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by aloukissas 9y ago
Sadly, this seems to suffer from the main thing that domestic US health insurance does: if you have pre-existing conditions, you're screwed.
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by aloukissas 9y ago
100% agree - the code quality in some of these projects (e.g. folly) is outstanding.
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Would you use PHP in a new project in 2018?(crew.co)
2 points by aloukissas 9y ago|3 comments
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by aloukissas 9y ago
I also recommend some of the videos on this topic (this is fantastic channel overall): - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzB5xtGGsTc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069y1MpOkQY
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by aloukissas 9y ago
I wonder how this will affect the algorithms of fare-prediction tools like hopper.
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Nvidia debunks conspiracy theories about moon landing(youtube.com)
4 points by aloukissas 9y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Is there a tool for selectively giving targeted referral bonuses?
1 points by aloukissas 9y ago|0 comments
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by aloukissas 9y ago
I'm a recent convert to CSS grid, absolutely love it. There's no dilemma between flexbox + grid; they're complimentary. Just looking forward to full devtools support in Chrome (although Firefox's grid devtools are mighty
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Nextdoor raises $75M round at $1.5B valuation(theinformation.com)
21 points by aloukissas 9y ago|7 comments
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by aloukissas 9y ago
AFAIK, running a full-on brokerage (e.g. Schwab, Robinhood) is probably more expensive as it's highly regulated, with non-trivial compliance costs, for example. Cryptocurrencies are supposed to be new, digital "securities", w
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by aloukissas 9y ago
Coinbase is getting away with murder charging outrageous fees, cashing in the bitcoin frenzy. Kinda like the shady brokerages in the 80s.
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by aloukissas 9y ago
One statistic that's commonly left out of these discussions & articles is how late parents save for college. According to Sallie Mae ( http://news.salliemae.com/publication/how-america-saves-coll... ), most fami
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by aloukissas 9y ago
+1 everyone building any sort of system should read this. Often.
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ActionIQ nabs $30M led by A16Z to bring big data targeting to marketers(techcrunch.com)
2 points by aloukissas 9y ago|0 comments
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by aloukissas 9y ago
A huge thing that's missing is a proper file system, especially with undelete/recycle bin capabilities. It's amazing how in a consumer product like this, "delete" is essentially `rf -f`.
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by aloukissas 9y ago
Yes, as a volunteer mentor at Defy Ventures [defyventures.org]. They help formerly-incarcerated people with their entrepreneurial goals. Highly recommend volunteering there if they have presence in your area.
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by aloukissas 9y ago
Stop. Using. "Make X Y/Great Again". Headlines. Thanks, Pretty much everybody
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by aloukissas 9y ago
Love that there are many events in LA! See you there :)
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by aloukissas 9y ago
- Angel by Jason Calacanis (fantastic info + entertaining) - Venture Deals 3rd Ed by Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson (must read for startup founders raising)
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by aloukissas 9y ago
Mattermark Daily ( https://mattermark.com/category/mattermark-daily/ ). Best curated startup/VC news, once a day in your inbox, done in 5 minutes or less. No affiliation.
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by aloukissas 9y ago
I live by my paper notebook. Personal favorite is the A5 grid notebook from Muji. Their .38 pens are also sublime to write with. Something about writing stuff down with a pen on paper commits them more to memory than typing them.
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by aloukissas 9y ago
The value-add over the $95/5 years of Global Entry doesn't seem to warrant the price.
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Ask HN: Advice for first-time angel investing
1 points by aloukissas 9y ago|2 comments
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Google's Project Zero researcher discovers “major” security issue in LastPass(independent.co.uk)
22 points by aloukissas 10y ago|7 comments
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Tech startup questions why Nigerian engineer was detained at JFK(money.cnn.com)
2 points by aloukissas 10y ago|0 comments
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by aloukissas 10y ago
Most of my work is in C++, which is almost 35 years old. By far the best choice of language for cross-platform, client application development, especially C++11/C++14, which bring modern language features (e.g. lambdas, futures, etc) w
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by aloukissas 10y ago
The west side (Santa Monica/Venice/Marina del Rey) where most of the tech companies and startups set base is extremely bicycle friendly.
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by aloukissas 10y ago
Already live there: Los Angeles. Why? * Booming tech scene, with a healthy startup/VC ecosystem. * Best weather + location (benefits of sun + proximity to the ocean are well-documented, e.g. http://www.livescience.com/3