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by josu 10y ago
Microsoft sells productivity tools and videogames.
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by josu 10y ago
>It isn't the business itself. Neither is lawyering, that's his point. Lawyers do not (usually) create value, they protect it, same as the hackers he is talking about. >Cyber attacks are unfortunate, sure, but they're h
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by josu 10y ago
The article is bad (MotherJones), the paper may be better [1]. I've only skimmed it, but it looks at the correlation between distance from a lead factory and homicide rate, which probably increases the signal/noise ratio. [1] htt
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by josu 10y ago
In Mexico City there is also a traffic reduction program [1], but both electric and hybrid cars are exempted. There is a list of exempted cars which includes the Tesla Model S [2]. New cars used to be exempted too, but from April to July ne
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by josu 11y ago
There you go: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:K9bT6I1...
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by josu 11y ago
My understanding is that the fact that viruses are not alive is more of a convention, similar to Pluto not being a planet. This is more of a question than a statement, I would love it if somebody with some knowledge on the matter could chim
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by josu 11y ago
>If such a platform did exist, and I knew about it, I would switch immediately. >That being said, I limit my facebook usage to messanger and wishing people happy birthday, so I guess it could be worse. You don't need a platform,
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by josu 11y ago
Maybe Facebook was for old* people all along, young people just didn't have other tools such as Snapchat or Instagram, so facebook was good enough. *Old as in not a teenager
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by josu 11y ago
I'm not disagreeing with your point, but I love it when I get great customer support as a free/low value customer, and it definitely increases my chances of conversion.
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by josu 11y ago
>Fungibility is literally killing people and destroying our planet. (...) Blockchains are not anonymous—their incorruptible histories give us the tools to reshape our society. Use them. That's a slippery slope and you probably don&#
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by josu 11y ago
Desalinization technology is already pretty advanced [1], and the oceans are big. I really doubt it. [1] The wikipedia article is a good place to start if you are interested https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination
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by josu 11y ago
"Obama told the group of 50 heads of state and foreign ministers" "This hypothetical war-game was described by a U.K. official speaking on condition of anonymity because the meeting was closed." Condition of anonymity, s
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by josu 11y ago
The fact that these kids have been able to develop and distribute a product, even if they are not making money, is awesome. The experience and skills they gain with this project will be incredibly valuable for every future projects and jobs
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by josu 11y ago
"I also suspect your gun example might actually generate more outrage at governmental overreach." I believe that that is his point.
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by josu 11y ago
Encryption is an opt-in for Android users, while it is an opt-out for iOS users.
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UN panel bans lithium-ion batteries from passenger plane cargo(theverge.com)
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by josu 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_Hong_Kong
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by josu 11y ago
>These are just anecdotal examples. You could say the same about Zenefits.
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by josu 11y ago
Enron was a public company, Lehman was a public company in the financial sector (even more heavily regulated), Volkswagen is a public company... I don't think that regulation would fix anything. And as some people have already mentione
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by josu 11y ago
Yes, this is an expensive product with a niche market, but you are missing the fact that: "The Huis is part of Sony’s new business creation program, First Flight [1][2], a crowdfunding program for new products designed by Sony employee
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by josu 11y ago
The kindle has a built in light, similar to the one on the old Casio watches. E-ink is highly usable in the dark.
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by josu 11y ago
I never see politics or porn in my timeline.
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by josu 11y ago
Not clickbait title: "Yahoo is rolling back the decision to combine Tumblr’s sales team with Yahoo’s broader sales organization"
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by josu 11y ago
I thought the same thing, the fact that "Young people ignore X's age limits" is not new.
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by josu 11y ago
I'm not an expert by any means and I got 10/10
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by josu 11y ago
Futurama did it.
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"The Anaheim Police Department has acknowledged in new documents that it uses surveillance devices known as Dirtboxes—plane-mounted stingrays—on aircraft flying above the Southern California city that is home to Disneyland, one of the
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by josu 11y ago
It's very prevalent in Mexico too, however it has mainly affected low and middle-low income families, my guess is that due to poor sanitation and the areas where they live (near likes and swamps). What about in India? Because from what
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by josu 11y ago
It's not only Zika, the Chikungunya [1] virus has also reappeared in Latin America, which is also spread by the same mosquito. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikungunya
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by josu 11y ago
Awesome. I have told this story a few times, but never thought of that. Thanks!

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