16th May 2013

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This is how much a Bloomberg terminal costs: $24,000/year →

Bloomberg is now charging $24,000 a year for a single terminal subscription. The closely held company doesn’t publicize its prices, which are the most expensive among financial data providers. But we’ve got our hands on what Bloomberg has charged going back to 2001, when the company had about 160,000 terminal subscribers and still trailed its…

Oh man, the internet is on such a roll today….

16th May 2013

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Hops Enthusiasts Are Ruining Craft Beer for the Rest of Us →

The best part of this article is towards the end:

And unfortunately hops are a quick way for beginning brewers to disguise flaws in their beer, by using the hops’ strong flavor to overcome any possible off tastes.

This explains most IPA’s these days. Seriously.

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16th May 2013

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Glass Balcony: Hey internet giants, you're no longer startups, get some customer service →

glassbalcony:

It’s easy to make big money when you get to keep all the profits. That’s how most american IT behemoths work, but it’s time to put an end to it. It’s a well known fact that companies like Google or Paypal, among the world’s most important companies for online vendors don’t offer regular support….

Tumblr has better customer service than Google does. There, I said the obvious.