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by kgermino 16y ago
Just curious, how can it be non-obvious how to stop the engine? Why couldn't the drivers simply turn back the key? Is there some safety feature I'm not aware of? In my car there's nothing preventing you from completely removing the key wh
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by kgermino 16y ago
This may be a stupid question but, how does the countdown prevent click jacking and the like? Thanks in advance for any answer.
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by kgermino 16y ago
Delay is the amount of time (in minutes) between when you hit submit and when the comment is posted, its for people (like me) who post something than immediately decide to edit it. From http://ycombinator.com/newsnews.html : ...There's
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by kgermino 16y ago
I completely agree. I've tried noprocrast but I it's too easy to shut off or work around. I do think that its a real addiction. To be fair though I am a bit of a news junkie and a horrible procrastinator in general so even without HN I'm
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by kgermino 16y ago
You are correct I meant mean (I can't edit anymore)
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by kgermino 16y ago
I think you're right which is funny because many people (way more than half as this article noted) would say they are above average and say that only half of drivers can be above average Only 50% of students can be above average (median)
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by kgermino 16y ago
I'm not sure that applies in this case. I agree that newspapers and magazines are able to charge more for ads to paid subscribers than for non-paid readers but the logic behind that is that someone who pays for the issue is more likely to
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by kgermino 16y ago
Good Point. My mistake.
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by kgermino 16y ago
Why do you have an issue with saying banned? It's not like they were forgotton, or passed over due to space constraints, they were specifically not allowed to attend even after thy requested a pass because of the iPhone leak. That sounds l
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by kgermino 16y ago
The lakefront on the south side is much further east than in the north side. Once you get into those southern shore areas it does get significantly poorer. I'm not sure of it still would fit in win his point because of the layou but it's
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by kgermino 16y ago
Another: Set your desktop to a foode in dropbox. It works well to me because my computers are all set up similiarly and most of the shortcuts on my desktop are chrome web app pages but in my use case it has been very effective and convient
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by kgermino 16y ago
I don't know about DC and LA(though I wonder if both have developed recently enough that the effect would be negated) but in Chicago the souh side is the furthest east (due to lake michigan) and the suburbs to the east of the city aren't ex
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by kgermino 16y ago
To answer the author's closing question (why hasn't anyone lowered the price and advertise it). It's likely because so far there's been room for everyone and noone wants to start a price war on what I assume is a cash cow.
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by kgermino 16y ago
'Net Neutrality' doesn't exist yet. A least not officially. However if/when (probably when) it does pass it would probably prevent ATT from charging skype more to route phone calls over thier network.
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by kgermino 16y ago
Yes, that's why the publishers do it but they get away with it because many people see a hardback book as being more valuable than a paperback one despite the fact that they both cost about the same to make. Sure the only people who regular
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by kgermino 16y ago
Ever since the explosion of tech reporting based almost entirely on unsubstantiated rumors.
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by kgermino 16y ago
Good point but even if the 70y.o. had a snakebite that would cost $100k to cure it's still a debate. My point wasn't that you shouldn't go into debt to cure a snakebite. I was just trying to show that your point was over-simplified and is
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by kgermino 16y ago
Oh yes we still have toll roads and the never ending construction projects. Most of them are managed by the government but the skyway (I-90 from the city into Indiana) has been privatized. I couldn't tell you what it's like though as I al
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by kgermino 16y ago
That leads into a whole other debate. Death vs. Debt is straightforward when you're 30 or 40 and looking at $100k to cure a snakebite. It's an entirely different issue when you're 70 and looking at a $2m cancer treatment, the only problem
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by kgermino 16y ago
That's actually what made me ask. I don't normally even check but I had just read an article that I thought was borderline and I noticed that it was posted by jacquesm, someone who I recognize as a regular, and voted it up. It's an almost
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by kgermino 16y ago
Oh that's fun. Just curious and if you don't mind answering: Do you know how you will/did resolve that with your customers? Can you go back with the governments involved and get credits?
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Ask HN: Do you look at the submitter when up-voting?
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by kgermino 16y ago
No because the free phones would still be in use, but the person using it may not have gotten a Android/RIM phone if not for the deal. Example: A father has a smartphone from work. His wife likes using it to check her e-mail, use apps, etc
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by kgermino 16y ago
This makes me wonder how many customers had overpaid without noticing the tax problem. Actually it also makes me wonder how many times I have overpaid for something because I didn't check the register's math.
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by kgermino 16y ago
Your first point is a good one, and looking back was presumably the basis for pg's disagreement. And as long as there is no serious problem with posts by brand new accounts that alone is likely a good enough reason to say I'm wrong. Your s
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by kgermino 16y ago
That may be OK in that it might help force users to spend more time getting a feel for the site before they submit. It would also help level out the surge of new members that I read sometimes happens when HN gets linked to. AFAIK neither
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by kgermino 16y ago
Some tips to help you get an answer to your question: Use a more descriptive title starting with "Ask HN:" and phrase your question in a way that will lead to a discussion rather than a yes/no answer. I'd suggest: Ask HN: Is Apple following
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by kgermino 16y ago
I notice that both the accounts on that post were created right before that post, presumably for the sole purpose of creating that post. It seems to me that that's fairly common. Why not add a delay (1-2 days or so) from the time an accou
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by kgermino 16y ago
How often do people actually read their receipt? It's good that they do have the charge listed but I still feel like most people are not aware how much of their bill went to the VAT whereas in general around here you can't possibly miss it.
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by kgermino 16y ago
As annoying as it can be I actually think its a good thing that the amount you're paying in taxes is listed separately because then you are forced to see what you're paying in taxes. I live outside Chicago and in some areas around me the sa

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