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by laken 7y ago
Is a BMW in your opinion "worth" the same as a Kia then? A BMW generally has more complex engineering, and a more "luxury" look. A Kia works exactly the same at driving, so therefore with your logic, it's worth exac
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by laken 8y ago
and if you follow that link, it refers to the 3rd definition of patriotism: "The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism." Patriotism is a better fit for this use, as there's the first definition: "Love of one&
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by laken 8y ago
Adam Driver in "The BlacKKKlansman" was really great, and is him in a different role than usual. He comes from a really fascinating background (military) compared to other actors which makes him incredibly unique.
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by laken 8y ago
Perhaps reading material on the Tienanmen Square Protests? It's virtually impossible to find content relating to them within the Great Firewall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests
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by laken 8y ago
Amusingly, the reason why the confusion was there was because at that time Canada was in the process of converting from the Imperial system to the Metric, but they had to manually convert some things still!
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by laken 8y ago
The Inspiron 11 from Dell might be what you're looking for -- you can get it with either Windows or Chrome OS, and it often has models that are under $200. It's not a bad machine for the price, and it's a really nice mini for
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by laken 8y ago
This has worked for me, especially for startups. It doesn't take long to find the CEO's email.
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by laken 8y ago
The problem with using DNA to identify someone in crime is that we leave DNA everywhere. See this case for example: https://www.wired.com/story/dna-transfer-framed-murder/
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by laken 8y ago
Quoting from the same comment you just replied to: > "On 28 November, Indonesia investigators said the Lion Air jet was not airworthy on flight before crash." "not airworthy" means that it was unsafe.
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by laken 8y ago
I have a similar experience to yours, as I went to an IB Magnet school in Central Florida. I believe in Florida at least, they purposefully put the magnet schools in the poorer districts, as a way of allowing the local disadvantaged youth t
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by laken 8y ago
Those aren't placebo buttons, rather for the hard of sight. The audible "Wait" is to tell to not cross yet, and it will then tick when it's safe to cross, and increasingly tick faster the time lowers.
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by laken 8y ago
Provided those two different newspapers wrote on her life in detail, not just a mention, yes. See the following section of the notability guidelines: "Significant coverage" addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that no o
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by laken 8y ago
While that's a possible money source for sure, Robinhood currently makes their profit on their brokerage accounts mostly by earning interest on deposited cash. Banks make boatloads of money without needing to sell data, but rather sell
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by laken 8y ago
It's not very common on checking accounts though, even for online banks. 3% interest on online savings though is a different story!
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by laken 8y ago
you can also just add `!gm` to your query and it will then populate Google Maps with it :)
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by laken 8y ago
They don't right off the bat search your phone. Rather it's if the questions they ask don't match up exactly, or you mention other red flags. Canada and a few other countries do it too. It's not forced, as if you decline
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by laken 8y ago
Border searches are nominally for the purpose of preventing the importation of something that's illegal to import _You_ can be illegal to import if you don't have authorization to work/visit/marry/etc. w
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Google to Accelerate Closure of Google+ Social Network(wsj.com)
3 points by laken 8y ago|0 comments
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by laken 8y ago
Some of the "bogus" domains are simply one of the hundreds of domains that resolve to the same resource, and belong to the same ad company, usually to circumvent adblockers and such.
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by laken 8y ago
All official first-party Apple cables have a 1-year warranty. You can just take it into an Apple Store and they'll just replace it.
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Lawsuits targeting business websites over ADA violations are on the rise(latimes.com)
2 points by laken 8y ago|0 comments
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by laken 8y ago
I've started churning (love /r/churning), but have been looking to get into manufactured spending. Would love to join your slack. Email in profile :)
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by laken 8y ago
This is quite an ancient myth of flight pricing, and I'd love to see it die, but alas it will not. Your cookies and/or browser fingerprint has basically no effect on flight prices. In addition, the "proof" provided on th
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by laken 8y ago
It just so happened that I had to replace my driver's license (I'm in Florida) today, which now uses REAL ID. The fee is $25 for a new license, which I was somewhat surprised at, and believe to be rather reasonable (though it is p
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by laken 8y ago
Yes, but this is where it gets a little complicated, and why this accident is so fascinating to many people in aviation... >> if the nose of a plane suddenly drops, isn't the pilot's first instinct to pull back on the contro
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by laken 8y ago
https://krypt.co/ kinda does this (not affiliated)
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by laken 8y ago
In most states, all state-issued IDs (State IDs, Learner's Permits, Driver Licenses) meet all the requirements to vote, travel by air, etc. as they follow the "REAL ID" act. Many states also have an assistance program for peo
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by laken 8y ago
The Social Security Number wasn't created for census purposes, nor was it ever meant (and still isn't) to be fraud-proof. It was created, for _Social Security_ benefits. It wasn't meant to be truly secure, as the worst you ca
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by laken 8y ago
Hacker News guidelines are summarized by this statement: "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." I'd agree that if it was an article about a Cessna 172 crashing, it wouldn't belong on Hacker News, bu
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by laken 8y ago
Hey Matt! I'm not denying the massive amount of testing and effort going into Gutenberg, as I do see it. I am however worried about the new block editor hurting the good reputation WordPress has, particularly in regards to accessibilit

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