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big_maybe

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    Comment #45817929

    People commonly use this expression in everyday conversation, such as, "you could save 10 times as much if you would just shop at Costco." So I agree with OP, their comment is corr…

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    Comment #10921612

    I sold a product and it was paid for by gift certificate or a special promo. I want to send a $0.00 invoice for the customer to see it and enjoy the feeling (Sweet! Free jerky/flow…

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    Comment #10921581

    Pre HIPAA I never had a problem obtaining my records. The trouble is less-knowledgeable health gatekeepers are relentlessly indoctrinated into believing that privacy is paramount. …

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    Comment #10909316

    Patients are denied access to their own records in the name of HIPAA. During a recent medical crisis this happened to me. No amount of threatening or cajoling would get them to rel…

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    Comment #10809510

    The API wasn't too bad, but it's woefully under-documented. The sample code is worthless. I also don't like that you have to implement it all and run it against test before you get…

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    Comment #9741657

    Gross income isn't income for purposes of taxing. Consider that after expenses a person may actually have lost money. Tax her anyway?

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    Comment #9389466

    Well technically you can get a new head. Once we figure out how to laplink your brain data over.

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    Comment #9004975

    In fact I became a customer of EasyPost's soon after reading that HN post.

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    Comment #9004836

    Use the To: field of your request to your advantage. Send him an email along with 20 other webmaster@domains asking all of them if their domains are for sale and for how much. You …

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    Comment #8773132

    I start with reading, and that's sufficient most of the time. If I just don't get it, then I'll look for a video. I'll set playback to fast to reduce the time it takes to get throu…

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    Comment #7885817

    >> Hopefully they take your Amazon history into account But of course they won't. Your experience with them clearly demonstrates that reality. No leg of that octopus knows what any…

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    Comment #7431834

    Like for when you sever a finger in a kitchen accident and the surgeon won't agree to re-attach within the 6-hour window of feasibility unless you pay him up front in cash. (Really…

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    Comment #7031882

    When I turned my sole proprietorship in NYC into an LLC, I researched this rule extensively, and came to the conclusion that you can safely ignore it. I believe the law is silent o…

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    Comment #6935798

    In my last job I led a dev team made up of 8 women and 1 man (we did internal front-ends). The rest of the programmers in the company, including web, platform, DBA, IT, QA, devices…