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by alpha_squared 10y ago
I think this argument is also misleading in a variety of ways. The election cycle proved, to me, that the entire presidential race -- from primaries to general -- is largely a popularity contest and heavily run on name recognition. There&#x
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
I think it's fair to say that innovating a play style is on the whole innovative. Sure, the fact that they're not that risk-averse is true, but they do put a solid effort in redefining how we traditionally think of game systems.
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
They can, but should they?
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
I think it's fascinating that societies swing back and forth, like the pendulum of a grandfather clock, between liberal and conservative accepted social norms. I wonder if these swings become more pronounced or less over time.
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
Can't find info on Argo (not looking properly, most likely), but Cruise raised over $18m before being bought (for ???). It looks like a solid effort to launch a product/startup that was snatched up. Otto was ~6 months and bought f
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
This may no longer be the case, but doesn't Lyft have a stricter vetting process than Uber? It could be that some (most, none, all?) of Uber drivers may not be that happy with Lyft.
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
Wow, that's pretty far out of context. Far enough to imply the opposite of the statement's sentiment. For reference, the full quote by Altman is, > “Trump is the Silicon Valley candidate in every way except that the ideology is
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
For the purpose of devil's advocate in this, I think it's possible to state truths and still be misleading and/or distracting from another narrative. Just because something is true doesn't necessarily explain what the mo
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Ask HN: How do you manage your cloud architecture?
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
Anecdotal as well, I suppose, but my experience is similar. I grew up and lived in LA for 20 years, frequenting San Diego (SD) once or twice a year on average before moving there for about a year. I've been to some of the large cities
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
> I'd be willing to "take one for the team" > But then again, having been robbed at gunpoint in highschool, while kind of scary hasn't scarred me measurably. A mildly dismissive viewpoint followed by an irrelevant
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
> My definition of a friend is someone you can rely on when things goes to shit eg... Being half way across the country and you've just been robbed and they drive 20 hours to pick you up. Yes, that's one possible quality in a f
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
I understand how it can come out that way, but I didn't read it that way. He's genuinely trying to straddle the fine line between being honest about recognizing where he is and how he's perceived while simultaneously acknowle
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
Isn't the ACLU non-partisan?
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
My story's a little similar to this, though I started building web pages/sites at a young age (at the tail end of Netscape Navigator). I was studying graphic design at a city college with a phenomenal graphic design department the
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by alpha_squared 10y ago
Is "were" supposed to be "we're"? If it is, who's "we"? Not all startups pay "quite well" and there are varying levels of risk employees take. Some are certainly more extreme than others.