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by anon8418 11y ago
That's pretty surprising... You would think with 15K creators and their traffic they would be able to monetize better... having to cut down to only three employees suggests they aren't making much revenue at all...
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by anon8418 11y ago
Not for a passenger jet.
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by anon8418 11y ago
Strong and _Diverse_ leading roles. Traditionally, the only lead roles afforded to Asian males are either 1) nerds or 2) mystical martial artist
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by anon8418 11y ago
Yes, the college student is the real dick here... As others have mentioned, the security issue the student highlighted was a known issue. I think going through official channels is the right thing to do for mission critical zero day type of
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by anon8418 11y ago
> But most people hope that individual Facebook employees have limited strictly audited access to user data. Any reason to think this is at all the case? I recall Google getting into trouble over this in the past [1]. I can definitely se
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by anon8418 11y ago
What is the real harm of not rescinding this guy's internship? Seems punitive and petty. It's not like anyone actually believes that FB cares about privacy. Whatever reputation or brand damage there was done a long time ago by FB&
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by anon8418 11y ago
>We read stories in the press all the time about authors and "dissidents" being locked up, censorship of the Internet, etc etc. Are you saying none of that is true? It is true, though not to the extremes I think you believe. I
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by anon8418 11y ago
>> Can you provide any examples of trained women vs trained men fighting in a martial arts competition? Here is one example: Lucia Rijker vs Somchai Jaideea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsaTPtUl4vs Wiki's desc
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by anon8418 11y ago
With all due respect, but you have no idea what you're talking about. TJ would absolutely murder Ronda. There's been plenty of discussion about this on Sherdog and /r/mma... and even some historical precedent. I recall s
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by anon8418 11y ago
Yes, obviously profit is a prime motivator. The question I'm posing is if the profit is worth the image-hit the greater Thai culture/brand is taking. It's certainly possible to have both, there are other countries that have l
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by anon8418 11y ago
I think comparatively, Thai's sex industry is way more foreign-friendly than any of the other asian countries (with maybe the exception of Phillipines). And yes, I do know the genesis of the "me so horny" line, but my point s
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by anon8418 11y ago
Having traveled to Thailand I was pretty shocked at how open(ly exploitive) and shameless the sex trade there is. I've always wondered why the Thai government and King are okay with condoning the massive sex tourism industry there (the
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by anon8418 11y ago
It's also worth remembering that quality of service depends on a host of variables, including departure/arrival cities (major hubs are better than regional airports), routes, and times (morning flights tend to be less delayed, Thu
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by anon8418 11y ago
>>>In the end Ivy's don't really provide anywhere close to the education required to justify their costs but they do provide some great branding. You attend an Ivy for the prestige, the social signaling an Ivy degree prov
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by anon8418 11y ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=Goldman+Sachs+Tells+Interns+... Visiting via google removes the paywall.
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by anon8418 11y ago
Looks like close to ~30% last year (after seeing ARR fall by 30%). [1] I think higher in prior years. He claims to have spent only a handful of hours on BCC last year. So spending less than say 20 hours on a project and having it generate ~
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by anon8418 11y ago
Agreed, I think amongst HNers the idea that success can be achieved simply by using focused "analytics" and one's own smarts is particularly appealing.
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by anon8418 11y ago
Well according to Patrick's own year in review, BCC is a pretty sizable % of his total annual revenue... I find it interesting that his goals for 2015 seem to be focused on selling his courseware, etc. on optimization, etc. This is whe
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by anon8418 11y ago
> What does that have to do with selling BCC? Nothing at all. Just a general observation. I just find it interesting that he couldn't apply the very skills he has (which he is certainly talented at - no doubt) to save his business.
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by anon8418 11y ago
Passive recurring revenue sounds like a pretty good deal. Especially when you can plow idle hours (weekends, evenings, etc.) to "optimize" it. I'm not sure the opportunity costs are that high... especially when you're 1.
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by anon8418 11y ago
I thought Patio11 was an A/B optimization, strategy god... Why did he abandon BCC? Reminds me of Tim Ferris and Rich Dad Poor Dad.... those guys make their money selling their brand, seminars, ebooks, etc. and not via the methods/
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by anon8418 12y ago
FDA clearance is a real pain. I spent some time at a medical device manufacturer and saw very long cycles from R&D to FDA clearance. I see their point about the high average cost of most medical devices, but I'm interested in why t
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by anon8418 12y ago
All that is also possible because of stupidly cheap labor from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and India. Nearly every middle class household here has their own maid. They are not treated that well... Driving around Singapore you see
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by anon8418 12y ago
Either niche companies or companies in slower growth industries. In regards to the latter, EdTech is a good example. Time to exit is at a minimum double what it is in the enterprise or consumer space. This is driven by the bureaucratic natu