romeoEtJoliet

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by romeoEtJoliet 7y ago
I think it actually goes both ways. They might have been initially incredibly popular and subsequently Nike flooded the market with the sneaker to the point that it ended up on clearance shelves ( https://solecollector.com/ne
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New York's Tech Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than Silicon Valley(crainsnewyork.com)
2 points by romeoEtJoliet 8y ago|0 comments
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by romeoEtJoliet 8y ago
In NYC (WeWork's home turf), it's not uncommon to see a jump of £500-£1000 with increasing bedrooms so maybe that factors into their prices. For example, my apartment building has ~ $2400 studios, $3000 1brs, and $4000 2brs.
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by romeoEtJoliet 8y ago
For 2) a country could implement economic incentives in the form of a graduated tax penalty for each 'missing' child under the country's replacement rate, and a tax credit for each registered dependent counting towards the ra
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by romeoEtJoliet 8y ago
There's more to skin-care than skin aging - some women struggle with acne for hormonal reasons and as a side effect, blemishes. Sunscreen is also incredibly useful to prevent sun damage, and moisturizers can prevent deep lines later in
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by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago
There have been studies that indicate that these sorts of technology (lane keeping/departure warning, auto-brake, blind spot detection) help reduce collisions. Personally, I don't think that it's right to dismiss these system
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by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago
I'm aware of luxury services that provide similar services, but I would pay 10k for a matchmaking service that could guarantee a lifetime connection with partner. It could be a service that goes the extra mile in terms of discovery to
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by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago
The reason why Roppongi Hills took 18 years was because much of that time was spent acquiring lots from 400 smaller property owners. The construction of Mori tower itself took ~3 years. This proposal does seem more marketing like marketing
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by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago
Another difference to me is the lack of cabs. When comparing this shot: https://youtu.be/fT4lDU-QLUY?t=127 and any number of Google Maps images of the same location (looking North towards St. Patrick's) https:/&#
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The decimation of local news in New York City(cjr.org)
3 points by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago|0 comments
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by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago
It's true that Apple has mountains of cash, but in all likelihood, a failing Apple-sized tech giant would end up acquired by an adjacent company (see Motorola or Yahoo or Sun Microsystems ) before they ran out of money.
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by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago
Does anyone have any recommendations for YouTube channels that focus on reverse engineering?
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by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago
I think you're probably right. The headlamp shape leads me to believe that the blue car is a Citroen Xanae prototype ( http://www.citroenet.org.uk/prototypes/xanae/xanae.html ), an MPV prototype/predecesso
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The Decline of the American Laundromat(theatlantic.com)
129 points by romeoEtJoliet 9y ago|201 comments