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by bobby_9x 11y ago
This is usually bad for the founders, because if it sells for less than the valuation they received during funding, they will most-likely get nothing. The VC always get paid first. Founders either need to get out early, understand that the
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
What about actors? The top 1% of actors make more than the rest of the actors combined. Is this fair? Should we tell Tom Cruise that he needs to take 80% of his paycheck for the next Mission Impossible movie and redistribute it to the ac
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
I feel like the reasons against such laws parallels the gun debates in the US: harsher laws won't effect the crimininal or terrorist, but the avetage citizen.
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Netflix has to play nice with the content providers or they will not be able to show Batman, even in the US.
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Of course it won't be 100% successful, but it will block the average VPN user (they can pretty easily get the blocks of IP from these providers). This will satisfy the content providers and the tech savvy people will still be able to g
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"Really all I've taken away from this is to not really worry about state laws." If you want to change an entire industry, then yes. Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Uber has opened up the r
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"But since starting my professional life 17 years ago, I’ve seen many friends who “gave it all” as employees, only to be spit out when they were no longer needed." What should one expect from a working relationship? Companies are
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If Bitcoin is ever going to get used by the masses, it needs to be easier to secure your coins. My dad can barely check his email without clicking on an obvious phishing scam. I can't imagine him with a Bitcoin wallet..
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Business is all about relationships, especially in the case of Netflix. Their relationships need to be beneficial to the content creators, at least until they can have a full-platform of self-created content, which I don't think will e
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"It's interesting that you posit that the ultimate endgame is "corporate-friendly content". I was curious why you think that content is heading that way?" Every company I've seen eventually goes this way. When
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
It's interesting because Netflix is a parallel to the US TV networks in the 80s. I remember when Fox was an up and coming network. They had (at the time) edgy content like 'Married with Children', to get more viewers..and no
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He's smart. Obama did it..twice. More about it here: http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/509026/how-oba...
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He only got 9 months of unpaid leave. Why didn't he get fired permanently?
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Edit: I think I'm done commenting about this. I thought HN was supposed to be about expressing new ideas, but I was wrong. It's an echo chamber and not even close to being open or free.
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My original comment is gray because most people don't want to admit that unions cause inefficiency and bloat. I think people on HN are smarter than that.
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You are just mincing words to make it seem like unions aren't the bad guy here. The auto unions, for instance, are larger than most big corporations and many of the leaders get paid out millions of dollars in bonuses every year. Read t
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Here is just one example: http://www.nytwa.org/ If what you are saying is true, the cabbies wouldn't be getting so upset and would welcome Uber/Lyft with open arms.
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"but because it's a cartel, and it's given that power by the government because of the issuance of licenses (called "medallions") which ensure a limited supply of cabs, artificially restricting competition." Ri
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
Uber/Lyft are very interesting. The main reason cabs are so terrible is because the unions have a complete stranglehold on the industry, which means pretty much no advancement in technology and monopolistic pricing. They both are basi
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This should anger everyone. The government is getting lots of my hard earned money..and I can have everything taken away from me (including my freedom) if I don't pay it. The least they can do is have someone on the other side to answ
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by bobby_9x 11y ago
IRC used to have all kinds of these bots back in the day. Mostly for downloading software. I remember even building one for the hell of it when I got bored one summer.
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Most Americans have a cable+cell phone bill that is probably close to $500. If you cut down on some of these expenses (which is what I did when I didn't have any money), you can afford a surprise $500 bill. I know many people that spe
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"The biggest problem I see with gambling is that the Pareto effect shows an ugly face there: often it's just economically feasible for the operator because of the addicts." I'm addicted to Hackernews. Does the fact that
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In a recent study I read, millenials overwhelminly didn't think that the fredom of speech should be upheld, so why would privacy? Many people have already gotten in trouble or fired all based on private conversations. Most people didn
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The more I hear Bernie Sanders speak, the more I realize he has a very rudimentary understanding of economics. I fear him winning as much as Trump.
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"This leads to low-interest rates, a reduction in risk, and helps establish a merit-based safety net comparable to a basic income." How does it do any of this? If I have no say in the structure or management of the company, it&#x
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This is kind of a dick move. Just make a guest network and be done with it.
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Communication without face-to-face time is still difficult in many ways. A couple of years ago I worked remotely as a software developer. The boss would only give me tasks through email/JIRA and we would have standup meetings daily. A
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Why are they only being attacked in Atlanta? Are the attackers targeting a specific site or do the other data centers have a way to mitigate the attacks?
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So it's basically like an online version of the kind of services you get with some of the higher-end credit cards (AMEX black,etc). It's a smart move on their part. They finally have a solid business plan.

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