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teeheeon Apple Has $51 Billion and a Shopping List. Is Facebook On It?

What about Nintendo? Same color scheme, gets them in the gaming console business.

teeheeon Ask HN: How do you prevent slouching at your desk?

"It is concluded that the advantages with respect to physical loading of sitting on an exercise ball may not outweigh the disadvantages," the researchers wrote." http://lifehacker.com/5645943/exercise-balls-might-not-be-th...

teeheeon The Men Who Stare At Screens (why going to the gym might not be good enough)

I just started using it. Maybe I can try the wrist straps used by electronics workers to protect against static buildup. We'll see.

teeheeon The Men Who Stare At Screens (why going to the gym might not be good enough)

I bought trekdesk (http://www.trekdesk.com) and I use it walking about 1.3 mph.

teeheeon Ask HN: Please name two of your most favorite books.

Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

teeheeon Richard Branson accepting micropitches via Twitter

imo..its not really the idea that makes a billion, its the execution of that idea.

teeheeon Taking more math in school will raise your income

Greenspun had a good post related to this: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2009/08/11/comfortable-wi...

I once lost out on a job because of my Calculus grade in college.

teeheeon Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attack

It would be ironic if they actually did the attack considering their current government website is about as sophisticated as a circa 1999 mom and pop e-tailer.

teeheeon Career damaging self description

He sounds like an Irish Bob Ross. Let's put a nice happy little tree on your resume :)

teeheeon Was 1971 The Best Year To Be Born A Geek?

According to Malcom Gladwell's book Outliers, 1955 was the best year for geek births. (Bill Joy, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates)

teeheeon Brainstorm HN: Outlandish Startup Ideas Pool

The next big user interface: your car windshield. The windshield communicates with billboards that look empty from outside your car to beam images appropriate for your consumer tastes and demographic. In addition you will be able to interact with various mediums: webmail, ipod, video conferencing etc when your car is fully stopped. It goes on from there.

teeheeon Obama will get an NSA enhanced blackberry

I'm surprised I haven't seen blackberry capitalizing on such a prominent spokesman in their advertising.

teeheeon Fill 'Er Up With Human Fat

Lipo Baby, Lipo -S. Palin

teeheeon Ask HN: you're rich, now what?

Aside from the usual self enrichment activities. I would set up a foundation that does many small unique services to a community. Examples: Go around to different communities to offer free construction to link up sidewalks to make it more pedestrian friendly. Consulting and financing to small shoppes so they can stay unique and viable against large competitors. Setup free clinics that solely cater to helping people sleep more restfully.

teeheeon Laying off George

Good point. Better yet, try a suit case with 4 wheels (mine is a Samsonite). I like it so much I would volunteer as a spokesman.

teeheeon If programming languages were religions

Merry Christmas.

teeheeon Ask HN: Has your handwriting suffered from years on the keyboard?

Thanks, I have added it to my shopping cart.

teeheeon Obscene Losses: How YouPorn is Killing the Adult Entertainment Business

You sir, are the Gartner of porn ;)

teeheeon AmEx Said to Request $3.5 Billion in U.S. Aid

Wow, I can't wait to redeem the skymiles on this.