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811.
by viggity 16y ago
There should be some sort of state law that preempts municipalities from pulling this bullshit. In SF, who gets to make up these municipal tax codes? The city council? How many people need to make up their mind one way or the other to levy
812.
by viggity 16y ago
If you like this interview you should check the Mixergy episode with Naval, it is really good. http://mixergy.com/naval-ravikant-venture-hacks-interview/ (oddly enough, I was listening to it when I saw this story pop up on HN)
813.
by viggity 16y ago
it really sucks for that guy, but this is not hacker news.
814.
by viggity 16y ago
Everything can't be proof of global warming. The climate is not getting "weirder". The weather is the weather; It is intrinsically random. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870442220457613...
815.
by viggity 16y ago
seems more like a niche kickstarter than groupon (to me at least)
816.
by viggity 16y ago
design looks nice, it'll be interesting to see how the site progresses
817.
by viggity 16y ago
For anyone who is interested or not, it was my 3rd birthday
818.
by viggity 16y ago
anyone have a mirror?
819.
by viggity 16y ago
you missed the whole point of this article, he wasn't talking about actually starting a single company that is going to make trillions of dollars. He was talking about the system and culture in which we live
820.
by viggity 16y ago
If you like Tufte, I totally recommend Ben Fry's Thesis (Fry is the author of the very popular "Processing" language that lets you create some awesome visualizations). It is an incredibly easy read. http://benfry.com/phd/
821.
by viggity 16y ago
Seriously, what the fuck is this doing on hacker news? I know the guidelines say not to comment that you flagged a story, but you need to realize that this has NOTHING to do with anything science, tech and startup. Someone who has been on H
822.
by viggity 16y ago
It seems like most of the comments are hypercritical. I thought it looked nice and performed well. It may be a little gimmicky, but so what?
823.
by viggity 16y ago
I kind of have to take exception to that. .Net is a phenomenal platform to develop for and has plenty of cool things to work with (including Silverlight and WPF). Everyone I talk to that has tried to do Android development and WP7 developme
824.
by viggity 16y ago
The title implies that Google alone is "skirting" the $60 Billion, when really it is all the companies using this strategy combined are responsible for the "$60 Billion"
825.
by viggity 16y ago
Honest question: do you think more wealth/jobs/long term economic growth is created by Google having that $60 Billion or the government having the $60 Billion? Second honest question: a corporation is owned by people. People pay taxes. Why
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by viggity 16y ago
so lets remove them from control
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Technology creates rainfall in the Abu Dhabi desert(dailymail.co.uk)
3 points by viggity 16y ago|0 comments
828.
by viggity 16y ago
I'm really sorry to hear about your aunt. You're right, there are certainly risks, which have to be weighed carefully and it isn't something that should be taken lightly.
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by viggity 16y ago
I've struggled with weight for almost my entire life. I know how much it sucks to try everything under the sun and to watch the pounds come rolling back. Sometimes, there is just more to the equation than is in your immediate control. If yo
830.
by viggity 16y ago
Facebook doesn't do 60B a year in revenue
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by viggity 16y ago
"We suggest four ways in which American society could be made more genuinely meritocratic. First, current forms of discrimination could be reduced or eliminated. Second, the wealthy could be encouraged to redistribute greater amounts of th
832.
by viggity 16y ago
You are 100% right on. It is infinitely easier to test and isolate the variables that go into metabolism than it is to test and isolate the variables that go into global climate. Its infinitely easier because the later simply isn't possible
833.
by viggity 16y ago
wow. that is an excellent point, I never even considered that. It kind of reminds me about an article that I read about fandango - apparently the make the bulk of their money from selling their audience demographic info to the movie studios
834.
by viggity 16y ago
There are four ways to spend money 1. You can spend your money on yourself 2. You can spend your money on someone else 3. You can spend someone else's money on yourself 4. You can spend someone else's money on yet another person As you go d
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by viggity 16y ago
Please don't editorialize in submission titles. A better title would have been "Mastercard hacked by wikileak supporters". http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by viggity 16y ago
If all wikileaks was doing was publishing information about illegal or highly suspect acts by the government it'd be one thing. But that isn't all they're doing, and it is these other releases that has really pissed me off. For instance, wh
837.
by viggity 16y ago
I thought the same thing, but the article is specifically talking about Silicon Valley (perhaps so difference in cost of living isn't an issue?)
838.
by viggity 16y ago
A jet seems like a much more likely explanation than a missile that NORAD didn't know about. Plus, he has mathematical equations, who can argue with that ;)
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LA "Mystery Missle" - Just a Jet?(uncinus.wordpress.com)
4 points by viggity 16y ago|2 comments
840.
by viggity 16y ago
its not even just a degree, they're bending the rules for a PhD, the rigor of which is much greater than a BA or a BS

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