witek

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by witek 13y ago
Where do you live?
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by witek 13y ago
When it comes to UK/US relations, that ship has long sailed.
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by witek 13y ago
I can see where you're coming from but Couchsurfing is more than a free place to sleep. They actually specifically say that if it's what you're looking for, you're probably best off elsewhere. I hardly ever saved money u
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by witek 13y ago
He IS in a pretty dramatic situation.
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by witek 13y ago
Yes and no. Example from the German government (10 Aug 2010): "Germany's interior minister said that politicians and senior civil servants in government should avoid mobile devices such as the iPhone and the Blackberry, citing sec
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by witek 13y ago
From the courageous beginnings, in vogue with what is usually advocated by the startup culture: "Minor had at least one brush with bankruptcy early on. It was the early 1990s, and he was trying to get CNET off the ground, Businessweek repor
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CNET Founder Minor Files for Bankruptcy After Selling Art(bloomberg.com)
15 points by witek 13y ago|1 comments
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by witek 13y ago
I can't find it on the net, but in Umberto Eco's 'Foucault's Pendulum' the final monologue by the wife illustrates that really well.
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by witek 13y ago
They could have given it as one of the reasons to entice Nintendo into the partnership program.
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by witek 13y ago
Good point. So Nintendo would be getting a cut not take the whole amount?
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by witek 13y ago
Yeah, nuts. Also, did nobody there work out how much they would have to PAY for this much coverage?
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by witek 13y ago
Better out than in, as Shrek says.
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by witek 13y ago
Strong words but you also need somebody to make sure it all comes together and actually ships.
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by witek 13y ago
There are various aspects to that. For example, I recently took over a project, where the hardware part needs to be cost optimised. Basically, when the product was put together, two elements pushed the cost higher than I'd like: 1) Both sof
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by witek 13y ago
Definitely. I don't like having very late dinners so would rather go home and cook if a good alternative is not provided.
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by witek 13y ago
One of the key reasons why I decided to join my first employer was because they had amazing fruit baskets delivered every morning. It saved me from thinking about breakfast. Top banks and law firms have everything either free or heavily sub
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by witek 13y ago
You won the challenge with 12867 points against 8845. http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTI4NjcsInZlc...
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by witek 13y ago
A couple of years ago I notified a female M&A lawyer that worked on the same deal as me, that her Outlook Connect picture was a very sexy lingerie photo that, even though she was very pretty herself, didn't really look like her. One thi
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by witek 13y ago
"Tumblr finally started rolling out ad products in 2012, starting with Highlighted Posts in February, which function like promoted posts on Twitter and Facebook. In the following months, the company rolled out several additional features, i
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by witek 13y ago
I disagree. We often don't know what the consequences could be of solving abstract problems by enthusiasts. Whole avenues of science were opened this way.
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by witek 13y ago
If “air is a public highway” then yes, destruction of property.
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by witek 13y ago
This is so cool, love it.
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by witek 13y ago
rofl
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by witek 14y ago
I really like this reply. I was both in finance and technology and there is a degree of glue and thought in both. However, in this case it's about the false perception that was created to the outsiders about Summly's level of innovation.
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by witek 14y ago
I'm not sure calling Mozart and Chopin prodigies qualifies as throwing terms around [lightly]. With so much recorded music being created over the millennia (since the invention of musical notation), these two, among a few others, stand out
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by witek 14y ago
Is this in response to another Yahoo buyout today? ;]
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by witek 14y ago
Somewhat subjective :] I love Chopin myself.
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by witek 14y ago
>few famous historical scientists and artists Plenty of artists: Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Bizet, Bieber (all right, maybe not the last one) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_prodigies Others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_
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Blizzard reveals Warcraft-themed card game(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by witek 14y ago|0 comments
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by witek 14y ago
Can't see yours. Try mine, in my profile.

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