balderdash

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1. 181.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   I can’t wait for Apple Maps to dump yelp. Am I the only one that that thinks yelp reviews are useless?
2. 182.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   Anecdotally: I use Apple Maps when I need directions (mostly because it’s native/integrated and not google), for drives over an hour my experience is that the ETA time is +/- 5min even when there is lots of traffic. Except in one
3. 183.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   For what it’s worth - I got the BSOD, once I got the email from IT with the instructions, it took me about 20min to apply the fix. Almost all of the company employees who were affected were able to easily apply a self help fix. I could imag
4. 184.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   I was confused too, but I took it to be the that the average weight for an online order and an in store order were roughly the same
5. 185.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   Again, if you’re willing to risk a jail term
6. 186.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   How about some BMY facts ($usd thousands) Earnings before taxes: 2019 FY: 4,975,000 2020 FY:(6,871,000) 2021 FY: 8,098,000 2022 FY:7,713,000 2023 FY: 8,440,000 Taxes paid: 2019 FY: 1,515,000 2020 FY: 2,124,000 2021 FY: 1,084,000 2022 FY: 1
7. 187.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   As a us citizen that only works if you’re willing to risk a jail term
8. 188.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   A. Do you live abroad? Every us citizen I know that lives abroad DESPISES their tax treatment so it’s the first time I’ve heard someone say that. B. Corporations are owned by people (perhaps a very disparate group of people via pension plan
9. 189.▲
   by balderdash 2y ago

   Yeah payment history is only 35% of your score, amount of debt is 30% of your score (stupidly they want that to be below 7% of available (revolving credit) - meaning they penalise if you spend $1k/month on a credit card (and pay it off
10. 190.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    Yes, but credit scores penalise people for many actions that have more to do with being perceived to bad customers than bad credit risks.payment history is only 35% of your score and and if you add it credit utilization, your only talking a
11. 191.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    I feel like you should get a couple code for an automatic 2 week extension every time you call and can’t get someone on the phone…
12. 192.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    I think many taxes are there to prevent behaviour/close loopholes e.g. the 10% penalty on early retirement account distributions or some of the pigovian taxes like the ones on plastic bags or taxes on tanning salons
13. 193.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    The ridiculous thing is that the FICO score is so focused on commercial profitability rather than risk. You get lower score if you as a consumer optimise your cost of credit, price shopping/taking advantage of new rates/offers… it
14. 194.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    I thought these were going to be hidden streets rather than fictitious streets used for administrative purposes
15. 195.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    I guess, but I feel like Costco is not a sole source shopping experience but rather a supplemental one. I try and buy my gas there since it’s definitely cheaper, I do t think you could infer a great deal from my driving habits by my purchas
16. 196.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    That makes sense I was really thinking about in store purchase data
17. 197.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    I’m always confused by single retail businesses trying to sell data (completely different story for financial institutions, airlines, ISPs, etc). I’m not sure what I could but at Costco (excluding the pharmacy) that would be remotely releva
18. 198.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    Do you know what type quality you can print from with the scan apps - there’s likely some small subset they’d I’d like to be able to print/frame it seems like a good option if I just wanted to keep them electronically though
19. 199.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    These are mostly photos that are ~20-60 years old of family members (many of whom are no longer around) I rarely take photos myself anymore, but it seems wrong somehow to just trash them - it’d be nice to be able to pass them on to future o
20. 200.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    Try taking three car seats/booster seats on the train because you can’t walk to your final destination from the train…unless you live in NYC/Chicago etc. there are very few us cities where most of your trips can be completed only
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    by balderdash 2y ago

    With perhaps the exclusion of the Amtrak northeast corridor/Acela and a couple of the US subway systems (e.g.NYC) most of the train projects in the us seem like they were designed to as an example inferior alternative to driving. There
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    by balderdash 2y ago

    Anyone interest in the subject of traffic - I’d highly recommend the book: Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us by Tom Vanderbilt Pretty eye opening entry point on the subject
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    Ask HN: Best way to digitize old photographs

    2 points by balderdash 2y ago|7 comments
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    by balderdash 2y ago

    I mean after the Crypto AG / Project rubicon came to light (let alone many of the disclosures since) I don’t think you can rule it out - but at least it’s unlikely your data is for sale /being actively used against you for commerc
25. 205.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    What are the monopolies, price fixing, and price non transparency in housing?
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    by balderdash 2y ago

    I think you’re right but I think (at least in my own experience) that what gets people to buy a new(er) car is that that people don’t like driving cars that have broken things (windows, switches, lights etc.) that make no sense to fix (say
27. 207.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    I mean a) this is the right thing to do. b) it’s pathetic that this can be accomplished yet cell location tracking and and ALPRS data has not been addressed
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    by balderdash 2y ago

    I agree that most will use the land kindly, as you put it, but you can’t convince me that increased traffic/volume will not result in increased damage (though the per capita damage rate will likely go down).
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    by balderdash 2y ago

    That would be a great feature the only places I use WiFi besides home/work is the airport/plane, hotels, and occasionally other offices or people’s homes. There is no need to be broadcasting driving/walking around etc.
30. 210.▲
    by balderdash 2y ago

    I don’t understand how the museums collection can go un-cataloged for decades, it seems to be a pretty fundamental element of running a museum (knowing what you have in your collection)