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by ruswick 13y ago
And the consumer doesn't care at all what anyone is. All they want is a good game, and for many of them that game is 2048...
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by ruswick 13y ago
Although heavy subsidization is a major enabler of the problem, it is not the only factor. Affordable education is out there. The problem is that people have been conditioned to believe that cheap education is bad education. The problem is
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by ruswick 13y ago
I agree with this entirely. As it currently stands, implementing this policy in such a abrupt way will hurt discussion and negatively impact the quality of the community. And although there are ways to improve the actual implementation of t
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Ask HN: Is the Developer Shortage a Myth?
2 points by ruswick 13y ago|3 comments
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by ruswick 13y ago
Selling anything for billions of dollars has never been and never will be a mistake for anyone.
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by ruswick 13y ago
In-state tuition at my state flagship (Illinois) is $20,000. Factor in cost of living and various fees, and costs can easily run into the $30,000 to $40,000 per year range. Moreover, state funding for the university has fallen in recent yea
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Ask HN: Should I attend college?
21 points by ruswick 13y ago|87 comments
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by ruswick 13y ago
The OP comes across as very fond of deriding the US schooling system, but proposes nothing beyond an egotistical assurance that he can teach math well even though no one else can. Math education is not homogenous. People are not homogen
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by ruswick 13y ago
I'm on Android, but you point seems to mesh with what I've come to like about Facebook's mobile strategy lately. Instead of trying to jam every single feature into a single Facebook App, FB is releasing different apps the ser
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by ruswick 13y ago
I am a high school student who has not worked full-time in the industry. My resume consists of two internships and a handful of side projects. Despite this, recruiters still contact me from time to time. I generally ignore them.
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Apple Really Needs to Get Its Shit Together(ruswick.tumblr.com)
1 points by ruswick 13y ago|0 comments
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by ruswick 13y ago
This makes sense. These policies are probably warranted for actual credit card companies. But, the OP's grievance was with Square, which isn't liable for fraud and probably doesn't need to use such excessive security. Frankly
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Obama and the N.S.A.: Why He Can't Be Trusted(newyorker.com)
105 points by ruswick 13y ago|43 comments
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President Obama claims the NSA has never abused its authority. That's false(theguardian.com)
5 points by ruswick 13y ago|0 comments
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by ruswick 13y ago
Why? Because the sheer magnitude is crazy. Rap Genius's traffic fell by nearly two thirds ! This is a very prominent, YC-affiliated startup that is being nuked by Google. It should come as no surprise that the news is seen as signific
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by ruswick 13y ago
Agreed. So far, I've seen nothing but specious fear-mongering and nonsensical "what-if" arguments against this thing. I can understand why people doubt the feasibility of drone delivery, especially given the legal impediments
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by ruswick 13y ago
This piece is incredibly myopic and somewhat appalling. A more appropriate title would be "Things affluent tech workers should be thankful for." The list doesn't offer any sort of context for the numbers presented, nor does i
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by ruswick 13y ago
This is a really cool concept, but one that is totally impossible. In the actual world, few things are truly independent. Even if you could find 33 binary questions that did not correlate with each other at all, you still run the risk of ha
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by ruswick 13y ago
In my opinion, Apple receives way too much credit for their retail experience. Going to the Apple Store is almost always an unpleasant experience. First, the small number of locations means that getting to an Apple Store can be onerous. Mor
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Xbox One Review(polygon.com)
1 points by ruswick 13y ago|0 comments
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by ruswick 13y ago
I would argue that it is. What portion of iPad owners have ever spent any money on software or peripheral devices? Probably less than half. Now, what portion of them would be willing to shell out $50 for a stylus? I just can't imagine
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by ruswick 13y ago
I agree. Much of the copy on that page is simply comical. For instance, the marketing describes the Bluetooth pairing process as "as easy as falling in love." I don't understand how companies can publish copy that is this abs
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by ruswick 13y ago
Pencil seems like an fairly interesting idea, but it's priced in a really odd way. The $50 price point puts it well out of reach consumer and hobbyist users. Despite this, Pencil and Paper are not as robust as, nor ate they priced comp
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by ruswick 13y ago
Coin is a very neat idea that will be hampered by many practical limitations. How durable will it be? I routinely neglect to take my wallet out of my pocket, and end up putting it through the wash. Can Coin survive total immersion in water
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by ruswick 13y ago
Honestly, I just don't get Soylent. What is the purpose? As a health measure? The market for weight-loss shakes and other dietary solutions is saturated, and most of it appears to be complete shit. Dietary shakes are easy to come by,
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by ruswick 13y ago
I love CSS's pseudo-selectors. In my opinion, they are the best part of CSS3 and are generally great. However, I think the author's jabs at CSS pre-processors and their adherents are unsubstantiated and a little unfair. I don&#x27
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by ruswick 13y ago
From the About page: We use the highest quality shirts and deliver them with the most affordable pricing. Does this imply that the $25 price is the lowest possible point at which the OP can attain reasonable margins? If so, they really ne
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by ruswick 13y ago
This is a deal-breaker for me, and I immediately delete my account on any service that attempts this type of bullshit. If a service makes me log in to unsubscribe from their spam, they can be assured that it will be the last time I ever log
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by ruswick 13y ago
I don't understand how this is supposed to bolster Tesla's image. The fact that the car alerted him to the fact that it was going to combust does not mean that it is OK that the car combusted.
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by ruswick 13y ago
At this point it is way too volatile for use as as long-term wealth storage. The current state of Bitcoing only makes it suitable for high-risk, high-reward investing, which is not conducive to saving.

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