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Not sure Joe specifically was likely to attain this, but I think a plumber is a lot more likely then most to hit this benchmark. He can start his own business, hire employees, etc. and he's reasonably well protected from competition. No reason he can't exceed $250K.

I remember riding a bike pretty much everywhere within about a 20 mile radius of home (including a couple nearby small cities). (To be honest though I don't think any of our parents realized just how far we travelled or they might have objected -- on the other hand, I don't think they were that likely to start driving us everywhere back then either.)

They describe it as "fully-featured private Git repositories" so not a replacement for Google code. Also it's pretty inconceivable they'd retire Google Code early, forcing repos to move to a competitor, then introduce a new public service.

Because they've figured that the group of users remaining on older devices and actually caring that they run the latest software is pretty small and they don't want to dedicate the resources needed to support them.

Great write up. But does this mean that Google doesn't hold themselves to project zero's 90 days before disclosure? (Or have they realized that 90 days really isn't enough time?)

Well, if you work in the retention department, how else would your performance be measured except by the number of customers you retain? :-)

That one guy is the only one currently contributing code (a slight exaggeration, but very slight).

That info by itself seems HN worthy as many of us have likely used Express as the "safe" choice when starting a new project. Time to rethink that...

You have to remember what the country was like at the end of Carter's term to understand why he's so popular.

Boiler + hot water circulation through radiators is also pretty common in US and will also use a low voltage thermostat. The only exception I can think of is older gas-powered steam boilers which may use a millivolt thermostat (which have the advantage of working when the power is out). (Or electric baseboards...but who can afford to heat that way?)

The only way this could possibly make sense is if it was somehow unsafe to walk near the schools...e.g. they are on major throughways without sidewalks. Otherwise how is walking from school to a nearby home different from walking home from a bus stop? Or do they stop at every house and verify the child actually enters?

And good luck selling the unselfish AI to individual buyers :-).

People buy SUVs because they perceive them as "safer" -- but clearly that safety comes at the expense of passengers in other smaller cars.

So every time there's oncoming traffic (or a person on a sidewalk nearby) you'd have to stop until they were past, just in case they decide to turn/step in front of you.

As long as there are other actors in the world who may behave irrationally I don't think you have to work too hard to come up with either/or scenarios for the AI to deal with.

And even if the irrationality is removed there's still a chance of mechanical failure (e.g. tire blowout causes loss of control) which other AIs may need to make decisions on how to avoid.

But at least you'll be able to return it without hassle if it's not right

I'd agree, but the 4S is probably the first one to really compete with a good point-and-shoot, and it also seems better then the 5 and/or 5S in several of the shots.

I remember that product. It seemed like a good idea, but it just couldn't keep up with writing at normal speed so we gave up on it. (You also had to put a special collar on the otherwise normal markers.)

How often do you get updates for your smart TV? For mine, practically never -- and I've also had the fun of climbing behind the TV to pull the plug because it froze up on several occasions.

The TV works much better as a dumb TV, so I just use a Chromecast and Blu Ray player instead. When those get too dated, they'll be cheap enough to replace.

That other device is called an iPad :-). Easier to use in the car too.

Do you offer to take a lower then market rate from your employer because it's more then you need? Then why would you expect the same from a property owner?

And why blame just the property owners? Presumably if no one was willing to pay the rents they would have to come down -- but some "predatory" renters are willing to pay to get what they want.

The world in which people get fired for things they post on FB.

This + SSD (Crucial IIRC) gives me 200+Mb/s write, 400+Mb/s read speeds: http://amzn.com/B00FCLG65U

USB 3.0 is pretty fast. Without TRIM performance will probably degrade but that will take time.

No. I use less to navigate gigabyte log files quite often (it's more efficient then vim).

It won't. And sometimes you'll start to change it, hit a wall, and then realize "oh that's why I did it that way."

Maybe this step is a necessary evil on the way to true universal coverage, but if the goal was to stop people from seeking health care they seem to be succeeding.

We used to have coverage that would let you see a Dr. when you needed to -- now deductibles are so high and office visits so expensive I'm not going unless I'm desperate.

Then Google should stop letting them use adsense, not delist them.

I looked up a number that recently called me: http://whocalled.us/lookup/2126621932

Not much info, but enough to know not to answer :-).

Push processor status (so saves processor flags on stack)

In this context, willing to cause harm to others for your own gain.

So I guess HN is part of your "work" set up :-)

It most certainly is the case in the US... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty