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largote··on My adventures in medical tourism
They do have good quality private care which a lot of people in India cannot afford but most people from developed countries could.
largote··on Does Google crawl dynamic content?
TL;DR: Yes, most of the time.
largote··on Introducing the new Google+
That screenshot is from the previously existing site, not the new version launched today.
largote··on Mexico supreme court rules ban on marijuana use unconstitutional
Most people would switch to legal providers therefore drying up one of the money pipelines for cartels. Most of their power comes from their relatively large economic influence.

Large corporate interests could leverage legit logistical infrastructure and take over, plus large corporations are rich and connected enough to get the police to actually enforce the law for them against threats.

largote··on Uber Is Taking Millions of Manhattan Rides Away from Taxis
I find it ridiculous that a 5 star rating is expected for an OK (average) ride. 5-stars should be reserved for exceptional rides.
largote··on The Importance of Recreational Math
I hear that's pretty popular
largote··on If So Many People Support Mass Transit, Why Do So Few Ride? (2014)
European cities, and NYC, and some parts of Chicago; are much denser than the average US city making public transport far more viable.
largote··on If So Many People Support Mass Transit, Why Do So Few Ride? (2014)
That's because you live in an area that's dense enough to make public transport viable.
largote··on Volkswagen Chief Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Emissions Scandal
What surprises me is that VW thought they wouldn't be caught doing this, it took a while but it seems like sooner or later someone would figure it out.
largote··on Tracking Bluetooth Skimmers in Mexico, Part II
My advice to people visiting Mexico regarding ATMs is to try to use one at an actual bank location, or at least operated by a major bank. Even in the US I'm skeptical of third party ATMs.
largote··on G is for Google
PG?
largote··on Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
And can they handle 3D video files? Everyone knows 3D is the future!
largote··on Nvidia Pascal GPU to Feature 17B Transistors and 32GB HBM2 VRAM
Was that review written on April 1st?
largote··on Show HN: Visa Explorer – Salaries, lawyers, companies of all H-1B in the USA
TN Visas for Canadians and Mexicans seem to be missing, even though H1B1s and E3s are shown.
largote··on Ask HN: How do I put together a computer for my blind mom?
At least on Android, you can plug in a keyboard and navigate that way in a lot of apps while using TalkBack.
largote··on AMD's next-gen Zen CPU heading to desktops, servers in 2016
I hope they at least catch up to Intel, we need good healthy competition to keep things interesting in the x86 CPU market.
largote··on Google+ Collections
Being able to turn the autofollow setting off and post about stuff you care about without worrying about alienating the people who follows you seems very liberating.
largote··on Grooveshark Shuts Down
I switched from Grooveshark VIP to Spotify Premium years ago, however I came back every once in a while to listen to remixes that were not available elsewhere from time to time.

I'm sad that there's not even access to the playlists anymore.

largote··on Comcast to bring two-gigabit Internet service to Bay Area, boost existing tiers
Are the speed increases also coming in May?
largote··on Comcast to bring two-gigabit Internet service to Bay Area, boost existing tiers
AC wireless can be pretty fast.
largote··on New Tesla 70D all-wheel drive, 240 mile range car for ~$75k
Nah, it does feel more premium than a Mazda, more like the entry-mid level offerings from German luxury manufacturers (CLA, C-class, 2xx series, 3xx/4xx series, A3, A4/A5) than their offering at those price points (E-class, 5xx/6xx series, A6/A7).
largote··on Introducing Progressive Equity – Increase employee ownership as company grows
Definitely agree, one way to balance this would be to have each person be counted for each day/week they have worked there, so If I've been around for 2 years before the IPO I'd have 104 weeks that would get distributed to, whereas someone who joined a month before the IPO only has 4.
largote··on $149 Chromebooks
You'd have Firefox running on top of Chrome, so that doesn't make that much sense.
largote··on “Today we moved into our new Facebook building”
Have you ever seen a company where the actual work space is shown?
largote··on Ikea's flat-pack refugee shelter is entering production
These look like the solution to Bay Area housing prices. BRB going to IKEA.
largote··on All Major Browsers Fall at Pwn2Own Day Two
What about Opera?
largote··on 2015 Chromebook Pixel
The processor on this is significantly faster even though both are an "i5".
largote··on The new MacBook
For general use, yeah.

For gaming, you can get less input lag with wireless mice with dedicated dongles if you're intent on going wireless.

largote··on The new MacBook
Wow, I didn't even know they still sold that model.
largote··on Ask HN: Has anyone had success with Canada's startup visa?
It doesn't take that long unless you're from India or China.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy...

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