rdouble

14 ms·

121.
by rdouble 13y ago
The article is not the obesity apologetic you'd expect from the title. He's arguing that creating a positive feedback loop is a more powerful motivational tool than willpower. It doesn't seem like you read the article.
122.
by rdouble 13y ago
Another thing to consider is that just because an org is a non profit, does not mean the people working there are making social worker salaries. One of my aunts makes over $400K/yr as an administrator at a non profit, and she's st
123.
by rdouble 13y ago
For the past 5 years, renting would've been much better than owning in most areas of the U.S. I don't see that changing any time soon. In many 2nd tier markets renting has gotten much more expensive over the past 5 years, though
124.
by rdouble 13y ago
It's sort of swinging back around with the scale of some of the systems in place today. Relatively small increases in program efficiency can save a lot of money in power consumption, physical server space needed, and other related data
125.
by rdouble 13y ago
Unfortunately a heavy handed approach is needed in the American public school system as teachers tend to waste a lot of the students' time with this sort of thing.
126.
by rdouble 13y ago
There are American troops almost everywhere. Robert Kaplan's books "Imperial Grunts" and "Monsoon" detail their current involvement in Columbia, Philippines, Mongolia, Iraq, Afghanistan and stations all around the I
127.
by rdouble 13y ago
That's pretty much how it works already in 'points' based immigration schemes.
128.
by rdouble 13y ago
Is this really the direction this website is headed? The NSA conspiracy stuff was bad enough.
129.
by rdouble 13y ago
It depends on your goals. If you want to stick with startup stuff it seems like other successful young people go heavy into the programming side (the Stripe guy) or the design side (Mike Matas) or the PR side (the Summly guy). I think the m
130.
by rdouble 13y ago
There's not a 50/50 split. A large number (46%) of South Koreans identify as "not religious." (from the link you provided)
131.
by rdouble 13y ago
South Korean christians are mostly protestants, not catholics. edit: it looks like Catholicism has been growing over the past 10 years, but there are still more Protestants. In any case South Korea is not "split between Catholics and B
132.
by rdouble 13y ago
It depends on your locale and employment situation. Many home owners are "house poor." Their only asset is their house, and they have no savings or other investments. I moved to a locale where I could make 3-4x what I could in my
133.
by rdouble 13y ago
The Little Schemer is not the single best book on programming out there and I did not find it "fun to read."
134.
by rdouble 13y ago
Did you use the mobile app? I used it to catalog about 600 books and was not amazed but it was probably the best free solution I have tried. The issue for the hobbyist developer is that the libraries to do the barcode scan on the iPhone cos
135.
by rdouble 13y ago
you probably realise that your main competitor is the spreadsheet I've written a version of this app for my own purposes three times. Then goodreads came along. I think they are the main competitor to this sort of software right now.
136.
by rdouble 13y ago
That's not what the article is about, though. It's almost like you didn't even read it.
137.
by rdouble 13y ago
My friend died last year at age 38. If the cause of death is not released it's usually drug or alcohol related.
138.
by rdouble 13y ago
I lived for years right by the Haight entrance to GGP. I wouldn't call the participants in the drug scene there hippies. There were a lot more crusties and gutter punk types, along with stereotypical thug dudes and tweakers. A lot of p
139.
by rdouble 13y ago
Your summary does not describe the story of Siri in the linked article accurately at all.
140.
by rdouble 13y ago
That link doesn't give all the information about why passports can be revoked. They can also be revoked by court order, if there's an arrest warrant or extradition request. A federal, state or local law enforcement agency may req
141.
by rdouble 13y ago
Unless you're in transit between countries, it doesn't affect you as much as you might think. I lived in Japan for a year and pretty much only used my passport when I entered and left the country. Same goes with my sisters who mov
142.
by rdouble 13y ago
Not really. Most Americans don't have a passport and it doesn't affect them at all.
143.
by rdouble 13y ago
Not having a valid passport does not affect citizenship status.
144.
by rdouble 13y ago
They actually make their money off of the ebooks, seminars, boot camps and other how-to materials about how to have passive income.
145.
by rdouble 13y ago
This was like reading an excerpt of the HN version of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" but with the opposite conclusion.
146.
by rdouble 13y ago
Let's say I'm an entry-level freelancer who bills out at $100/hr. ... 1. Work for an hour, generating $100, and spend 20% of that getting someone else to do my laundry. I know you're just an entry level freelancer, but
147.
by rdouble 13y ago
In the olden days, you didn't need to be "officially" disabled, you could just have your brother sit in a wheelchair.
148.
by rdouble 13y ago
I can't speak to everywhere, but in Kenya (the funding in the OP was for a Kenyan) many of the charity medical facilities are run by religious organizations, who recruit religious medical professionals from abroad to volunteer their ti
149.
by rdouble 13y ago
Most of the groups who take on poverty in Kenya are religious organizations. I guess they are the private sector but I often wonder if that's what people have in mind when they make comments like yours.
150.
by rdouble 13y ago
It's common but sort of an indicator of a project that is going to suck. There are outsourcing firms in the USA who are staffed entirely by remote workers and pay $50-$65 an hour.

More ›