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by pwinnski 8y ago
They don't publish an API for that, and companies that have created one (like AppAnnie) seem to reserve that info for paying customers, AFAIK. That said, they do offer a search API which should be (slowly) crawlable over time: https:&
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by pwinnski 8y ago
I propose that people who take video games so seriously that they're willing to cause real-world lasting harm to someone over them should themselves be prevented from participating in real-world jobs or travel until they've gone t
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by pwinnski 8y ago
An angry rant is the only reasonable response to this asinine situation. It's the most civil reasonable option, since it doesn't include a call for violence.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
Wages keeping pace with inflation, but not rising above, are "flat."
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by pwinnski 8y ago
To your first point, non-union companies allow, in fact require each person to bargain for themselves. Generally the power imbalance at a reasonably large company means that employees accept what they're offered, because their only alt
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by pwinnski 8y ago
> The Supreme Court is just interpreting the law. I once believed this also. I would take this view more seriously for any decision that is not the result of a 5-4 vote with the usual suspects on the usual sides.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
Do you fit the profile of a "tech bro?" If not, no need to be offended on behalf of that group. If so, sort yourself out.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
I believe there is a difference, though. Let's say that a regional government has $100 million in tax revenue, and that they have a balanced budget. Some company is considering relocating to the region, which would turn a piece of prop
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by pwinnski 8y ago
Kudos to Tesla. I've been a somewhat vocal skeptic on a lot of things Tesla-related, and this is still two quarters later than initially promised, but I'm still impressed. It's been hard to tell from the outside whether &quot
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by pwinnski 8y ago
The skepticism is simple: Musk has a history of making schedule pronouncements that fall through. He predicted they'd hit this milestone last year, and they didn't. In fact, he predicted they'd be far beyond this milestone by
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by pwinnski 8y ago
This is asking nicely.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
To distribute docs to yourself, you download them or store them on "cloud" resources available to yourself. You are distributing the docs to any and all. The fact that nobody has taken you up on your offer is irrelevant.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
>> we still need a way to get from where we are now to where we want to be. >It has been happening already. Citation needed. I think evidence suggests that we've been getting from where we have been to where we want to be prec
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by pwinnski 8y ago
For most Americans, "Asian" people are generally Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Thai, Burmese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Filipino/Filipina, and maybe one or two other groups, but generally not Indian
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by pwinnski 8y ago
I believe the comparison was between pirating from Australia vs pirating from China. The answer is yes, it's more difficult.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
If we make this the policy, what do we do when the subject of a piece does not provide that final round of comments? Do the subjects of articles get to prevent publication by withholding comment? Or can the articles go ahead without those c
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by pwinnski 8y ago
You've misread the map by assuming "Maryland" was a state label, when evidence within the same map clearly indicates it is not. "Northern California" and "Southern California" are not states. Instead, they
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by pwinnski 8y ago
The whole point of this story is that it is not marked at the point she crossed. It's a beach. Presumably the part she jogged along is underwater part of the time due to tides and that is why there is no marker. You seem to be stuck
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by pwinnski 8y ago
This is a variation on the tragedy of the commons. For each person, the most advantageous outcome is if everybody but them participates in a union. The end result is that nobody participates in a union, making things worse for everybody.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
She didn't cross a river, or a mountain, or a wall, or a fence. The line is definitely imaginary. It is also real.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
The "outsider" in this case is still a surgeon, and teaches at Harvard. I don't think the comparison is apt.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
That entire presentation is worth going through. The conclusion is great.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
I disagree with "often," "so many," and the general idea that anything more than a small percentage of things labeled conspiracy theories have ever turned out to be true. Conspiracy theories tend to be unfalsifiable clai
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by pwinnski 8y ago
This statement seems to be based on the assumption that Uber's efforts can only do better, never worse. This is by no means proven, and evidence suggests that it is wrong. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death, but I
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by pwinnski 8y ago
I think rising Mac sales are masking the problems for Apple. From Apple's perspective, rising sales demonstrates that the criticisms are coming from a tiny discontented minority. From my perspective, sales may be rising for many reason
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by pwinnski 8y ago
Is the logic here that because some conspiracy theories have turned out to be true, all conspiracy theories are likely true? That seems... unwise.
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by pwinnski 8y ago
> People don't want to pay $100 a month for cable TV either, but they did it anyway (for decades)... In the absence of alternatives, it seemed like what entertainment cost. The alternatives for free or cheap are enough that many, ma
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by pwinnski 8y ago
This is really well-done. Handy for someone whose phone lacks a headphone jack, but whose laptop has one. :)
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by pwinnski 8y ago
With misguided expectations so low, you give up any motivation to hold companies to a higher standard. In fact, companies usually prioritize earning above almost anything else, but there are exceptions. CostCo is one of them. They spent a l
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by pwinnski 8y ago
It's not true for companies either.

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