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by raintrees 18y ago
Wow... Does anyone know if his book is similar in style? Very entertaining...
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by raintrees 18y ago
Yes, I started counting the words, thinking there was some misrepresentation of the title, then realized that was not what the title was referring to...
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by raintrees 18y ago
Wouldn't this also have an impact on China's morality laws? Maybe this will push same-sex relationships and all of the accompanying impacts (child rearing, financial planning, legal contract/consideration) to the forefront far faster than
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by raintrees 18y ago
It would seem to me that forcing said person(s) to relocate geographically to carry out that work would cut down a large percentage of the actual exploits. Not an all or nothing result, but largely beneficial, nonetheless.
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by raintrees 18y ago
I run a small service business, providing custom db programming/minor website design on the side. Expanded the service business a little too far back in early 2000's, which means my slow times are still thankfully good and the busy times g
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by raintrees 18y ago
If Mike Faulkner truly was not involved with the alleged illegal actions, he and his family ought to do well, living off of a considerable settlement from the FBI. Hopefully enough to start a new business or two... Unfortunately, that ulti
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by raintrees 18y ago
With all of the meddling (tariffs, subsidies) by the government, isn't this market closer to mercantilism than capitalism?
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by raintrees 18y ago
First, I am trying to envision the reactions of all the companies that live and die by internet access (myself included)... Second, I am trying to envision Russia's, China's, et. al. response to the United States of America flaunting this a
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by raintrees 18y ago
An interesting read on some of this would be The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. I have yet to finish it, but I learned a tremendous amount about corn and petroleum just from the first seven chapters.
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The first part of my post is missing. I wrote "I guess what it means to me is the less government meddling in the market, the better. The Government is already having a hard time fulfilling their regulatory role, no need to have them waste
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by raintrees 18y ago
I enjoyed a book by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, "How Capitalism Saved America," where he points out that we haven't really practiced Capitalism, but Mercantilism, instead. Wouldn't it also depend on what type of company we are referring to? Or ti
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by raintrees 18y ago
And that 1993 speech by TJ Rogers had me thinking in a roar: Yeah!
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Unfortunately for me, that bookmark and its code requires me telling NoScript that I trust each website - Not something I care to do, at this point. But I agree that it works quite nicely on sites I "trust."
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by raintrees 18y ago
After a whole lot of stuff coming down at once (divorce, December holiday season, back taxes due) I was prescribed with Prozac. I took it for maybe 3 months, then stopped. I noticed that I became a plodder for the time being, which worked
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by raintrees 18y ago
My impatience is showing again. Working now, please disregard the question.
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If they are from the US, isn't the FCC trying to find them? :)
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But then I would have less time to pore over HN!
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by raintrees 18y ago
Is it just my ISP (or, more likely, my machines), or can anyone else get to the report? infowar-monitor.net seems to be managed by The SecDev Group, with an email address pointing to a domain that claims it's mission/project is over. I am c
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by raintrees 18y ago
I have recently been wondering if all of this multitasking I was so proud of is a prime reason that time seems to pass too quickly... You mean it's almost April already? I have been working at purposely slowing down, doing a more thorough
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by raintrees 18y ago
I would love to see some social website experimentation with online voting, and caucusing/solicitation of voters' desires, correctly tracked to one per registered voter. Might they not already exist? If we can make one robust enough and pop
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I was fortunate enough to get them as a gift from family. The Santa Cruz Public Library System (California, USA) has a copy, and they are part of a network of libraries that cross-loan to other library systems. Are you a member of a local
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by raintrees 18y ago
Aren't many lobbyists resembling the "might makes right" practices? From what little I understand so far, there is quite a bit of money involved, and decisions do not always seem to be as honest and altruistic when the amounts get large en
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by raintrees 18y ago
I think it is different for every person, as usual. I am a self-described atheist, and yet I have found much enjoyment in something as simple as The Tao of Poo by Benjamin Hoff. Seemed silly, at first, but I found myself listening to it (
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by raintrees 18y ago
If water wars become an eventuality, will that then extend to breathable air, as well? Basically, almost any finite resource, right?
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I think there was an intriguing question towards the end: How DO you shrink special interest groups?
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A definite Yes. I was laid off from a tech support job, so I began my consulting career. This was 1990. I not only survived the dot.com bust, I thrived. Following your heart while satisfying a customer base is a great recipe for success
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by raintrees 18y ago
Has anyone worked out how long 10,000 erases works out to in a server or workstation "typical" environment? I expect developers to reach it sooner than non-developers...?
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by raintrees 18y ago
I have been a lurker for somewhere over 6 months, originally referred by a PG essay, I think. I would hate to see too much forced change/active management to filter the user base, as I have learned an astounding amount from the links, the c