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by rs999gti 10y ago
I got hit by credit card fraud related to this story. I either got skimmed at a gas pump or at a restaurant. What I saw were 4 Western Union transactions on my card, each for $255 USD. Two per day with this string - "WU*XXXYYYZZZZ&quot
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by rs999gti 10y ago
> why do so many companies feel like they have to grow perpetually? Public companies have investors and those investors who have put in capital (money or time) either in the beginning or during operations expect a return on their investm
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Don't Tesla's? They require a well defined road line otherwise they get confused. My friend owns a Model S and on the way to lunch it got confused on off ramps and parts of the road that were not well defined by lines. It basicall
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by rs999gti 10y ago
If you've been to the Philippines or read up on their history, the country is rife with corruption and extreme levels of inequality ever since the days of Marcos. The people are tired of the status quo and voted in a hardliner in hopes
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Or weeds. I've noticed parts of my lawn that got infested by chinch bugs died off but were replaced by weeds. The weeds were a combination of dandelions, clover, and other east coast weeds. I mow over the weed patches and they look jus
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Eventually, according to the water cycle: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Watercyc...
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Countries like India, Israel, and the US have plenty of geographic areas where solar arrays could be created with tons of sun exposure. Plus, these countries all have nuclear (weapon) capability. Couldn't solar or nuclear power allow f
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by rs999gti 10y ago
> Not if they have to keep information on paper to comply with the law. This really means print on demand.
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Not illegal. However Liberace gave Thiel legal precedence when Liberace himself successfully sued the Daily Mirror for hinting he was a homosexual. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace_v_Daily_Mirror http:/&#x2
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by rs999gti 10y ago
> Especially given Thiel's motive that "they outed me" - come on, Thiel's sexuality was probably the worst kept secret in the Valley. When you pose shirtless on a gay cruise, I think it's fairly safe the rest of
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by rs999gti 10y ago
It's like "before time" technically time, like math, always existed, humans just quantified it.
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Wait - direct democracy is good when it comes to social issues but bad when it comes to economic ones?
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Higher pay too.
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by rs999gti 10y ago
> You're just swapping landlord for bank. And even if you pay off your mortgage you still don't technically own it due to yearly property taxes.
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by rs999gti 10y ago
> waste money on renting How is renting wasting money? Are you not living in the unit? You're gaining 100% benefit by paying rent and receiving a roof over your head. You must mean a waste by losing out on building equity? That&#x27
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by rs999gti 10y ago
> to make the populace wear the yolk of a mortgage. People with mortgages generally don't protest or strike. You know when I mention this to my co-workers they grimace. We call mortgages and a family the 15-30 year jail sentence.
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by rs999gti 10y ago
> you forgot they are running a multi trillion dollar industry on free-as-in-beer software. Isn't that the basis of enterprise linux?
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by rs999gti 10y ago
Yes there are plenty of jobs in the trades. From the BLS: http://www.explorethetrades.org/why-choose-the-trades/ Plenty of growth in HVAC, electrician, and plumbing fields. And even in a downturn these jobs are still n
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by rs999gti 10y ago
I was going to ask this as well. Why does this PC need to be connected to the internet? If it doesn't need to phone home while operating as a heart monitor then there is no need to have antivirus or have this PC connected to the intern
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by rs999gti 11y ago
If you like SQL Server Management Studio then give MongoChef a try: http://3t.io/mongochef/
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by rs999gti 11y ago
> fight a few less wars in countries that aren't even interested in what we have to sell. How? The next democratic candidate for the POTUS already has a global mindset for the US: > In Clinton’s view, the apparent purpose of Ame
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by rs999gti 11y ago
> There's absolutely no reason the U.S. needs to use PMCs (at many times the cost). As long as the US does not reinstate conscription (the Draft), it will need PMC's to fill the gaps for military force. http://thehil
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by rs999gti 11y ago
> How do I know what I'm buying is safe? I think I answered my own comment a few sections above. But for safety you should look for the UL mark: http://www.ul.com/code-authorities/resources/faqs-for-code-a.
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by rs999gti 11y ago
> Over on Amazon, anyone can offer something for sale. The practice is called white labeling: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/white-label-product.asp Basically an Amazon seller sources product from China an
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by rs999gti 11y ago
> within 10 years Is it really 10 years? Within our lifetimes? Within 50 years? I really wish someone would nail down a definitive timeline to when someone should really worry about climate change. I mean ordering the world's proble
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by rs999gti 11y ago
How much do staff salaries and data center rentals add to the cost per server and per GB?
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by rs999gti 11y ago
I just don't like that the Echo is always listening and waiting for you to address it. Maybe is there was a smart phone app or a clicker I could press to bring it to attention then I'd be more interested.
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by rs999gti 11y ago
> What porn film makers are doing is capitalizing on AirBnB rentals by circumventing not only regulations (not a fan of but sometimes it's necessary) but they're making a profit from your property Filmmakers were doing this way
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by rs999gti 11y ago
> Making the behavior illegal Renting out residentially zoned property on AirBNB or shooting porn?
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by rs999gti 11y ago
If MS puts Xamarin licensing under MSDN I'd be really happy.

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