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Welcome to Chicago. I've lived here 15+ years, and Illinois most of my life. And I still hate winter LOL.

I live on the southside and I don't hear anyone calling it Chiraq.

Wow, this looks great! My older 9 and 8 year-old girls will love this. I agree with the comments below about variables and conditional logic, which might be tough for kids in the 3…

Yes, I was out of line in this context to drop the f-bomb on you. I apologize. Also, it was not done re: racial insensitivity. It's more of a local thing, and it won't translate to…

thank you, well explained.

Yuri, after seeing these comments, we're going to have to agree to disagree. I'm not sorry for being angry, but I'm sorry for getting personal. I'm sure you're needing some help wi…

Give me your honest opinion: to what degree am I racist if : 1) the Uber pulling up is an obvious gangbanger 2) If I refuse the driver for whatever reasons Uber lists when drivers …

Are you really that naive to think gangbangers and drug dealers don't use ride-sharing programs and exploit it to their advantage? Every system will be exploited. If you dare live …

I feel safer when my wife can text me the name of the taxi company and car number in case anything happens. It's following a chain of custody...dick.

What are you talking about? I've lived on the southside for 10 years. It's called "understanding how to avoid gangbangers." How about when I go into a burger joint and the two teen…

I would even go one step further. Certainly less than felons. For some reason in Chicago, I at least feel "safer" in a taxi because of the screaming decals and colors of the car. I…

Here you go: http://watchdog.org/96500/illinois-rewarded-for-misspending-...

This is awesome! Kudos to you and the team (I assume you had help?). Yeah, I'm sure the tie breaking procedures drove you crazy. Imagine the rules committee meetings when they disc…

Thanks for your insights. We're considering this in my current company and I assumed it would be tricky.

I'll clarify that my question is more related to a team of consultants, not necessarily a microISV. Also, what benefits have you seen from this effort? Could be direct financial ga…

Obviously, in consulting, the billable hour/day/etc is the almighty metric. Have any of you implemented a "labs" concept to allow employees to experiment with new ideas/tech? If so…

I don't have any objection to basic assessment tests, such as the Iowa Basic Skills test. It's been used around the USA since the 1930s (my mother grew up in Iowa in the 1940s and …

Regarding the VRBO research, how does this help you vs. plain ole' Google streetmap? Or is she using streetmap in a non-traditional way? We've been renting a property sourced from …

I live in Chicago, and sometimes it's really hard to tell where the EV is coming from. They're ear-piercingly loud, and the sound bounces everywhere. You hear the siren, then frant…

Very interesting. If I happened to live in a gated community, with beach access or something, I'd rather drive one of these around than a golf cart--although servicing it might be …

I don't think they're always looking for efficiency of traffic flow. I live on the south side of Chicago. I swear the lights along major streets are timed to make it inconvenient f…

That's usually because sales, engineering, etc are "profit" centers, while HR/Accounting/Reception are "cost" centers. One group produces while the other consumes. So, it's really …

I don't think he was telling you personally to STFU, but rather making the argument that if you really want immigrants you should argue for green cards, not H1Bs which give the emp…

Cool, good job. I had two issues: 1. The fixed header is an issue when scrolling. Also, the pricing table has the bullet points still showing. (edit: on Chrome current version) 2. …

There is absolutely nothing in your OP that indicates you're referencing anything other than the Federal government (given the thread's context), and it wouldn't matter anyway. How…