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by pcurve 14y ago
Is it better to have a nation with 2.5% diabetic population than 6.5% population, if it meant that the nation wouldn't have the best (but still very good) diabetic treatment outcome? Is that a good trade-off? Probably. I replied, because
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by pcurve 14y ago
"Outcomes in the US for chronic serious illnesses are at or near the top of the rankings." This is because we have so many people with chronic serious illnesses that we know what to do with them better (at high costs). This isn't something
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by pcurve 14y ago
The company missed a valuable window of opportunity to gain a lot of traction when there was strong anti-bank sentiment. People anxiously waited for invites that took too long to come, and when they finally did, there were problems. Meanwh
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by pcurve 14y ago
I'm eager to see how the flat-design trend bakes out. Some designers are going overboard with it at the expense of usability, but maybe it's because I'm used to the world of abundance affordance.
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by pcurve 14y ago
Average July high in New York City is 84. Boston 82. And these are relatively cool places compared to other parts of the U.S. London and Paris July average high is 73-75. And there's a world of difference between 75 and 83. Even if you g
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by pcurve 14y ago
Here's more useful version of FU calculator. Just don't omit % sign when you fill in your own values. http://blog.makezine.com/2007/08/05/investment-spreadsheet-2... Click FU Money Template google doc link below.
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by pcurve 14y ago
I think that was a pretty thick sarcasm
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by pcurve 14y ago
I'm afraid consumers won't pocket that $54 billion either as long as the carrier cartel maintain iron grip. Just look at what Verizon is doing. You can't even unbundle "unlimited text and talk" from their non-prepaid plans anymore. 1GB sm
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by pcurve 14y ago
It works for push-ups too. Instead of counting to 50, you count 1 through 10 and repeat. And if it gets really tough, just count to 5, and repeat. Even though you might be on 46th rep, but I found it easier to push myself harder if I'm co
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by pcurve 14y ago
1) You would still need some form of insurance. It's still possible for a human operator/owner to negligently cause accidents. (e.g. poor maintenance, chair strapped to the roof falling off at 65mph). However, if premiums become low enough
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by pcurve 14y ago
The horse analogy is brilliant.
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by pcurve 14y ago
Considering how much AT&T makes, $8.2million is drop in a bucket. With potential backlash from privacy groups and customers, I'm sure the carrier would be happy to forgo that particular source of revenue if they weren't legally compell
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by pcurve 15y ago
East Asians who eat two bowls of rice everyday must be the fattest people in the world then. This article is so ridiculous.