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How US nuclear force modernization is undermining strategic stability(thebulletin.org)
3 points by blackjack160 10y ago|0 comments
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by blackjack160 10y ago
No shortage of challenging/stimulating environments out there for a variety of skills. Environments clearly matter too. It's more interesting to assess what conditions produce well-adjusted members of society who respond well to b
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by blackjack160 13y ago
Largest is indeed a misnomer. It is the most powerful.
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by blackjack160 13y ago
It might be a bug, but the networksolutions.com checkout process also acts opportunistically when you add a domain to a new account. It will ask if you want to 'auto-renew the purchased domains AND all others you previously purchased&#
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by blackjack160 13y ago
Clever idea but I think the ad space is better utilized delivering the message as legibly as possible within that space. "Abused? Call NNN-NNN." This would increase effective range, making it harder for the abuser to evade. You can argue th
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by blackjack160 13y ago
Looks like the Huff Post Labs site: http://labs.huffingtonpost.com/ But less atrocious.
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by blackjack160 14y ago
There is something therapeutic about this process, for the individual and the communities they influence. Sharing emotions and wisdom emphatically clearly resonates with the general populace. Speaking from experience because we've launched
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Majorly spotty. My own service is only sporadically able to share. First advertising.twitter.com went down, then API hooks seem to get shaky and looks like the site wobbled for a while and now might be down. Wasn't even able to retweet from
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Given that one badge is Show, my natural inclination was to think that T is tell. YMMV.
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by blackjack160 14y ago
While marketing/buzz might be one of the motivations, another factor could simply be Brin wanting a first-hand look at what every day, quick to quip, New Yorkers think of his new accoutrement. This research might be something he could deleg
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Maybe they are using a mattress designation, California King for the 4.8inch iPhab.
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Maybe he admits that he isn't a great mind? He might mask this admission by being overtly aggressive and profane, but let's not lose sight of this possibility.
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Pretty sure Twitter is profitable, just not saying if officially.
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Time did a review of the 747's debut in 1970: https://twitter.com/QuipioApp/status/292098711121715201/phot... New planes have issues. They'll figure it out. Grounding was the right call for now.
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Days like these, I can't help but share some Pooh: https://quip.io/q/awa Disclaimer: I am a founder of the above entity, this is just my expression of solidarity for Aaron.
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by blackjack160 14y ago
/dying was very painful to read. Does Alex symbolize Reddit? Does the key lime cookie symbolize the money involved in the acquisition of the payment Reddit got? Is the "cafe trying hard to be international" the acquirer? Maybe I am reading
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Yammer CEO Shares insights about building company from inception to acquisition(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by blackjack160 14y ago|0 comments
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by blackjack160 14y ago
curious: can entity B file an application after entity A for the same Standard Character Mark? Or does the USPTO only evaluate applications one at a time? Let's assume the time differential is a two weeks.
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Introducing EBS Snapshot Copy Across AWS Regions(docs.aws.amazon.com)
2 points by blackjack160 14y ago|0 comments
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by blackjack160 14y ago
"I would train harder than he did... and I would be a better fighter." Training like crazy - great. Physically gifted (fast-twitch muscles, size, reach etc.) - great. Those two factors build a great foundation. But nothing replaces fight ti
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Up to a rumored 450K workers per factory zone... 1.2M employees in total at last count... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17429786
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by blackjack160 14y ago
http://openrelief.org/ - is a project that's laying down some useful foundations for Drone delivery.
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Entrepreneur Verghese "Milkman of India" Kurien Passes Away(economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Excellent 4-part interview series with him, quite recent too: http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/
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by blackjack160 14y ago
45 arranged marriage individuals in the study. 24 of them over the age of 45. Not sure how this satisfaction study can be considered conclusive in any context.
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Fed Procurement Site, $74.4M, Crumples on Launch.(federalnewsradio.com)
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by blackjack160 14y ago
They are going after the enterprise market. There are two solid tells: 1> Raising $11M+ led by AH has a lot to do with giving CTOs some assurance about Meteor's commitment level. One can draw a parallel with Cloudera and how it gave Had
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Disclosure: SU Alumnus here. Being from India, it is not unusual for all natural remedies (Neem leaves to soothe burns) to be classified as "Homeopathic". More Examples Here: http://hpathy.com/materia-medica/indian-homeopathic-drugs/ Note
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by blackjack160 14y ago
Alexis Ohanian said it better and in a less incendiary way @ HN's event in NYC last year: Being a middle-class white male with loving parents is like playing the game of life on easy mode. One has an obligation to do good things for the wor