jrwoodruff

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by jrwoodruff 8y ago
Yea, and if we did the continuance bit, we'd end up always running on automatic continuance funding, because that means all the politicians can continue to not do the hard work of negotiation and compromise. I like the 'triggers a
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by jrwoodruff 9y ago
Oh man, we went through a lot of this. We've moved to different states, not countries, but that selfish aspect of 'what happens when I get old' was definitely a topic. I think one of the realizations that helped us was my wif
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by jrwoodruff 9y ago
TechSmith | UX Designer | Okemos, Michigan | Onsite, full-time | https://www.techsmith.com TechSmith, makers of Snagit and Camtasia, has been creating software that people love for 30 years. We're looking for an experienced
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by jrwoodruff 10y ago
First job out of high school was working in a department store. One of the sales guys I worked with was Keith. He smoked, liked to drink and go to Disney World. After returning from a Disney World trip, he told me how he spent most of it on
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Four salary negotiation mistakes UX designers make(blog.invisionapp.com)
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by jrwoodruff 10y ago
At minimum, the money should go toward funding public defenders.
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by jrwoodruff 10y ago
Same awful experience here. Sounds great, was terrible.
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by jrwoodruff 11y ago
His point isn't that he has some great technology or shortcut for writing books. His point is this business concept was staring him in the face for a decade, and he never realized it. Instead of trying to push his own ideas on the mark
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DOJ files motion to compel Apple to comply with FBI order(cnbc.com)
12 points by jrwoodruff 11y ago|1 comments
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by jrwoodruff 11y ago
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana has been a good start for me. It explains meditation, different flavors of mindfulness, as well as techniques and what to expect when you first start. I highly recommend it. http:/&#x2
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by jrwoodruff 11y ago
I've seen in these inside Cobo Hall during the North American International Auto Show as well.
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Ask HN: Does your employer consider ergonomic workstations important?
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by jrwoodruff 11y ago
I once accidentally mistook my white neighbor as a burglar, as he tried to break into his front door with a plastic snow shovel at 3 in the morning. At least a dozen cops showed up - six police cars, including a K-9 unit. Needless to say I
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by jrwoodruff 11y ago
Obviously your situation is the exception, not the norm. I've worked a lot of jobs and met a lot of people, I can't name one person with such an arrangement. Even the self-employed folks that I know don't enjoy that amount of
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by jrwoodruff 11y ago
But all of your options for gifted students are outside of the regular school system, while the options for disabled children are part of the system. I doubt a gifted student would be granted money for a special tutor or more difficult less
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by jrwoodruff 11y ago
If it's done poorly, of course it's a terrible experience. Restarting my car and it's suddenly faster and smarter? Sounds like a positive experience to me.
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Interactive UX Project Checklist(uxchecklist.github.io)
1 points by jrwoodruff 12y ago|0 comments
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by jrwoodruff 12y ago
Has to be. the GR1 protected the laptop really well, by the time I was inside the 5th floor it was pouring outside and the laptop and gear remained dry. What does that have to do with anything? Don't know, don't care. Just sad t
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Ask HN: HTML structure, semantics and Google ranking
3 points by jrwoodruff 12y ago|0 comments
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Iconic is available(blog.useiconic.com)
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
No, my first thought was "wow, good for the Nest guys" followed by "too bad, I really don't want Google Analytics hanging on my wall."
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
Full version of the article, with sane paragraph measures and distracting teasers and social features. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-se...
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
And, usually, I shrug those coupons off because they are $.60 off of a product I wasn't going to buy in the first place, so I don't care. On the other hand, if I buy something at Bed, Bath and Beyond or almost any clothing retaile
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
Over-reliance on anonymous sources is always a red flag for me. His main sources are "...one internet industry source" and "...a person who has worked at a large Silicon Valley Company." That's about as vague and un
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
According to Amash, the bill doesn't actually defund anything, but instead aims to end blanket surveillance of Americans by requiring that any records being requested via Section 215 are for 'a person under investigation.' Se
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
Reference to 'Brave New World.' From Wikipedia: ...Soma is a hallucinogen that takes users on enjoyable, hangover-free "holidays". It was developed by the World State to provide these inner-directed personal experiences
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
It never fails to amaze me how many gigantic companies are still headquartered (or have a major presence) in and around Detroit. Despite Detroit proper being a famous mess for decades, the greater Detroit area seems to be doing very well. I
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
So what happens if these companies release this data without the AGs explicit permission? Why not just ban together with Google et. al. and publish it?
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
... that we know of. Just because the confidential subpoena that was leaked didn't specify the release of identifying information doesn't indicate the government doesn't already have that data to cross-reference. Also, at least in the U.S
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by jrwoodruff 13y ago
It's funny how the more money that gets spent, the less willing anyone is to pull the plug. I would venture to guess they probably had to dig out of a hole created by the contractors originally hired for the job, then got stuck trying to ca

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