rateofchange

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Uploading passports, ID's and more to airlines?
1 points by rateofchange 5y ago|0 comments
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by rateofchange 5y ago
That seems like an interesting idea. I am also trying to see about not having to waste any time on non-major subjects. This is a horrible thing. I understand and agree with the idea of general education. That should happen in high schoo
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by rateofchange 5y ago
> CS is way more than just programming > thinking you can do it without spending time and effort on it is naive Well, yeah. I am not a 22 year old. I'm nearly 60. I have been developing non-trivial hardware and software for de
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by rateofchange 5y ago
> However, coding is one thing, theory is another one. Even if you know theory pretty well, you will need to review a bit which kind of imposes a speed limit on how fast you can pass said courses Yes, definitely. For example, I did a lo
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by rateofchange 5y ago
That wasn't the question, or intent. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. The idea is to knock out as many credits as possible through examination. Not the full degree.
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Ask HN: Any colleges or universities offering credit for CS courses by exam?
6 points by rateofchange 5y ago|14 comments
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by rateofchange 6y ago
How difficult is it to convert Bitcoin to conventional currency? That has always been one of my hang-ups regarding crypto. Also, I take it people can't pay you with a credit card if you use BtcPayServer. Right?
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Ask HN: Is there a way to setup anonymous payments?
1 points by rateofchange 6y ago|3 comments
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by rateofchange 6y ago
Will do. Looks interesting. Thanks. A friend of mine, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer, went through a radical change of diet. This included juicing lots of vegetables and cutting out most meats. He thinks the dietary adjustment pl
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by rateofchange 6y ago
> I'm not sure why the patient can't make their own decisions, but I don't have all the facts. She is older (85+) and not equipped to navigate the more complex aspects of this. This is also where the quality of life part b
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by rateofchange 6y ago
Yes, this is a sobering diagnosis. And it has spread to the liver, which likely means the prognosis is far worse. I take your point about quality of life for what might remain. These are tough decisions those of us around her are going to
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by rateofchange 6y ago
Thanks for the link. Just starting to get into this so, no, I didn't know about this resource. Yes, this is bad.
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Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
4 points by rateofchange 6y ago|10 comments
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by rateofchange 9y ago
I have a 15 year old Windows 2000 machine running a PCI based piece of test equipment. No problems or performance issues. It has not been on the network for at least 10 years, if not 15. On the rare occasion a data transfer is needed it&
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by rateofchange 9y ago
It isn't because of their title. It's because of their authority. You can argue against access but ultimately do not have the authority to prevent it. They can fire you. I once had an IT guy who was making up his own passwords
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by rateofchange 9y ago
The math is wrong. It ignores binocular vision and normal head motion.
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by rateofchange 9y ago
This isn't a new idea at all. It's just getting a lot of publicity.
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by rateofchange 9y ago
How do you convert back to hard currency at that scale (hundreds of thousands of dollars)?
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by rateofchange 9y ago
Another aspect of this question that hasn't been explored is that of scale. What I mean by this is that one can do things with $100K or more that are impossible to do with less capital. For example, buy four container loads of e-Bike
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by rateofchange 9y ago
Someone mentioned jumping into solar energy in some way. It looks like installations haven't slowed down at all.
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by rateofchange 9y ago
To me aggressive means lots of things, one of them being working your ass off in order to make it happen. For example, I'd love to have a good SaaS product...I just can't seem to come up with ideas. OK, this would likely not doub
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by rateofchange 9y ago
I think the error here is in thinking, well, inside the proverbial box. My question is serious an does have lots of valid answers. For example, I did not say the answer had to be a passive investment. Flipping homes could do very well giv
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by rateofchange 9y ago
Sounds interesting
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by rateofchange 9y ago
So far the best answer to my question seems to be flipping real estate, in which case losing 100% (or any) of the investment is highly improbable.
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by rateofchange 9y ago
In speaking with a local realtor he showed me a few examples where clients flipped properties within 90 days or less and came out $100K ahead or more. Provided there are no surprises this seems like a solid option.
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by rateofchange 9y ago
BTC seems like an interesting option provided cashing out isn't impossible.
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How would you invest $100K USD aggressively?
23 points by rateofchange 9y ago|69 comments