wbracken

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by wbracken 8y ago
Of course not.
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by wbracken 8y ago
https://www.businessinsider.com/esop-essilor-employee-shareh...
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by wbracken 8y ago
I never said there shouldn't be competition. The parent asked where money goes...
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by wbracken 8y ago
How can you say that? Luxottica employs 85,000 people. Do those people obtain no benefit from employment?
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by wbracken 8y ago
Employing people at each step in the eyewear industry. Plus, employing people at companies who support the eyewear industry. Plus, employing people at companies that support the companies that support the eyewear industry...etc. etc.
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Germany’s Der Spiegel Says Reporter Made Up Facts(wsj.com)
8 points by wbracken 8y ago|2 comments
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by wbracken 8y ago
Maybe factor in guaranteed lifetime incomes in many states before complaining about "low salaries": "The average annual pension for a retired Illinois teacher in fiscal year 2017 was $54,180" https://www.trsil
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by wbracken 9y ago
Seems like population has grown significantly more than carbon since 1960? https://ourworldindata.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/update...
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by wbracken 9y ago
My understanding is the brain slams against the inside of the skull due to stopping fast. Wouldn't a crumple zone (again for lack of better term) allow for a slower transition and thus less rattling around in the skull?
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by wbracken 9y ago
Honest question - football helmets have not changed that much in what, 25 years? Are there any efforts underway to use technology to improve the protection provided by helmets? What about a softer layer outside the hard plastic. What about
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Snap Plunges Nearly 20% as Quarterly Loss More Than Triples(wsj.com)
4 points by wbracken 9y ago|0 comments
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by wbracken 9y ago
This guy knew how to do solitude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke
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by wbracken 9y ago
Tangentially in the business. Two recent stories told to me: 1) Saw at Manheim Auto Auction (one of the largest) 300 Nissan Leafs run through the auction line in one afternoon ahead of some of our cars. Drop in "value" of leafs we
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by wbracken 9y ago
Alternative viewpoint: https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2017/08/22/director-c...
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The Ringer: New Bill Simmons Site Hosted on Medium(theringer.com)
2 points by wbracken 10y ago|0 comments
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How to Make Slack Better(recode.net)
1 points by wbracken 10y ago|0 comments
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P2P Lending News-HackerNews for the Online Lending Space(p2p-lending-news.com)
1 points by wbracken 12y ago|0 comments
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by wbracken 12y ago
Some Wolf=good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk8n-I53Ib8
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by wbracken 12y ago
Awesome video of stevewepay using his iPhone the last few days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08xQLGWTSag
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21 Books Every Retailer Should Read(retail.patriot-finance.com)
2 points by wbracken 12y ago|0 comments
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by wbracken 12y ago
I get why people here are jazzed about government offering the service (yeah! government cures all ills!). Let me offer another look. Small town in GA does the same. Cable is offered through CNS. Here is the About CNS: In 1995, the City of
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by wbracken 12y ago
I already knew legos were strong without this research. For instance, I know for a fact from legos left on the floor by kids that one lego can hold my entire weight (240 pounds) when I step on it in the middle of the night walking to the ba
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by wbracken 12y ago
Had the exact same experience with Clear.com (which I think has since been acquired) a few years back: http://www.bird-dog.co/blog/2012/11/05/clear-com-makes-it-im...
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by wbracken 12y ago
Not what the research actually shows: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/09/h...
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New CFPB database: 227 million Americans' SSNs, entire credit history(washingtonexaminer.com)
2 points by wbracken 12y ago|0 comments
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Is The Real Estate Industry Ripe For Disruption?(bird-dog.co)
2 points by wbracken 12y ago|2 comments
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by wbracken 13y ago
Google Voice also (at least the web interface)
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by wbracken 13y ago
Once again, if people are worried about NSA capturing cell phone meta-data, please, go check out what the CFPB is doing with credit card data. We are talking every transaction from millions of Americans. http://www.usnews.com&#x2
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by wbracken 13y ago
And, not that "well, everyone is doing it" makes it right, etc. etc., but to think that only the US is spying on these communications is a bit naive.
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CFPB Mining Data on 900+ Million US Credit Card Accounts(washingtonexaminer.com)
1 points by wbracken 13y ago|0 comments

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