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by req2 17y ago
Consumer software might upgrade rapidly, but business software would probably take a hit. At $10,000 a license per year times multiple licenses, a lot of business software vendors might find themselves losing clients after five years.
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by req2 17y ago
It's worth noting that a single beautiful mother does not birth the whole population, nor does a tall mother.
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by req2 17y ago
The problem is that a well-mowed lawn and a flag in front of a house is 'responsible', but the overgrown lawn of a teacher who volunteers her free time is 'irresponsible'. A pizza profitable startup founder can manage nine employees, but th
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by req2 17y ago
"Out of work" may be a misleading stat here. I don't know what realistic overtime hours for construction workers are like, so it may be a bit of a stretch to say 6 workers * 60 hours/each -> 5 workers * 38 hours/each would fit the same
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by req2 17y ago
You don't pick option 2 so much as it picks you.
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by req2 17y ago
If you use 'winning' and 'losing', the usage 'lost big' works well for the situation.
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by req2 17y ago
This probably just means the meeting is too large. I'd recommend cutting n in half and trying again. From a smaller n, I'd expect not only a shorter meeting, but also a greater per person output.
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by req2 17y ago
The first math competition I entered was an interesting experience. There were so many completely foreign concepts like sigma notation that precluded me from even trying to answer the 'tricky part' of the questions. Luckily, the proofs came
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by req2 17y ago
Oops, that's what I get for repeating a single complaint I'd seen voiced in some other thread... Apologies.
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by req2 17y ago
I think he's saying that if you have a large database in an rdb, adding the new column 'live' can take a prohibitively long time and kill access to the server, whereas a NoSQL db can add the new column without any large initial expensive op
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by req2 17y ago
Steve Jobs might propose it is because they have no taste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upzKj-1HaKw
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by req2 17y ago
You suggest a monopoly is the requirement to subsidize other industries. I display an extant case of a non-monopoly subsidizing an industry.
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by req2 17y ago
Without standing very firmly behind the argument, Microsoft popularized computers in a serious way that provided the market that provided web jobs. You can argue that without Microsoft, the collection of marginal suppliers would have steppe
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by req2 17y ago
CD-Rs have no monopoly, and yet, there are blank media levies in many countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy
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by req2 17y ago
"I made the perfect accessory, but it only works with electric cars. GM abused their car monopoly to make gas engines, not electric engines, costing me money. GM owes us all money. GM must be stopped, and GM must pay." (I'll also note that
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by req2 17y ago
A similar case, in which a comma allowed an escape from a 5-year contract: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/article838...
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by req2 17y ago
There are so many people in the world - why pick the ones you have to work hard, or suffer through, to get the same effect you could get with an easier connection? Just because they are "there"?
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Robots for Newspapers(googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com)
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by req2 17y ago
You sound like a "Great Books" kind of guy...
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by req2 17y ago
Without engaging conspiracy theories, I think the most interesting part is here: The small size in combination with Google Chrome's silent update means we can update as often as necessary to keep users safe. [An extra tidbit- courgette is a
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by req2 17y ago
So by this standard, HN should applaud prosecutions and searches under the new blasphemy laws in Ireland, because breaking the law is no different, no matter the law?
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by req2 17y ago
It's easier to observe and control for the sleep schedule and then measure alertness, rather than the other way around.
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by req2 17y ago
I'm not sure where your perceived disconnect between mental stamina and running out of steam is. (Additionally, could you say how mental stamina is a bad thing, ceteris paribus?) Could you elaborate on your definitions for "early bird" and
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by req2 17y ago
How is full disclosure better than patching open source or contacting vendors and providing them with a discreet update?
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by req2 17y ago
Well, with an increasing version system, you can never tell when you're finished. Is version 3 FINAL the final version, or is some new maintainer going to come make version 4 anyways? If you iterate toward 0, your final product can be awib-
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by req2 17y ago
Have you seen youtube comments? They probably are coming from the non-techies.
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by req2 17y ago
I'm not sure how you say the free views online did very little to help his career. Soulja Boy would not have a career if there weren't so many people interested in crankin' dat Soulja Boy via Youtube. The Arctic Monkeys may not have made mo
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by req2 17y ago
In a world where jquery is about rock stars and rails is about porn stars, nothing is a clear giveaway anymore.
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by req2 17y ago
Soulja Boy
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Localizing Ubiquity - any takers?(mitcho.com)
2 points by req2 17y ago|0 comments

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