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by sami36 14y ago
I don't think it's DRM related or a publisher requirement. I think it's of B&N own initiative to keep your credit card on file in order to facilitate potentially future purchases. Either way, it's misguided & customer hostile. a
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by sami36 14y ago
Can I make a somewhat contrarian prediction. Feel free to trash it. I'd like to hear where I went haywire with my assumptions. 1- The real glut is an abundance of capital. With interest rates depressed & a stock market fairly valued, &#
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by sami36 14y ago
Has anyone experimented with using it as a media server ?
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by sami36 14y ago
I wish I had read that 15 min ago. UPDATE: Nah, I tried that, Now I'm getting a popup "Due to high demand, your order could not be processed. Please try again later." UPDATE 2 : "Oops, we had trouble processing your request. We're working o
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by sami36 14y ago
is Apple maps problem strictly an international issue or do most people find it lacking in the US too ?
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by sami36 14y ago
It's never going to happen because it's lost on them just how hard programming is. I can say with a straight face, & not a hint of cynicism that programming is second only to medecine, as a wide-practiced* occupation, in terms of the co
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by sami36 14y ago
What you have is an obscure procurement process intractable to open competition , dominated by niche vertical players with fat rolodexes with a quasi monopoly on academic institutions. The result of which are incestuous business relationsh
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by sami36 14y ago
I get your point, but disruption goes beyond concepts. entrepreneurship by way of geographic arbitrage is still disruptive to the local business scene. Whether it's facebook or studiVZ, it's still the same effect.
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by sami36 14y ago
1- at this point, you're just arguing semantics. Whether the subsidy takes the form of a loan or an ETF, it's all the same. 2-you've managed 3 designers for an app or a website & you extrapolate on the basis of that experience to ballpa
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by sami36 14y ago
Bob44 You forgot the last paragraph. I mentioned sthg about reading further, didn't i ? man, you're on a obsessive streak :) following my comments one by one, thread by thread, down-voting all you can, eh ? "The chance of a marriage ending
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by sami36 14y ago
>".. with a loan..." I rest my case. that still obscures the full price of a transaction. interest is involved, different payment plans are presented, repayment modalities are different. That does not comport with your earlier claim th
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by sami36 14y ago
>I don't know who bob44 is, I think you do. You're engaging in some serious trolling right now.
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by sami36 14y ago
you should have read further , until completion instead of skimming the first part of the article & you would have concluded otherwise.
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by sami36 14y ago
& How should I interpret the fact that you've created this account 19 minutes ago for the sole purpose of posting this comment ? What does it say about your mental sanity ?
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by sami36 14y ago
I find those findings fascinating. As someone who carries two devices,an iPhone 4S (iOS 6.1 Beta) & a Galaxy nexus (4.2), I do find myself reaching for the iPhone more for subtle & seemingly unimportant reasons that add up in the lo
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Guess What Percent Of Black Friday Online Sales Came From Twitter Referrals?(businessinsider.com)
3 points by sami36 14y ago|1 comments
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by sami36 14y ago
>And yet, most of Europe manages that easily. You have to revise your axioms, as they are inconsistent with evidence. What's the % of smartphones in Europe that are sold at full price ? Please. > Ok, what's the price you'd put on th
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by sami36 14y ago
I duly note that you don't think that either Facebook or Fedex are disruptive. by that definition of disruption , sure. Entrepreneurship is not disruptive. I rest my case
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by sami36 14y ago
That's actually the most insightful thought I've read on this thread.
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by sami36 14y ago
http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/feb/20/... Your article is from 2007, It's still between 40-50 %
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by sami36 14y ago
I beg to disagree. I think you're conflating entrepreneurship with business. an entrepreneur would only assume the rather significant risk if the likelihood of payout (as denoted by your clever equations)is high enough. in a capitalistic so
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by sami36 14y ago
where did the suggestion of a threat come up in my comment ? I'm saying this statistic is pointless not advocating for a lifestyle or another.
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by sami36 14y ago
SO WHAT ? these numbers are pointless. I get it, they're trying to say that entrepreneurs are not unwashed hardened singles with no chance at a meaningful family life. I think this is misguided on so many levels. 1- Marriage is not an end g
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by sami36 14y ago
you're making a whole lot of assumptions there. I'm not sure all of them pass the test of reality. 1- How about the Nexus 7. it sells for 200 $, built by another vendor. There are no carriers in that equation, is it also being sold at a los
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by sami36 14y ago
I'm not so sure about that. When they first released the Nexus one, that was certainly their goal. But then it sold poorly & suddenly Google had to reign in their ambition. I think they were totally blindsided by the success of the Nexu
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by sami36 14y ago
Or you could pursue a balanced approach. Raise taxes on the wealthy, a little bit & cut intelligently across all programs. The defense budget is bloated, SS could be means tested, Medicare must be both means-tested & some of the be
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by sami36 14y ago
oh Please. What a silly excuse. How about they've cut back on investing because they've been bitten twice in the span of one decade by two bubbles (one in housing, one in tech) & they figured out it's better to be more discriminating ab
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by sami36 14y ago
The enterprise market wil be a tougher nut to crack for startups for simple reasons : 1- Inelasticity of demand : Just look at windows, Word,...etc many companies "waste" hundred of millions of $ in software that's loathed by their employee
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by sami36 14y ago
I understand, but there are no open standards for MRI scans. These applications were not meant for wide consumption although I would agree with you that the device manufacturers should at least provide a way to export that data in a more co
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OnStar gives Volt owners what they want: their data, in the cloud(arstechnica.com)
6 points by sami36 14y ago|0 comments

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