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Re: 16 Things

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Post by pbreit » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 4:33 PM UTC

k-mcgrady wrote: post #126

pbreit wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not how Hulu, Netflix and Amazon handle it. The subscribe thing is unnecessary.

I'd like to see it on those services. Besides, you don't have to subscribe with podcasts. You can easily just search and download a specific episode.

You _can_ on some of them but they're still subscribe/download oriented. Which I think is one of the reasons podcasts have remained in the background (also the word "podcast" is tired).

Re: 16 Things

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Post by danielweber » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 5:58 PM UTC

mhd wrote: post #64

Isn't a bingo sheet supposed to be 5 x 5?

'patio11 is our resident expert on bingo sheets.

Re: 16 Things

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Post by GigabyteCoin » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 8:00 PM UTC

nhayden wrote: post #122

GigabyteCoin wrote: post #116

I found a typo on the homepage: "You never need to share the car strangers and we can pick you up and drop you off at your front door." I assume you meant to say: "You never need to share the car WITH strangers..." I love the idea, though. Coming from a smaller town it's pretty hard to fathom a helicopter for hire service ever taking off the ground where I live. So it really made me think! If you can really cut a 2 h…

I think you posted on the wrong thread by mistake.

That I did indeed! Thanks for pointing it out.

Re: 16 Things

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Post by tjcs » Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 8:17 PM UTC

actuary wrote: post #108

It's probably not the section that most of you will be focusing on, but the "Insurance" section seems to be written by someone who doesn't know the industry. Insurers are absolutely already starting to monitor driving habits[1] and offering discounts for home monitoring devices[2]. Large property/casualty insurance companies are sophisticated competitors that don't hesitate to invest in promising new technologies or…

actuary, thanks for the on-point comment. I'm exploring an idea for risk purchasing groups that might allow for some leeway on group pricing under the LRRA. I'd love to talk with you - if you're game would you email me? thomas at corevc dot com.

Re: 16 Things

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Post by patio11 » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 10:45 AM UTC

mhd wrote: post #64

Isn't a bingo sheet supposed to be 5 x 5?

American or Commonwealth? Most Americans play with 5x5, but in principle you could do 3x3, 7x7, or 9x9. Commonwealth is typically 3x9, often sold in lots of six.