tomfakes

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by tomfakes 8d ago
I was part of the small team that added Exchange Offline mode very, very late in the product cycle specifically to counter the Notes Local Replication story. We were asked for something quick and easy, but decided to put the effort in to ma
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Michael Stevens and Hannah Fry: The Rest Is Science(therestis.com)
5 points by tomfakes 2mo ago|0 comments
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by tomfakes 2mo ago
I’m a big fan of her current podcast - The Rest Is Science. Informative and entertaining as well as being easy to listen to (I’m not a fan of many audio-only shows, so listenability is a big factor for me)
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by tomfakes 3mo ago
The original Costco HQ building overlooks this new intersection, so this is almost a relevant comment
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by tomfakes 3mo ago
I too live nearby The lanes are quite narrow, and the outer curb is deceptive - there’s a 1” edge with a curved curb behind it making it look wider than it actually is. Scraping along that edge will push cars into the center of the road. Th
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by tomfakes 12y ago
If you were building Rails apps in 2005/6, more than likely you were reading Ezra's blog post on how deploy to your VPS. It was tricky to get right, but Ezra made it so that it was no longer impossible. He was always there to he
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by tomfakes 12y ago
If it does work this way, this is a breach of the Facebook developer terms of service. Data may be cached for specific amounts of time, but long term storage is not allowed. When this app gets big enough to notice, Facebook will shut it do
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by tomfakes 12y ago
Hi - can you email me - tom at craz8 dot com? I'd like to know technical details and a price you'd sell this at. Thanks
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by tomfakes 12y ago
The $12000 out of pocket is only if you use it because you need medical help. You don't actually spend the whole $22K unless you have a lot of medical issues, and then you'll be happy that you only pay $22K per year! When I lef
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by tomfakes 12y ago
In addition to what others have mentioned, your old plan had a lifetime maximum payout - maybe $1M, maybe $2M. That is removed by the ACA, and that costs extra too. Also, there is extra cost because insurers now need to cover existing co
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by tomfakes 13y ago
On a positive note on how to move forward on this idea, there's an example in the Seattle startup scene that is tackling a similar government regulation issue by focusing on exactly one set of regulations at a time. Remitly https:&#x2
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by tomfakes 13y ago
Each country has it's import fees for commercial use. These are often quite large, and, as an import company, you will have to pay them to operate legally. The reason some of these fees is large is due to governments trying to control
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by tomfakes 13y ago
Duty Free shops, I believe, are for personal use only. Gifts to family and friends are overlooked, but the limits are small enough anyway that you can't possibly give too much away - i.e. 1L of booze, a few bottles of wine.
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by tomfakes 13y ago
Any time you cross a border with goods, there's a question that is asked about if this is for personal use or not. Sometimes this is on a form, sometimes in person, but the answer to this question changes what is allowed and what fees
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by tomfakes 13y ago
It's probably better to call this a 'Beta IPO' filing. This is a fairly new system that allows companies to work out bugs in their filings before they open it to public viewing. Clearly anything on Hacker News and other news
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by tomfakes 13y ago
They painted the plane too - so they clearly put some money into this in addition to what was needed for a test flight https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t31/1...
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by tomfakes 13y ago
This chart is part of the reason that Amazon's recent quarterly report of earnings is a little off, despite record revenue. These guys are growing their businesses at an enormous rate! I have a lot of friends working at Amazon now, an
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Amazon continues hypergrowth, tops 117,000 employees(geekwire.com)
3 points by tomfakes 13y ago|2 comments
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by tomfakes 13y ago
I think the plane was his, and was already there, so he probably picked up the tab for that one himself. One thing to note is that there is a hospital at the location he was evacuated from, so if it was a true emergency, they could have ope
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by tomfakes 13y ago
I hate the term 'rescued' here. They flew him from the harbor of the main town in the Galapagos, to the airport on the other side of the island to avoid a long drive or boat ride. It's not like he was out in the wilderness -
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by tomfakes 13y ago
Publish Date order was forced on me by circumstances - mainly that I started reading these books in 1986. This is a fine way of seeing the universe and Pratchett's writing craft evolve over time.
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by tomfakes 13y ago
I'm drinking a beer from that exact mug right now
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by tomfakes 13y ago
Off the original topic, but I read something in the last week for MS treatment that seems to cure it completely. This is done by taking the patient's own bone marrow, and transplanting it back after killing off the existing bone marro
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by tomfakes 13y ago
3 1/2" The IBM PS/2 only came with the smaller disk, so bigger wasn't necessary
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by tomfakes 13y ago
I mis-understood who the 'their' was in your comment. I agree with you on this point. There is an argument that allowing companies these tax breaks brings jobs to your country instead of somewhere else, and this brings prosperity
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by tomfakes 13y ago
They have a fiduciary duty to do this to make more money for their shareholders. They have no enforceable social contract to provide taxes more than what they can legally pay. They can be sued by their shareholders for not using these sc
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by tomfakes 13y ago
In your position, you actually have a requirement to pay the correct sales tax to your state based on where you live. This is more complex than 'I wasn't charged it, so I don't owe it' You are breaking the law if you do
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by tomfakes 13y ago
Perhaps because it isn't erratic at all? My wife and I have not had the problem where it stops working after the first day - my anecdotal evidence beats theirs! They even mention that there's a support post about this, but not a
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by tomfakes 13y ago
#5 will never go out of fashion. Lots of technology changes quickly, but being able to communicate with your peers and stakeholders (the people writing the checks) is a key skill that you will use for the rest of your life
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by tomfakes 13y ago
If the position is better* that what you have now, then YES, otherwise, NO. * Better being subjective based on the direction you want your career to go

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