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   by smackfu 11y ago

   They spend a lot on marketing and product development.
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   by smackfu 11y ago

   If you have a hand-made product, and it suddenly explodes in popularity, it's not like hiring a company to manufacture it is easy, even if someone like Etsy is connecting you. Machine-knit is not hand-knit, for instance. I predict a l
3. 213.▲
   by smackfu 11y ago

   And some of the people on that show who really exploit the coupons seem to be ex-white-collar alpha-types turned stay-at-home parents who would be the same people who do these mileage hacks back when they were travelling for work.
4. 214.▲
   by smackfu 11y ago

   And the tricky bit for something like this is that the terms and conditions have to match the programming, otherwise someone might exploit the programming, even though you wrote bulletproof t&c.
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   by smackfu 11y ago

   Photos may be included. "Here’s what iCloud backs up: Photos and videos on your iOS devices, unless you turn on iCloud Photo Library on your iOS device (iOS 8.1 or later)." https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519
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   by smackfu 11y ago

   If you are a frequent flyer, I can see the point. "Waste" a weekend and bump yourself up to the next level and get free upgrades on all your future flights for the year.
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   by smackfu 11y ago

   When you are trying these kind of system exploits, it really helps to not have to deal with any humans. It would be very easy for this plan to be shut down by someone in the office just refusing to rent to you after the first car, because
8. 218.▲
   by smackfu 11y ago

   Also, this shows all activity, in chronological order: https://www.facebook.com/me/allactivity
9. 219.▲
   by smackfu 11y ago

   Just have more than 5 GB of data and you can't backup to iCloud without paying monthly.
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    by smackfu 11y ago

    I guess this is a more real version of what they announced in May 2014: http://www.spacex.com/media-gallery/detail/100831/3261
11. 221.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    Poor response time is the main negative.
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    by smackfu 11y ago

    It might make sense for a small airline to order a spare plane, just in case it's needed at some point. Especially if that plane model matches their flight profile really well, but also had a small production run so it would be diffic
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    by smackfu 11y ago

    The $450 phone was $0 upfront, and the $550 phone was $100 upfront, but they all cost the same per month after that. Scrounging up $200 for a flagship $650 phone is tough for some people, even if they can pay the monthly cell phone bill.
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    by smackfu 11y ago

    >Also, what happened to those ultra cheap windows mobile devices targeted at "emerging markets?" Nokia 635, $40: http://www.amazon.com/AT-Nokia-Lumia-635-Contract/dp/B00LBFF... We bought one for my fu
15. 225.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    It will probably create a gap in phone prices. The under $100 phones, for people who pay the full price up-front and don't need anything too fancy. And the $450+ phones, for people who pay $20 a month for a phone installment purchase
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    by smackfu 11y ago

    If he had given the final round list of words from the US National Spelling Bee, I don't think I would have even been able to tell they were real. balletomane? zimocca? scacchite? http://spellingbee.com/public/resu
17. 227.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    Interesting, the dupe detector allows both https and http versions of a site.
18. 228.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    Lots of socks are polyester.
19. 229.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    I bet 37 is pretty popular.
20. 230.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    "Biased" in the sense of correlation, yes.
21. 231.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    For more context, the vacuum tube computers were only around in 1995 because a massive decade-long upgrade project failed in 1994. http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/1993-04-25/flying-in-pla...
22. 232.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    That's pretty cool, and I guess I should have read the intro slideshow since it's pretty clearly described in there.
23. 233.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    I'm not clear that it blocks anything by default.
24. 234.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    I'm not exactly sure what the moral of this story is.
25. 235.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    Yes, they recruit heavily on LinkedIn regardless of your location, but the jobs are always in Seattle. Mentioning that you won't relocate stops the conversation cold.
26. 236.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    Yeah, once the kids are old enough that the majority of work is writing, iPads aren't great.
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    by smackfu 11y ago

    Reminds me of the story of Charles Walker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Walker Went on three shuttle missions with a BS in engineering and never joining NASA.
28. 238.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    At a lot of more risky countries, they do x-ray / metal detector every passenger at the airport entrance. I assume that's to prevent targeting concentrations of foreign tourists.
29. 239.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    It seems a lot easier, to be honest. Adding all the mechanisms to drop off and retrieve a camera unit would be very complex. This way they just use an existing science instrument.
30. 240.▲
    by smackfu 11y ago

    And honestly that probably greatly improved home wifi security.