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The Surge in Electric Cars
Half the world's languages in danger of dying out
Re:Why are Europeans the whitest people on the planet?
on Tuesday December 15, 2009 @12:47AM (#995995)
It long predates that. European slave girls (and boys) were particularly prized in the caliphate when Europe was a backwater.
Re:Why I gave away my company to charity
on Friday December 04, 2009 @12:23PM (#976734)
That's what I was thinking. 5% is the upper limit of the fraction of his wealth that a rich person could safely spend each year anyway. So his income is no different than if he'd kept the money. The only thing he has lost is the ability to change his mind about where the principal goes when he dies.
Re:The 40-30-30 Rule: Why Risk Is Worth It
on Monday November 16, 2009 @06:13PM (#945552)
Ordinarily.
FOXP2 Speech Gene Shows Its Bossy Nature
Re:Too old to start an IT career (C# programming or whatever) at age 50?
on Sunday November 08, 2009 @08:40PM (#930193)
Setfocus looks pretty dubious: http://seeker.dice.com/olc/thread.jspa?threadID=12196&ts...
If you start searching for "setfocus" in Google, the top suggestion for the next word is "scam."
Why the mainstream media is dying
Communism is a cold shower
Re:The Power of Race
on Tuesday November 03, 2009 @09:37PM (#920792)
I noticed that too. What if the source is something that can't be shrunk?
Re:"Arrington Has a Point" says offer provider - 10% satisfaction with...
on Monday November 02, 2009 @03:41PM (#917850)
This is where class action suits come in handy.
Re:What Startups Are Really Like
on Sunday October 25, 2009 @06:21PM (#902246)
They should print this at the top of the comments on each TechCrunch article.
Re:Ask HN: Your favorite Startup School moments?
on Sunday October 25, 2009 @01:51AM (#901311)
Mark Zuckerberg yelling "yeah" from the audience when Mark Pincus said you should control your board.
Bailout Helps Fuel a New Era of Wall Street Wealth
Re:Google's Better iPhone
on Wednesday October 07, 2009 @01:25AM (#866124)
Windows won in the end (at least market share wise).
When was the end?
Re:Why I gave marijuana to my autistic child
on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @04:08PM (#865087)
"On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups."
New Firefox security technology blocks Web attacks, Mozilla claims
Regulators Will Excuse Venture Firms From Rules, Patricof Says
Re:Will the Manhattan Project Always Exist?
on Wednesday September 30, 2009 @01:07AM (#851940)
Re:Ruby on Rails Workshop for Women
on Tuesday September 29, 2009 @05:47PM (#851389)
I wonder if Harvard policy allows them to discriminate in this way.
Re:Paralyzed Rats Walk Again
on Sunday September 20, 2009 @09:16PM (#833834)
"Paralyzed Rats Walk Again"
Maybe there's hope for the record labels after all.
Re:Google Releases A Nuke. Apple Won’t Win This Fight.
on Friday September 18, 2009 @09:01PM (#831480)
There are few reporters who wouldn't accept leaked documents. Some of the most famous news stories were based on leaks.
Re:Ask HN: What's your income worth to you?
on Friday September 18, 2009 @08:13PM (#831430)
"And yet it seems clear that deep down inside, I would love to try it."
You've already decided what you want. So the only real question is whether you can afford it. That should be fairly straightforward to figure out.
It's not necessarily a bad sign that it pays less. Jobs that suck have to pay more, and vice versa.
Hollywood Trade Mags Look To Build Online Paywalls
Lucky iPhone developer gets very own App Store hotline
Back to school with RIAA-funded copyright curriculum
Google Economist Sees Positive Signs in Search Term Trends
PC Makers Abandoning a Sales Pitch Built on Complex Specs
Re:6000 intriguing people you want to meet before you die
on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @01:08AM (#769780)
It's a little suspicious how many of the intriguing females are physically attractive.