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by mdesq 10y ago
I was thrilled to see you're an RTP-based company. I'm on the other side of Raleigh from you, but I shared this with my community and now need to do some measuring to figure out how much grading I'd have to do to install one
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by mdesq 10y ago
"I can’t believe Nixon won. I don’t know anyone who voted for him."
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by mdesq 10y ago
I've been interested in an alternative for a while, but have been too lazy to spend much time looking. I primarily use two Evernote features: writing plain text notes, and on taking quick, easy (and stored) screenshots using their keyb
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by mdesq 10y ago
I live in the Triangle area of NC, but if you know what to look for, you can find the same thing elsewhere. CO is another great place.
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by mdesq 10y ago
I agree. I live in a small suburban development abutting several larger ones. There are miles of safe walking/jogging sidewalks and roadsides, I can enter the local mountain biking trails that go for miles just at the end of my street,
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by mdesq 10y ago
At some point, these platforms become "utilities" and should be regulated similarly to other utilities.
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Seattle Underbelly Exposed as Homeless Camp Violence Flares(nytimes.com)
20 points by mdesq 11y ago|5 comments
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by mdesq 11y ago
The success record at enforcing them is pretty good, actually. There was a court case some years back enforcing a non-compete and now companies have gotten bolder at going after people. I speak from a little experience, having hired a MA em
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Chipotle hit with federal subpoena over California norovirus outbreak(reuters.com)
1 points by mdesq 11y ago|1 comments
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Martin Shkreli Resigns from Turing Pharmaceuticals(nytimes.com)
3 points by mdesq 11y ago|0 comments
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Owner of Peet's to buy Keurig for almost $14B(latimes.com)
60 points by mdesq 11y ago|84 comments
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by mdesq 11y ago
My experience with Craigslist is that there are huge numbers of one-off dealers selling under the "by owner" category.
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by mdesq 11y ago
BitBucket is pretty sweet IMHO, but then again it was an acquisition. I completely agree on Jira and Bamboo.
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by mdesq 11y ago
It seems like drug manufacturers should be regulated as utilities in some regard. Sure, you can have competition, but at some point your products become so important for normal societal life that you are regulated as to how much you can cha
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by mdesq 11y ago
I've always driven with the most (comfortable) distance between me and the steering wheel. My reasoning has been that maybe I'm safer when there's more space between me and the windshield, steering wheel, etc. and that there&
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The Strange Drinking Habits of the Aging Affluent(forbes.com)
2 points by mdesq 11y ago|0 comments
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by mdesq 11y ago
These big tech companies only love "transparency" when it's other people's data they want to look through.
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How your brain reacts to emotional information is influenced by your genes(sciencedaily.com)
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Google ties Android to the smart home with Brillo and Weave(cnet.com)
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Your Secret Questions Are Just as Terrible as Your Passwords(pcmag.com)
2 points by mdesq 11y ago|0 comments
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by mdesq 11y ago
Exactly. It's a free car that a ton of people drive and lots of auto shops work on but that German mechanics think is an embarrassment.
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by mdesq 11y ago
The ease of installation, upgrades, and enhancement (plugin installation) was what made it really stand out. It wasn't always as mature as it is now, but it was always a little bit ahead.
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by mdesq 11y ago
Not to mention Drupal is its own little disaster.
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by mdesq 11y ago
Such a young guy who has already contributed so much. My heart goes out to Sheryl and the children.
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by mdesq 11y ago
Thanks Joel. I just purchased both the print and ebook copies from O'Reilly. This is exactly what I've been looking for.
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by mdesq 11y ago
This is absolutely essential advice. Consult with a good employment lawyer as soon as possible. They will know the legal issues at play and can counsel you on what steps to take / not take. Unfortunately, it sounds like you may be in a
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by mdesq 12y ago
This is why police officers, as public employees given the ability to take lives on the spot, need as much surveillance and review of their behavior as possible.
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by mdesq 12y ago
There's a possible case to be made that Google should be regulated in some way, perhaps as a public utility, with requirements for human interaction. It's unacceptable that they have as much power over the Internet as they do and
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by mdesq 12y ago
Not true. It's impossible to truly compete at First Class Mail. The USPO(USPS) is a de-facto First Class mail monopoly because of the Private Express Statutes.
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Google in Talks to Buy Softcard(blogs.wsj.com)
3 points by mdesq 12y ago|0 comments

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