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by plemer 7y ago
Mark Kurlansky has a few, Salt being the most well known.
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by plemer 7y ago
>If your pilot has a chance to become a hero, the system has already failed. Very well said.
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by plemer 7y ago
Calling for a more nuanced rendering of someone’s character isn’t “bashing”, nor does being a “self-made” man disqualify one from criticism.
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by plemer 7y ago
>Also with the amazing tech these days anyone can be a musician. If they’re musicians, George Jetson ran a factory.
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by plemer 7y ago
By using their services, we elect them. Still, yes, citizens could attempt to effect government intervention. But probably the average person has more leverage as a consumer than as a political actor.
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by plemer 8y ago
Good question. In the first 20 results of searching HN for "the man behind"( https://hn.algolia.com/?query=%22the%20man%20behind%22&sort=... ): * The Man Behind AMD's Zen Microarchitecture: Jim Keller (wiki
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by plemer 8y ago
Popular usage seems to have shifted from "someone who posts solely to get a rise out of people" to "a jerk online." It's too bad because there are plenty of terms for the latter already.
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by plemer 8y ago
Similar experience: I wanted to like it, but found that, at best, it tasted like meat I wouldn't eat again. Nevertheless, for the sake of the environment and industrially farmed animals, it's good to see meat substitutes progressi
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by plemer 8y ago
For me the big one is easily adding items to lists (e.g., Wunderlist) without having to stop what I'm doing.
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by plemer 8y ago
Is that income uniquely difficult to explain?
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by plemer 8y ago
You're correct, I misread. Thank you.
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by plemer 8y ago
What do you use instead of a password manager?
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by plemer 8y ago
Source? I'm seeing both that it has a protective effect and that high intelligence is associated with mood disorders.
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by plemer 8y ago
Gladwell generally badly oversimplifies and mischaracterizes.
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by plemer 11y ago
A moat is a competitive advantage that's hard for competitors reproduce or otherwise overcome. Coke's moat is its near universal brand awareness and affinity. Comcast's moat is its infrastructure and political clout. Crossing
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by plemer 16y ago
Today science said, "Something that's everywhere is bad."
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by plemer 16y ago
No
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by plemer 16y ago
I cannot think of a less appropriate organization to declare this exact criticism.
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by plemer 16y ago
I stopped reading at "Do not read."
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by plemer 16y ago
Techcrunch makes me wish I could bury stories.
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by plemer 16y ago
Functionality>Simplicity but they aren't entirely opposed.
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by plemer 16y ago
50% of my screen was taken up by crap I didn't go there to see.
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by plemer 16y ago
So design follows function and function follows the needs of your customer. A bit obvious, but true.
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by plemer 16y ago
That author is a douchebag.
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by plemer 16y ago
From http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/08/jailbreakme-20-released-t... "Update 4: If you want to unlock your iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G then you need to first jailbreak your iPhone on iOS 4 or iOS 4.0.1 using JailbreakMe and then install Ultr
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by plemer 16y ago
I'm using it far less and will switch to a viable alternative as soon as one becomes available.
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by plemer 16y ago
This is not about Apps. This is about people. When running for President JFK gave people buttons, had them run call centers and letter campaigns, and anointed them block leaders. Many people think the sole value was what these people produc