cpher

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by cpher 5y ago
Welcome to Chicago. I've lived here 15+ years, and Illinois most of my life. And I still hate winter LOL.
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by cpher 5y ago
I live on the southside and I don't hear anyone calling it Chiraq.
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by cpher 10y ago
Wow, this looks great! My older 9 and 8 year-old girls will love this. I agree with the comments below about variables and conditional logic, which might be tough for kids in the 3-4th grade range. Anyway, good luck. Looking forward to the
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by cpher 10y ago
Yes, I was out of line in this context to drop the f-bomb on you. I apologize. Also, it was not done re: racial insensitivity. It's more of a local thing, and it won't translate to this forum. I'm sorry.
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by cpher 10y ago
thank you, well explained.
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by cpher 10y ago
Yuri, after seeing these comments, we're going to have to agree to disagree. I'm not sorry for being angry, but I'm sorry for getting personal. I'm sure you're needing some help with something local to your communit
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by cpher 10y ago
Give me your honest opinion: to what degree am I racist if : 1) the Uber pulling up is an obvious gangbanger 2) If I refuse the driver for whatever reasons Uber lists when drivers pull up. I'm going to assume your objection is to #1. I
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by cpher 10y ago
Are you really that naive to think gangbangers and drug dealers don't use ride-sharing programs and exploit it to their advantage? Every system will be exploited. If you dare live in the environment, you might experience it.
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by cpher 10y ago
I would even go one step further. Certainly less than felons. For some reason in Chicago, I at least feel "safer" in a taxi because of the screaming decals and colors of the car. I had an Uber from the southside to Midway, and I f
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by cpher 12y ago
Here you go: http://watchdog.org/96500/illinois-rewarded-for-misspending-...
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by cpher 12y ago
This is awesome! Kudos to you and the team (I assume you had help?). Yeah, I'm sure the tie breaking procedures drove you crazy. Imagine the rules committee meetings when they discussed all of them. :) How did you manage the complexity
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by cpher 12y ago
Thanks for your insights. We're considering this in my current company and I assumed it would be tricky.
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by cpher 12y ago
I'll clarify that my question is more related to a team of consultants, not necessarily a microISV. Also, what benefits have you seen from this effort? Could be direct financial gains, employee morale boost, anything!
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Ask HN: Consultants, do you have an experimental “labs” effort in your budgets?
2 points by cpher 12y ago|4 comments
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by cpher 12y ago
I don't have any objection to basic assessment tests, such as the Iowa Basic Skills test. It's been used around the USA since the 1930s (my mother grew up in Iowa in the 1940s and took the test every year!). It's useful for g
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by cpher 12y ago
Regarding the VRBO research, how does this help you vs. plain ole' Google streetmap? Or is she using streetmap in a non-traditional way? We've been renting a property sourced from VRBO for the past 6 years, so I'm curious how
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by cpher 12y ago
I live in Chicago, and sometimes it's really hard to tell where the EV is coming from. They're ear-piercingly loud, and the sound bounces everywhere. You hear the siren, then frantically start checking all your mirrors every 0.5
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by cpher 12y ago
Very interesting. If I happened to live in a gated community, with beach access or something, I'd rather drive one of these around than a golf cart--although servicing it might be a problem.
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by cpher 12y ago
I don't think they're always looking for efficiency of traffic flow. I live on the south side of Chicago. I swear the lights along major streets are timed to make it inconvenient for traffic flow ON PURPOSE. My unscientific theory
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by cpher 12y ago
That's usually because sales, engineering, etc are "profit" centers, while HR/Accounting/Reception are "cost" centers. One group produces while the other consumes. So, it's really comparing apples to
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by cpher 12y ago
I don't think he was telling you personally to STFU, but rather making the argument that if you really want immigrants you should argue for green cards, not H1Bs which give the employer too much control. I think you mis-read what he
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by cpher 12y ago
Cool, good job. I had two issues: 1. The fixed header is an issue when scrolling. Also, the pricing table has the <li> bullet points still showing. (edit: on Chrome current version) 2. Looking at the pricing page, it took me a minute
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by cpher 12y ago
There is absolutely nothing in your OP that indicates you're referencing anything other than the Federal government (given the thread's context), and it wouldn't matter anyway. How is that irrelevant? At this point I have no
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by cpher 12y ago
Ok, here is my last reply. Clearly, you don't want to consider any opinion other than your own: 1. You said Increasing overall production doesn't necessarily do anything for the lot of the median person. Prove it. Provide source
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by cpher 12y ago
Before you downvote me, at least reply. You wrote It is a fundamental misunderstanding of the Constitutional scheme to think that the Framers implemented "limited government." That is exactly what the framers wanted from the
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by cpher 12y ago
Unless I'm an idiot but you just contradicted yourself or misunderstand-ed what you wrote. The Federal government is indeed intentionally limited in power. Why would you want it any other way? I'm more of a Federalist--confusing
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by cpher 12y ago
Not sure how you define "improving the welfare", but it's certainly not the function of the USA govt to provide anything but what's defined in the constitution. You may disagree on a philosophical basis, but that's
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by cpher 12y ago
I'm not GP, but I probably agree with his entire list. I think the home ownership incentives over the past decade may have been well-intentioned from an emotional standpoint, but they were the siren song of Lorelei for many people. &qu
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by cpher 12y ago
What's your opinion of using this for a kids' first computer? (Let's set aside the "toy" computers sold at Christmas). I'm assuming it's more than adequate for most things. Won't be used for video-enc
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by cpher 12y ago
I've done it a couple of times. One guy asked for deodorant and food, so I walked with him to 7-11 to get deodorant, then across the street to McDonalds. And like the GP, you can talk with them along the way. Sometimes they don't

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