theoneill

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by theoneill 15y ago
Google has two classes of stock.
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by theoneill 15y ago
Depends what you mean by memes. The things on this site aren't really memes in the original sense of the word. The reason these things are boring is probably that as humor they fall on the far billboard end of the billboard-Shakespeare co
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by theoneill 15y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2221579
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by theoneill 16y ago
Even in China, my dad didn't eat rice until he was in his teens. What did he eat?
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by theoneill 16y ago
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/09/24/buffett_i...
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by theoneill 16y ago
There's nothing illegal about age discrimination when choosing a cofounder, just as there isn't when choosing a friend.
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by theoneill 16y ago
"McKinsey, a consultancy, will share management expertise." God help them.
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by theoneill 16y ago
That's a metaphor.
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by theoneill 16y ago
50m is not the valuation; it's the amount of stock they're selling.
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by theoneill 16y ago
Your comment would be more effective without the parts on either end.
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by theoneill 16y ago
Seems like the least we can do is use it. I propose we use this by default for links to bing.
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by theoneill 16y ago
Not even that. His salary is rounding error compared to his net worth.
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by theoneill 16y ago
"The supply of papers that apply gender theory to literary criticism remains ample."
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by theoneill 16y ago
Reminds one of the invisible clams in Scientology.
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Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements(slate.com)
14 points by theoneill 16y ago|6 comments
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by theoneill 16y ago
The list _delirium and I are referring to is this one of 4 items: All three appear to be single white 20something males I am in fact pretty nearly as bothered by the claim that it's a problem that all 3 are male, or in their 20s. I
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by theoneill 16y ago
In a long enough list, by definition it's reasonable. The problem is, this was a short list.
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by theoneill 16y ago
And their race is supposed to predict this? I've heard white people can actually be quite different from one another.
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by theoneill 16y ago
Why is it bad that they're white?
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by theoneill 16y ago
You may well be right. The artists involved are exactly the ones that would be chosen in that scenario. Which is unfortunate.
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Yelp Stats Show iPhone App Usage Much Deeper Than Website(techcrunch.com)
1 points by theoneill 16y ago|0 comments
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by theoneill 16y ago
It's just a figure of speech. There are plenty of other figures of speech that would be even more "offensive" if we applied this unreasonably strict standard to them.
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by theoneill 16y ago
What matters is not the intention of the law but how it's written. This page says what's prohibited is "actual refusal to do business with or in Israel." Do you have some other source to back up your claim? Because judging from this page
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by theoneill 16y ago
Raking in pledges , not donations. I wonder what the conversion rate is.
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What trucking statistics can tell us about the economy(slate.com)
5 points by theoneill 16y ago|2 comments
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The Enemy Within: What is Conficker's Botnet For?(theatlantic.com)
55 points by theoneill 16y ago|15 comments
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by theoneill 16y ago
If you had to view source before you were sure, then it can't be a real problem, can it?
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McDonald's to Use Facebook's Upcoming Location Feature(adage.com)
1 points by theoneill 16y ago|0 comments
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by theoneill 16y ago
"Unlike Japan, France and other countries, the U.S. has no true high-speed train lines." Unlike Japan, France and other countries, the U.S. is really big.
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by theoneill 16y ago
You say it's false that genetic factors account for 60-80% of variance in IQ. What is the current consensus about the actual number? 50%? 10%?

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