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by anon4this1 11y ago
Does anyone else think that underground tunnels are a superior way to solve the last few miles problem? Tunnels about 1 foot in diameter with little wheeled vehicles pushing around payloads of takeaway food, groceries , parcels at reasonabl
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by anon4this1 11y ago
From experience, a blood sample which has been milked out of a finger is quite different to a venous blood sample. (I am an anaestheologist and often perform or ask nurses to perform post-op point of care pinprick blood counts to look for a
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by anon4this1 11y ago
Assuming that the ability to upload our entire brain to a computer will not be available during out current lifetime, what about the idea of mass data collection of our experiences, storage of this data, then periodically run improving algo
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by anon4this1 11y ago
Haha.. anaesthesiology resident here.. currently alt-tabbing to anki where I am adding flashcards for my final exam. As for medical school/medicine for the OP... it is kinda the antithesis of the startup scene.. seniority and experienc
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BitReserve removes all fees – peg Bitcoin to and from any currency for 0%(bitreserve.org)
1 points by anon4this1 11y ago|0 comments
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by anon4this1 11y ago
It is well established, but plagued by issues relating to centralisation - exit scammers, law enforcement infiltrating markets, people stealing bitcoins. Each time this happens, growth is damped as buyers and sellers shuffle over to new op
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by anon4this1 11y ago
If openbazaar succeeds in creating a robust decentralised platform for trade, the portion of black market transactions done in bitcoin will grow significantly, and anyone holding bitcoin (eg. a16z) will get big returns.
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by anon4this1 11y ago
None of these - just decrease the 20-30% margin charged by uber to as little as possible.
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by anon4this1 11y ago
> How are you going to fund this? I have about 2 million in the bank > Where is there source code available for a ride sharing app? How much is it going to cost? http://www.taximobility.com/ - i was quoted $15k >
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Ask HN: I plan to leave my job to start a non-profit Uber clone
19 points by anon4this1 11y ago|26 comments
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by anon4this1 11y ago
If the govt offers subsidies/handouts/contracts, then you take them. It is simply good business, whether you need them or not.
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by anon4this1 11y ago
Luck? You can become a millionaire or even a billionaire by luck. Risking an entire 9 figure fortune in order to run both 1) a business that most at the time thought was impossible (mass produced electric cars) 2) a space company that mo
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by anon4this1 11y ago
anaesthesiologist here.. agree that this machine is probably safe for giving sedation. colonoscopies inhabit a grey area where you can do them with benzodiazepine sedation but they are better with propofol, the only issue being with propofo
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by anon4this1 11y ago
I'm not disputing the role of environmental factors, I'm just questioning how the potential role of genetics has been diminished in this study without justification. Also, from your link the only study with ability to isolate caus
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by anon4this1 11y ago
because in the brainwashed world of academia (and especially psychology) this is the more politically correct explanation, which is more likely to get published, get funding grants, get admiration from departmental peers, get media attentio
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Reddit p2p finance(reddit.com)
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by anon4this1 12y ago
stupid question, in table http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BF-AJ529A_11txr_16... it states that the share of income tax paid by the bottom 20% is "-2.2%" - how do these people pay a negati
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by anon4this1 12y ago
bla bla bla.. basically every centralised entity arising from bitcoin/the blockchain has crapped out/been a waste of money. pointless altcoins, asic mining cos, bitcoin stocks, all the rest. core, real, bitcoin itself remains a fa
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by anon4this1 12y ago
Ok imagine next time you buy flights or concert tickets, instead of invariably paying some $6 credit card surcharge per booking, you are offered the option of booking with bitcoin for a $2 or even no surcharge. I will definately at that st
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by anon4this1 12y ago
I sold $800k US of bitcoin on bitstamp market earlier this year - i did it over 30 minutes and it dropped the spot price about $6