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by mcdougle 12y ago
It shows pretty much all college sports (at least, all of what's broadcasted on cable anyways -- and then some). Sometimes there's a blackout on a game, which is annoying, though.... It's just not that great for professional
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by mcdougle 12y ago
Sports are pretty much the only TV I watch anymore (for the most part) and I stopped paying for cable as soon as I graduated from college (it was included in my rent payment at my apartment down there, otherwise I'd have done it sooner
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by mcdougle 13y ago
I don't really have any proof to use to refute your statement, but it seems to me to be a massive over-generalization. What about, for example, Bill Gates, who's been using his wealth to give back, start charities, etc. and plans
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Dude. I've often thought about doing exactly this, but I felt like there was probably something already out there and just haven't taken the time to research whether that's true or not. If there's not, and there still is
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by mcdougle 13y ago
So much this. I think that in most cases, I can reinvent the wheel if I have to (find my own solution). But why should I? Why not ask Google if there's already a library that does that? It's like pair programming on a massive scal
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Oh, definitely. I mean, the basic stuff we learned as kids is important, but I feel like I could learn anything I want to on my own, especially with Google available these days. The school system just feels a bit archaic to me. I hear all o
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by mcdougle 13y ago
I didn't want to say this in my post, because honestly OP might have a great social life and just not be enjoying the school part (didn't want to assume). But yes; undergrad was boring as hell for me and I felt I didn't learn
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by mcdougle 13y ago
The answer to your question is really, "what do you want to do in life?" (And the answer is still, probably, stay in college) What's your end-goal -- where do you see yourself in 5, 10, 20 years? Do you want to be working at
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by mcdougle 13y ago
I've heard from CPAs that have studied the law that Obamacare mostly seems to just be a series of taxes disguised as a healthcare law.
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by mcdougle 13y ago
To add to that, this is how I get through the times when I don't "feel like it": I tell myself I'll just sit down and get something done. It doesn't have to be a lot, but I have to sit down and accomplish somethin
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by mcdougle 13y ago
It seems odd to me that people still need separate phones for personal/business. Aren't there services that allow you to set up a separate number that goes straight to the same phone? I know Google Voice does that, and lets you ev
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Didn't Ray Kroc say something to the effect of McDonald's product not being hamburgers -- anyone can make a better hamburger than McDonald's in their kitchen. McDonald's burgers aren't the best; they're easy to
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by mcdougle 13y ago
You're right. I was just pulling numbers from memory. Still, even those examples are an order of magnitude off from keeping up with 1% to 2% inflation.
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by mcdougle 13y ago
What banks have savings accounts that yield that much interest? The average yield on a savings account that I've seen is 0.01%. I've seen some "high yield" accounts that can get you 0.03%. If you're talking about mo
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Where is he? I've read about a few people getting their money, but they were all in Japan moving $ into Japanese bank accounts. I tried to withdraw a couple hundred at the start of January into a US bank account and I'm curious if
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Actually, I'm pretty sure the Fed is a privately-owned company, with preferred shareholders and everything. That's not to say the government isn't hugely influential on what it does, but that it's a completely separate e
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by mcdougle 13y ago
I'm curious about the $x. Seems like getting bitcoins out if it has gone out the window, but since fiat is regulated, wouldn't they be legally required to pay out any fiat their customers have in the system? I didn't have b
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by mcdougle 13y ago
He's probably talking about earlier, when there was an HTML comment about an acquisition
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by mcdougle 13y ago
They're a business. Just not a good one.
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by mcdougle 13y ago
I tried to withdraw at the start of January. Their site says it should take 4 weeks. It's been almost 2 months and I still haven't gotten it. Not that I'm surprised or anything, but I wouldn't expect to be able to withdr
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Really? I've heard it should be pretty easy, and that unless you're planning to fly often, renting is by far the best way to go (aside from just taking the airlines). Then again, my sources might not be all that knowledgable!
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by mcdougle 13y ago
I've been toying with the idea of getting my pilot's license (eventually) partially for the sake of avoiding the TSA when I actually have to travel. What I'm curious about is how difficult/expensive it is to rent a plane
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Actually, that's a good point. Maybe, for a smartphone to become a "real" gaming platform as stated above, it's not game titles we need first, but hardware . I know there have been Android phones introduced designed f
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Haha, I think we're arguing semantics here. Yes, I agree it's a real gaming platform, but not in the sense the guy above me was talking about.
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Do we really expect the iPhone to become a real gaming platform? I'm not being rude, it's an honest question. I don't see it ever becoming more, as a gaming platform, than it is now -- something to do to kill time while waiti
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Ok, that makes sense, especially for mobile development. I looked it up, and it seems to be missing quite a bit, including the .noConflict() option, which I seem to have to use quite a bit when working on others' code....
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by mcdougle 13y ago
I've not heard of Zepto. Out of curiosity, why use it over jQuery?
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by mcdougle 13y ago
Aw man, a nap right before speaking would screw me up so bad. Not even as in nervousness, but as in I'd stumble over my words and overall just do terrible. My brain just doesn't work right when I first wake up. But your dad's
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by mcdougle 13y ago
dividend stocks seem great if you use dollar-cost averaging, DRIP investing, and you do the research necessary; they also seem like they take a very long time to build up a sizeable portfolio. I really like Rob Walling's description of
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by mcdougle 13y ago
have you checked out BiggerPockets [1]? I'm just getting started in some small-time REI/landlording and that site's been a great inspiration. One great resource is podcast #37 [2] where they interview a guy who does real esta

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