blakeshall

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by blakeshall 10y ago
That and the fact that our factories weren't being regularly bombed.
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by blakeshall 10y ago
source?
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by blakeshall 11y ago
I like the escrow idea. I've also seen forgivable loans based on certain obligations (hiring, salary levels, etc.) But they are taking advantage of a bunch of things; local governments inability to govern certain areas (whether due to
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by blakeshall 11y ago
A big problem is that it is that the benefits are rarely measured. It's assumed that it'll be worth it and never revisted. ( http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/us/how-local-taxpayers-ban... )
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by blakeshall 11y ago
In a lot of cases it's just used as a threat to get a better deal. "Let us pay less taxes or we go to China"
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by blakeshall 11y ago
Definitely agree. I would argue that streaming has had the largest impact both because, as you mention, it makes for a better audience experience and it demonstrates the capabilities of PC gaming graphics-wise. Streamers and Let's Play
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by blakeshall 11y ago
I'd be curious if you are seeing the results of 'shotgun' style job searching. Sending your resume anywhere and everywhere with the hopes of getting a callback. I imagine that would make it difficult to research every possibi
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by blakeshall 12y ago
Anyone have any more information on this? Going off just the post leaves a lot of questions.
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by blakeshall 12y ago
Lexington, KY; Relocation, Full Time Stack: Ruby/Rails, JS, whatever I need to learn Resume: http://blakeshall.github.io/resume.html Contact: In resume Graduating next week with a BS in Computer Science. Looking to rel
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by blakeshall 13y ago
Interesting map. Only suggestion being that at certain zoom levels the yellow and blue points are small and get lost in the background.
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Small KY Town Police Chief to be paid in Bitcoin(hazard-herald.com)
2 points by blakeshall 13y ago|0 comments
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by blakeshall 13y ago
I seriously don't agree with working for free for "exposure and experience". Didn't HN just have a couple of posts recently about the serious negatives of unpaid internships?
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by blakeshall 13y ago
I'm surprised no one has said anything about the intern. Decent presentation and solid work. Good on him.
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by blakeshall 13y ago
I really enjoy write-ups like these. Anyone have a resource that is primarily blog posts/articles like this?
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by blakeshall 13y ago
I think he is saying that it isn't worth it/ too inconvenient to go out and get a bluetooth dongle just for this app.
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by blakeshall 13y ago
So XBOX is to Kindle Fire as Microsoft Points are to Amazon Coins?
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by blakeshall 13y ago
Interning was a great start for me and helped me meet a ton of people. The difference was I interned at a startup. The problem is that they are sometimes hard to find, and you'll probably have to travel. Many students I've talked to don't k
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by blakeshall 13y ago
Not sure if you're joking or didn't make it to the "Don't be an Asshole" slide...
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by blakeshall 14y ago
So people communicating in sign language can never have a private conversation unless closed off in a room?
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Colleges Join Project for Faster Computer Networks(nytimes.com)
6 points by blakeshall 15y ago|0 comments
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Gig.U Universities bringing high speed networks to their communities(gig-u.org)
3 points by blakeshall 15y ago|0 comments