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by mattm 9y ago
Seconded. I don't even bother bringing my charger if I'm going on a weekend trip. It's too bad this phone doesn't get more notice. No bloatware was one of the main selling points for me too.
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by mattm 9y ago
The Line app (popular in Japan) has incredible voice quality. It's like someone standing right there whispering in my ear.
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by mattm 9y ago
One could argue that if a "business" is only providing one sentence answers to questions then it's not really a business in the first place. The owner seemed to have found a very small gap and it was closed shortly after.
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by mattm 10y ago
Canada did copy the ESTA though (authorization needed for visa-exempt travellers (ETA)).
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by mattm 10y ago
IIRC minifying is against the terms of use and is more likely to result in your Chrome extension being removed from the Chrome webstore.
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by mattm 10y ago
It's more disheartening when you think that just a few hours away in Seattle a developer could be making 50-100% more salary.
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by mattm 10y ago
How do you manage to get the posts from Facebook? I thought they shut down their public API - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/public_feed
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by mattm 10y ago
With Rogers in Canada some plans get Spotify free for 6 months.
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by mattm 10y ago
> I suspect they'll just settle for a leisure lifestyle. This is basically the crux of the two sides of the UBI issue. People against UBI believe others are no good and will waste their life if given the chance. People for UBI belie
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by mattm 10y ago
The sun shines on everyone equally. Isn't prison enough of a disincentive? You now want to take away someone's dignity after they have served the sentence which has been deemed to be the punishment equal to the crime?
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by mattm 10y ago
Whenever I see a book that seems interesting I add it to my to-read list which I use Goodreads for. I have a script that will randomly select a book from the list and if it still seems interesting to me then I'll read it.
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by mattm 10y ago
AFAICT, you buy from their site so they are probably getting some kind of commission. But they only have 20 products in total that you can buy from their site. Plus they have someone spend up to an hour training you on the product. Their
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by mattm 10y ago
It says in the article: "he was going through Customs preclearance at Vancouver airport last October"
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by mattm 10y ago
The guy that had this happen to him recently was American and working for NASA AFAIK. If catching overstays is the issue why do this to citizens?
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by mattm 10y ago
If you're an introvert like me and want to explore sales more I highly recommend "The Secret of Selling Anything" by Harry Browne Check out this book on Goodreads: The Secret of Selling Anything https://www.goodrea
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by mattm 10y ago
I think you posted the wrong link. I'm assuming you meant https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10395046
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by mattm 10y ago
Salaries are lower than the US to boot.
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Ask HN: Which smart watch has the best metrics available?
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by mattm 10y ago
> the moment you arrive regardless of who you are or where you come from (to some degree) you are an American Unless you were Irish, Italian, Jewish, African, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Japanese, Mexican... Don't pretend that the US is
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by mattm 10y ago
Also if you are "hair-challenged" on your head like me, wearing a hat helps as well.
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by mattm 10y ago
I'll get stressed out in these types of situations when I'm not accepting things as they are and expecting things to go perfectly like in my mind. If I've worked on a large issue and been thorough with my testing, I'll
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by mattm 10y ago
I started keeping a daily list of my accomplishments. I read about this technique somewhere. I haven't seen how it has worked out yet but I think it will help a lot with preparation. Interesting site. I signed up and will give it a
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by mattm 10y ago
> If you want to know the maximum load of a bridge, you don't drive progressively larger trucks over it until it collapses then rebuild the bridge For most of human history, we basically did this. Bridges have only become very reli
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by mattm 10y ago
Another way I've heard this put is imagine you have a classroom. "Success" is a bucket at the front of the classroom. Now, every kid gets a ball and tries to hit the bucket. The privileged ones at the front have greater od
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by mattm 10y ago
How do you configure it for the situation mentioned in the parent comment?
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by mattm 10y ago
As part of my tool - https://touchingbase.io - I offer something similar to this where our algorithm determines who you should get back in touch with. If anyone's interested, I'd be happy to show a demo.
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by mattm 10y ago
One possible reason is that house prices have gone up so much in the past few years that people can sell quickly and make a huge profit. If you have people renting, you can't just kick them out immediately if you want to sell. Renter
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by mattm 10y ago
There are two types of negotiations. One where it is a one off deal and you will probably never work with the person again. The other is where you are entering into a business arrangement that requires ongoing cooperation. The same techniqu
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by mattm 10y ago
> Most of the wealthy people I know are not lucky, but the opposite: They were bullied, sexually or physically abused, had their parents die as kids... For every one kid in this situation that turns out to be wealthy, I'm sure you c
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by mattm 10y ago
That's the wrong lesson to take from it.

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