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by jstalin 12y ago
I subscribe to the Times for its news content. No way I was going to pay an additional $6 a month for more opinions. Frankly, the NYT's opinion page already borders on propaganda.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Good god.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Hopefully this will also include the re-introduction of the "hotdog stand" color scheme.
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by jstalin 12y ago
That's why many of us dumped banks for credit unions. Most credit unions offer free checking accounts and much better interest rates and customer service. The major banks were rocked by the 2007 meltdown and are still trying to recover
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The Hidden World of Facebook “Like Farms”(technologyreview.com)
2 points by jstalin 12y ago|0 comments
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by jstalin 12y ago
The same type of story as the classic "I, pencil," published in 1958: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%2C_Pencil
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by jstalin 12y ago
Ok, something like a 1 in 9,313,641,036,000,000,000,000 chance.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Hah, my initial first name database is the top 1000 baby names... so this is a humorous coincidence.
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by jstalin 12y ago
It's the correct area code for the city and zip code, but otherwise a completely randomly generated phone number. rand(201,799)-rand(1000-9999).
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by jstalin 12y ago
Yes, but there is a 0% chance that the name it generates is someone who lives at that address with that phone number.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Working with the guy who runs guerrillamail.com, I just added a custom domain for those who are blocked from accessing guerrillamail for the temporary email address. I plan to rotate the email custom domain monthly.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Thanks for the feedback. I'll look at adding json, additional data (suggestions welcome), and changing the temporary email domain regularly so it's harder to block.
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by jstalin 12y ago
The email address is based off the randomly generated name, with extra characters added. The possibility of a conflict is extremely low.
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Fake name generator for social media(fakena.me)
161 points by jstalin 12y ago|83 comments
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by jstalin 12y ago
I'm cheering for a yes vote from across the atlantic.
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by jstalin 12y ago
disconnect.me now has an ipad app. I've been using it to block ads (an extra fee). It works fairly well, but doesn't catch everything.
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by jstalin 12y ago
I travel a lot and I haven't seen these machines in a while. I thought they were all phased out in favor of the radio-wave types. Regardless, I always opt out too.
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by jstalin 12y ago
I've had a long history of headaches and ibuprofen is something I'm taking a few times a week and have been since I was 11 or 12. I've never had stomach issues.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Because you only hear about the outliers that have gigantic losses that they carry forward to reduce their tax burden in future years (like GE). Most corporations don't avoid taxation to the extent that the popular consciousness seems
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by jstalin 12y ago
Just for some context, Burger King had $233 million of net income in 2013 and paid $88 million in income taxes. http://investor.bk.com/download_arquivos.asp?id_arquivo=C0B7...
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by jstalin 12y ago
Agreed.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Relevant: Imagine for a moment that you are the owner of a popular restaurant located on a street with many restaurants. You do your best to provide the best experience to your customers while staying ahead of the competition by keeping you
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by jstalin 12y ago
I now make it a point to look and make sure products I'm buying do not include triclosan. Such a proliferation of antibiotics in everything can't be good.
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by jstalin 12y ago
We must destroy freedom to save freedom.
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by jstalin 12y ago
There is a lot more interesting data in the NTD that I wish someone with more programming skills than me could put together in a graphical way. For instance, you can calculate the amount of CO2 emitted per passenger and per passenger mile.
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by jstalin 12y ago
Don't forget that when Feinstein accused the CIA of doing this, the director replied that it was simply absurd that the CIA would do so.
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by jstalin 12y ago
In Michigan, a speeding ticket is a civil infraction, not a criminal offense, so the legal standard is preponderance of the evidence , not beyond a reasonable doubt , as the slide deck says. I suspect it's the same in California.
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by jstalin 12y ago
A decent article on the mechanics of why these holdouts were able to force Argentina's hand: https://mises.org/daily/6825/Understanding-Argentinas-Coming...
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by jstalin 12y ago
A post from five years ago?
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by jstalin 12y ago
A blog post about nothing.

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