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Re:Ask HN: MacRumors Buyer's Guide for all gadgets? on Friday February 18, 2011 @09:21PM (#2238147)
Thanks! will have a look now
Re:Virtual assistants on Friday February 18, 2011 @01:51AM (#2234545)
Odesk seems to be the consensus for cheap VA's. Also see http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-virtual-assistant-ser...
Re:How to Report Bugs Effectively on Friday February 18, 2011 @12:35AM (#2234375)
If everyone reported bugs this way my life would be over 9,000 times better
Re:Solve Homelessness: Cut Out The Middle Man on Friday February 18, 2011 @12:25AM (#2234346)
"Some estimates suggest the state spends £26,000 annually on each homeless person in health, police and prison bills."

So £26,000 vs. £794. I'd like to see this replicated.

Re:Ask HN: MacRumors Buyer's Guide for all gadgets? on Friday February 18, 2011 @12:22AM (#2234341)
Thanks--ya no logins needed. Would an alert where you choose the product you're interested in, put in your email address, and then get an email the day it's released help? Or would you only want to check it right before a purchase?

Ask HN: MacRumors Buyer's Guide for all gadgets?

I bought my dad a Kindle for Father's Day last year. One week later, the Kindle 3 comes out. Needless to say, I'm unhappy about this. But instead of getting mad I decided to get even: my best friend and I have been working nights on a MacRumors Buyer's Guide for ALL gadgets these past couple weeks [1]. (It's almost ready to open up to private-beta http://isitnewyet.com)The idea is what if you...

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