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by jsackmann 17y ago
I'm confused as to the problem you're describing. I log in to Google Checkout, there's a search box right above the list of recent orders. (Title: "Search Orders.") I type in "Smith" and get a list of 10 orders. 6 of them are buyers with
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by jsackmann 17y ago
They have a 'wall' where you can fill a bucket with whatever pieces you want. Whoa. I had no idea. Now I know what I want to do when I retire: Become 12 years old again and live near a lego shop.
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by jsackmann 17y ago
Unless they keep touching the screen. Then it could get awkward.
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by jsackmann 17y ago
I'm pretty sure that Starbucks does do some things to discourage people from staying there a long time. One thing noted in this and other threads is the availability of outlets. In some larger SBXs, there are tables with power strips; in
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by jsackmann 17y ago
Don't worry, most of us get over it and eventually start talking like normal people again. Even when we're talking about art.
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by jsackmann 17y ago
Most self-made rich people get there by (I'll bet you've heard this before...) making something people want. It's a rare buyer who buys something for $20 and values it at exactly $20 -- most buyers think it's worth a little more, or a lot
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by jsackmann 17y ago
For all sorts of reasons, multipliers like the CoL adjustment in this article don't work for New York. (And really, they don't work in general.) To be "equally well off," there are a lot more factors than living in an equally-sized apartm
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by jsackmann 17y ago
Nope, Spokane. High end of "several." "Nice" is probably overstating the climate, but the flip-side is that it's rarely too hot or too cold; you don't usually suffer through the heat+humidity of the eastern seaboard, which probably has som
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by jsackmann 17y ago
My reaction is mostly personal: This is f'ing awesome. I've lived in NYC for most of the last decade after growing up in the northwest, and I've had the urge to move...somewhere. Just in the last few days, I came to terms with the fact tha
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by jsackmann 17y ago
One of the many things I've read since I dropped out of a english lit PhD program that I really, really, really wish I had read before I applied. I know now that the information is there for students who ask the right questions or correctly
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by jsackmann 17y ago
A couple of thoughts, probably cribbed wholesale from elsewhere since I've read so much on these topics. 1. Set the bar low, and gradually raise it. Make your goal for tomorrow to work on a designated creative project for 30 minutes. If y
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by jsackmann 17y ago
How to Get Rich, by Felix Dennis A lot of the book is biographical, but that part is very entertaining. Dennis is very upfront about drive, sacrifice, and luck required. Definitely not warm and fuzzy.
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by jsackmann 17y ago
My experience (creating PDF ebooks at gmathacks.com) has been similar. I probably get an email every 2-3 months asking about a printed copy. I have a standard response re: benefits of the PDF & one's ability to create their own print
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by jsackmann 18y ago
Thanks for posting this. Since I haven't seen any positive comments about Checkout in the comments, so far, I figured I'd chime in. I've been using Checkout since about January 2007 to sell digital resources through my site gmathacks.com.
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by jsackmann 18y ago
Sure. Site is http://www.gmathacks.com Relevant page is: http://www.gmathacks.com/main/new-york-city-gmat-tutoring.ht...
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by jsackmann 18y ago
Yeah. I learned this by experimentation, though for less expensive services. I'm relatively expensive as independent GMAT tutors go, and for a while I thought I'd get more interest if I encouraged visitors to email me for rates. Unsurpris
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by jsackmann 18y ago
I suppose these articles are inevitable, but man, they can be stupid. In the recent past, I've lived on less than $2k/month in New York in a decent apartment and eating--whoa!--three meals a day. I think I could get down to $1500/month or
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by jsackmann 18y ago
Actually, MLB data is fairly close to being open-sourced. Historical data IS open-sourced (though not by MLB itself): http://baseball1.com/content/view/57/82/ http://retrosheet.org/ Current major and minor league data is available as w
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by jsackmann 19y ago
"The average 13-year-old white student scores better on the SATs than the average 17-year-old black student." Thanks for the citation, but since I can't look up the book right now, perhaps you can answer a question. Is that really measurin
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by jsackmann 19y ago
Huh. A coincidence that this showed up today, right after I posted this: http://www.gmathacks.com/gmat-verbal-bible/coming-soon-the-g...
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by jsackmann 19y ago
I suspect the problem is that most people want to keep the option open of implementing their idea at some point in the future, even if they probably realize they never will. Giving ideas away, knowing that others will come along, seems to
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by jsackmann 19y ago
I've read about a dozen Wodehouse novels, and have yet to be disappointed by any of them. Some characters and some jokes are better than others, but I think you can pick one off the shelf at random and you'll be happy you did. The one that
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by jsackmann 19y ago
It just occurred to me the other day why many sellers (especially eBayers who buy and sell in large volume) will stick with Paypal and not consider GCheckout before some major changes happen. Until 2/1/08, Checkout is free, and Paypal is ~3
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by jsackmann 19y ago
Whether you're interested in the book or not, don't miss this page: http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itila/Potter.html Should you buy the MacKay text or one by J.K. Rowling?
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by jsackmann 19y ago
Wow. Thank you. (An up-mod didn't seem quite sufficient.)
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by jsackmann 19y ago
In fairness (and in context), Taleb is quoting some random b-school guy he encountered. He reuses it, but I suspect he does so that he doesn't have to mess with the original story and/or quibble over definitions.
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by jsackmann 19y ago
That may be true for the likes of news.YC readers, but we're a self-selecting sample. Based on the office experiences I've had the misfortune to endure, people like us might be at 50% productivity instead of 90% at home, but the majority of
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by jsackmann 19y ago
27 + didn't finish college.
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by jsackmann 19y ago
I'm a musician, and particularly a composer/arranger/orchestrator, so it's hard for me to listen to things without having them distract me. Thus, when I want background music that doesn't distract me, I go with something I've listened to
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by jsackmann 19y ago
Funny...I'm a self-taught Python programmer, and didn't know there was any other way than what he describes.

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