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by mpatobin 10y ago
Changing your default search engine to Ecosia[1] can help with this too. A portion of their ad revenue (used to be 20% gross - not sure what it is now) goes toward tree planting. [1] https://www.ecosia.org/
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Silicon Valley Firm Invests Big Bucks in St. John's Company Sequence Bio(cbc.ca)
1 points by mpatobin 10y ago|0 comments
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by mpatobin 10y ago
If anybody wants to see some dramatic pictures of past resettlement programs in Newfoundland check google images ( https://www.google.ca/search?q=newfoundland+resettlement&sou... ). I wish I had seen many of these small t
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by mpatobin 10y ago
The earth is round but HN users aren't evenly distributed across the globe. The time on the US west coast matters because that's where the majority of users seem to be. Has anybody ever studied HN demographics?
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The Zen of Passive Solar Heating Panel Design (2010)(iedu.com)
153 points by mpatobin 10y ago|35 comments
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General Assembly acquires Canadian code bootcamp Bitmaker(blog.bitmaker.co)
1 points by mpatobin 10y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How many applications do you get when you post in whoishiring?
12 points by mpatobin 10y ago|5 comments
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by mpatobin 10y ago
Even if you talk to people about your idea and they love it that doesn't mean that they'll actually buy it. You can increase your likelihood of success by finding a problem first and then making a product that solves that problem.
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by mpatobin 10y ago
I haven't gotten a job yet myself but I got my first interview by having a resume that really stood out. My process was: - download their website - edit the images and content to add your CV details - convert html to pdf (I used https
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by mpatobin 10y ago
I had to stop reading it. On mobile the text is moving up and down because of the animation resizing its element.
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by mpatobin 10y ago
I second appear.in Several times now I've been in a group chat where someone's audio or video isn't working so we go to appear.in and everything works perfectly
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by mpatobin 11y ago
Having 'Facebook' in your domain name is surely a violation. Nice job on shipping this project though!
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by mpatobin 11y ago
This NPR podcast gives good insight to the rise of ISIS as well http://www.npr.org/2015/09/30/444721285/journalist-discusses...
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by mpatobin 12y ago
Because acacia does so well in African drylands. Its also a nitrogen fixing tree which helps it grow fast as it does. The goal of reforestation in drylands is to increase shade to reduce evaporation. Once the acacia has provided enough quic
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by mpatobin 12y ago
Bare ground results in erosion whereas a forest slows the movement of water, shades it and allows it to sink into the ground.
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by mpatobin 12y ago
I don't know the breakdown of farms in the US but in Canada "family farms" supppsedly make up 98% of all farms. This includes mega farms that are owned by families Source: industry published reading material at a farming AGM
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Meet the OnePlus ROM: OxygenOS(forums.oneplus.net)
3 points by mpatobin 12y ago|0 comments
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by mpatobin 12y ago
The CEO, Miki Agrawa, has a book that's a pretty good read called "Do Cool Shit" http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062261533
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by mpatobin 13y ago
A Coursera course started yesterday about web app architecture. Its six weeks long and uses Rails. It could be a good introduction into how web apps work. https://www.coursera.org/course/webapplications
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by mpatobin 13y ago
Sent you an email
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by mpatobin 13y ago
If I were in his situation I'd be in Pokhara, Nepal - my personal paradise. You can pay $6 a night for a beautiful hotel room so you could probably get a good longterm rate.