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Re:A curated list of data science blogs on Thursday August 06, 2015 @11:48AM (#10017274)
Inoreader functions very similarly to how Google Reader worked:

https://www.inoreader.com

Wow, that is really low cost compared to other providers. Surprised to not see an asset-based fee.

Are there any other costs that get passed on to the participants?

What 3rd party recordkeeper are you using?

Do you use the recordkeeper's websites or have you built your own?

I ran into that with a credit card company recently. They called and left a message about suspicious activity on an account and a callback number. I couldn't find that number anywhere on their website or the web in general. I ended up calling the main # and connecting to the security department. It was a legitimate message they left. I mentioned the phone number thing and they agreed that was an issue but who knows if they acted on it.
Re:Getting by in a technical industry without a degree on Sunday November 04, 2012 @11:23AM (#4740115)
A degree also proves that you were able to stay dedicated to something for ~4 years without giving up. There is a lot to be said for showing that kind of commitment to a goal.
Re:TSA Removes X-Ray Body Scanners From Major Airports on Friday October 19, 2012 @03:38PM (#4675084)
And not just a naked picture taken. A naked picture taken of you and potentially stored on disk.
Most US workers are considered at-will employees. There is no contract and either party can stop working with the other for almost any reason.
Re:Show HN: 7courses - The easy to use online recipe manager. on Monday January 30, 2012 @02:28PM (#3530225)
Recipage (http://www.recipage.com/) is a free solution that has a decent amount of overlap though it is more focused on bloggers being able to publish their recipes.
Re:Verizon's audacious new fee for on-line payments on Friday December 30, 2011 @01:33AM (#3406856)
I cancelled a 4 year gym membership over this. They wouldn't allow credit card payments anymore, only bank drafts. Not giving a gym access to my checking account. Some MBA figured wrong when they ran the numbers on that change.
Re:The scandal of the Alabama poor cut off from water on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @06:05PM (#3354147)
I would imagine that there are restrictions preventing the residents from installing septic tanks so their only option was the sewer system run by the city. The libertarian perspective would allow them to install their own sewage handling system as long as it didn't adversely affect others.
Re:The scandal of the Alabama poor cut off from water on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @05:54PM (#3354109)
And this is why instead of a large city of Birmingham, you have a large amount of spun off mini-cities in the area each with their own schools and municipal infrastructure (Hoover, Mountain Brook, etc). Of the many friends I know that live in Birmingham, none of them actually technically live in the city of Birmingham.
Re:Apple awarded patent for touchscreen slide-to-unlock gesture on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @10:48PM (#3161413)
How is something that seems so obvious and trivial patentable? In the physical world this seems like patenting doorknobs that rotate to the left versus the ones that rotate to the right that everyone was already using.
Re:As Criminal Laws Proliferate, More Are Ensnared on Sunday July 24, 2011 @01:53PM (#2799886)
Exactly the reasoning behind never speaking to police as detailed in these 2 videos a while back:

http://boingboing.net/2008/07/28/law-prof-and-cop-agr.html

The risk of self-incrimination is incredibly high since no person can even be aware of all of the laws that exist and may be violated.

In America you can pretty much guarantee that if the bill has a name that makes it sound like it is good for you...it will definitely be bad for you.
Re:My life in Accenture before startups on Thursday June 09, 2011 @05:48PM (#2638914)
Also once you are on an industry career track, it's hard to convince yourself to take time off to get a PhD.
Re:Intrade CEO dies climbing Mt. Everest on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @10:30PM (#2610373)
One of the guides in a documentary on it said that if Everest was at sea level, you would take your kids to summit it. But the altitude makes it a completely different animal. I wonder what the statistics are on frostbite and amputated body parts (fingers, toes). All of the documentaries I've watched seem to include a pretty high rate of some kind of frostbite in many of the climbers.
If your lease was not up for renewal, you probably could have gotten out of your lease by refusing to sign it. Refusing to sign it and taking your business elsewhere is one of the best ways to let them know that you won't stand for this type of thing. And then spread the word to anyone that will listen about why you don't recommend doing business with that establishment.
When it comes to proposed US laws, the simple way to tell if the law is good or bad is as follows. If the name makes it sound like it is good for you, then it is definitely bad for you and should be voted against.
Re:US Senators ask Apple to pull DUI checkpoint apps on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @12:21PM (#2360033)
True, so we really shouldn't limit it then since it is the public's best interests. We should stop all motorists periodically and check them for warrants, license, insurance, impairment level, maybe take a DNA sample in case they have committed a crime but haven't been caught yet. Probably should also allow searches of people's home and property in case there is criminal activity going on too. Probable cause is very overrated.
Re:Pay Teachers More on Sunday March 13, 2011 @04:04AM (#2318650)
That is one thing I never understood. There are less requirements to teach at the college level than to teach high school. Most people don't realize that most college teachers have never actually had any education courses, they just happen to have attained advanced degrees.
Re:Poll: What CRM do you use at your startup? on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @12:04PM (#2166242)
What about Saleslogix and Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
Re:Real-Life Massive Multi-Player Spy Game on Tuesday January 25, 2011 @06:58PM (#2141485)
Probably get better intel too.