oldspiceman

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by oldspiceman 12y ago
There are already American companies in China which replicate all the ideas from the US and apply them within China. They've been doing so for 5+ years. Nothing wrong with a little home-grown competition. Certainly people in the US wou
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Reminds me walking through the streets of Saigon. You just slowly start crossing and the motorbikes 10-20 deep on main streets magically separate around you. Traffic doesn't move more than 40km/h anywhere in the city.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
German groceries just got way cheaper.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
$143.83 (122 euro) NYC to Stockholm Wed Jan 21. norwegian.com
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Propose a ballot measure in your state.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Link from a while back on the case against tipping: http://www.vox.com/2014/7/17/5888347/one-more-case-against-t...
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
I've noticed a good positive correlation between income and the level of bullshit people put on their resumes.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Interesting idea. "kids with nothing to do get up to no good" has become "kids with nothing to do go on facebook / reddit"
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Paul Krugman loves sci-fi (interview)(vox.com)
3 points by oldspiceman 12y ago|0 comments
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
I love that. Same thing happens in most European countries.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
A regular coffee at starbucks in japan costs $4. And every starbucks is packed to the brim with people. Same in Korea.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Completely agree. I don't have any desire to live in the states.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
The states is made up of immigrants. Why wouldn't people outside the states be similarly talented? Sure if you don't have access to education you will not have the opportunity to develop your skills, but that doesn't mean you
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Which is interesting because there is such an oversupply of lawyers in the states.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Thanks, I've never been trolled here before.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Discovering the glitchy flash in the system preferences pane was really unsettling. Almost a uncanny valley type situation. I need to see a video of this moment.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Necessary reading for anybody who's sick of hearing people talk about how busy they are: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=the+busy+trap&gws_rd=ssl "Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedg
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
After Mavericks I swore I would wait to upgrade until the second patch of the next os. So I'm sitting here on Mavericks waiting for 10.10.2 to drop. If you slightly shift your upgrade schedule you're only 3 or 4 months behind. No
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
They hedge their currency risk so it's unlikely they have much exposure to the Ruble.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
By far
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Why is that meaningless?
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
If Apple is slow to update its prices online you have a clear arbitrage opportunity.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
It's not so much that they can't predict the price it's that every dollar is worth significantly more on the black market as the official market rate. Compare the dollar blue (Blue) row with the offical bank rate (Oficial). 1
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Ruble Tumbles Most Since 1998 as Traders Pressure Central Bank(bloomberg.com)
3 points by oldspiceman 12y ago|0 comments
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Agreed, Taxi service in Paris is outrageously expensive. Rivaling Toronto even.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
How could Germany have an inefficient tax filing program? That doesn't make any sense. Please explain somebody
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
But you do pay $25 USD for a cheeseburger.
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
"government of the people, by the people, for the people" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
Is Google planning to release a 2d graphics library like SpriteKit but for Android?
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by oldspiceman 12y ago
The kind of funny where you deplore your best friend to burn all your writings after you die but then he publishes them anyway. "Dearest Max, my last request: Everything I leave behind me ... in the way of diaries, manuscripts, letters

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