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by vijayr 11y ago
Not sure how the non profits work, but aren't there laws to force them to publish all their fundraising data and expenses data? Last week there was an article on how a cancer nonprofit raised tens of millions of dollars, only to be swi
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by vijayr 11y ago
That case is different. Virgin started with music records and was already a huge brand by they time they launched the airline. They launched tons of products and all of them were called Virgin (mobile, cola etc). May be a better question wo
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Ask HN: Do you use checklists in your job/personal lives?
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by vijayr 11y ago
Reddit should implement some kind of "AMA score" for every AMA. Those that evade questions, give vague answers etc will get a lower score and their future AMAs won't generate that much interest.
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by vijayr 11y ago
Beautifully done, though the subject matter is depressing. Must've taken a lot of time and effort. Looks like he is also working on U.S budget viz http://visualbudget.org/ corresponding video https://www.you
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by vijayr 11y ago
Poverty, Mental Illness, wrong environment etc. There was a case where a guy robbed $100 from a bank, and just sat there waiting for the cops to show up. He had some medical condition and he believed if he went to jail, he'll get free
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by vijayr 11y ago
That was intense. I'm not a parent but I imagine if a parent of a vulnerable teen girl (or boy) is reading this, it would be horrifying to them. What a messed up world we live in :(
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by vijayr 11y ago
Oh ok, will check it out, thank you.
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by vijayr 11y ago
For $90K, no less!
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by vijayr 11y ago
Ghost only supports SQLite, correct? No official support for other databases?
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by vijayr 11y ago
Does it allow live JS, commenting?
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by vijayr 11y ago
Cities like Bangalore are worse (relatively speaking) than Silicon valley. Bad infrastructure, horrible traffic, pollution...and yet, home prices are sky high and out of reach for most Indians. A lot of Indians blame software people for thi
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Ask HN: Which blogging software do you use, other than WP?
2 points by vijayr 11y ago|12 comments
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That is because meat, dairy, corn etc are all heavily subsidized, whereas fruits and vegetables are not.
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by vijayr 11y ago
We've always had the best fast food - fruits. We can eat as much fruit as we want (most fruits anyway). They are super healthy, digest fast etc etc. Just peel a couple of bananas and eat it, takes two mins. Only problem is they are ex
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by vijayr 11y ago
Personally, I don't want IPO money and all the headaches that come with it. I'd rather have more time, good people and freedom than money. That's why I was asking for examples of such cities/companies.
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by vijayr 11y ago
places like this away from the big hubs Could you please give some examples? Having only worked in mega cities, I am totally unaware of such opportunities.
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by vijayr 11y ago
I really wish someone built this - not just for fishing, for any activity, with the serious intention of forming long lasting friendships. Meetup is good for specific activities, it is fun during the said activities. But it rarely lasts be
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by vijayr 11y ago
But WE created this system, and most people seem to be quite happy with it. The system is so one sided, it is not even funny. And even within the system, not all top achievers is equal - the world's best surgeon is probably making a
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by vijayr 11y ago
Hahaha, just watched a couple of the onion talks - hilarious. There goes my next hour. Thank you for the link.
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by vijayr 11y ago
WTF is one way of looking at it. Another way is - it is between two perfectly consenting, smart people. If they want to write such prenups, why should you and I care? The other day I was watching a talk by a professor on financial incentive
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by vijayr 11y ago
Bamboo is amazing. Here is a very interesting talk about how it is being used in construction (well worth the 10 mins) http://www.ted.com/talks/elora_hardy_magical_houses_made_of_...
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by vijayr 11y ago
For someone whose strong point is not JS, is it a good idea to ignore all other frameworks (like ember, angular etc) and just go with react? I find it easier to evaluate server side frameworks than JS frameworks.
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by vijayr 11y ago
Today, no sane person takes what she reads/watches in the media on face value. Journalism as a profession has lost much of it's respect and credibility in my lifetime. Most news papers, TV/radio stations and online properti
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by vijayr 11y ago
Not sure about Elon Musk, but Apple comes across this way. They constantly talk about how they "reinvented" everything, "re-imagined" everything, "went back to the drawing board" etc while presenting new produc
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by vijayr 11y ago
Not sure about India, but China is already in trouble http://www.forbes.com/sites/china/2011/05/13/chinas-growing-...
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by vijayr 11y ago
There are some topics that are impossible to discuss even for 5 minutes, before it turns ugly with labels, name calling etc. Gender topics top that list (others include religion, political affiliation, eating meat etc). May be what you are
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by vijayr 11y ago
With some states banning civil forfeiture and many states legalizing marijuana etc, there still seems to be some tiny hope. On the whole though, yeah, it does seem bad.
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by vijayr 11y ago
Look at some of the stories from the media. Some airlines will not allow males sit next to unaccompanied children. A theme park bans single males from bird watching, "in case they are predators". Female sexual assaults are disgust
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by vijayr 11y ago
I guess the parent is saying that there are lots of people with nasty behavior who are successful - may be not bill gates level successful, but successful nevertheless. Just a guess though

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