bravoyankee

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by bravoyankee 13y ago
This has been on HN a bunch of times already. News is supposed to be new, correct?
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by bravoyankee 13y ago
Keep in mind that detained may be for a long time, indefinitely in solitary confinement and without charges, in one of the many prisons the US government has been building in recent years: http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-
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Al Jazeera report on Irish plan to sell off its forests(youtube.com)
17 points by bravoyankee 14y ago|4 comments
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
And it's an easy win for prosecutors. Looks good on their résumé.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
No need to apologize. Thank you for reposting the link.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
Anyone who hasn't tried the Trello iPhone app should check it out. It's free and even better than the website version.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I saw the Krispy Kreme video. That lady takes great pride in her donuts! A valuable lesson of how asking someone who does the same thing, day in and day out to try something different can sometimes be met with great appreciation.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I think there's more to it than what the other two comments described. No doubt there is human moderation on HN (beyond users flagging submissions I mean), and maybe a list of domains and keywords to keep some stories from ever hitting fron
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
Not sure what you're looking to do, but have you seen Zamzar? http://zamzar.com
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
Monetize, improve, rinse and repeat.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
No, that's closer to market socialism than capitalism.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I'm not an expert on alternative economies (sorry) but I can name a capitalist consumer-driven society that is controlled by fear of their government.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I'm all for producing and exchanging goods, but with a deeper respect for nature and to the mutual benefit of all. Most decisions being made about your water supply and the limited natural resources in your area do not include your input an
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
A culture can stop being capitalistic and consumer-driven without becoming a fear driven dictatorship. Do you equate spending money with freedom and civil liberties? Is that the only way for you and I to be free, is to buy things?
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I'm not sure staying in that public school system is a victory. She already won when she courageously stood up for what she believes in.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
Everyone deserves an upvote in this thread. Great post!
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I'll say it this way: Americans have never been so privacy deprived and frightened of their government as they have been in the last decade. No one expects Obama to defend your civil liberties. He's invisible most of the time. A middle man
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
There's been a bumper crop of stupid comments on HN this year, but yours should win the county fair.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I take into consideration the finances of the person or company, but usually it's $300. That or less gets paid in full before I begin.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I wouldn't be so sure. The US government have been doing whatever the hell they want lately, civil liberties and public opinions be damned.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
Then you be the champion. I'm serious (not being sarcastic or anything). Someone else needs to step up to the plate.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
Fifty percent upfront. Unless it's a smaller project. Then, it's 100% payment upfront. No exceptions.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
You essentially repeated what I said about value and finding the right market, so that's cool. At the time I made the zine I too was in transition, not exactly homeless because some friends who were renting an apartment let me stay with the
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I did something similar with a local music zine (a long time ago in a galaxy far away) and made a bit of cash, but nowhere near as much as you. So, while I congratulate you on your resourcefulness and success, I think this advice is very pa
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I agree. It makes for a lot more interesting story too.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
In a few years the market will have already decided. The signs are out there. The cop-out design of the iPhone 5, the "blue sky" initiative started with the employees -they are scrambling for new ideas. Steve Jobs was the soul of Apple. His
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
People can't sell Apple stocks fast enough IMO. Tim Cook seems to have no vision for the future, and "where there is no vision, the people perish."
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
If you are in my house, using my toilet, lift up the seat. If you refuse to do so I won't allow you in my bathroom again. The toilet is the closest metaphor I could come up with for Facebook.
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I'm not going to link to these ebooks because it doesn't deserve more attention, but it was front page HN only a day or so ago. I will say this though: certain opinion leaders on HN are taking advantage of the readers and the prevalent herd
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by bravoyankee 14y ago
I don't have special google-fu abilities. I just notice there's a glut of ebooks and courses out there that are rehashes of older content - and they are priced way too high. They are priced so high that those who need the information most c

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