thefallsman

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Math PhD Hacks OK Cupid to Meet Girls(wired.co.uk)
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by thefallsman 13y ago
The world growth rate has slowed down some since the 60s, largely due to the economic modernizations someone mentioned earlier. The current doubling time is roughly 50 years - http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2&
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by thefallsman 13y ago
I'm curious about this too, because once the visa is up do they have to go back? How hard is it to get a permanent or semi-permanent status? I'm assuming an H1 B or similar would not apply here since the founders would be immigran
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by thefallsman 13y ago
Too true. Another hilarious example is google banning BMW for using doorway pages - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4685750.stm If I remember correctly the site was completely deindexed.
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by thefallsman 13y ago
Interesting point, write a controversial article, get love link love then link out to your money page (ranking lyrics for Bieber must be a goldmine...)
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by thefallsman 13y ago
This seems like a good SEO method - point out that you were doing something extremely minor in violation of Google's guidelines, then point out that everyone else breaks most of the guidelines. All the same time do this in a niche that
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by thefallsman 13y ago
I agree, I think it will, at least somewhat, impact snapchat because the products are similar. I'm sure that was the aim here, to create a product that took inspiration from snapchat. Given that it's one of the most popular apps o
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by thefallsman 13y ago
Uber has been making huge strides. I think it is a much better company that lyft. With lyft you're supposed to talk to the driver, keep them entertained so that you get a good rating. Uberx is not that much more expensive and the drive
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by thefallsman 13y ago
Has anyone noticed that they give you gigantic bags for free? Our office (LA not SF) orders fresh all the time for basic food and they always give us enormous re-usable bags. I'm trying to figure out, are they doing this on purpose (pa
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by thefallsman 13y ago
I agree completely. Google apps have already come a long way. Even right out of the box, I liked the spreadsheet functionality. Excel is great for complex projects but for simple data storage, I find docs to be easier to use. I believe they