davidroberts

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by davidroberts 8y ago
The endurance sport of poor people is called survival.
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by davidroberts 8y ago
Yes. I only had liability coverage.
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by davidroberts 8y ago
It probably would have taken longer and I really needed my car fixed.
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by davidroberts 8y ago
This advice works in other scenarios where companies string you along hoping you will give up and disappear. Once my car was badly damaged by someone who ran a stop sign. It was clearly the other driver's fault. Her insurance was Allst
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How to Mark a Book(chuma.cas.usf.edu)
2 points by davidroberts 8y ago|1 comments
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Don't want Windows 10? No problem, upgrade to Windows 3.1 instead(zdnet.com)
1 points by davidroberts 10y ago|0 comments
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Finally, a Consumer-Class DNA Microscope(plugable.com)
2 points by davidroberts 10y ago|0 comments
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Microsoft eyes slice of Raspberry Pi with free Windows 10 on top(theregister.co.uk)
1 points by davidroberts 12y ago|0 comments
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I(feynmanlectures.caltech.edu)
2 points by davidroberts 12y ago|0 comments
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14 Coding Challenges to Help You Train Your Brain(codecondo.com)
1 points by davidroberts 12y ago|0 comments
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by davidroberts 12y ago
I'm a pastor, and I'm technical, and I think I may just have found the Church Directory software we've been looking for! Thank you!
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Einstein for Everyone(pitt.edu)
1 points by davidroberts 12y ago|0 comments
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Top Ten Unsolved Problems in Physics(oglethorpe.edu)
7 points by davidroberts 12y ago|0 comments
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OS X Mavericks breaks multi-monitor setups with some USB displays(arstechnica.com)
1 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments
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Windows 7 outpacing Windows 8 adoption, shows latest figures(techandgamingbuzz.com)
1 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments
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Maps of 3 Billion Tweets Reveal iPhone vs. Android Neighborhoods(wired.com)
1 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments
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The ancient Chinese exam that inspired modern job recruitment(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments
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by davidroberts 13y ago
Actually, nobody interviews carpenters. You either: A. Call the carpenters' union and take whoever they send over. B. Ask some carpenters you trust if they know any decent carpenters who are looking for work, and when they show up at the jo
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by davidroberts 13y ago
It can get pretty silly in any technical field: Q: So, your resume says you've been a systems administrator for 10 years. Have you worked much with Linux? A: Sure, almost all my experience has been with Linux. Q: How much experience do you
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Climate change 'spurred modern human behaviour'(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments
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by davidroberts 13y ago
I'm definitely not as beautiful as I think. In my mind, I'm still a dashing handsome 25-year old. But the stupid mirror keeps insisting that I'm in my fifties with the wrinkles and sags to prove it.
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What Makes a Risk-Taker(online.wsj.com)
2 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments
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by davidroberts 13y ago
In SEO as in life, if your success depends on gaming the system, you will only be successful until the system changes.
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by davidroberts 13y ago
I like this dad. I think the OP is right. His dad was a surrogate for his own fears. It's easy to put parents up on a pedestal and see them as the voice from above, but in reality the only difference between parents and children is age. A d
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by davidroberts 13y ago
How about the fourth kind of lazyness--not knowing what the hell to do out of the many choices available, so you sit around hoping the right choice will make itself obvious. It can turn into a very long wait.
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by davidroberts 13y ago
I interviewed for a job with them (Nintendo of America), and also did some freelance work over the past couple of years, and I got the feeling whatever they may have been in the past, they currently run on a fairly bureaucratic model, and a
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Intelligent Mistakes: How to Incorporate Stupidity Into Your AI Code(aboutai.com)
3 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments
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by davidroberts 13y ago
In Japanese, the work "Manma" is a baby-talk word that means food. "Mama" is used for mother sometimes, but I think this is a recent influence from the West. "Haha" is the normal (non-polite) word for mother, although children are taught to
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Your Idea Is Worth Nothing: A Rant, Sparked By The Snapchat Lawsuit(forbes.com)
3 points by davidroberts 13y ago|1 comments
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Is the 'Go to College Message Overdone?(blogs.wsj.com)
2 points by davidroberts 13y ago|0 comments

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