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drm237
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About drm237
Contact me at dan.morin at google's email service.
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Comment #38448188
It's a very cool app. It would be great to tap on a plane and see its source and destination airports. My kids always ask where I think a plane is going and it would be great to ha…
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Comment #31319933
I don't think they're saying that at all. I think the point was, a payroll tax won't necessarily increase costs for a company because it would be offset by eliminating the current …
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Comment #28557491
It depends on if your company capped how much you could accrue. However much you accrued should be paid out. Nothing.
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Comment #25834366
"and thats not ok; but forget that" Why do we need to forget the trademark infringement? If Amazon is engaging in trademark infringement, lying about their connection\collaboration…
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Comment #25689341
"And after this, we're going to walk down there, and I'll be there with you, we're going to walk down ... to the Capitol and we are going to cheer on our brave senators and congres…
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Comment #24651199
You could say that about any lightning source used anywhere. In general, a piece of wood is going to outlast and electrical device.
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Comment #22589536
Because COVID-19 has a higher infection/transmission rate than the seasonal flu and a higher mortality rate. The economy isn't shutting down because 68 people have died, it's shutt…
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Comment #21607212
I'm guessing the crumple zone on this is going to be better than a vehicle with an internal combustion engine! That and the fact that semis are everywhere. This being on the road d…
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Comment #20063342
I suggest reading the book "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success". The author's TED talk is interesting: https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing...
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Comment #19780322
With EVs that you can charge at home, that means that for your normal driving that you probably do 80 to 90 % of the time, you NEVER need to stop to "fill up" because you charge ev…
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Comment #19780277
This seems unlikely given that the Volt has been canceled and much of the momentum is moving towards electric only platforms, even from the major manufacturers.
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Comment #19379029
When people call your place of business and complain to your boss about your methods and mental state, when they lobby the government to open investigations into your research unde…
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Comment #18921883
Why would anyone want a security camera that only worked when a property was empty? Wouldn't that defeat the point of having a security camera?
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Comment #13395024
You don't know that. You have no idea what kind of health issues their families face. And yes, sometimes you are just paying for other people's care, right up until the time that y…
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Comment #13395011
Your total income that you would report on your personal income tax return should be your personal salary plus your business profit for a single member LLC.
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Comment #13272378
Autopilot isn't even necessary. Any car with Forward-Collision Warning With Braking would likely have not gotten in an accident, or at least one not nearly as severe. Fortunately, …
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Comment #12001646
A 1.1% savings account would have lost money due to inflation over 20 years. The author's methodology seems to subtract each year for inflation, so if he's comparing a post-inflati…
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Comment #9895011
In the example where you cache the todo list and use an array of the todo item ids plus the max updated time, why is that approach better than just updating the list updated_at tim…
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Comment #9240119
Why did it get so cold inside of Apollo 13 then?
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Comment #4938345
Looks like http://www.myfitnesspal.com/apps
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Comment #4700246
When Facebook opened their second data center, they basically had one be read/write and the other just read (if I remember correctly). You could do something similar and if a user …