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Re:Why Do People Hate Their Jobs on Saturday February 28, 2015 @06:29PM (#9125444)

it was submitted two years ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5572765

and yesterday too:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9122788

Teens still prefer print books

Posted by Serene on Sunday December 14, 2014 @07:02PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/12/analysts-claim-teens-still-prefer-print-books/

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Hummingbird's Hover Hampered by Background Motion

Posted by Serene on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @05:46PM
from the news.discovery.com dept.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/hummingbirds-hover-hampered-by-background-motion-141209.htm

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The best programming languages every beginner should learn

Posted by Serene on Saturday December 06, 2014 @06:09PM
from the venturebeat.com dept.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/06/the-best-programming-languages-every-beginner-should-learn/

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The Weird Reasons Why People Make Up False Identities on the Internet

Posted by Serene on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @04:07PM
from the wired.com dept.

http://www.wired.com/2014/07/virtual-unreality-the-online-sockpuppets-that-trick-us-all

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The secrets of success

Posted by Serene on Thursday March 06, 2014 @12:43PM
from the newscientist.com dept.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129590.600?cmpid=NLC|NSNS|2014-0306-GLOBAL&utm_medium=NLC&utm_source=NSNS&#.Uxiza-NdXoY

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Most important years of your life were probably from 17 to 24

Posted by Serene on Sunday February 23, 2014 @12:55PM
from the nydailynews.com dept.

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/best-years-life-17-24-study-article-1.1632718#ixzz2uAXYuFJu

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Severe hand kept alive on man's ankle

Posted by Serene on Monday December 16, 2013 @02:14PM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25405543

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Seven-Planet System Detected

Posted by Serene on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @02:18PM
from the livasperiklis.com dept.

http://livasperiklis.com/2013/10/29/httpwp-mep29tmj-53u/

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Are Eager Investors Overvaluing Tech Start-Ups?

Posted by Serene on Sunday October 27, 2013 @01:32PM
from the bits.blogs.nytimes.com dept.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/are-eager-investors-overvaluing-tech-start-ups/?_r=0

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Coursera signups shows how the quest for knowledge differs worldwide

Posted by Serene on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:19PM
from the forbes.com dept.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2013/10/22/whats-vital-to-russia-or-china-courseras-signups-yield-clues/

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Eating lunch at the office can ruin your productivity, your day, and your health

Posted by Serene on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @01:54PM
from the fastcompany.com dept.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3020008/leadership-now/hate-happiness-then-keep-eating-lunch-at-your-desk

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Eye Contact Can Fail To Win People Over

Posted by Serene on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @07:16PM
from the forbes.com dept.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/10/02/the-power-of-eye-contact-its-a-myth/

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How Much Time do we Have Left on Earth?

Posted by Serene on Friday September 20, 2013 @06:33PM
from the counselheal.com dept.

http://www.counselheal.com/articles/6804/20130920/much-time-left-earth-scientists-reveal-answer.htm

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Bubble-sort with Hungarian ("Csángó") folk dance

Posted by Serene on Thursday August 15, 2013 @12:46PM
from the youtube.com dept.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyZQPjUT5B4

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The last survivors of the end of the world

Posted by Serene on Thursday July 04, 2013 @12:52PM
from the ras.org.uk dept.

https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2299-the-last-survivors-of-the-end-of-the-world

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Why Web Apps Will Crush Native Apps

Posted by Serene on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @06:19PM
from the mashable.com dept.

http://mashable.com/2012/09/12/web-vs-native-apps/

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How To Launch And Learn With Big Ideas And Small Resources

Posted by Serene on Thursday August 23, 2012 @01:20PM
from the women2.com dept.

http://www.women2.com/how-to-launch-and-learn-with-big-ideas-and-small-resources/

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Are you breathing through the right nostril?

Posted by Serene on Friday June 08, 2012 @02:21PM
from the forum.aurametrix.com dept.

http://forum.aurametrix.com/is-it-true-that-we-breathe-out-of-one-nostril-at-a-time

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Re:Why Red Beans And Rice Are Good... But Not With Coffee on Monday April 30, 2012 @04:04PM (#3911132)

True, antibiotics are not useful for treating flu, but they do clear up related infections - crucial for the frail or elderly.

Breakthrough analysis tool connects the dots to better health

Posted by Serene on Monday April 16, 2012 @07:12PM
from the sfgate.com dept.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/04/16/prweb9404391.DTL

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Are you a zombie?

Posted by Serene on Monday July 25, 2011 @10:45AM
from the newscientist.com dept.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128221.700-existence-am-i-a-zombie.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg21128221.700

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Re:Ask HN: New Zealand? on Thursday July 21, 2011 @07:09PM (#2791693)

It may be hard to reach out from here

2574 New Zealand companies with 1-10 employees are listed in Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/csearch/results?type=companies&k...

Largest discussion group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Kiwi-Scrum-51900?gid=51900

10 hn accounts: http://hackernewsers.com/users.html?User%5Bcity%5D=Auckland&...

Google+’s Circle Logic

Posted by Serene on Thursday July 21, 2011 @06:50PM
from the businessweek.com dept.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/googles-circle-logic-07212011.html

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How Much Apple Is Making On The App Store

Posted by Serene on Monday July 11, 2011 @05:48PM
from the businessinsider.com dept.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-cost-of-an-app-2011-7

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EBay buys Zong for $240M to bolster PayPal’s mobile payments

Posted by Serene on Thursday July 07, 2011 @11:55AM
from the venturebeat.com dept.

http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/07/ebay-buys-zong/

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Google+ is competing with LinkedIn and Microsoft, not Facebook

Posted by Serene on Thursday June 30, 2011 @02:58PM
from the blogs.forbes.com dept.

http://blogs.forbes.com/quentinhardy/2011/06/29/google-other-targets/

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Knowledge Discovery in the Stock Market with Bayesian Networks

Posted by Serene on Thursday June 30, 2011 @02:56PM
from the conradyscience.com dept.

http://www.conradyscience.com/white_papers/SP500_V12.pdf

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Hand hacking helps you play guitar

Posted by Serene on Monday June 27, 2011 @12:58PM
from the newscientist.com dept.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/06/hack-your-hand-to-learn-the-guitar.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=hackyourhand

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Re:We Spent $1,138 on Facebook in 6 Days: Numbers and Lessons Learned on Thursday June 23, 2011 @06:31PM (#2690205)

The average click-through rate for Facebook ads was 0.063% in 2009 and 0.051% in 2010. Click-through rates used to be about 3% in the 90s, but have been declining since. Current industry standard is 0.1%. I heard that facebook is good for awareness, just to let low- or no-paying people know you exist, but click-through rates are pitiful, indeed.