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by fern12 8y ago
If going the small business route: -Make sure you qualify as a “small business” under SBA regulations -Make sure you have the necessary accounts (DUNS number & CAGE code) to accept Purchase Orders and be awarded a government contract.
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by fern12 8y ago
Isn't this what Google's trying to do in downtown San Jose? https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Q8JPbI1GRBRztAAI1i...
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by fern12 8y ago
>When you submit a patent application, it becomes public forever, even if it's rejected. You will have paid legal fees with the end result of granting competitors access to your ideas. Not entirely true. If you don't want an
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by fern12 8y ago
True. But occasionally, it does happen. https://www.ipethicslaw.com/pto-suspends-ptab-atty-who-filed...
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by fern12 8y ago
>I'll bet it's pretty easy for two companies to make a deal to pay bonuses to each other's employees when patents are granted. With regard to the moonlighting patent examiners, I'm fairly certain this is illegal. S
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Gunshot-wound dynamics model for JFK assassination(heliyon.com)
3 points by fern12 8y ago|0 comments
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How technology has redefined the job of the repo man(mercurynews.com)
99 points by fern12 8y ago|86 comments
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by fern12 8y ago
My favorites were VersionTracker and the MacAddict forums. A lot of the comments here on HN remind me of the MA forums, which is great.
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Keeping Pygmy Sloths Afloat(biographic.com)
22 points by fern12 8y ago|1 comments
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Bold personality makes domestic dogs in a shelter less vulnerable to disease(journals.plos.org)
16 points by fern12 8y ago|6 comments
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Could enemies target undersea cables that link the world?(apnews.com)
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How Tokyo built its way to abundant housing(jamesjgleeson.wordpress.com)
149 points by fern12 8y ago|112 comments
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A Glimpse into the Bureaucratic Hell of Denying Health Insurance Claims(splinternews.com)
160 points by fern12 8y ago|196 comments
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Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry(nytimes.com)
2 points by fern12 8y ago|0 comments
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What sociology should (re)learn from science fiction(scatter.wordpress.com)
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by fern12 8y ago
That's an interesting point about social environment and engagement. As a native Californian, I struggled socially when I was living in the DC metro area for 5 years. Simply put, it was the weather. If there was rain (which was noth
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Thoroughly Pizzled: What’s so bad about the Autofac?(scatter.wordpress.com)
2 points by fern12 9y ago|0 comments
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Inventing Myself in an AOL Chatroom(electricliterature.com)
1 points by fern12 9y ago|0 comments
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Structural engineers are unsung heroes(theguardian.com)
117 points by fern12 9y ago|52 comments
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What 24 hours in a diner taught me about New York(1843magazine.com)
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by fern12 9y ago
Have you considered looking at room rentals on Craigslist? If you're within walking distance of Castro (downtown), you may not even be at home that much, because you'll be steps away from the library, coffee shops, restaurants, et
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by fern12 9y ago
What is your price range? Will you have a car? Where is your employer located? Do you prefer newer construction, or are you OK with older, garden-style units? Any "must-haves"? (i.e., in-unit washer-dryer) Sorry, to pepper you w
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Loneliness on the Job: Why No Employee Is an Island(knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
183 points by fern12 9y ago|85 comments
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by fern12 9y ago
Agreed. I used to watch reruns of Law & Order. Hearing the beginning intro would remind me of a time when life was less complicated, and the plot was engaging enough to distract and lull me into sleep. Sadly, Netflix removed it, so I
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On Informed Complacency and the Potential Decline of Curiosity(thesocietypages.org)
50 points by fern12 9y ago|10 comments
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We Are What We Manufacture(nytimes.com)
15 points by fern12 9y ago|1 comments
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A Fleeting Resource: In Praise of the Deep Cold (2017)(lithub.com)
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Everyone Is Going Through Something(theplayerstribune.com)
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A voice in the dark (2017)(theglobeandmail.com)
16 points by fern12 9y ago|5 comments
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Notes on Being Very Tall(topic.com)
2 points by fern12 9y ago|0 comments

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