omonra

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   by omonra 15y ago

   "because I don't want to deal with their installer or give away my billing info" Of course - because once they have your billing info, they can actually bill you and your bank account will decrease by the cost of the CD. So you pretty muc
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   by omonra 15y ago

   I'm afraid this thread's commentators are not inclined to go there . This is a very PC thread, with main culprits being 'powerful moneyed interests'.
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   by omonra 15y ago

   Umm..ok. So this is just plain Marxism. So - if entrepreneurs give away all surplus value to their employees, what motivation do they have to start businesses?
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   by omonra 15y ago

   I think you'd have to demonstrate commensurate projects taking place after the Brits have left to make your point (fyi I'm neither :)
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   by omonra 15y ago

   Can you please define what exploitative means? Is there a split of profit between labor and capital that is universally accepted as such?
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   by omonra 15y ago

   I think the onus is to provide an argument why something is unethical .
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   by omonra 15y ago

   Thank you, that's a very helpful analysis. It's just that between the raccoons and walks in the garden, I totally missed it in the original post.
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   by omonra 15y ago

   Is it just me or is this kind of an obvious (first) thing one should ask themselves when starting a business - "How will you make money?"
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   by omonra 15y ago

   Did you convert? :)
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    by omonra 15y ago

    Of course not - I am talking about covering up the naked breast. Why can Asian women do it?
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    by omonra 15y ago

    May I ask why you find it ok to not have "any consideration for people around" you? I want to make it clear that I really want to understand how you think (ie not trolling). Why do you not insist on performing other bodily functions in publ
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    by omonra 15y ago

    You realize that words like 'obscene' and 'disgusting' are judgement calls? So while you may not find it to be either, others do? I personally think that certain bodily functions are better kept private - this one included. In Asia I've fre
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    by omonra 15y ago

    To be fair, the previous generations (of Americans) did not start those wars, but actually fought to prevent murderous dictators from taking over the world. I just think you should differentiate between 'fighting' in a war and 'starting one
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    by omonra 15y ago

    Thanks - is there a library I can use? Wouldn't want to reinvent the wheel
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    by omonra 15y ago

    Can anybody recommend a service that would let me check whether an email (sent via my or the service provider server) was picked up? They discuss this functionality in their system but I'm looking for someone I can outsource it to.
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    by omonra 15y ago

    "That's like..your opinion, man" :) So if someone wants to say that Google is becoming like MSFT - say that (incidentally regarding MST being evil I recently read this: http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2012/01/antitrust_kills.... ) But
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    by omonra 15y ago

    I'm tired of people bringing up 'don't do evil' EVERY time Google does something they dislike. New search results using personal targeting - EVIL! Anti-poaching agreement with Apple - EVIL! Closed down a bagel cafe next to my cubicle - EVIL
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    by omonra 15y ago

    I think this post sums it up: http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2012/01/15/bofh/
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    by omonra 15y ago

    "The point that he raises by stating the fact that for most of the history of human art, people have not been paid to create art is not one to be overlooked." I find this point meaningless. For most of human history a lot of things happened
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    by omonra 15y ago

    Is ability to charge money for any labor a human right?
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    by omonra 15y ago

    3 minutes of jargon-speak of how internet is delivering value to customers/shareholders.
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    by omonra 15y ago

    http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/flurry-outlines-gender-s... In short: "Men spend an average of 31% more per transaction, or $15.60 versus $11.90," explains Flurry. "In fact, male spending dominates female spending across each age grou
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    by omonra 15y ago

    Huh - you're comparing a restaurant chain to Zynga because they both sell to women? Sorry, that makes no sense to me. I think other game companies are a much closer match.
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    by omonra 15y ago

    What exactly are they in line for? This sounds like Soviet Union circa 1980s (ie across the board shortages) when people would join a line in front of a store just because one was formed - without any clue as to what was offered. I have to
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    by omonra 15y ago

    Agreed - given how US government is cracking down on expats, it simply makes sense to file your taxes every year, especially when most expats end up owing nothing. Here are more reasons to do it: http://www.taxesforexpats.com/expat-tax-adv
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    by omonra 15y ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Transracial_Adoption_...