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by clintonb 4y ago
In one alternate timeline you joined your friends, and the companies failed. No one has perfect information to make perfect choices.
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by clintonb 4y ago
Your example undercuts your thesis. Given that FTX no longer exists while Coinbase does, FTX was not competitive in the long term. Being “competitive” for a couple years is typically not the goal of founders or investors.
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by clintonb 4y ago
Learning from history typically requires opening a book…
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by clintonb 4y ago
Why does it matter that the account exists?
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by clintonb 4y ago
What would you propose they do differently?
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by clintonb 4y ago
Maintenance. If you want new features and bug fixes, you will either pay upfront with a high sticker price or pay overtime via subscription. Subscriptions also make software more affordable for those breaking into industries. I, along with
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CSV
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by clintonb 4y ago
> It's fast enough for Stripe's API... Stripe is moving to Java.
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by clintonb 4y ago
This is not a solution to a general need for blood, but a need for rare blood types. Hospitals may keep the lab-grown rate blood, but not ambulances.
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by clintonb 4y ago
True. I imagine a scenario where the athlete is given supranormal blood without the extra step of collecting from themselves. This is just me speaking “out loud”. Today, this would be quite expensive. I can see a future where the technology
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by clintonb 4y ago
This is the equivalent of asking, “Why does <tech company> need so many people? It’s just a website!” You cannot blindly cut 90% of staff. Administrative salaries aren’t necessarily the driver of increased tuition costs. They may be o
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by clintonb 4y ago
> I think everyone is in agreement that college admins are the cause of the problem. No, we do not agree that this is a problem, or the cause of a problem.
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by clintonb 4y ago
I wonder how long it will take for the technology to reach the point where it’s used for performance enhancement in sports. For example, if these red blood cells can hold a bit more oxygen, that’s an advantage for an endurance athlete.
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by clintonb 4y ago
This assumes the cost of server maintenance is $0. I just shutdown my last droplet. I want a PaaS so I never have to deal with server maintenance again.
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by clintonb 4y ago
COVID still exists. We are still in a pandemic.
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by clintonb 4y ago
Students can still roam the Infinite since all students have MIT IDs. Talks and conferences still occur, but folks will take place in areas that are easily accessible to the public, such as Stata Center, 26-100, or Kresge.
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by clintonb 4y ago
Can you share more of that vision? As a well-off US consumer, things are fine. It takes me seconds to pay in person. It takes seconds to pay online using either of the wallets or via almost-direct entry with 1Password. I get that I/we
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by clintonb 4y ago
I’m still not sure what the author thinks sucks about wallets like ApplePay or GooglePay. They are the most convenient options both online and in-person. Unless I missed a paragraph, the author never describes and ideal alternative.
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by clintonb 4y ago
Technically, you can launch a write-in campaign. Realistically, no one is voting for you to be on a major corporate board without some prior experience or connections. You can get started on non-profit boards. I've served on the board
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by clintonb 4y ago
We are paid for time and knowledge. If you simply reject the time aspect, you might as well live at work. Performance reviews measure output over a period of time. If you can’t deliver results on time, you won’t have a job for long. ICs hav
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by clintonb 4y ago
You don’t need to become an amateur anything. You put your starting point and destination into one of numerous apps, and they tell you where to charge.
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by clintonb 4y ago
This is a strange article that has an anti-EV tinge at the very least. As with other similar articles, it tosses a bunch of charging-related numbers around to confuse readers. It doesn’t acknowledge the fact that planning will be required f
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by clintonb 4y ago
Even that little bit of a peek behind the curtain helps some people who have no idea what it's like to work in tech, especially if you aren't a software engineer.
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by clintonb 4y ago
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/usage-based
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by clintonb 4y ago
I think escalation via social media is valid if you’ve exhausted all other avenues and have not been satisfied. I’ve done it personally with mixed results. I do not think posts on social media are indicative of a complete failure of the cus
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by clintonb 4y ago
Posts on social media aren’t an indication that a company is ineffective via normal support channels. Rather, the customer is not satisfied, and feels broadcasting the issue is the best avenue of escalation. There is still a high percentage
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by clintonb 4y ago
What problem are you trying to solve? It's unclear what a tight coupling of documentation and issue tracking look like, or how it's beneficial.
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by clintonb 4y ago
Agreed. The upfront cost of games and a new Stadia-specific controller was too much. I subscribed to PS Now to play Spider-Man. I still had to buy a PlayStation controller, but it was reusable for other PC games. Ironically, I am now only s
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by clintonb 4y ago
The announcer tells you which you're riding in when they announce arrivals. 3-door = new car 2-door = old car
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by clintonb 4y ago
Good suggestion! I just learned Oakland Public Library lends many types of tools: https://oaklandlibrary.org/otll/tool-list/ .

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