ChuckFrank

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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Long shot. But if any engineers or developers from Balanced find themselves with time in their lives and are interested in working on a marketplace that optimizes prices discovery, I'd be excited for the opportunity to talk to them. Dr
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
I did not know that.
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
I'm confused, I hear voices in my head all the time, isn't that just called thinking, or a type of active thinking. Sure they are not at war with each other like they were with this lady, but I certainly hear my mother's voic
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Reminds me of the model city that's at the beginning of Logan's Run. (I looked for the footage, but couldn't find the clip.)
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Sleeping science appears to be the diet/nutrition science of the new millennium. Every week there's a new suggestion that mixes up causation with correlation, and in the process it diminishes the popular credibility of science, wh
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
It is in my experience. Try dating outside of an app. It's pretty amazing the social changes that I believe are a result of being able to date almost exclusively through an app. Friends of mine mention that people don't ask people
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Thank you so much for doing a more detailed examination of the shoot, and offering your services in support to the photographer and to SmugMug. The safety on this shoot was terrible, and I'm so glad, considering how trusting and nervou
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Von Wong, you know what would have really been impressive. If you had taken a moment to show the rigging in the making-of video. Just a walk through of the precautions that you used to showcase what an excellent shoot coordinator you and yo
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
That rigging looked outrageous. All I saw was one guy holding onto the models. If a model slipped and fell, that guy won't have stood a chance in holding them back. Hopefully the person was themselves hooked into the roof, and the rigg
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
mmilano mentions benefits of non-fixed fulcrum as well.
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
You are correct. Fixed fulcrum, not a good idea. Non-fixed fulcrum, a great idea. The existing design is better on this case.
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
jdonaldson mentions the pivot as well. Yes, the current pole allows the user to pivot to be parallel and perpendicular to their pole.
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Yes, the pivot as well.
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Split also provides some spring to the pole.
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
This is terrible. The pole needs to be able to move back and forth to accommodate different fulcrum points with relationship to differing weights. See video at 1:20 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWAO3ZhD8_Q Plus, th
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Oops, I downvoted. Sorry. I agree. Having balls is not real world competition. Being Alpha is not real world competition. Flipping the bird, and give everyone a great big FU is not real work competition. Real world competition, is almost ev
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
All good points in Uber's favor. I think you are right that with the right technology, so regulatory requirements disappear. I especially liked Uber's dissection of the Las Vegas Tunnel fiasco. Technology, when used correctly, was
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
I agree completely. I've argued vehemently that the largest single most visible change that we are going to see in the next 10 - 20 years is our transportation structure. Private cars, ride sharing, valet parking, privatized parking, e
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
As to rights and privileges - should they? They are essentially illegal and unregulated. What rights and privileges should they get? Should they able to charge fares? As to donations - Lyft regularly called them donations before they change
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
I think the best-practices that can be learned here is that if you are going into emerging territory with a technology that is challenging the regulator limits, it's better to be the Lyft than it is to be the Uber. In fact, I think thi
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
In some cases that is true. Health and safety regulations have been instrumental in extending life expectancy. Building codes have been essential in creating safe habitable cities. Without those, we'd be dying in fire traps with dysent
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
That's not his point. His point was a) Uber and Lyft are illegal and b) if we were to let this happen, he would personally want the team that was good negotiating partners, as opposed to the thugs and a*holes on the other team. (edited
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
The opposite is however true - completely unregulated carrier countries - places like India -- the result is barely function death traps driven by terrible drivers, resulting in the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands of passengers every y
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
These PEER-TO-PEER TAXI SERVICES (as opposed to genuine ridesharing services) are illegal because privately insured vehicles cannot be used for commercial purposes. The insurance becomes invalidated and so neither the driver nor the passeng
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
I was a huge fan of FOBO as I cheered from the sidelines. If any of the FOBO guys are interested in talking about their experience, I'd love to take you out for a drink or two, on me. Msg me if drinks sound good.
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Ask HN: Best token pricing strategies
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
"“How can you tell what type of cellphone an inmate uses,” he asked, “based on what’s in his cell?” He let me think for about two seconds before cheerily giving me the answer: you examine the bar of soap on the prisoner’s sink. The saf
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
The irony of this, with regards to their brand name, is delicious.
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Thank you for sharing this information. I think that while jumping into the more expensive lawyer arena is one choice. A shot across the bow of Pigeon.ly is a good alternative. I think hiding behind lawyers benefits only the lawyers. As a c
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by ChuckFrank 12y ago
Currently, I'm working for a food delivery service in San Francisco where you can order from your 'favorite' (or on our list) restaurant, and we'll deliver it straight to your office. The entire delivery process is rife

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