to easily read news, listen to podcasts, watch movies, etc. makes bus and rail ride much more t
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
The tax credit going away is not a big worry, but rather net-metering laws going away. It really depends on what state you live in. Arizona has been in the news lately regarding the net-metering fight. More states will follow.
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
I am sympathetic to the author. I know a few people who are very strong in the Humanities, are well-read, and have a mastery of the English language, but can't find a Humanities related job due to market saturation. My wife falls into
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
The use of CDNs is not primarily for speeding up page load times, but rather to offload bandwidth from the web server. Low budget Web sites don't always have money for server farms and are severely limited by how much bandwidth they ca
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Good point.
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Mainly, it's cultural. I remember challenging my friend on why he wanted to drop $50K on a large truck. His only practical reason was it would be easier to pack for camping trips. American's tend to buy excess space that is rarely
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
It is not an overnight solution. It took many decades to get to where we are today, and it will take many more decades to reverse. Second, most American cities are really not that dense. So, yes you could move many more people within city
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
439 pages is $22.29 at printme.1com
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
I agree with you. but the problem is working Americans are time starved, and in most places, it is much faster to drive. Especially for working parents who may only have two hours to see their kids before they go to bed. To change the cultu
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Fukushima is pretty recent. Nuclear is indeed relatively safe but not fail-proof.
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
Sounds interesting. What is it?
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by jimlawruk 10y ago
I grew up thinking I wanted to live in the suburbs with a large lot/house, etc. Then after living in a small place where you can walk everywhere, I realized smaller is actually better. I suspect many like me could come to that realizat
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Vista Equity Partners buys marketing automation giant Marketo for $1.8B in cash(techcrunch.com)
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The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S(washingtonpost.com)
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