soyelmango

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Banana equivalent dose(en.wikipedia.org)
470 points by soyelmango 16y ago|84 comments
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by soyelmango 16y ago
A Chinese cleaver replaces a set of knives, garlic choppers, tenderizer... - use the blade to cut (obv!) - use the flat to crush garlic/ginger (either by its weight, or safely using your other hand to press) - use the back edge to tenderize
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by soyelmango 16y ago
Just stumbled across this... "Male answer syndrome" - tongue-in-cheek, but certainly has some truth in it... http://www.wordspy.com/words/maleanswersyndrome.asp
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by soyelmango 16y ago
Good advice here from philip. To put it another way, these "accounting" packages are more about book-keeping and report generating - all useful, but no substitute for the advice from a human accountant who can advise about tax-efficient str
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by soyelmango 16y ago
...as well as discovering how/why _not_ to do it, which can be more valuable knowledge.
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by soyelmango 16y ago
With a bit of social engineering... aka "asking someone who works in a McD kitchen"... he could have got the oil cooker temperature and timings. The McD website, or a pamphlet you can get instore, would list the ingredients. Anyway, kudos t
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by soyelmango 16y ago
The words 'monetize content" are on the edge of joining the set of words 'viagra britney cheap mortgage now', so I think people are likely to mentally filter/bias against your emails. Could you post here an example of your cold email?
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by soyelmango 16y ago
If you're in the UK, try http://kashflow.co.uk/ - there's a free 2 month trial to get you hooked! (I'm not affiliated, just a happy user)
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by soyelmango 16y ago
It returns "The connection was reset" (10:30 GMT) A guess... a site for people with autism?
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by soyelmango 16y ago
Neither... please give us more information, or at least develop your ideas more. Or hmmmm, are you asking HN to do your homework assignment?
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by soyelmango 16y ago
There's a restaurant in London that has interactive tables - change your table cloth design, interact with the menu, order your food. What's the food like? Don't know - the restaurant is more famous for its tables than its food. To answer y
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by soyelmango 16y ago
"I have this incredibly strong urge to help people." Me too. When I hear a problem, I instinctively offer a solution, or at least try to work through the problems to a solution. Apparently, it's a male trait - "Ug! Man solve problem." Then
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by soyelmango 16y ago
It would be great if more people did this sort of thing - not because it saves money, but because it saves throwing away electronics that otherwise work fine, and well... because I like pulling things apart! In the past, I've rescued a cord
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by soyelmango 16y ago
I should also ask... Ben, did you post this link because you agree or disagree with the article? What phone do you have and what will you get next?
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by soyelmango 16y ago
I have a Windows Mobile phone, and after that painful experience, I'll most likely get an iPhone 4g, though I'd consider an Android too... 1) It’s expensive: Agree 2) It’s anti-technology: no surprise there from Apple. 3) No Flash: Putting
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by soyelmango 16y ago
Lego camera, lego router, Google's lego RAID, now a lego printer... no wonder that it's the best toy ever invented.
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by soyelmango 16y ago
As lame as this concept sounds, I'm sure there are Apple fans out there who are looking to share their lives with someone who won't be sickened by Apple mentionitis.
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by soyelmango 16y ago
Take a look at Steven Strogatz's series of articles in the New York Times. He makes learning the foundations of maths FUN and INTERESTING and accessible! http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/steven-strogatz/
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by soyelmango 16y ago
I agree on using startssl, and especially because of their ethos of how they charge: you only pay for the verification process, and after that, SSLs are free because they're automatic. Also, startssl's founder is the best ambassador - send
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Saying Hi and Bye is a great idea to get you started, because it will do two things for you: 1) They might respond well to you, which can boost your confidence. 2) They look at you like you're a weirdo - this might seem bad, but it's really
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Oh, the Daily Mail. Just so you know, the DM is known here as a hysterical paper - not hysterical haha, but hysterical panic-mongering arm-flapping. Does it not realise that it's drawn the attention of millions more readers and bloggers/HNe
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Thanks for the link... I'll take a closer look when I'm in the market for an ebook reader.
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Perhaps I should have been more accurate there - I didn't mean envying that specific person's life, but the general lifestyle of a person in that situation. That said, I have often been that "someone nearby" who envies a friend's/acquaintan
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Well put! [Though, at another point in my life, I would have answered 'No' too. For example, after graduating and settling into a job, my life was not difficult at all, and I was enjoying that little break from challenging myself.]
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Yes, and I'm glad it is. An easy life would be dull. Also, it's all relative - the chances are that if you're complaining that your life is oh-so-difficult, there'll be someone nearby who'd envy your life. And to answer your question with a
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by soyelmango 17y ago
From a strictly technical point of view, the title of this article will hold true - many people will lose out and there'll be data that becomes inaccessible on other devices, especially as manufacturers come and go. However, consumers often
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Rentokil's misleading marketing is "brilliant"(boingboing.net)
4 points by soyelmango 17y ago|0 comments
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by soyelmango 17y ago
I was just reading up on that today. Here's a link that gives you more links to useful articles: http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2008/08/05/startup-marketing-ad... The standout advice for me seems to be * show how useful your service is (as
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Hacker News is about more than just hacking code and computers. Social skills need to be learnt too, and learning other ways to do things, especially from those who've more experience, is surely a good thing. You might laugh at the idea of
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by soyelmango 17y ago
Too true. I considered using their logo contests when I was looking for a designer for my logo. A quick browse through the current contests showed that most 'designers' had not even read the brief and were submitting generic logos that in n

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