kartman

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by kartman 8y ago
As a small start up when we ran into a similar problem while using google domains, they gave us a very hard time with bad support...something we could not afford then. I dont have a good alternative but wanted to mention this experience wit
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by kartman 8y ago
For some this might work: 1. Just put your goal as lying flat in bed and moving your arms up and down 10 times in 180 deg. 2. Then move your legs up and down 10 times. Stop. dont do more. Leave it at that. Do it again next morning or even
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'Alien Megastructure' Star Is at It Again with the Strange Dimming(space.com)
5 points by kartman 9y ago|0 comments
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by kartman 10y ago
Never again is now.
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by kartman 10y ago
ok, thank you for replying and making my case.
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by kartman 10y ago
one of your earlier comments can be paraphrased to "round em up and throw em out" and i am a fascist :)? just answer this - is this what you propose: a H1b guy had been here 8 years, greencard is in process 4 years, scheduled to c
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by kartman 10y ago
here they come, crawling out of the woodwork...emboldened. and this is just the beginning of who knows how long a time period..at least 4 years , maybe indefinite. both this and parent comment who mentioned he is gay. both pretty much sayin
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by kartman 10y ago
I am glad Trump has run, spoken and reached this point. We each now know and can remember going forward, if we so choose, how all the people we assign respect to acted when it mattered. (And we should remember the actual meaningful actions
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by kartman 10y ago
wow, pretty amazing - i wish i could get away with stuff like this! obama should have listed this as his top failure. they have actually proven that they are smarter than each and everyone of us - in acquiring money by any means and gettin
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by kartman 10y ago
I wish he would explain his thinking further, on why he feels fear of death correlates with lack of character?
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by kartman 11y ago
I have had the same experience. The car was returned dirty and there was damage on the body. They said they will pay me a measly $60. I asked for $180 since I spoke to a mechanic who said it will cost me that much in SF. Since there was bac
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by kartman 11y ago
if you are a non muslim it is illegal to enter mecca under saudi law.
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by kartman 11y ago
I posted till a bit further down: DO NOT use google as a registrar. They suck. I just finished transferring my domains out of google to namecheap. We are a legitimate, normal business. They unilaterally banned our site and took it down - wi
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by kartman 11y ago
DO NOT use google as a registrar. They suck. I just finished transferring my domains out of google to namecheap. We are a legitimate, normal business. They unilaterally banned our site and took it down - with no access to transfer it out. T
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by kartman 11y ago
Thanks for summary, I dint read the article. Looks like they say there was no firefight, but I remember there was a guy from Bay area, Pakistani techie in Abottabad that night and he live tweeted the gun fight and explosions before any news
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Mathematical Pattern Found in Enigmatic Radio Bursts, but It’s Not E.T(phenomena.nationalgeographic.com)
2 points by kartman 11y ago|0 comments
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by kartman 12y ago
and if i recall correct, the first few seasons opening sequence song has mohammad and super best friends - so the image is in every episode of those seasons.
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by kartman 12y ago
Based on how he talks and goes about doing his philanthrophy, it doesnt seem like Gates is doing it or for that matter, need it, to elevate his status. It is best to assume positive intent in such things.
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Allen gives $100M for new Seattle institute to unravel cells(seattletimes.com)
2 points by kartman 12y ago|0 comments
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by kartman 12y ago
i was in court to clear a minor ticket yesterday in SF and noticed the demographic of folks in there. the demographic of the traffic court was mostly minorities and poor folks, completely out of whack with SF general population and what you
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by kartman 12y ago
just adding on, most folks who do not have this background of an immigrant do not understand the approx 10 year penalty you have to pay before you can start your own company here in the US. starting in 20s is different from in 30s. but hey,
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by kartman 12y ago
Again just to clarify, if you read Kahneman's own words he says he is not an economist but a psychologist. The Nobel "Memorial" prize by the bank of Sweden was awarded to him. Its what he calls himself that I am talking about
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Rosetta comet landing live webcast(new.livestream.com)
3 points by kartman 12y ago|0 comments
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by kartman 12y ago
edit: "not even remotely an economist" I mean as a compliment, I read his Prospect Theory papers and hold him in high regard. He is a great scientist and psychologist, who did not ever study what is called economic theory- so not
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by kartman 12y ago
I think this recent thread is very relevant for any posting about Economics research: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8543865 . TLDR: Overall, the credibility of the economics research literature is likely to be modest
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by kartman 12y ago
some of the earlier comments have already touched on the good points of the book. its a collection of essays and talks each on different topics. i liked it because Munger gives usable tools and sensible approaches to both aspects of life -
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by kartman 12y ago
A bit off topic, but Poor Charlie's Almanac by Munger is a great book.
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Bolts from the blue(economist.com)
7 points by kartman 12y ago|0 comments
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Texas health worker becomes first person to contract Ebola in U.S(reuters.com)
2 points by kartman 12y ago|0 comments
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by kartman 12y ago
i used to read tyler cowens blog a long time ago and visit it sometimes. started out impressed but soon realized he is good as an aggregator of interesting bits. if even the sentences happen to be the same, i prefer to listen to someone who

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