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Re:Ask HN: Best books or videos to get better at sales?
on Thursday September 17, 2015 @11:32AM (#10233896)
I can't recommend "The Little Red Book Of Selling" by Jeffrey Gitomer enough. I have a copy in my desk right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Red-Book-Selling-Principles/dp/...
Re:NASA announces discovery of Earth-like planet with earth similarity...
on Thursday July 23, 2015 @10:59AM (#9936103)
Distance, time, and amount of light. All these things come into effect. The reason why Pluto took so long? Imagine trying to read a magazine with a pair of binoculars vs. somebody taking a picture right next to it. Which do you think will be easier to read?
We've had a pair of binoculars up in space for a while, but it was designed to see way further than Pluto. That is why we have always had blurry images.
Re:Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over
on Thursday June 18, 2015 @03:23PM (#9741042)
Yeah? You don't know if your room is a 10X20? You make it sound like this is some crazy task that requires some special ability.
Re:Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over
on Thursday June 18, 2015 @02:36PM (#9740695)
"Taxes are complicated" translates to: "People don't understand the rules for tax brackets that don't apply to them and think they are getting screwed over. So let's change the tax laws to save those(people or businesses) making more than $100k a year some money while doing nothing to help those making less."
Re:Grooveshark.io
on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @06:11PM (#9495330)
And it won't take very long either seeing as the owner didn't bother to mask his whois....
We're All Faking It
Past lives of those who “dig in”
So I was having a conversation with a coworker about people who are willing to work hard to solve a problem vs. those who will pawn off work. A common thread we found was those that were willing to just dig in and get their hands dirty with code or shitty docs, were those that literally got their hands dirty in a past job or hobby.Maybe there is something to be said about that, I dunno. Just...