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by sharpn 16y ago
Yes, my favourite: "In essence, transactional memory allows threads to ask for forgiveness instead of permission."
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by sharpn 16y ago
The (excellent Steve McQueen/Dustin Hoffman) film is available legally & free to watch online until Saturday 10th April 2010 if you're in the UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007bw8d/Papillon/
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by sharpn 16y ago
Thanks for the updated link (no idea why it was moved). I tried to edit, but couldn't - I guess it times out.
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Ron Conway Explained(bhorowitz.com)
118 points by sharpn 16y ago|37 comments
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by sharpn 17y ago
Good suggestion - I like their higher size limit of 1Gb. I'll check this out, thanks.
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by sharpn 17y ago
I found this helps when collaborating remotely, to send big files around - and there are other companies offering a similar service: http://free.mailbigfile.com/index.php
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by sharpn 17y ago
And consider the time value of money - if the LTV is $50 over 2 years, you need to calculate the net present value of that cashflow to you in today's dollars (which will always be less than $50).
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by sharpn 17y ago
A Leo Strauss-style variation of the argument is here: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2005/05...
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Field Experiment on Reserve-Price Online Ad Auctions(marketdesigner.blogspot.com)
1 points by sharpn 17y ago|0 comments
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'Fusion is Coming' - The future of power generation?(bondvigilantes.co.uk)
1 points by sharpn 17y ago|0 comments
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Garage Biology in Silicon Valley(synthesis.cc)
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Reverse-engineer graphed text for fun(xamuel.com)
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The worst is to come... (1926 letter from Edison)(lettersofnote.com)
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by sharpn 17y ago
The short answer is no - unless they depend on Italian cusomers (or bank via Italy). The longer answer depends on Italy's relative sway with the EU versus your 'home' nation & the significance of what you're doing, but is a qualified 'n
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by sharpn 17y ago
I've had no problems with paypal, selling mostly in the UK; I charge £12.50 & get £11.87 from them. Overseas customers see whatever the paypal converted cost is in their currency. But if you're taking recurring payments (say monthly) th
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by sharpn 17y ago
so if someone includes the word 'specialist' in an email to you, you would never see it. spe cialis t
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by sharpn 17y ago
Yes, of course, but I don't have his email address & even if I did, if it was hosted at the same place it might also be down.
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'gravity wells' - depiction of relative gravity in the solar system(xkcd.com)
63 points by sharpn 17y ago|12 comments
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by sharpn 17y ago
Here's an example (from literature): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Original_of_Laura
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by sharpn 17y ago
I believe the BBC DRM allows this to be played worldwide, but can't verify that from here in the UK. Interview is the first 9 minutes of audio.
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Biz Stone talks about Twitter's monetization strategy (audio)(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by sharpn 17y ago|1 comments
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by sharpn 17y ago
It appears that Gladwell wasn't in error - 'his webmaster' fesses up here (sorry for the horribly long url): http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/2009/11/letting-igon...
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by sharpn 17y ago
There are some good free resources, like this one: http://www.classiccmp.org/transputer/finengineer/ But there's probably also lots of information available on your intranet - there's bound to be a wiki with some good information. And if
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by sharpn 17y ago
For architecture I found 'A History of Architecture' by Bannister Fletcher to be a good start, but my copy is very old (1943 edition) - so try elsewhere if you want to include modernism from the outset. I'm told it's a classic.
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by sharpn 17y ago
Brown's text was longer, but he credits it as Forer's idea originally (in his book 'Tricks of the Mind' p322)
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by sharpn 17y ago
Or rather, pitch your idea - but be aware that the person to whom you are pitching may be primarily assessing you .
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Some good Russ Ackoff quotes(ft.com)
1 points by sharpn 17y ago|0 comments
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by sharpn 17y ago
I don't write TripAdvisor or Amazon reviews, but they can inform my choices (both +ve & -ve) if I'm considering a purchase.
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by sharpn 17y ago
That's true, but it ignores the loss of reputation you get if either recipient considers the intro spammy. And I wouldn't give my email address to anyone I thought would not have the courtesy to ask me before sharing it.
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by sharpn 17y ago
I agree, but would add that a frugal company will also beat a less frugal competitor (or potential competitor) - because they can advertise more, pay better etc. And when you are more frugal than your competition, you can win any competitio

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