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The summation of all of this is that if you are looking for an apartment on a budget, you need to be ready to sign a lease/make a deposit the day of posting. Any apartment that is considered a "deal" will probably not last a few hours, and definitely won't last a day.
Re:Why aren't we all using Japanese toilets? on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @03:24PM (#4785334)
Is there an easier way to wipe?
Re:The Knife Maker on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @02:27PM (#3212341)
If anyone would like to read more on the externalities of fair trade:

http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj27n1/cj27n1-9.pdf

Re:Ask HN: work for Apple or continue bootstrapping my startup on Thursday November 03, 2011 @12:22PM (#3192449)
Not a hacker by any means, but I think any entrepreneur should have the same qualities.

If you are even asking this question, especially for others to decide for you, you should just take the Apple job.

The start-up will only be a success if you KNOW it will. You cant be predisposed to having any doubts. You seem to lack the confidence and determination required to be an entrepreneur. I'm sorry if it seems I am being harsh, but it takes more than an idea to become successful with something like this.

Re:Video Games Getting Dumber-er on Monday October 24, 2011 @03:29PM (#3151157)
When Halo is a game that is "being adapted for a broader audience", I think we really have a problem.
Re:"What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years", from c.1900 on Monday October 24, 2011 @12:09PM (#3150190)
The one plausible idea that has not been introduced, at least how they propose, would be pneumatic tubes for delivering packages. I have to think that such a system would be more efficient and cheap at some point than delivery by freight.
Re:Economics in One Lesson on Monday October 24, 2011 @09:40AM (#3149535)
Irrationality can be seen as an externality, in that when it outweighs rational thinking, the economy suffers.
Re:Why isn't hacker news a subreddit on reddit.com? on Friday October 21, 2011 @03:04PM (#3141167)
I came to Hacker News to get away from Reddit. I'm not even a programmer, I just got sick of the deviation to the norm. Also, what would really be the point. It would be akin to having a slashdot or digg subreddit.

There's no harm in creating a Hacker News subbreddit. I just don't think it would be too popular.

Re:Tesla Vs Top Gear: Telsa loses libel case on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @04:34PM (#3131935)
This is the streisand effect at it's best. Most who are fans of the show likely forgot about this episode, while those who aren't are now aware of some potential downside. What was tesla is thinking in this one, besides annoying a popular car show and it's fans?