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by dml2135 2y ago
As someone who recently quit vaping I can shed some light. My understanding is that the FDA recently banned flavored vapes, however the wording of the rule made some reference to the ban being for “cartridge-based” vapes, presumably to targ
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They make money through the fees they charge companies that pay for their service, so that they can get banking data from their consumers. Those fees are not cheap, so I do imagine they are doing most of the work to sustain the business rig
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Sorry, maybe “third party” isn’t the correct term. Let me try to lay out my point a bit more clearly: Plaid’s business model is — Company A needs a consumer’s data from Bank B. Plaid takes the consumer’s banking credentials, gets the data,
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Seems like Plaid would be f’d six ways til Sunday if it got out that they were selling consumer data to 3rd parties, no? A huge part of their business model is based on trust and doing that would completely burn it.
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lmao. As a painter-turned-software engineer, this rings true.
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MTA seems to be seriously upping their technology game over the past few years. Anecdotally, I've noticed their apps seem to have better UX and are more reliable. I'd be curious to learn what organization changes have happened to
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Ah got it — thank you!
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Absolutely, which is why I make sure to take more time off than any vacation days I would likely receive.
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Isn’t this what tree-shaking is for? That’s a genuine question — I’m only passingly familiar with tree-shaking so I may have a misunderstanding of what it does.
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I don't know why people are so convinced that "unlimited" time off is always a scam. I took 7 weeks off last year, it doesn't feel like a scam to me.
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I can’t think of many consumer products more dangerous and widespread than cars. Going from a suggestion that we make them safer to “What’s next, regulate everything?” is quite the jump.
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Also consider that maybe the parent comment would not have bought the book in 1984 either, for the same reason.
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Well my first thought to answer that question is -- how do the funding levels compare between now and then?
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okay but… this is still a symptom of the company culture
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What I mean is that search is not a product in the sense that you can say “search is free” and not have that be misleading in some way. YOU are the product, being sold to advertisers, and Google search is the channel through which you are s
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> Google Search has competitors and is not even selling its search product. The product is not search, it’s ad placements.
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Seeking to explain why people steal from these stores is not the same as saying that everyone should be able to.
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I'm not advocating for selective enforcement of the law, was just describing my personal feelings. I brought it up mainly because I do think it informs this question. > Do you think the various groups committing robbery care who own
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Maybe it's an NYC thing. We don't have any of the chains you mentioned. Local grocery stores like Morton Williams, Gristedes, and C-Town are all pretty expensive. Trader Joes and Whole Foods are comparable on price for staples, at
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What's your job title been at these places? Is it "Backend Engineer"? I'd have that as your job title at the top of your resume, and insist on being hired under that title. When assigned frontend work, point to your job
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> Whole Paycheque Foods? Tell me you don't shop at Whole Foods without telling me you don't shop at Whole Foods. Whole Foods is actually cheaper than many (most?) grocery stores for staple items. Sure, the grass fed organic bee
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A large part of it is the transition from small local businesses to faceless corporate chains. I care if my local, family-run pharmacy gets robbed. If someone steals from some corporate behemoth, one that treats me like a criminal regardles
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by dml2135 2y ago
As an engineer within Ticketmaster, I'd be curious to hear your take on the conclusion of the article. > I think we can all agree: Fuck TicketMaster. I hope their sleazy product managers and business majors read this and throw a tan
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Biden's FTC and Justice Department are in the process of suing Apple, Facebook, and Google for antitrust violations. And Ticketmaster.
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On large venues for big name artists. Granted, I live in NYC, which probably has one of the most vibrant local music scenes in the country. But it's not like nowhere else has local bands that play at small venues. It feels like a lot o
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Yea, this -- love the size, hate the aspect ratio.
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There are food delivery companies, such as Toast and ChowNow, that seem more restaurant-oriented. As in, they sell an online-ordering-platform-as-a-service to restaurants (sometimes bundled with a POS system), rather than gunning for market
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I hear this a lot but I don't think the "lazy AF people who also are terrible at personal financial management" is really fair. I order delivery through the apps a ton, but it's not because I'm bad at financial mana
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Ha, never thought I'd see Sharon Zukin referenced on HN. "Loft Living" is a great book, although it's been a minute since I read it. To quibble on a minor point -- if I remember correctly, a major part of that book was p
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Yea, well, it wasn’t like that in New York. But more to my point, I think it marked the end of a certain strain of optimism in world politics.

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