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by johnebgd 5y ago
Hard to see them losing a ground war to take the territory with such numerical superiority but it's been done before in Israel. Even if they lose the ground war initially a long term insurgency will develop and Russia will have trouble
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That’d do great things for consumers who don’t know about trademark law and suddenly start buying fake apple products at fake apple stores only to have their identity stolen and/or their bank account drained…
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by johnebgd 5y ago
There is cash for everything right now. Raising private equity from family offices is probably a better fit than VC. VC is a different business model.
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Some ebay seller is fighting me right now saying they’ll block me if I demand a refund over them sending me a materially different condition item than what was pictured. I’m totally fine with never transacting again with them. I’ve never ha
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by johnebgd 5y ago
More people live in California than Canada so not surprised.
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At this point the lesson will be an expensive one for those still bag holding. It’s the retail investors who have their $5k holdings that will be most hurt. Not the guys running the exchanges. They figured out how to sell picks and shovels.
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by johnebgd 5y ago
I lived in a Greystar building starting in 2013 for three years in Chicago and one year in Sacramento before moving into a different rental company building in San Francisco. They were excellent, extremely attentive to problems. The buildin
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by johnebgd 5y ago
Do something. Sounds cliche but people are the conduit for change. Even if you only write your politicians you did something. Even if you only call your politicians you did something. Even if you walk door to door with a petition and get si
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by johnebgd 5y ago
Most Americans make less than $35k a year. This amount could be substantial to some people.
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Isn’t government grand?
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As people age they tend to become more susceptible to con artists. Society should protect our elders not leave them vulnerable. Victim blaming is a bad idea. Regulators exist for a reason.
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by johnebgd 5y ago
Journalism is basically a dead profession. People writing celebrity gossip bring in more ad revenue than journalists. Society is not setup to reward educated professionals who report on complex topics.
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Doing what they always do, stealing without repercussions from innovators around the world.
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USA has natural resources, advanced technologies, and a standing armed forces that are stationed all over the world. These extract value and serve as utility. Bitcoin is better at laundering money than many fiat currencies but otherwise it’
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by johnebgd 5y ago
Makes me glad my MacBook Pro can’t run Windows 11 in boot camp…
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Tether
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Prednisone saved my fathers life when he got myasthenia gravis. Other immunosuppressant treatments didn’t work.
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by johnebgd 5y ago
People got a decade or more of free email hosting from Google and now need to pay for it. I know one small business that sells physical products and got 200 free accounts through this program. To this day they never delete old employees acc
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by johnebgd 5y ago
Don Mattrick might as well have been a plant by Sony he was so effective at destroying all the good will Microsoft had built with gamers during the 360 era. Introducing Xbox One as a media center with no ownership through physical media was
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by johnebgd 5y ago
During this era Apple sent third party official devs a shirt when the new OS released. I still have mine but they are quite worn out from all the wear. Wish they still did that but I appreciate how much less expensive Apple developer accoun
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by johnebgd 5y ago
Scott Forstall was fired for the Apple Maps mess up. He championed good designs like this. When he left it was a race to the bottom at Apple for their UI/UX.
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by johnebgd 5y ago
Mark Rober solution is the only realistic option for California. Not likely they will incarcerate non-violent criminals. Waste their time, stink up their homes and cars with fart spray, stick glitter on everything, and put the entirety of i
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by johnebgd 5y ago
PayPal has worked hard to not be a “bank” so they are long overdue for being sued about this. I know countless vendors who have had their funds stolen.
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The problem with highly infectious diseases is those who get it also infect others. The professors are likely in the age bracket that has a higher risk than the student.
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Articles you cited are from years ago or a contributor (not an employee) of Forbes. I met Jackson Palmer in 2017/2018 and he had a level head for looking through this mania. Even the Tether fraud hasn’t stopped the Bitcoin buying frenz
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by johnebgd 5y ago
No one in the media seems to still question if cryptocurrencies are serious investment assets despite little actual proven utility beyond being a speculative investment asset.
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by johnebgd 5y ago
DRM manages rights like jail manages freedom.
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Esim is a mature and excellent technology. This is overdue.
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Microsoft introduced the School of the Future that had incredible results. https://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-039-School-of-the-... I’m surprised it didn’t catch on more. Maybe others on here were involved and c
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by johnebgd 5y ago
I switched to DDG in 2017 on desktop and in 2019 on mobile. I still revert 1 in 500 searches back to Google since the results aren’t as good. That said, I wouldn’t trade better results to lose the benefit of increased privacy. I also use PI

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