abduhl

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Nokia Sues Apple in Europe and the US for Infringement of Nokia Patents(finance.yahoo.com)
9 points by abduhl 10y ago|2 comments
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Uber reportedly losing $2B per year, with passengers paying 41% of each ride(bizjournals.com)
57 points by abduhl 10y ago|57 comments
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by abduhl 10y ago
Have personnel changes happened at the highest levels of the organization since 2014? The abuse discussed in the links came down from the top ranks of Uber. When did you join Uber? If it was not prior to 2014, what makes you an expert on ho
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by abduhl 10y ago
4. The employee’s hourly rate of pay, or annual salary if paid on salaried basis, meets a minimum threshold amount set by California’s Division of Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR). For 2015, the DLSR set the amounts at $41.27 per hour o
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by abduhl 10y ago
Since when is it a faux pas in the tech industry to deny someone for a poor "culture fit"?
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Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity overwhelmingly approved(twitter.com)
2 points by abduhl 10y ago|0 comments
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by abduhl 10y ago
Coders who make over 85k a year are exempt from overtime rules in the State of California. Your comparison is not valid. Knowing labor laws in the state you work in is very important. I would recommend that everyone understand what makes an
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Gawker settles with Hulk Hogan(businessinsider.com)
1 points by abduhl 10y ago|0 comments
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by abduhl 10y ago
Just FYI - hoop stress as you've quoted it assumes a thin walled cylinder. I haven't worked on the LHC so don't know the dimensions; however, this assumption is really only valid for D/t > 20 or so before solutions di
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by abduhl 10y ago
I believe it's in the Preamble: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure th
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by abduhl 10y ago
My statement was that "ongoing events that have proven that so-called autopilot systems are inherently a danger to the public at this stage". The important part to note is "at this stage" where at this stage refers to t
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by abduhl 10y ago
I didn't say that. My question was: what is the casualty rate currently and what is the casualty rate in the self-driving car future? I am asking what you think this reduction actually is and how high of a price you're willing t
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by abduhl 10y ago
This argument is a red herring. We know the current casualty rate and have accepted it. Nobody gets into a car with the illusion that it's 100% safe.
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by abduhl 10y ago
This is an ends justify the means argument. How many lives have been saved TO DATE with self driving cars? How many lives will be saved IN THE FUTURE with self driving cars? What is the acceptable casualty rate to get from where we are no
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by abduhl 10y ago
"As you are undoubtedly aware, there is a high likelihood that some drivers will use your product in a manner that exceeds its intended purpose." The government appears well aware of this hand waving garbage that companies are try
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N.Y. Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Fine Illegal Airbnb Hosts(bloomberg.com)
2 points by abduhl 10y ago|1 comments
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by abduhl 10y ago
Aspirin lost its trademark status in the major Allied nations during WW2 when their assets were confiscated.
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China Opens Antitrust Investigation of Didi-Uber Deal(wsj.com)
1 points by abduhl 10y ago|0 comments
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by abduhl 10y ago
Sounds like SpaceX just killed multiple deals for this company. Could someone who knows about this kind of stuff (I assume this subset of the population is small) comment on whether there is recourse against SpaceX for losing the payload?
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Apple: You can have taxes or you can have jobs, but you can't have both(businessinsider.com)
17 points by abduhl 10y ago|15 comments
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by abduhl 10y ago
That's fine - sounds like an incentive for companies to bring money back to the US. The reduction in tax liability happens when the earnings are repatriated per this quote. If these companies are storing this cash overseas in a bid to
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by abduhl 10y ago
If the US government makes all Chinese business pay $50 in tax per item but does not impose this demand on domestic businesses, are they giving aid?
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by abduhl 10y ago
One car serving 200 passengers a day is one passenger every 7.2 minutes. This equates to roughly 4 miles at 35 miles an hour. This assumes perfect routing and perfect loading/unloading (i.e. - the passenger magically appears and disa
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by abduhl 10y ago
Ukraine just recently experienced what it's like to be a country with less weapons than another country and without a strong tie to a coalition that includes the dominant military power in the world.
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by abduhl 10y ago
Kansas, and likely other mid-Western states that I don't know about, have historically added "artificial" curves on their highways to increase safety by stimulating drivers and reducing boredom.
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by abduhl 10y ago
I am aware of the common usage. The correct phrase is "raises the question" when used in the common usage way. If you want to use begs as in "begs an answer to" then use "begs an answer to".
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by abduhl 10y ago
"Raises the question"
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by abduhl 10y ago
How do you propose we cut construction costs? Should we cap labor rates on the workers? Looking at your lists (and from my own personal experience with people who have been on the various jobs listed), it seems obvious to me that the majo
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by abduhl 10y ago
The paper abstract is quite clear: "parents report lower marital satisfaction compared with nonparents". Now whether you want to argue about marital satisfaction being a good proxy for happiness, which is a loosey-goosey term, is
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by abduhl 10y ago
Martingale systems definitely do not cause casino owners to "lose substantially" - the bettor cannot match the casino's bankroll and any amount of money won back after the first bet increase is actually the bettor's. Th

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