retroafroman

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by retroafroman 13y ago
This is the most correct reply in all the comment section. I work in operatioa consulting for warehouses and previously worked for an automation company. Very, very few companies are willing to pay more for automation. A lot of times, it ju
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by retroafroman 13y ago
Those aren't facts. That is all speculation from 2 years ago. There is one fact in that article, the fact that there are now 19,000 armed security contractors. This number is much, much lower than the amount of troops in the country. T
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by retroafroman 13y ago
>The majority of troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan were not US Military - predominantly PMCs Citation please. I don't believe this to be true based on first hand accounts of people who have been to both of those places.
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by retroafroman 13y ago
Tinder requires sign in with FB but still seems awfully popular. They make sure to make it clear before and after sign up that they'll never spam your wall, which is very important. Few young people are willing to admit that they do online
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by retroafroman 13y ago
Monetizing ideas: -Advertising (pitch 3D printing, CAD software, or training companies?) -Affiliate links to related products-same as above. Does shapeways or ponoko have a affiliate program? Perhaps you can add a link that says "Get a phys
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by retroafroman 13y ago
Worse, as you would expect. 15.2% wasted floor space vs 3.7% with 40x48 pallets. See here: http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/international/documents/PalletI...
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by retroafroman 13y ago
It's interesting that the next step down from the containers in a transportation/logistics sense is the pallet, which is still pretty far from being standardized. Right now, there are a variety of competing standards-the EUR pallet, CHEP, i
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by retroafroman 13y ago
This is correct, to add, a reason why they are slow is the large frontal cross sectional area which means terrible aerodynamics.
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by retroafroman 13y ago
Good point. Forgot about the most obvious skill he has :)
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by retroafroman 13y ago
A couple ideas: -You could do packaging for any of the Linux distros. They usually need help with pulling in the latest sources, putting together a few scripts, and then creating the packages to put in the repos. It would be great to suppor
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by retroafroman 13y ago
The BMW M5 (an example of exactly what the Model S is competing against) already does this, because the interior cabin is so well insulated that you can't hear the turbocharged V-8, and owners want to: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Interesting idea. I jumped on and chatted with a few people-seems to work well. Sign up was easy, I like the anon-bot that chats with the tutorial. Charging $0.99 for an hour of promotion is a good idea.
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Large companies[1] and well to do citizens[2] often pay shockingly low tax rates. [1] http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/2012/corporate-taxe... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-...
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Getting listed at Thomasnet.com[1] would be a good start. [1] http://www.thomasnet.com/products/injection-molding-custom-9...
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by retroafroman 14y ago
As a fellow concert goer, I generally hate that people do this. I think it's distracting to everyone. However, I'll admit I think someone should record the best moments. I think it's better to enjoy the music and show rather that spend the
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by retroafroman 14y ago
I've used AutoCAD quite a bit, and it's complexity goes to show that a product doesn't necessarily need to be overly shiny and simple to sell. It does follow a few of the principles it's talked about, such as the simplifying of the UI by mo
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Actually, I mostly agree, despite going in thinking I wouldn't. Girl Talk is terribly boring live. There are many better, more creative artists in the EDM world. Araabmuzik as mentioned, RJD2 is a genre bending turntablist/synth junky/live
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Growing a Business [1] is the book you're talking about it. I picked it up on a whim from a book sale a couple years ago and it was an interesting read. Like this one, some things are fairly outdated (talks a fair bit about catalog sales)
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Thank you, that's a very detailed list of things to remember and take care of. I've heard of 'piercing the corporate veil' in cases of gross negligence on behalf of the business, so nothing protects a person fully, but it sounds like there
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by retroafroman 14y ago
I've never looked, I don't know. It's an interesting thought though. Googling 'california llc' gives me the impression that there are plenty of commercial providers who will fill the forms for you. I doubt there's an open source version of
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by retroafroman 14y ago
An LLC is a very lightweight, easy to establish corporate vehicle that provides personal protection for the business owner. When running a sole proprietorship, if your business gets sued, they sue you for your personal money. If your LLC ge
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by retroafroman 14y ago
It seems like a fit for rough 3D sculpting, but not CAD work, in my opinion. CAD generally requires inputting precise dimensions and perfect angles. Artists and sculptors however, will have fun making 3D models by hand.
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by retroafroman 14y ago
His book Decoded is a very interesting read. He tells a lot of stories about how the songs came about, and then also takes a lot of songs and goes line by line and explains the meaning behind the lyrics.
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Can you switch to chemical engineering? ChemE had the highest starting salaries of all the engineering majors where I went to school. Anecdotal evidence tells me most ChemE majors START somewhere in the $60k+ range.
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by retroafroman 14y ago
I think this service (and the associated milling service) is much closer to what a product designer needs in moving their idea from paper to production than any current 3D printer on the market. I'm surprised this is the first time I've hea
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by retroafroman 14y ago
If you find suppliers of similar products on Alibaba, it's very likely that they will be able to manufacture something to your specs. There's quite a learning curve involved with outsourcing manufacturing. ThomasNet is another option.
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by retroafroman 14y ago
Just a thought I had, and maybe someone can help me, but if a convicted felon has a hard time getting an apartment, can they start an LLC (or any other business entity) and then have the business rent the apt? I'm assuming the management wo
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by retroafroman 14y ago
You could just remove X/desktop from any Linux distro and be right where you want to be-a shell which can all command line programs and you can program it via one liners or scripts.
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by retroafroman 14y ago
I find KDE has the most polish of all the desktops, but it's also a fairly heavy in terms of computer requirements. Gnome 2.x ran very well on my old Atom netbook, Fedora 16 with Gnome 3.x runs acceptably (minus the small screen), and XFCE
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by retroafroman 14y ago
The Onion predicted this behavior: http://www.theonion.com/video/more-american-workers-outsourc... Poe's Law strikes again.

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