blanderman

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by blanderman 8y ago
I just see a lot of very bold assertions without statistical references to back them up.
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by blanderman 8y ago
It's odd to me how the president from 1969 to 1977 and 1981 to 1993 was a republican, but the argument is that 'hippies' took over?
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by blanderman 8y ago
"Venezuela’s Maduro under investigation in $1.2 billion U.S. money-laundering case" https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article215663355.htm...
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by blanderman 8y ago
"In the summer of 2018, assassination markets became popular among bettors. If those markets are seen to incentivise people to take illegal action, Augur could be shut down completely."
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by blanderman 8y ago
More quantity demanded = more quantity produced = better economies of scale, in theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand
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by blanderman 8y ago
It has a more dramatic effect on state governments: "In 2000, 21 state governments had governorships and state legislatures controlled by one party; 15 of those were Republican. But by 2010, 33 state governments were under one-party co
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by blanderman 8y ago
repost from today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697751
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by blanderman 8y ago
That explains their recent advertising push!
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by blanderman 8y ago
That website does not seem very comprehensive. The government makes thorough statistics on income available for free: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes470000.htm
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by blanderman 8y ago
Sorry I wasn't clear, I meant that keyboards are a commodity. They're mass produced low margin items and there's little differentiation for the most part. There's rarely a compelling event that causes someone to replace
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by blanderman 8y ago
You also need to compare their rates to what else is available in those markets. The loan terms might be bad but they're better than the other bad options, so at least it's pushing things in the right direction.
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by blanderman 8y ago
It's good for the economy, and purely voluntary (if you ignore the manipulative marketing indoctrination).
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by blanderman 8y ago
Had to look this slang up: naff - lacking taste or style
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by blanderman 8y ago
I believe that it's a combination of a satisfying sound (to the user), a complete disregard for the comfort of those within earshot of the user, and a lot of marketing to justify luxury pricing for what is now a commodity item. The tar
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by blanderman 8y ago
Is there anyone that has significant influence over Vitalik and/or his family that might benefit from Ethereum having value?
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by blanderman 8y ago
Maybe there's an industry trade group that does marketing?
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by blanderman 8y ago
I think they look antiquated. I'd prefer never to wear clothing that needs to be treated with harsh chemicals.
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by blanderman 8y ago
Is it stealing if the person gives it to you?
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by blanderman 8y ago
You could set up an eBay search for the model/size of the pair you want. Any time a new listing matches the search you get an email alert.
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by blanderman 8y ago
They might be able to store excess energy using a gravity system https://www.planetforward.org/tv-segments/storing-excess-pow...
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by blanderman 8y ago
How does that 250 months number change if you bake in a 2%/year price increase to account for inflation?
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by blanderman 8y ago
Because it's the consumer at the endpoint who requests the content and it's their allocated portion of the pipe that's being used.
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by blanderman 8y ago
One of my dream projects would be to create a movie review app where users have to upload a photo of their ticket stub in order to be able to review a film. Maybe also require a GPS tag.
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by blanderman 8y ago
It was forked from OpenOffice after Oracle bought OO, and most of the core developers moved to LibreOffice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice
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by blanderman 8y ago
LibreOffice is now an excellent alternative for both business and home use.
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by blanderman 8y ago
I contend that all tabloids are disreputable.
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by blanderman 8y ago
I think that if you made a module that did voice commands for VLC media player that it could be quite popular. I've often wished I could just yell out "VLC pause" instead of having to walk over to the keyboard or mouse.
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by blanderman 8y ago
I enjoy finding something fair trade from a local shop. It's generally better quality also, if slightly more expensive per month.
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by blanderman 8y ago
New loans get posted periodically. Some countries have more active microlending communities than others.
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by blanderman 8y ago
https://kiva.org lets you invest in local people by providing microlending services, but you aren't going to make a return on your investment if that's your motivation.

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