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by vellum 13y ago
The $8000 is a teaser rate for this pilot program. On the Crowdtilt page[1], it says: VMA Security Group will only continue the patrol beyond February 2014 if 250 households have entered into contract at $20 per month, renewable and paid
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Bottleneck courses resulting in students struggling to graduate(dailybreeze.com)
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by vellum 13y ago
As other posters have pointed out, using mobile payments bypasses corrupt middlemen. Afghanistan has started paying rural police using mobiles, and some of them are seeing "raises" >1/3 their salary. http://tec
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The Architecture Of Autism(nytimes.com)
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Younger Americans Fare Poorly on Skills Against International Peers(online.wsj.com)
10 points by vellum 13y ago|3 comments
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by vellum 13y ago
In Buenos Aires, they’re called cartoneros. At around sunset, they roll in from the surrounding (poorer) neighborhoods, and start stacking cardboard in the streets. It’s very surreal. They recently formed a collective and are trying to g
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Battery-Stored Solar Power Sparks Backlash From Utilities(bloomberg.com)
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Robot Surgery Damaging Patients Rises With Marketing(bloomberg.com)
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by vellum 13y ago
It's earmarked specifically for his neighborhood. Plus, the neighborhood has more control. If the security firm sucks, the neighborhood can fire them, or have them bring in different people.
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Oakland Neighbors Crowdfunding Private Security(techpresident.com)
68 points by vellum 13y ago|51 comments
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Families Hoard Cash 5 Years After Crisis(hosted.ap.org)
57 points by vellum 13y ago|63 comments
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Jail For File-Sharers Does Nothing to Increase Music Sales(torrentfreak.com)
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by vellum 13y ago
Flat rate is a pretty good suggestion. Another idea is to use milestones. Pick a set of features, deliver by a certain date, they pay you, rinse and repeat. This reduces the risk on them, in that they won't be out for the whole amou
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Can You Read People’s Emotions?(well.blogs.nytimes.com)
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Is It Safe to Invest at Just One Brokerage?(online.wsj.com)
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by vellum 13y ago
Try going to some meetups. You might meet people that will offer you a job or hire you to do some contract work.
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As MacBook Air ages, Apple rivals show the way to Retina(news.cnet.com)
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by vellum 13y ago
It's not everybody. 70% of American workers don't like their jobs. 52% have "checked out." The other 18% are actively trying to dick over the company. http://www.geekwire.com/2013/study-70-america
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by vellum 13y ago
My advice is to start coding on your off hours. If you do decide to go back in the field, don't use recruiters or HR. Publish your work on Github or an app store if you decide to do mobile. Go to meetups, meet real developers. You&
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Rage Against the Algorithms(theatlantic.com)
32 points by vellum 13y ago|20 comments
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An Ingenious Home Built to Battle Tornadoes(theatlanticcities.com)
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by vellum 13y ago
That's Eritrea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_taxation
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by vellum 13y ago
The article doesn't make that claim: In expanding the surveillance state and the White House’s wartime authorities, Obama has continued a grand and unfortunate presidential tradition—fresh details of which have quietly come to light.
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by vellum 13y ago
Previous HN thread (28 days ago): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6311370
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An Elite School Is the Saddest Spot in Manhattan, a Study Says(cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com)
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The Limits of Density(theatlanticcities.com)
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How to Design a City for Women(theatlanticcities.com)
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A bachelor’s degree could cost $10,000 total. Here’s how(washingtonpost.com)
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by vellum 13y ago
If these countries have oil money in abundance then why don't they give good working conditions and pay more money Racism. There's a certain pecking order in the Gulf: 1.) Locals, 2.) Other Gulf nationals, 3.) Whites (Western),
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Apple Chiefs Discuss Strategy, Market Share—and the New iPhones(businessweek.com)
2 points by vellum 13y ago|0 comments

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