tomlor

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by tomlor 5y ago
I don't think you're alone there. This was EXACTLY my mindset as well. I have the same problem with the various Japanese logic puzzles (Soduku, Nurikabe, Hashi, etc): 1) This is fun! 2) Hmm, I'm using the same algorithms to
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by tomlor 5y ago
Thanks for the recommendation! As a huge Wing Commander fan back in the long long ago, do you have any other recommendations?
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by tomlor 5y ago
I singlehandledly forced the replacement of Expensify at my company after some dodgy billing practices. They incrementally, yet substantially, raised our bill over a period of eight months with no notification to us whatsover. It was hard
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by tomlor 5y ago
I came at a solution doing the following: Well, I know this: 1 = 1/2 + 1/2 We're trying to get to 5 terms. So let's split 1/2 into two terms. 1 = 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/4 Hmm, let's
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by tomlor 6y ago
Interestingly, the NHL record is even faster. 21 seconds. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2020/03/23/bill-mo...
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by tomlor 6y ago
I was really hoping this was about how to make a patsy take a fall for an egregious crime I committed.
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by tomlor 6y ago
The pickers in my neighborhood are a nuisance. If my recyling bin is full, then they move good recyclables from my recycling bin to my trash bin in order to try to find cans and bottles. Often, then don't move them back when they&#x2
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by tomlor 6y ago
Ha, I know exactly who you're talking about.
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by tomlor 8y ago
If every dollar in adspend nets you 20x in revenue, why are you quibbling about 5 bucks a month and not pouring money into advertising?
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by tomlor 8y ago
One of my gripes about this price point is that they downgraded the buns they use with their hot dogs a few years ago. They used to be these tasty, substantial picnic rolls, but now they're bland and bready. I'd happily pay a fe
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by tomlor 8y ago
I thought the same thing until I discovered H&M socks. Say what you will about their labor practices - at least they make socks that fit my feet. www.hm.com/us/product/92297
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by tomlor 9y ago
The people buying Bitcoins now?
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by tomlor 9y ago
Not really, all these shenanigans occur in a nested series of iframes. The original webpage that served up the initial ad iframe can't see down into these. Whatever supply partner the webpage is using doesn't want to shed light
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by tomlor 9y ago
I've seen some other pretty abhorrent behavior as well. The specific instance that comes to mind is an ad that would load all the resources and content of its click-through landing page into a hidden part of its own iframe. Then in t
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by tomlor 10y ago
2007 Patriots went 16-0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_New_England_Patriots_seas...
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by tomlor 11y ago
That's a slick idea and one you could actually execute with some amount of success today. The basic idea would be that you could sign up for an advertiser account on a DSP (Demand Side Platform), create a retargeting audience, cookie
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by tomlor 11y ago
I've started a hardware company before and went down the patent route. What we did, with success, was to file a provisional patent before raising money - which is far cheaper and less time consuming. That satisfied investor questions