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by ZenPro 12y ago
I have spun it truthfully. I don't doubt the team are great engineers. That does not make Quora a great business, a viable business or even anything of value. If you can pitch HN on why Quora matters then do it. Otherwise it is what
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by ZenPro 12y ago
^^ Quora is essentially a bunch of guys asked their rich mates for funding; they got it and produced some semblance of an interesting project. But it has zero business potential. Most analysis has put the dedicated Quora community at aroun
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by ZenPro 12y ago
1. I consider companies to be achieving when they turn a profit. So do investors. 2. The companies here are not under-achievers; they are non- achievers. 3. It's a shame that FourSquare is still labelled as a gamified check in serv
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by ZenPro 12y ago
I love it when insiders flail thinking they are rewriting the rules of business. I also love it when they completely misunderstand the term business-as-usual. The opposite of business as usual is a project. A temporary , uncertain venture
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by ZenPro 12y ago
This comment is a sterling example of the crazy attitude of many on Hacker News. Those "beams of light" had to be created, administered and regulated in order to even exist. It is absurd that you think created content is simply a
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Another stunning HN thread where a subset of posters have decided they know more about climate change than people dedicating their lives to the study of climate change. Since so many of you are wagering or believing let me just toss out w
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by ZenPro 12y ago
There were thousands of email providers.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
So don't use Google. Then you can stop whining.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Evidence?
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by ZenPro 12y ago
UK ISP have probably the best track record in the world when it comes to defending their customers data and rights. They have fought the Government and the Judiciary at every juncture to ensure net neutrality. Where legally compelled to do
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by ZenPro 12y ago
It is also one of the easiest ways to bankrupt your own business. Business Admin 101 - Approaches to combat Predatory Pricing. http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/herbert-dow-and-predat...
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Everybody always pulls Steve Jobs out of the bag to try and illustrate the asshole boss paradigm. Steve Jobs also used to burst into tears in the Boardroom sobbing about how unfair the system was. I don't see many management books ad
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by ZenPro 12y ago
It's been done and a little use of the search box here and on Quora will yield the answer you look for. Your hunch is wrong.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Where on earth have you pulled that assumption from? A well regarded Quora answer and several HN discussions have yielded that the myth is not that people beyond 30/40/50 stop being engineers; the myth is the 25-year old creator&#
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Because it is so cool to hate Facebook. You win the negativity award for today.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
...apart from them owning Instagram. It's naive to assume that a company will defend their subsidiary. I am not condoning how they treated you but your assertion of the app has nothing to do with Facebook is incredulous.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Almost everybody I have ever learned something truly valuable from was a nice person. I have yet to meet an example of the single-minded-asshole-genius who is actually a success. Most of the truly credible successes I have met are nice peop
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by ZenPro 12y ago
I have just re-read this entire thread in its entirety and once again a potentially valuable debate about the limits of police and intelligence services have devolved into a stunningly naive rant centring around - > The Islamic Terrorist
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Disclaimer : I worked as an intelligence analyst. 1. I am not in favour of widespread, unaccountable surveillance of UK citizens. 2. During my time we disrupted a number of exceptionally serious terrorist operations.[1] [2] are public kno
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by ZenPro 12y ago
...and you will be amazed at what happens next!
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by ZenPro 12y ago
This ^ The most complete and accurate statement on the entire thread.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Which comment(s) of mine specifically should be downvoted. I count one (now possibly two). The rest are all valid intellectual points.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
I have not ignored them, you are just upset at your illogical stance being dismantled. Another poster also pointed out to you that the context of my comments was directly in response to your posting. Next time, post better or post more ac
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by ZenPro 12y ago
It appears we are on the same page - apologies for the harshness of my reply. It was a legacy from another thread. You know your fighting. :-)
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Barehanded boxing is not worse. One of the reasons for the excellent track record of safety in Mixed Martial Arts is the lack of reliance on heavy padded gloves. A traditional boxing glove spreads the impact across a wider area resulting in
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Just seen this - nice links. It seems the story is indeed disingenuous. Thanks for posting.
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by ZenPro 12y ago
You are dick. Honestly. Given your technical position you are clearly not a moron, but in regards to non-technical matters you sound like a child. Seriously, just shut the fuck up and stop embarrassing yourself. You know you are losing an
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by ZenPro 12y ago
...and? What does that have to do with the current discussion? You are partially correct but by and large the UNSC members are the key levers globally. Regardless, the UNSC comment was to indicate that Russia is very much considered a peer
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Sweden? The country trying to illegally force EU countries to extradite Julian Assange in clear violation of EU law?[1] That Sweden? [1] http://cjicl.org.uk/2012/06/20/assange-v-swedish-prosecution... I assum
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by ZenPro 12y ago
Exactly this. Well written.

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