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   by SMAAART 6y ago

   Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. Well, we do have laws about * False Advertisement * Investors' Fraud Unfortunately they are not applied, or not applied consistently; and this is just one of the many examples that I come across on a week
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   by SMAAART 6y ago

   Not exactly. Once a company have >500 shareholders they have to do some periodic SEC filings similar to publicly traded companies, but their share are not publicly traded, so they are not "public" companies.
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   by SMAAART 6y ago

   Same for Reddit!
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   Getting paid not to use Facebook(imgur.com)

   108 points by SMAAART 6y ago|66 comments
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   by SMAAART 6y ago

   So, what's the size of one of these tings? small? how small is small? Tiny? how tiny is tiny?
6. 576.▲
   by SMAAART 6y ago

   Also available on eBay (of course) https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m...
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   by SMAAART 6y ago

   I few months ago I was in court, I was suing 2 related parties and I was pro-se. One of the lawyers of one of the defendants lied 3 times in front of the judge, when I called him upon it, the judge didn't bling. This was civil court,
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   by SMAAART 6y ago

   Food intake is regulated primarily by dietary protein and carbohydrate • Low-protein, high-carbohydrate diets are associated with the longest lifespans • Energy reduction from high-protein diets or dietary dilution does not extend life htt
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   by SMAAART 6y ago

   Step 1. Do no evil Step 2. JK
10. 580.▲
    by SMAAART 6y ago

    It's a freemium model, so maybe in the Pro version (waiting list).
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    This is #BRILLIANT
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    That's what my friend says, too bad that nobody can see him therefore nobody listens to him.
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    Ask HN: Who is your role model for Entrepreneur?

    2 points by SMAAART 6y ago|0 comments
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    Techstars does something similar.
15. 585.▲
    by SMAAART 6y ago

    And - of course - the same lawyers would bill MSFT $5,000
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    Holy Batman! Now apply Moore's law to that and figure out where we'd be in 10-20 years #SCARY_AF
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    https://datastudio.google.com/ When you've maxed out on what you can do with spreadsheets.
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    It took me a second... #LOL
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    Nice try FBI
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    This is interesting, leaving comment to remember the post.
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    Expert Beginner? That's not just a Developers' phenomenon, it's actually more prevalent in business where "I have X years of experience...." what if they have been doing it wrong for x-years?
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    Buy them 2 books as follows: #1: your "The Princeton Companion.." or any of the great suggestions that you got here AND THEN #2: "Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid" by Douglas Hofstadter. Best if you can get
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    This is nice, simple and essential.
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    > and I guess you are risk-averse and try to behave predictable the entire life to not loose that smartness badge in some crazy venture. Following the safest path won't let you step on the edge to reach something unknown. You nailed
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    by SMAAART 6y ago

    This is what I found by Googling around: If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Turns out it’s just chance. The most successful people are not the most talented, just the luckiest, a new computer model of wealth creation confirms. Taking
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    Ask HN: If you're so smart how come you're not rich?

    78 points by SMAAART 6y ago|82 comments