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by thematt 14y ago
Interesting, but I'd say if one small acquisition was the tipping point then the market was already open for others.
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by thematt 14y ago
It's a standalone app, it's not going to stop functioning. $4.99 is a deal, regardless of whether there would be future versions or not.
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by thematt 14y ago
Obligatory xkcd: http://xkcd.com/538/ Only this time you'll have to log-in/decrypt on the spot rather than cough up your password.
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Google Executives: Fight Drug Cartels in Mexico with Technology(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by thematt 14y ago|0 comments
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by thematt 14y ago
They're larger and typically deeper than the height adjustable ones.
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Mars One Project: “Humans Will Live On Mars In 2023″(techli.com)
68 points by thematt 14y ago|58 comments
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by thematt 14y ago
I used the think the same thing, but it's not clear to me that Microsoft "needs" saving. They're growing the enterprise side of their business quite fast and the problem just seems to be that investors expect them to be the next Apple, wher
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by thematt 14y ago
Nonsense, the cost wasn't $0, the price was. Doctor's don't work for free and that money came from somewhere, in that case taxpaying citizens of the UK, of which I assume your brother was one of. It cost him, he just got the bill from t
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by thematt 14y ago
Not to mention it will cost a lot of money.
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by thematt 14y ago
Would this even be possible nowadays? As soon as your badge gets disabled typically any access you have to systems gets disabled as well.
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by thematt 14y ago
It's unlikely Microsoft themselves even created the site, it was most likely contracted out to a design firm.
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SpaceX Fires Up New Merlin 1D Rocket Engine(youtube.com)
3 points by thematt 14y ago|0 comments
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by thematt 14y ago
Not just credit checks, but background checks as well would be valuable.
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by thematt 14y ago
Private schools are often affiliated with religious groups (Catholic, Jewish, etc.) For many people who choose private education, the existence of religion classes in school is a large factor.
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by thematt 14y ago
It's because it does matter to the outcome, if you consider the outcome to be more than just GPA. GPA is not the best indicator of whether it's a worthwhile investment. The selection of a private school takes in to account additional fact
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by thematt 14y ago
Almost anything is for sale given enough money.
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by thematt 14y ago
There's actually information aboard the Voyager: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html Also, there's a more ambitious project that keeps getting delayed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEO
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by thematt 14y ago
Is there any data on how long that should run for?
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by thematt 14y ago
Absolutely right. In the case of the short-sellers, it's well known these guys flood the media with fake rumors in the hope it triggers a selloff.
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by thematt 14y ago
Email sent.
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by thematt 14y ago
There will be inspiring stuff happening in this industry for the foreseeable future. No point in waiting even a week, that's just one more week of amazing work you could have been a part of :)
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by thematt 14y ago
Speaking of Blue Origin, if anybody is interested in working for us, we're hiring :) http://www.blueorigin.com/careers/careers.html
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by thematt 14y ago
I don't see why not. Their costs are probably minimal (some servers + salaries). Beyond that they're just leveraging all the work of Bing and others. Also, they've taken barely any VC money, so it's not like there's a huge return expected i
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by thematt 14y ago
How is that in any way a useful statistic? Who cares about 200+ million results vs. 44 million? Most people don't look at the fifth result, let alone the 200 millionth one. What matters is the first page and whether those top results are th
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by thematt 14y ago
Isn't that basically ScotchGuard?
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by thematt 14y ago
It's not a small detail, it's because of ITAR -- and it's not taken lightly. Space companies can't even speak to people who aren't US citizens.
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Facebook shares likely to ‘pop’ in debut(ft.com)
1 points by thematt 14y ago|0 comments
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by thematt 14y ago
Will it? Criminals know they can be wiretapped, but that hasn't stopped them from using phones for communicating.
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by thematt 14y ago
Stranger things have happened, but I'm not sure a golden parachute would deploy if he's indicted by the SEC.
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by thematt 14y ago
If I were Amazon right now, I'd start giving away a Kindle for free to Prime subscribers. B&N has to generate revenue from the hardware they sell, otherwise they're in deep trouble financially...Amazon can easily beat them in the race

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