Throwaway1224

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by Throwaway1224 11y ago
Grew up in the USA. Spent 8 years in Finland. Finnish kids are taught by the parents to read long before they get to school. Sure, it helps that the Finnish language is phonetic... But really, it's a home environment that teaches th
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by Throwaway1224 11y ago
I worked at Nokia in Finland from 2006 to 2014. I have nothing but good things to say about the company. I have since moved back to the United States, but my management philosophy has definitely been shaped by the culture there and the way
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Ask HN: What was the startup that made a new type of server for data passing?
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
Yea so apple doesn't store and use my information and do creepy shit with stuff i never explicitly gave them my permission to use. Dont fucking insult me, cook.
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
a lot of companies won't even look at you unless your resume/work history is on linkedin.
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
i saw the movie and thought the alexander supertramp guy came across like a huge asshole. i also watch pro wrestling.
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
No mention of H1Bs in this hiring related post?
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
Here's a modern economist who puts together a well formed argument: http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2008/Powellsweatshop...
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I was in an ACM programming competition in 2004(?) where one of the competitors was blind. It was hosted by LSU. I always wondered what happened to that dude.
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
a lot of people are denigrating the site based on its content, but i'll, fully expecting to be down-voted, go out on a limb and say what I think we are all thinking: "i just don't like that guy's sweater".
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
Here's the theory behind the price changes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_management
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
This is incorrect. WNCO has a big revenue management department, meaning they change pricing based on supply and demand. I believe they use PROS, but I can't recall 100%.
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I did a very similar project, although I just used the average pixel color and had a randomized list to do a greedy algorithm. As I was building the concept out, I made a version that output to Excel as opposed to a bottle cap rendering. T
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I use gray code to generate sobol sequences, which are psuedo random number sequences that help you approximate a distribution more quickly than purely random sequences.
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I got a lot of flak when pig SARS came around. A few weeks after the news of an outbreak came around, a vaccine was available in Finland. I refused the vaccine under the premise that I didn't believe it had been properly tested. Peopl
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I'm prepared to get negative points for this, but who really cares if he is gay or straight?
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
Hey I am making a web site where you can meet up with other people who have ebola. It's like a cross between Match.com and Meetup, but for people who actively have ebola. A good cover image could be key. Maybe a picture of an ebola o
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I think his point is not about an individual's spending habits but the increased spending of the population as a whole. A breakeven analysis is needed. Income elasticity of demand... that sort of thing. You have to compare the cannib
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
Silicon valley "rat trading" funding announcement in 3... 2... 1...
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
im so tired of that web layout with massive font that you have to scroll like a mofo to see any content. so tired.
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I don't see in any way how exposing your IP will make you bigger. You say that your competitors are better at PR. Have you analyzed your growth and PR strategies? What is your competitive positioning? Are you cheaper? Are there fund
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
I lived in Finland for six years. I speak the language fluently. :crickets:
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by Throwaway1224 12y ago
the graff with the addiction rate vs. drug control spending is misleading. while the addiction rate is constant, the population is growing, meaning the total number of addicted people would be rising. graff graff.