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by actusual 6y ago
Not allowing exchanges to exist as US companies or interface with US banking institutions would be two very obvious steps towards "outlawing" Bitcoin. I make no value judgements on whether this is a good thing, but want to point o
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by actusual 6y ago
"insight porn books" is going in my "objects you've been searching for titles for" Notion list.
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by actusual 6y ago
well...yes, facebook gets to decide. It's their platform after all. They have a responsibility to their shareholders, not some nebulous definition of "freedom of speech", or the American people, or anything else. They are a b
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by actusual 6y ago
First, Google is already heavily curating information on their platform. Don't kid yourself into thinking otherwise. Secondly, Youtube is not a public good. It is a product owned by a company who answers to their shareholders. Google i
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by actusual 6y ago
I think that's what we in the business call a "joke"
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by actusual 6y ago
This is why my interview question focuses around applying linear regression to a complex domain. It weeds out an enormous number of candidates. There are 5 ML models that we maintain where I work, and none of then are more complicated than
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by actusual 6y ago
Additionally, this literally pushes more data into the hands of FB. Our FB advertising rep is already asking us to share more data with them to mitigate the impact of this change. People have become accustomed to ad measurement. Performance
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by actusual 6y ago
This change seems like it will have the unintended consequence of transferring more power into the hands of large advertisers. For one, this breaks company's (advertiser's and 3rd party data aggregator's) ability to link cust
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by actusual 6y ago
So, IQ and income are related, but I'm not sure if the causal arrow points both ways. Secondly, I think the 1) make an emergency fund 2) pay debt via snowball method then finally, 3) invest for retirement hierarchy is the most effectiv
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Ask HN: What can I do to help prep for my new manager before they arrive?
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by actusual 7y ago
I think if someone is so good that the obstacle between them and a world record (or even placing in the top X%) is just a piece of gear, then they are likely to be sponsored. That calculus is easy for the shoe manufacturers. If you can give
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by actusual 7y ago
This assumes demand on the rider side is unaffected by an economic downturn, which seems like a strong assumption. Lower demand on the rider side directly impacts top-line revenue, so sure, they may get to pay drivers less, but they are als
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by actusual 7y ago
This hasn't been my experience at all. Granted, I try to order from places close to me, but I was shocked at how smooth the transaction was with Uber Eats, and how fresh the food was. Also, little pro-tip: order food that travels well.
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Show HN: Hip Hop Refactor – famous lyrics as code snippets(hiphoprefactor.com)
4 points by actusual 7y ago|0 comments