mikefivedeuce

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by mikefivedeuce 4y ago
I still have some old hypercard stacks on floppy from third grade that I can't bear to throw away. Every time I come across the disks I remember how awesome it was to fire up the IIGS in computer lab and create the dumbest animations.
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by mikefivedeuce 5y ago
This might be out of date now, but 10 years ago I purchased a couple of monitors for a digital display. IIRC the monitors were more expensive because the screen wouldn't "burn" in images if left on the same image for a long p
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
Yep, it's an accessibility argument. If ~7.5% of the population is unbanked, they aren't using a smartphone to pay.
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
I couldn't tell from any of the articles today if they're going to accept cash or not. Given the push back they received on the first round of convenience stores, it's interesting that it's not mentioned at all.
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
These kinds of announcements are always full of hype. Panasonic has a similar concept in Denver. Google / Sidewalk Labs in Toronto. The practicalities of executing on real estate development at scale is always underestimated or neglect
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
Thanks for this breakdown. Any thoughts on how this process might unfold for psilocybin as opposed to a drug that's subject to a chemical patent? Funding, timing, etc.
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
Shaka Senghor spent seven years in solitary. Everything of his that I've watched / read / listened to is extremely thought provoking. Check out his recent appearance on Conversations with Tyler: https://conversati
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
Infrastructure is one thing. Human capital is the much more important factor for any of those companies.
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
Not that I disagree with your premise, but real estate and, to a lesser extent, art and gold, have intrinsic value in that they can be used for a purpose outside of a store of value. For real estate, utility is a much larger share of the ma
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
This is a good point. I was very annoyed when Reader was shut down but found Feedly and gladly pay monthly for their service.
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by mikefivedeuce 7y ago
Correct. There's correlation with the band's tour dates and artwork popping up. Robin Gunningham is the other popular theory. Either could have been the "Rob" Goldie was referencing.
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by mikefivedeuce 8y ago
I don't have any insight into the rationale behind the HQ2 search beyond what was reported in the media, but I've long thought that planning for a potential government-forced break up was part of it. A preemptive segregation of bu
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by mikefivedeuce 8y ago
Not a law but regulatory capital requirements on speculative real estate make it uneconomical for the banks to hold the properties.
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by mikefivedeuce 8y ago
It's also dependent on the jurisdiction. In some cases the lender doesn't actually have a right to proceeds in excess of their loan amount (plus interest, penalties and fees).
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by mikefivedeuce 8y ago
I think it's also a demographic trend. Many of the releases are re-issues from a time when we were kids and wanted to wear the Jordans / Pennys / Grandmamas / Ewings we saw on TV but couldn't get our parents to spri
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by mikefivedeuce 8y ago
Thanks for posting. American Prometheus is one of the best books I've ever read. It gives you such a detailed look into the life of Oppenheimer without much interpretation, which you don't need because his life story is so intrig
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by mikefivedeuce 8y ago
In some ways they are. The WeLive brand takes liberties with zoning laws that are in place to prevent SROs, for example. I wouldn't call it disregarding laws/regulations but they are potentially violating the spirit of those restr
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by mikefivedeuce 9y ago
Second this recommendation. Hackers was a great history of early computing. The photos in this post are especially cool as Felsenstein, Captain Crunch, and others are prominent in the book.
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by mikefivedeuce 10y ago
I was in Austin two weeks ago and was worried about the lack of Uber/Lyft. I had great experiences using RideAustin. A driver even mentioned that they pay him 2x fares to drive out to areas like the F1 track because it's outside o
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by mikefivedeuce 10y ago
Came here to post this link as well. I remembered loving the opening scene as a kid. After reading this on Letters of Note a few years back it gave me a whole new appreciation for the genius of Gene's portrayal.
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by mikefivedeuce 10y ago
Typically the exclusivity agreement is a marketing exclusivity only. It's also true that AT&T may have maintained ownership of the lines, especially if it is fiber direct to the unit. If that's the case, any new provider would
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by mikefivedeuce 11y ago
I wouldn't confuse management companies with brokers and as the REITs themselves own the complexes they wouldn't be considered a broker either. A broker acts as a middle man and pairs a potential renter with a building and collect
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by mikefivedeuce 11y ago
This isn't always the case. I was heading to Milwaukee for a wedding a few months back and booked an AirBnB a while in advance. My host bailed three days before we arrived and the PGA Championships were in town. There wasn't a sin
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by mikefivedeuce 11y ago
The studies can also take advantage of mean reversion and test patients that are experiencing uncommonly high levels of depression (eg, unresponsive to medication). Over time patients return to their usual level of depression (or whatever&#
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by mikefivedeuce 12y ago
Element14 should have it
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by mikefivedeuce 12y ago
Thanks for sharing that - never seen it before. I like that it gets something accomplished if it needs to be removed. Reminds me of the pothole artist in Chicago. http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/03&
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by mikefivedeuce 12y ago
I'm not sure I agree that it's part of the sharing economy because the users aren't gaining income from assets they already own. Teespring is making sure that they control the platform that users need to continue doing busine
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by mikefivedeuce 12y ago
I had trouble with the "no two identical rows" rule as well. I didn't see it in the tutorial and on the 10 x 10 it was a key piece of logic to solve the puzzle. Enjoyed the game play and the graphics are very smooth and clean
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by mikefivedeuce 12y ago
Most hotels that host business meetings or have many business travelers will install small cell distributed antennae systems to boost cell and data coverage because business travelers who don't have service in the rooms won't come
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by mikefivedeuce 12y ago
Deeds are public record so you can always check to see if a single person/entity is buying up many properties in an area. Sites like whydontweownthis.com are making it easier to check as well.

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