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by mjfern 8y ago
These images are haunting. More on Lu Guang: "Lu is based in New York City, the first Chinese photographer to be invited by the U.S. State Department as a visiting scholar, and Beijing. In early November 2018, whilst travelling in Xinj
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Ask HN: Is there a website or app that rates wireless services by area?
2 points by mjfern 8y ago|1 comments
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by mjfern 8y ago
How is the SE different from the 6S?
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Truth About the Gig Economy(theatlantic.com)
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Why California’s Wildfires Are So Destructive, in 5 Charts(fivethirtyeight.com)
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Ask HN: Are there any nonprofit social networks operating?
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by mjfern 8y ago
How about a browser extension or app that highlights suspected bots as you're using Twitter or other social media? How difficult is this problem to solve?
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by mjfern 8y ago
We self repair macs at our university. We have staff in our dept that are authorized repair techs. I'm sure many larger organizations have a similar setup.
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by mjfern 8y ago
They aren't being paid. They are being reimbursed for purchasing items.
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Ask HN: Looking for software to reimburse volunteers for a nonprofit
3 points by mjfern 8y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: Best email client for a Mac?
42 points by mjfern 8y ago|70 comments
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'We're moving to higher ground': America's era of climate mass migration is here(theguardian.com)
85 points by mjfern 8y ago|75 comments
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No. 1 utility in Apple's App Store steals browser history, sends to China(out.reddit.com)
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by mjfern 8y ago
Did you read the article? Blank is saying that the lean approach is still highly relevant unless you have a huge amount of risk capital available to essentially throw away on mistakes.
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by mjfern 8y ago
Teaching like any learned skill requires significant commitment and practice. Those who "do" like Einstein aren't prepared to carve out 1000s of hours from their scientific research, where their passion lies, to learn and pra
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Russians Targeting Private Election Companies, States Aren’t Doing Much About It(fivethirtyeight.com)
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by mjfern 8y ago
This photo is surreal. I can't believe a trash filled planet is becoming a reality and we are doing little to nothing to stop it.
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by mjfern 8y ago
There are plenty of opportunities outside of coding. Consider technical sales, consulting, software support, technical writing, UX/design, project management, just to name a few. A CS degree is now a foundational degree that can serve
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by mjfern 8y ago
Maybe this is why toddlers love to watch shows like Ryan's Toy Review on YouTube, which is just a kid playing with a variety toys with his parents.
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by mjfern 8y ago
If the same questions keep coming up, isn't this a usability issue? Can the user interface or workflow be improved to address this confusion?
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by mjfern 8y ago
I teach a startup course at a public university. We had a class on disruption, where we specifically talked about Netflix. I polled my students and asked how many have cable or satellite. A single hand went up, out of over 30 students. I th
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by mjfern 8y ago
I don't understand how selling 88,000 phones isn't considered a success. That's $44M in revenue, assuming the phones sold for $499 each. For a startup, even one founded by a Google veteran, like Rubin, this seems like a home
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by mjfern 8y ago
KidBright USA at https://kidbrightusa.org . There's a significant hunger problem in America's public schools. KidBright USA seeks to end hunger in the classroom so all children can learn and succeed. We launched a healt
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by mjfern 8y ago
Or Zillow has access or insight to data that general property investors do not, thus driving abnormal returns.
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by mjfern 8y ago
Or stop raiding pensions and other tax receipts to pay for other underfunded government obligations (resulting from inane tax cuts that only benefit the very wealthy)?
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Germany’s 28-Hour Workweek(jacobinmag.com)
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by mjfern 9y ago
Hillsborough NC?
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by mjfern 9y ago
If you own a property, why not just rent it for cash flow? What's the benefit of letting a property sit vacant? So the property owner doesn't have to deal with finding tenants and property wear and tear?
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FCC won’t delay vote, says net neutrality supporters are “desperate”(arstechnica.com)
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Net Neutrality Hits a Nerve, Eliciting Intense Reactions(nytimes.com)
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