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by jsackmann 5y ago
This article outlines some of what you remember (though not, afaict, anything about getting Nazis interested in his medical 'experiments') https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/vik
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by jsackmann 5y ago
I have no idea whether this applies to Lex, or if there are better explanations, but... he probably just asks. In my limited experience with my little podcast in the sports analytics world, I'm consistently surprised by who says yes, a
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by jsackmann 6y ago
Not OP, but they're referring to situations when players call their own lines. (Virtually all amateur matches.) If you are horrible (or blatantly biased) at calling lines, your opponent can call the tournament referee, and you may end
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by jsackmann 6y ago
Those Antarctic islands are the Balleny Islands. I took a cruise a couple of years ago from NZ to Antarctica, and we were able to land on Borradaile island [1], one of the Ballenys. I can't find my notes for the exact figure, but the h
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by jsackmann 7y ago
Shot-by-shot stats for almost 6,000 pro matches, including over 300 of Nadal's and 400 of Federer's: http://www.tennisabstract.com/charting/meta.html Raw data for a large subset of those matches: https:&#x2F
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by jsackmann 10y ago
The headline currently says "Nate Hentoff" but it's Nat, not Nate.
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by jsackmann 10y ago
Broadly speaking, major chords sound bright and happy. Minor chords sound dark and sad. The C major scale consists of C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C. The A-minor scale consists of A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A. Those are the same notes, but if you play each of those pa
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by jsackmann 11y ago
Where I grew up (eastern WA): "Eight is great; nine, you're mine."
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by jsackmann 11y ago
>the chicken earned US$4,500 per month ($47,700 today)[5] and was valued at $10,000 Not a very generous multiplier, but then again, the actuarial tables for a headless chicken wouldn't be all that favorable.
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by jsackmann 11y ago
Yep. I drove a cab for about a year (2003ish, college town of ~200,000 people), and the company I drove for did this. It wasn't a big business, but there were a few substantial accounts, notably the local university hospital system, wh
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by jsackmann 11y ago
I traveled for about two years. I was able to work remotely, so I didn't have to worry too much about a tight budget or finding employment upon return. It was a great experience, and here's what I'd change: - spend more time
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by jsackmann 15y ago
In my experience: Amazon automatically discounts some books, a certain time after their release. I've published several through their subsidiary CreateSpace, and the two that sold more than negligible amounts were discount the same ~28%.
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by jsackmann 15y ago
The economics are true of just about anything that scales -- startups and anything in the arts both come to mind. There's no guaranteed route to six-figure comfort (like there is with, say, dental school), but the potential rewards are eno
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by jsackmann 15y ago
It's not talking about success rate of items that are mailed; it is talking about the number of pieces that are mailed in the first place. The latter number is declining.
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by jsackmann 16y ago
In a sense, that's what an active blogger does before going blog-to-book. True, the author is the one putting the sentences together, but the market has a lot of say in the direction future articles go, and what of the blog content goes in
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by jsackmann 16y ago
I've gotten my last couple places on craigslist and been happy. Look for apts that are truly 'by-owner.' Plenty of them do exist. Astoria is relatively cheap (as noted above) and safe; other nearby neighborhoods in Queens can be even chea
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by jsackmann 16y ago
Does anyone here have first-hand experience testing w/ the VeriSign seal? The parent link gives an example of a very substantial sales increase thanks to the seal. For $299/year, though, it's a bit beyond the range of "eh, what the hell,
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by jsackmann 16y ago
It would seem that there's almost always more to the story, and his overall message ("you, too, can have financial freedom all by yourself...now go have fun") might be stronger if he acknowledged that, yes, it's hard to build a company to t
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by jsackmann 16y ago
Yep, I love that one too. In case you (or others) don't know, the movie Gettysburg is based on The Killer Angels, with the same focus on Lee and Chamberlain. It's very long, but good -- much was filmed on site, and Pickett's Charge is done
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by jsackmann 16y ago
Don't be so quick to discard CreateSpace. I recently published my first book through them [1], and imho, it looks good. I formatted the book itself in LaTeX and had a graphic designer do the cover, which cost me a couple hundred bucks. It
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by jsackmann 16y ago
Your first point is raised in some form nearly every time this comes up. But what is forgotten is the value of living in these more expensive places. $75k in NYC/SF may buy you less, but you get more free things of value, in the form of q
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by jsackmann 16y ago
This is a good point that aligns with a lot of my experience. It's amazing how differently people define the word "do."
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by jsackmann 17y ago
If I'm looking at on-time stats to see if they should have a bearing on which airline I fly, I care a whole lot about the definition of "on-time." I don't care about being 15-30 minutes late, but I do care about not being 2 hours late. Aga
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by jsackmann 17y ago
I also haven't taken the Vibram plunge, but I can give you a huge thumbs up for the Free line. I've been doing almost all my running (40+ miles per week) in Free 5.0s since I switched over last fall, and they are reasonably comfortable and
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by jsackmann 17y ago
Maybe this is obvious, but in case it's not: For those interested in really studying direct mail tactics, there are lots of books on the subject by experienced practitioners. I read several of them a few years ago; wish I could highlight o
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by jsackmann 17y ago
Moby-Dick The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
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by jsackmann 17y ago
They travel at 30mph often, but not over very long distances. Imagine your stereotypical cab driver, with excessive acceleration and lane changes, and insert a stop every two blocks to add/drop passengers. Actual average speed depends a lo
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by jsackmann 17y ago
Is it necessary to mention that some client relationships fall into neither category?
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by jsackmann 17y ago
One of my companies works with sports franchises--not Fortune 500, but pretty substantial operations. This really hit home for me: "You’ll be a bitch – whether you end up getting paid a lot or a little from a big company, you’ll be their b
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by jsackmann 17y ago
The union wanted to move up go-home time, and compromised on lunch time alotted. So instead of working 8-12 then 1-5 with a 1-hour lunch, the schedule changed to 8-12 then 12:42-4:42. That doesn't explain why :42 instead of :40 or :45. He

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