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I ran the find command suggested by the OP, and it came up with a long list of files -- all names that I had intentionally and manually deleted. It seems when one of my "other" mac…

Because if a statement needs more than 80 chars, it's either too long, or too deeply nested.

Fees not mentioned: chargeback processing fee? refund/credit processing fee (or is it $.30/ea)? If you'd like to answer, that would be great. This is a serious sales lead, even tho…

IMO the one chance they had in the Enterprise space was to differentiate themselves by creating an app stack that ran anywhere: desktop, thin client, tablet, phone. WebOS would mak…

Free is hard to beat. Actually, Amazon streaming is better than free. Instead of giving $96/year to Netflix, I can give $79/year to Amazon for a Prime membership, get streaming thr…

Correlation is (or should often be) a call for scientific inquiry.

Some of what you are reading out here actually is not true. In California, willfully writing a bad check can make the payer liable for 3 times the face value. My suggestion: consul…

You guys are really missing the point. This isn't about Amazon, it's about affiliate marketers. You know, these guys who run websites and for a fee, provide a link to a merchant we…

I'll take a Strawberry Blonde

Let us know how it works for you. My experience, you have left a huge obstacle between me and signing up: my lack of willingness to disclose information without knowing what I am g…

I can state for a fact that as of January 2010, Groupon did no vetting of financials prior to doing a deal. All that was required was a conversation with a nice woman, who seemed w…

Or for when your new girlfriend wants to use your computer and you're not sure you want her looking at your financials, or, ahem, your browsing history.

I think what people are referring to is what is about to happen, not what has already happenend. The Ponzi aspect unfolds when the unwashed masses listen to the talking heads and i…

Let's see, give 50% off and then pay 35% of what is left to Groupon. Merchant nets 32.5% of the original purchase price. I don't believe there is 67.5% margin in an automobile.

> The way their sale staff works is to create direct relationships, phone contact etc - that is not a cheap proposition. Nor is lining the pockets of founders and angel investors t…

That's if you want accountability. I believe Airbnb wanted plausible deniability.

Google Executive deftly disarms zealot from the internet. Film at 11.

It certainly wasn't limited to Boston or the Eastern Seaboard. We had record amounts of rainfall in Los Angeles, and the San Gabriel mountains got dusted twice with snow. IIRC, it'…

Silly geeks. A whole scientific study is completely unnecessary. You could have arrived at the same answer simply by asking any woman.

In California, the fine is $160 + County and State enhancements, so the parking space could cost you about $400 if you don't have a passenger to use the phone.

I am a parent, and apparently, you can't read. I quite narrowed my statement to cover situations where THE CHILD IS INJURED. Not when the child is throwing a tantrum, or trying to …

What a terrible example of parenting. When your baby is crying as the result of an injury, you should stay with them and comfort them until their pain has subsided and they stop cr…

"facefook" - I'm gonna remember that one.