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by mkmk 10y ago
Usually works like this: "I did something, and it would be valuable to me if people knew about it (or –less frequently– it would be valuable to the world if people knew about it)." "Let me see who I can spam about this."
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by mkmk 10y ago
Reminds me of this very funny story shared on Metafilter... (if the comment permalink doesn't work, please search for "Reply-All can get even more fun when") http://www.metafilter.com/78177/PLEASE-UNSUBSC
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by mkmk 11y ago
You show multiple ads to a small selection of the facebook world, and then compare the performance of the various ads and select the best one for publication.
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by mkmk 12y ago
When you try it once or twice, it looks quite cool because you see a very detailed description of exactly what the person wants to hear. Then you do it a few more times and you realize that the detailed descriptions are actually a nice piec
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by mkmk 12y ago
Golden Hat would be a good name for a security researcher that sells his or her findings to the highest bidder.
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by mkmk 12y ago
This story is a work of fiction.
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by mkmk 12y ago
That is actually more interesting... can you tell us about what exactly you bought, why you bought it, who you bought it from, etc?
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by mkmk 12y ago
Does the Trolley problem apply here? (i.e. diverting the enemy from your town, if you know it is likely they will just attack the next town over) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem
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by mkmk 12y ago
There's also this fantastic subtle pun: "A chunk of helium ice would behave as a single, solid, oversized, and stupefyingly slippery atom, which may be capable of passing ghost-like through certain materials. But that's anoth
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by mkmk 12y ago
Uber drivers do not accept tips, in my experience.
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by mkmk 12y ago
UberX drivers are also paid as contractors, so there is no withholding on their paycheck and they must make up the difference themselves. Does anybody know if this is the case for regular cabbies?
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by mkmk 12y ago
There is a fascinating (if somewhat dry) book about the emergence of shipping containers and the freight industry called 'The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger' I enjoyed it. http
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by mkmk 12y ago
It's not that the rating is inaccurate... it's that a huge population of people that don't usually rate movies on IMDB has suddenly entered the rating pool. Maybe the solution is to have country-specific ratings, so that my r
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by mkmk 13y ago
Yahoo mail appears to be vulnerable
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by mkmk 13y ago
Kroger uses infrared near the checkout lines to similar effect: http://www.timesdispatch.com/business/retail/infrared-techno...
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by mkmk 13y ago
Multiplying by 9 is easy using your fingers (assuming you don't want to multiply by more than 10). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVbcra3rCqc
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Tesla shares keep falling, trigger NASDAQ 'circuit breaker' (usatoday.com)
3 points by mkmk 13y ago|0 comments
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Pronoia(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by mkmk 13y ago|0 comments
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New $100 Bill tomorrow with extra security features(newmoney.gov)
2 points by mkmk 13y ago|1 comments
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by mkmk 13y ago
Not that surprising that lots of spending happens at the end of the quarter, right? There is implied misconduct here but no real evidence that this is a weird pattern.
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How old were you when you decided to start giving up?(blog.inklingmarkets.com)
2 points by mkmk 13y ago|0 comments
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by mkmk 13y ago
The author is upset because he was accused, and charged, for breaking a bed that he says he didn't break. It also sounds like the customer service wasn't great on AirBnB's part. This is actually an interesting point, but unfo
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by mkmk 13y ago
Just to clarify, it looks like the journalist is taking questions, not the author of the paper.
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by mkmk 13y ago
Odd that such a specific story would come out, since it appears that he is not actually dead. I wonder how that happens?
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by mkmk 13y ago
Not mentioned in this article, but perhaps of interest, is that this goblet is currently on loan, and on display, at the Art Institute of Chicago. It is quite neat and I recommend going to see it if you're in the area.
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by mkmk 13y ago
Thanks for this comment-- I missed the photo gallery the first time around. Here's a direct link: http://news.cnet.com/2300-13576_3-10017669-1.html
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GeoGuessr - Guess where you are on a map based on streetview(geoguessr.com)
1 points by mkmk 13y ago|0 comments
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by mkmk 14y ago
Potted plant or pot plant?
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by mkmk 14y ago
This was really fun, thanks. There doesn't seem to be any information on who did the interview/when it was done. Do you have that info?
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Tackling the 'Excel Problem' in small businesses(insightsquared.com)
28 points by mkmk 14y ago|22 comments

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