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by awb 4y ago
He states that the raid was likely related to photos but denies that the photos were taken inside the base. > According to Hellow, an agent present at the Vegas raid told her: “Your boyfriend took pictures of a military installation—that
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by awb 4y ago
40s-80s is a 40y gap vs. 02-23 is a 20y gap. The last 20 years have been more revolutionary from a digital / social / information perspective. A person in a remote village in a foreign country can now use StarLink to access the wo
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by awb 4y ago
> I think they've been slow for maybe the last 20 years Really? 20 years is the difference between a generation being raised pre/post: * smart phones * streaming services (endless free content) * massive computing storage &#x2F
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by awb 4y ago
Or maybe 5,000 points ($50)? $5k off is a huge discount!
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by awb 4y ago
I don’t think it’s that dumb. Exhibit A: “These steady, guaranteed, market beating returns that have no risk are safe because Madoff wouldn’t risk life in prison running a fraud. Plus, it’s registered with the SEC” is roughly equivalent to:
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by awb 4y ago
> Common sense tells me that there’s no way a tv show and a billionaire would let me kill myself and others. So that would make me think that there’s some characteristic of the capsule or the falls that would make the drop survivable. Ri
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by awb 4y ago
Well the contestant believed they were in charge of the drop. Common sense tells you that a 350’ drop will kill you, but they assumed it was safe because Branson was there. So, he wants people who will view a scenario objectively and not be
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by awb 4y ago
Do they have plans to update it’s knowledge of current events?
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by awb 4y ago
I must have seen it ~20 years ago on FOX I think. It was certainly a “made for TV” / theatrical way of making a point. But the point stuck with me as it was pretty diametrically opposed to the other Apprentice show which rewarded peopl
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by awb 4y ago
One lesson from Branson’s Apprentice that always stuck with me: He was hoisted up in a capsule with different contestants above Angel Falls. Branson encouraged the contestants to abandon their fears and press a button that would release the
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by awb 4y ago
Even the suggestion could also be humiliating for the employee. And if accepted, a demotion on the resume isn’t ideal. Sure, a new role with less responsibility and less pay could work, but that doesn’t mean it’s in the best interest of b
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by awb 4y ago
Libraries -> Changes Over Time is particularly hard to read
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by awb 4y ago
> the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments and formulates responses for the defendant. The AI lawyer tells the defendant what to say in real-time, through headphones. Based on AI’s propensity for be
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by awb 4y ago
Einstein would have agreed with you
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by awb 4y ago
The Innocence Project estimates 1% of all inmates are wrongfully convicted: https://innocenceproject.org/how-many-innocent-people-are-in... Others put the range between 0.027% and 4.1% https://www.nationalgeograp
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by awb 4y ago
The experience on mobile is really jumpy if you try to swipe or pinch zoom.
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by awb 4y ago
This technique is client-side data only, so updating a client-side state would only appear to revert your bank balance on the UI, but wouldn’t trigger any server-side functions to do so. If you sent the client state to the server for some
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by awb 4y ago
I think your numbers are off by 100x or missing a %. 23 / 8,722 = .0026 or 0.26% And by a desired ratio of 1, do you mean 1%?
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by awb 4y ago
Great idea! It’s live here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34306263
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I didn’t want one, but now I do
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by awb 4y ago
I never wanted one
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by awb 4y ago
I wanted one, but now I don’t
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by awb 4y ago
I still want one
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Ask HN: Has Musk Influenced Your Decision to Buy a Tesla?
4 points by awb 4y ago|12 comments
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Ask HN: React Native Web for web and native unified code base
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by awb 4y ago
Do you agree with fighting deadly diseases through vaccination?
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by awb 4y ago
Just like shaking hands was a tradition to show that you hold no weapons, speaking nicely is a social signal that you mean no harm. Both peace signals can be ruses, but if you approach with a closed fist or a sharp tongue, it makes a peacef
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by awb 4y ago
1 light year = ~0.3 parsecs 1 light month = ~0.025 parsecs
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Ask HN: Simple web and native app in a unified code base?
2 points by awb 4y ago|0 comments
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by awb 4y ago
INAL, but I think this is true to a certain extent. I’m pretty sure for a contract to be legal both sides need to receive “valuable consideration” (something of value). So, if you get completely screwed over, I think there can be a legal re

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