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by baltcode 8y ago
Do you lose your transcripts if you have your loans forgiven? What if a few years later a student enrolls in a different university and applies to have these old courses counted?
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by baltcode 8y ago
That's really misleading wording if they're using it to charge "city tax". Fees upon checkout are usually based on any charged consumables, damage, room service etc. and it makes sense that those won't be included.
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by baltcode 8y ago
Does that mean that european travel websites will list the full prices even for American hotels?
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by baltcode 8y ago
There are even websites that list the resort fees, such as https://www.lasvegasjaunt.com/las-vegas-resort-fees-2018-gui... It's also possible to scrape them from other travel search sites.
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Ask HN: Website/idea listing inclusive hotel prices
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by baltcode 9y ago
I just applied for a different position listed on your website. Quick question: 1. Do you sponsor H1B's for people who join on OPT/do you hire on OPTs? 3. There are like 3 or so jobs with almost identical requirements. Should I go
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by baltcode 9y ago
I know ... am I the only one facing this predicament? I have an early 2009 Mac Pro with OSX 10.9. I don't want to break anything so I haven't updated to Sierra but more and more apps are incompatible with my computer now.
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by baltcode 9y ago
Is there any way to run this/download a compatible version for OSX 10.9?
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by baltcode 10y ago
Why not go work in cities that don't mind building vertically and having mixed use zoning? A lot of people like urban living.
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by baltcode 10y ago
I think the priceonomics guys are regular HN participants. They'll probably see the comment and its votes/discussions.
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by baltcode 10y ago
No really, this is confusing. OP and the person who downvoted this, it's better to explain. There is Offshore Leaks and there is Panama Leaks. Or is there a different offshore leaks, and Panama papers are also called offshore leaks?
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by baltcode 10y ago
I will donate to any effort that brings this to court or a political campaign that runs this line.
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by baltcode 10y ago
But the cost of pure silicon is not due to the cost of the raw silicate. It is due to the energy requirements of purification. AFAIK
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by baltcode 10y ago
Yeah, but is it specifically about its chemistry and electrical properties that makes it interesting?
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by baltcode 10y ago
Interesting. So is the content stored in the tag? Is there more privacy, in the sense that the tag shares the content rather than a username? I wish they had these details.
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by baltcode 10y ago
It won't happen overnight and it won't happen in all countries in the short term. However, Al-Saud family was heavily financed and armed by the British during 1900 onwards. People's allegiences were divided among the Sharif o
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by baltcode 10y ago
How about letting the people take the lead in changing the system. It won't be what other countries would like to see, but it will probably be a lot better than the experiments you mention.
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by baltcode 10y ago
It is sort of linked. The working class and middle class will have a better access to meaningful and diverse jobs in diversified free economy compared to a rent seeking one. It will also be in the state's best interest to educate more
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by baltcode 10y ago
True, it is a chicken and egg problem. However, it can be done, and there are some promising cases to build on like Austin, Salt Lake City etc. The way I see it, there are enough people looking for jobs not already tied down to the coasts w
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by baltcode 10y ago
This is incredibly naive, IMHO. So far the ubiquity of computing power has not had a measurable effect on the mechanisms of aging. Yes, we've made some progress on specific disorders and pathogenic diseases by designing and screening a
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by baltcode 10y ago
So is there any microwave radiation escaping the cone? If more of it escapes from one side than the other, won't the momentum of the escaping photons (radiation) be the reaction of the thrust produced? Why does it need special physics?
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by baltcode 10y ago
So why is it that many industries like software, electronics, finance are all located in the non-expanding, expensive cities? Sure, access to the beaches is nice for recreation and the ocean limits expansion, but surely there can be alterna
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by baltcode 10y ago
It's easy to stack boxes. How much of the messy stuff like plumbing, kitchen, toilets, electricity, HVAC is handled by the "rack" vs. the "box"?
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by baltcode 10y ago
True, though I'd like to understand it on deeper level. For example, how much of a house or condo price due to the land and how much of it construction, maintenance, taxes? In any case, at least for building straight up, there is scope
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by baltcode 10y ago
This is where I'd like to see more innovation. The kind of stuff that takes most of the time and money for most people. Housing, cleaning, food storage, plumbing, transport, security. How come cars, homes, wholesome dinners, home repai
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by baltcode 10y ago
First impressions: 1. It also covers "classical" artificial neural networks, i.e., things like backprop from before Hinton and others made breakthroughs for deep learning. This means you can start with this book even if you are ne
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by baltcode 10y ago
Pretty much ... the only edge case I feel for is having an offline copy in places with low or expensive internet access. Like parts of the developing world. Clicking through isn't such a big deal.
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by baltcode 10y ago
Why was this comment down-voted? Software developers, assembly line workers, cashiers can all be worked to death. It's a function of labour laws, supply and demand, and culture rather than tax laws.
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by baltcode 10y ago
1. Have you taken part in protests under authoritarian regimes where the judiciary is biased or unreliable, or where the police force is trying to control a problematic out-group? Or is your experience from first world countries like the US
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by baltcode 10y ago
Regardless of your view of religion, political position, Sharia etc., are you saying that the actions of the Egyptian military on 14th August 2013, in which they fired on civilians killing somewhere around 1000 people were justified ( https

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