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by ricaurte 16y ago
I remember seeing a previous article on HN talking about how you should have 3 products to sell instead of 1, because it helps to anchor the customer when they make a decision. That makes a lot of sense when you consider the study shown in
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Electric cars may be a new trend, but the concept is decades old(blog.nwautos.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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Wardenclyffe Tower a.k.a. the Tesla Tower(en.wikipedia.org)
10 points by ricaurte 16y ago|1 comments
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by ricaurte 16y ago
He would have had to assume a 15% rate of return in order to yield $100,000.
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by ricaurte 16y ago
Face.com seems to be essentially going down that path. Now whether they store all of the faceprints or not, I don't know. They also have a developer API that is in alpha right now.
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by ricaurte 16y ago
"But in interviews, people familiar with the case said the department appeared to be attracted to the possibility of prosecuting Mr. Assange as a co-conspirator to the leaking because it is under intense pressure to make an example of him
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U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks(nytimes.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|1 comments
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by ricaurte 16y ago
If a 2 year-old is mature enough to be capable of illegally overstaying a visa on their own free will and understand the consequences, then 3 year-olds should be able to vote and 4 year-olds should be able to go to jail for a lifetime. He
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George Orwell - Politics and the English Language(mla.stanford.edu)
5 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks On House Floor(huffingtonpost.com)
70 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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by ricaurte 16y ago
This is an interesting comparison, but it is most likely just a high overlap between their userbases - people that use github also use stackoverflow, and vice versa. This also doesn't include the number of people programming with a languag
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Subjects of Leaks Condemn Release - but often not the American diplomatic corps(nytimes.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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The Fall and Rise of ‘X’ - The Air Force's Space Plane Prorgam(universetoday.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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The New American Electric Supercar - Li-Ion Inizio(ireport.cnn.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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KnowledgeVision Demo - synced video, PowerPoint, footnotes, handouts, and images(knowledgevision.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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by ricaurte 16y ago
One of my favorite passages: "We were sitting around saying we can't understand why America isn't doing better in renewable energy," says Fred Lightfoot, 82, an allegedly retired electrical engineer from Bremerton. "And then we thought: 'He
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'Old fogies' obsession: Turning waves into power(seattletimes.nwsource.com)
10 points by ricaurte 16y ago|2 comments
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by ricaurte 16y ago
It would be interesting if they combined these types of studies with brain scans to see if there are any patterns within the human brain during positives and negatives. This would help to find if there is a neurological basis for precognit
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Seven Xbox Kinect-ready games reviewed (theglobeandmail.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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GunUp - Seattle-based Startup for Gun Enthusiasts(gunup.com)
3 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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Friends in High Places - a network analysis of politician voting behavior [pdf](people.hbs.edu)
2 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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Protecting Your Home From Afar With a Robot(nytimes.com)
3 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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by ricaurte 16y ago
On a related question, I'm intrigued as to how this kind of market is different from Apple's App Store[1]. I know Google expenses its AdSense partner cost as traffic acquisition cost[2], but what about them makes the IRS/SEC view them diffe
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Seattle DOT - Interactive Seattle Parking Map(web1.seattle.gov)
2 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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Mice That 'Smell' Light Could Help Scientists Better Understand Olfaction(sciencedaily.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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by ricaurte 16y ago
Foot traffic would be great for places like suburban malls or the weekends, but is less relevant for things like burglaries and car thefts (unless its burglaries at businesses). For city centers, worker population density would work just a
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by ricaurte 16y ago
It would be even more informative if the map could be adjusted for population density. Compare two neighborhoods: Neighborhood A has a population of 100 and crime rate of 1 per month. Neighborhood B has a population of 10000 and crime rate
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Why It's Hard to Crash the Electric Grid(sciencedaily.com)
3 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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Empire and State Preview - Not your father's browser-based MMORTS(uk.pc.ign.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments
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Alpha Signups Being Taken for Empire & State by Seattle Startup Novel, Inc.(empireandstate.com)
1 points by ricaurte 16y ago|0 comments

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