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by wilwade 10y ago
Thanks. Currently we are trying to stay in Chattanooga.
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by wilwade 10y ago
Their ssl cert is showing up bad. I sent an email, but I'm not sure they are still a thing.
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by wilwade 10y ago
1) Outside of family and homes, the cost of living is just crazy. Especially with a family. Also the area is more family friendly than SF (since I was there last). Commute is short and easy. Plus trees (different than SF). 2) Yes 3) No 4) A
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Ask HN: Team for Hire?
206 points by wilwade 10y ago|102 comments
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by wilwade 10y ago
A reasonable article, albeit not capturing the full argument for UBI. One missing pro-argument is reducing the creativity monetary risk barrier. Entrepreneurship is at about 14% working age adults in the US (1). I would say that the number
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by wilwade 10y ago
From the 1916 article: "These teachers knew better than any one else how much valuable time was wasted in getting by heart long lists of words." This is perhaps an interesting argument for simplifying spelling. Namely to give en-U
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by wilwade 10y ago
No kids books have been listed, but I have found them all too often enlightening. Sometimes even more than an adult book. I and my kids have enjoyed all of Graeme Base's books, but The Eleventh Hour is particularly good and have given
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by wilwade 10y ago
I think the issue here is not if it is actually helpful or not, but that it was claimed (and advertised) to be without the necessary research. The AP article explains that flossing had to be dropped from the federal guidelines as those are
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by wilwade 10y ago
El Grande is an older, but great game. The re-release of Elfenland just came out "Elfenroads" is a great buy. http://riograndegames.com/Game/1295-Elfenroads There are others, but I'll let others pick the
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by wilwade 10y ago
If there is a right to be forgotten, perhaps there is a right to deny authorship as well?
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by wilwade 10y ago
I don't use FB, but my wife does. She is quite unhappy about it. She doesn't want FB to have access to everything (yes, some poor folk like us are not on Android 6 and will not be for a while.). The other issue is the size of the
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by wilwade 11y ago
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/09/469757753/tough-political-clim... A friend of my wife had her Asian-White child told at school that when Trump becomes president and builds a wall that she will have to leav
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by wilwade 11y ago
I wonder if the idea of those in power (in this case a large voting block and those directly in power) having more to loose plays out in changes in the traditional balance between privacy vs safety/security?
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by wilwade 11y ago
> waiting too long for medication probably isn't a great idea either I think this is critical. I have a 7 year old daughter who was diagnosed about a year ago. For context pre-meds she was getting frustrated at her inability to put
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by wilwade 11y ago
Location: Chattanooga, TN, USA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, HTML/CSS, JS, Linux, git, etc... Some Android, GoLang and this and that. I pick up stuff quick Résumé/CV: http://wilwade.github.io&#x
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by wilwade 11y ago
I also found my startup job on Craigslist. I was looking for other interviews in the area after I found one.
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by wilwade 11y ago
As someone who has also gone through all three stages, I think the key for children is choosing the museums and exhibits that they or you like and enjoying them instead of analyzing them. For example, my 6 year old daughter enjoys the local
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America's Exceptional Exclusionism(kottke.org)
1 points by wilwade 11y ago|0 comments
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by wilwade 11y ago
And people wonder why I would prefer to have an IBM Watson powered robot treating me. (Actually I would prefer the doctor required to work in conjunction with Watson. So many simple errors would be caught).
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by wilwade 11y ago
Having worked in a USDA/ARS lab as just a tech, I can note a few things that might be of interest (my observations only of course). 1. Industry connections are very deep in USDA/ARS. 2. Managers are scientists. This is a double ed
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by wilwade 11y ago
Along the same lines are those who have low affect or have emotions, but they are very weak. I would classify myself in that category, so I can perhaps understand a bit of what alexithymia would be like. For example, I took a roller coster
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by wilwade 11y ago
Reminds me of Julian Jaynes' ideas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameralism_(psychology) (And if I remember correctly, the original study is referenced in his book)
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by wilwade 11y ago
While this company sounds like it is just trying to check a box, I am curious what good ways there are to ask this? I believe some number of (most?) companies may need a female/black/etc... perspective to understand their customer
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by wilwade 11y ago
Over here in Chattanooga, TN we have had 1Gb service for a while, but nearby Atlanta it was only when Google started talking about bringing fiber to the Atlanta area, that Comcast started talking about boosting speeds in Atlanta.
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by wilwade 12y ago
NPR had a story about this in graphic design where it has the term "Hairy Arms": http://www.npr.org/2014/11/17/364760847/whats-with-all-of-th...
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People Want Swiss Army Knives(johndcook.com)
4 points by wilwade 12y ago|0 comments