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Genes of extinct ancestor survive in modern humans(arstechnica.com)
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I guess it really depends on your experience... if it's something you had no idea could be done before then it's a huge leap and you are bound to be impressed. If it's something for which you've seen earlier iterations, then the leap is muc
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Steve Jobs, Unvarnished(powerwall.msnbc.msn.com)
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Agree, it does feel like there is a lot of B-grade stuff on Netflix streaming. Paradoxically, the unlimited movie buffet might be their undoing. There is a limited number of movies that are truly excellent and worth watching. Once you go th
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by theoj 15y ago
I disagree, unless you are totally socially maladjusted and / or can't get a clue how to behave in social situations. Practice makes perfect. If someone has seen you 9 times that typically means you met a LOT of people, and therefore have h
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Love it! I think it summarizes a lot of the things I found about networking: 1. The best way to network is to be a regular. One time networking events typically don't lead to anything. Most people won't even remember your name. 2. Novices t
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http://db.tt/VvJifcI Thanks!
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>> What he found was horrific labor conditions, impossibly long hours and the use of crippling, repetitive motions. He met very young factory workers whose joints in their hands were damaged because they performed the same action th
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Mike Daisey goes after Apple, the late Steve Jobs(finance.yahoo.com)
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Nice use of Aviary too.
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>> The better solution would be for companies that produce music/films/software/etc to revise their own business models and adapt to the reality of piracy. Adapting to the reality of piracy would probably mean lower prices. Why do t
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Wow, the discussion here is really going down the tubes into the land of nonsense. >> How much better is a $1,000,000 car vs a $1,000 car? They both get you from A to B. in terms of function they both perform at roughly the same bas
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>> Food companies don't price me out of the market. Car companies don't either. Do you think that you get good nutritious food by paying bottom dollar? You think those nitrates and high fructose sugar and other junk are really good
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SEEKING WORK (NYC or remote) I specialize in Android application development using Java. I am also quite versed with HTML / JS coding, so I can work on composite HTML / native applications. You can see some of my work here: http://www.bric
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Contrary to what some pundits would like you to believe, this is not new ground. A real estate bubble followed by a balance sheet recession has happened in at least 2 other places before: Sweden in 1992 and Japan in 1991. Different choices
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>> The entire goal was to make a new advertising platform they could control. That's the way it was supposed to work. But surprise! It turns out that search is not big on mobile... mainly because typing is not easy on mobile. That e
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Mach 20 Missile Test(wired.com)
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The Robot Revolution: Your Job May Be Next(thefiscaltimes.com)
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Wow, that post is appalling poor and demonstrates complete lack of understanding of their target audience, namely programmers. Upfront, it tells you everything you are not getting as an employee... free time, good salary or nutritious food.
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Been trying to get on Google+ for a few days now, today it finally worked.
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Google+ invite window open all day, you’re invited now(beatweek.com)
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>> GLAAD's letter declared. "What our community wants in wireless phone and Internet service is exactly what Americans in general want: more access, faster service, and competitive pricing. On all three counts, we believe that the f
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Paul Ceglia insists he owns part of Facebook(paidcontent.org)
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>> So, what should Citi do? Optimize for security and shut down that feature from their website, or optimize for being able to just wire some money in a rock solid fashion? In practice what Citi does is neither of these absolute ext
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Most economists will trumpet the increase in societal or collective well-being but will never give you a straight answer about who accrues the gains, who accrues the losses, and what amends -- if any -- should be made towards the economic l
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Ah, free trade. Pretty much all economists agree that the economic pie will get larger, but they are silent about how the pie will be split. Therein lies the problem. Most economists will trumpet the increase in societal or collective well-
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Well then, why don't we just stick to your statement that privatization is theft. Bonus points if you can show me how your arguments do not fall in any existing ideology.
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Is there an argument here? Care to expand?
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"That, like most people on this site, you place every person whose thoughts you read into one of a small number of mental "boxes." I, for instance, am apparently a "Looter" from Ayn Rand's novels." Notice how you placed all the people on HN
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"this does not change the fact that privatization is theft. The former owners of Soviet facilities - the Soviet people - were not adequately compensated for their loss." There's also the original theft that enabled the existence of the Sovi

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