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ry0ohki
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About ry0ohki
Now working on BudgetSimple, one of the most popular online budgeting solutions: http://www.BudgetSimple.com
Twitter- @jamespanderson
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Comment #18953446
They should really wait until Game of Thrones comes back before disregarding them.
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Comment #8574757
I see what you are saying, but it's also almost the complete opposite of a union shop. The huge differences that you don't have to work outside of 8 hour day (without time and a ha…
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Comment #8507514
I just did a distance ride (100 miles per day) on my mountain bike loaded with camping gear on dirt paths. Average pace was 10mph, there are more than just carbon bikes on flat roa…
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Comment #8464425
Good point and I agree, nothing left for small hands currently!
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Comment #8461547
It's ridiculous. I thought I remember someone saying the iPhone 1/3/4 size was designed to be perfect for the human hand and I agree. It's easier to make things larger, it's hard t…
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Comment #8384895
I may be wrong, but I doubt the initial laws were setup to protect the cab industry. It solved a problem of safety, reliability, and set prices with cabs. See third world countries…
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Comment #8384874
I am indeed from Baltimore, didn't know it was not widespread.
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Comment #8383752
We call them Jitneys or Hacks here in the US. Very common means of transportation in poor areas, but an app makes the same concept hip I guess.
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Comment #8164015
I seem to remember hearing that sofas release cyanide when burned.
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Comment #7952733
Most areas with speed cameras (local) drivers already know where they are and cause a dangerous sudden braking condition anyway. I do fear that all the automatic nanny's are making…
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Comment #7913844
I'm suspicious of the "unnamed investors". Has anyone done any fact finding, I'm betting these guys are just looking for PR, and saying they got 1.2m for a "Yo" app is a pretty goo…
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Comment #7912505
"If it gets stolen, your insurance company pays you for the car, so...mission accomplished?" Except your rates go up, and they may give you less than you could have sold it for.
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Comment #7911506
When do we decide what is right? The Sioux conquered Crow and took their lands, so who holds the right to South Dakota?
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Comment #7910534
On the other hand, has any conquering nation ever set aside so much self managed land for the people it conquered?
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Comment #7905949
The salaries are not that much lower, and the cost of living is so significantly lower that you'd net more in Pittsburgh. I live in Pittsburgh and have had several jobs that pay ov…
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Comment #7890701
The really terrible thing is how hard it is to get those contacts OUT of the system. The best part is once you figure out how, they only let you delete 100 at a time (odd they had …
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Comment #7848179
Or Hockey or Soccer? Concussions are common in many sports, soccer which is considered a "safe" alternative to football has the second highest rate. Also not unlikely to occur in B…
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Comment #7786818
Easy problem to solve, so many entire /8 blocks are owned by single corporations, which should either be forced to sell or give up this outdated privilege. Does Xerox really need a…
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Comment #7773874
"and make their profit on the Internet because it costs so little to provide once the basic cable plant is built." That's some big hand waving, because laying the cable costs a for…
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Comment #7749974
Yahoo Weather, Yahoo Sports (way better than ESPN app), Flickr
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Comment #7749086
Alibaba took off long before Mayer arrived. Regardless of financial improvements, the products have seen more innovation than the previous 10 years. I now have 3 Yahoo apps on my p…