jkaunisv1

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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
NFL disruption tactic: calculate sites of new major cities based on projected global temperatures, ice cap melt and rising water changing coastlines; start minor league in those cities. Wait.
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
It's not very different from how I learned to tell jokes. My brothers heard a lot of terrible jokes before I figured out timing and other aspects of humour. If it makes you laugh, it's a good joke. What does the origin matter?
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Really? I thought giving to charity was a fairly common and widespread practice around the world. If you're looking for ideas on where your money could make a difference, think about open source projects you use regularly, local food b
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
I've definitely learned how to maintain priority with conversational no-ops when it's a situation I want/need to have my say. I dislike doing it, but it's a necessity given the bias our culture has towards fast conversat
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
Wouldn't be surprised. My family is Finnish but this is basically how we talk in a lot of situations. It's fun watching chatterboxes adapt to the long periods of quiet between phrases.
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It sounds to me like an acknowledgement that defending yourself against all possible vectors a determined attacker could take to obtain your data is a lot more work than just being a bit careful about what you say and do online. I'm no
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
Thanks! That site is like an eery Dublin-doppelganger of my plans, would be cool to chat with you about it (though I get the impression you're no longer with them).
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
Watermarking images with a name and url is a common practice to help mitigate that problem.
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I can't speak to what their actual audience is, but I've always imagined it as the average middle-aged middle-American. Which makes me think of Marie from Breaking Bad - her whole house is varying shades of that purple. What demog
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
A lot of Tumblr users are artists, students, and teenagers. You may think 24" screens are the norm but a lot of these people are on crummy laptops or phones. To use a Tumblr-relevant phrase with tongue only slightly in cheek: check you
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
I really don't think a world devoid of meaning is the main cause of depression. I would be much more inclined to look at more immediate, physical stressors as the causes of depression: working too much, working a job you hate, worrying
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
Do you have a link to your site? I'm working on some similar stuff and would love to see what you've done.
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
Never heard of AmazonSmile. Is it just regular Amazon but they donate a % to charity? Does it offer only a subset of their products? I'm looking for the catch but I can't see it.
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Yeah, I expected to find it in the beta section given all the difficulties it presents as opposed to say, Spanish. I have a ways to go learning Kanji before I'll be able to properly use it but I'll definitely be in touch with feed
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
This is really cool! I'm starting to practice my Japanese again and on the lookout for different tools to help. Thanks for sharing your numbers and story. Super helpful as somebody trying to bootstrap my own thing.
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But it can be said in particular of Africa in the more relevant and recent hundred years or so. Especially in the context of the comment that sort of loosely implied China was alone in subjugating Africa, in the present day.
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
I'm not sure why you think dander is an "orphaned" word. It has a known definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dander and I would presume "get one's dander up" originally referred to the
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You're right, they really could benefit from such training. I don't think these people know that it's a thing that businesses will pay them to consult, let alone which businesses those are or how to contact them. I certainly
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
So you have zero goals in life? You expect to die as you are now, but older?
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There's a Scottish company that does something like this but it's boutique and requires a large corpus. They recreated Roger Ebert's voice after he lost his jaw but it was only possible because of his vast recorded collection
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They're pretty good with any kind of BBQ sauce (if you like a crunchy snack).
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
Totally - I have a happy frugal lifestyle as well and try to spread the word. I just don't make anywhere near that much :) My target is 35 and relies on buying land to cut a huge chunk of my annual expenses.
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
By my quick math you'd need at least $500k to live off the interest. Are you investing in a plain way (ie. index fund or similar) and just have a really good salary? It sounds like you're banking upwards of $75k/year.
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It's okay, we'll fix it with VR /s
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I don't get the impression there's much magic. She's highly socially skilled around people who are less so. Imagine if Jessica ran a VC firm with two other people like her, plus Paul, and they were trying to fund companies th
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
I wouldn't think there's anything magical to it. Keep in mind the context she operates in - one filled with nerdy founders. Based on most of the "nerds" I know, myself included, we tend to be less socially skilled. Someo
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
To gain experience? To learn the challenges & pitfalls of the field on someone else's dime? To learn from somebody who has been doing it and getting paid? Nobody jumps from the bottom of the mountain to the top - you climb it one s
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by jkaunisv1 11y ago
Not a YC applicant or alum, but as a Waterloo CS grad - the co-op program was invaluable. 4 months study alternating with 4 months work in a real job = 6 different workplaces to learn from, and coming out of the degree with 2 years real exp
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They may actually emerge as a leader in green energy & architecture. Masdar City looks like an interesting project to follow.
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Because this makes it easy for non-web-savvy creators to get paid, at regular intervals. It establishes trust & familiarity for the users giving money. It's also a good way to minimize transaction fees if you're supporting man

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