bobbygoodlatte

8 ms·

31.
by bobbygoodlatte 6y ago
They're not deceived, it just looks like a display error. If you open up an individual item, many have an "Open Image" button next to them that show the full filing document. Here's a random example: https://d
32.
by bobbygoodlatte 6y ago
Looking through these entries, I believe these are contributions made using Coinbase, not by Coinbase. I.e: political donations processed using cryptocurrency, not ones made by the company or its employees. Just speculating here based on
33.
by bobbygoodlatte 6y ago
I might add: 4. They're looking to make a profit. Either by selling ads, products, or by building an audience to exploit later. Saying outrageous things you don't believe can unfortunately be quite lucrative. Perhaps it falls unde
34.
by bobbygoodlatte 6y ago
Social media algorithms amplify the most engaging content, and extreme versions of political statements are very engaging. I don't think it takes deliberate messaging tactics by one side or another for our current political climate to
35.
by bobbygoodlatte 6y ago
Helpful feedback. Thanks!
36.
Show HN: Form Capital, a seed fund offering design sprints with each investment(formcapital.com)
8 points by bobbygoodlatte 6y ago|2 comments
37.
by bobbygoodlatte 6y ago
181 Fremont is Instagram HQ and there's an adjacent tower with a huge Facebook SF office. I'd call that a real presence.
38.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
"Y'know what? There's only four things we do better than anyone else: music, movies, microcode (software), and high-speed pizza delivery." —Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson
39.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
You might enjoy this TED talk from last year from Hugh Herr. He and MIT developed an interface that allows proprioceptive sense in a bionic limb. Pretty wild stuff. https://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_how_we_ll_become_
40.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
Linear http://linear.app Beautiful design, extremely fast, keyboard shortcuts. Still in private beta for now, but you can request access on the site.
41.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
I wonder what Steve might say about smart phones today. They were intended to be bicycles of the mind, but perhaps they've become a 'gerbil wheel of the mind' for most consumers instead?
42.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
I think it depends what the lower limit of this technology is in terms of cost-per-ton. If the technology can get 100X cheaper, it would be immoral not to pursue it. If it only gets 2-3X as cheap as it is today, it might create the moral ex
43.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
That makes sense. But even if the trinkets were just a facade of culture, they were at least more unique back then. I visited the Grand Bazaar about 6 years ago and remember seeing the exact same mass-produced products in many of the shops.
44.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
On the contrary, wouldn't having started your career at a market bottom meant 11 years of market growth and expanding career opportunities?
45.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
This is good advice for an individual and relatively useless advice when given to society as a whole. Yes, people should think for themselves. If you have kids you might even be able to teach them how to think for themselves. But at scale,
46.
by bobbygoodlatte 7y ago
I think this is a very important point. Even when an individual user can opt-out via settings, the societal-level impact is almost entirely determined by the defaults.
47.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
I think when critics accuse YouTube of "stepping on the scale" here, they under-consider how warped that scale is already. The existing YouTube algorithm isn't neutral or fair, and is laughably easy to game. It's already
48.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
Clickbait may be a virtual game for publishers, but it's having real-life, dangerous effects
49.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
I'd say "engagement is the new oil". As long as users keep scrolling, clicking & viewing the money keeps flowing :-/ Data without engagement is less valuable, unless you want to monetize it in less-ethical ways. For
50.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
Interesting point. I also think the non-fungibility of Airbnb's listings will help them maintain their margins. For many Uber customers, a ride is a ride is a ride.
51.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
This particular straw man argument comes up every time taxes are discussed. Obviously the marginal effect of one person paying more in taxes is close to zero. There's no hypocrisy in advocating the group pay more collectively without u
52.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
With a linear emission rate, the relative inflation percentage drops pretty substantially year over year. 100% year 1, 50% y2, 33% y3, etc etc. At a certain point the inflation rate drops below that of fiat currency. Pretty smart IMO
53.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
I'm not so sure gamers are a price-averse demographic
54.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
Of course this is great advice for an individual. It's always possible to effect change at the margins. But this sort of advice at a population-level feels meaningless. It's entirely fair to search for root causes to large-scale d
55.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
Most likely to make the News Feed more engaging
56.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
Depends on the party making the offer. A verbal agreement from an honest businessperson can be as good as gold. And when someone reneges on a verbal agreement it's generally a clue that they wouldn't be great to work with. But thi
57.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
Very cool. I just signed up as an investor :)
58.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
I agree it's not wrong. While this article is light on specific proposals, I would likely agree with the author on many reforms. But if those reforms actually happen, I bet the executive team at Buzzfeed won't be happy
59.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
There's something ironic about Buzzfeed advocating for content distribution reforms on Facebook. Buzzfeed owes its entire existence to gaming Facebook's engagement algorithm via clickbait. What if the fix Buzzfeed is asking for in
60.
by bobbygoodlatte 8y ago
I'm not sure why Facebook is always singled out with these comparisons. If FB is the new cigarettes (which feels like an absurd comparison), then Twitter and Youtube are just as bad — and they've done even less to counter the nega

More ›