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by ekanes 7y ago
> then my answer to you is like that punchline in the Famous "Coming to America" skit ... Don't find it but it sounds fun! Got a link?
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by ekanes 7y ago
Update: After a few articles, you need to register to continue reading.
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by ekanes 8y ago
Micropayments (with one-off tips or payments along with the usual subscriptions) solves this, because on top of that idea can be built ways for citizens to pick up and report on things that interest them, and if they do a good job, they can
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by ekanes 8y ago
No, the hairdresser/gardener/accountant etc is self-employed. It's a spectrum, but basically it goes from self-employed but not novel all the way across to world-changing. Both are self-employed, but to the difference betwe
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by ekanes 8y ago
For what it's worth, I'd love to pay for something like this. I hope you guys win the internet, as long as privacy is at your core.
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by ekanes 8y ago
Love it. I'd be interested in hiring such a team.
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by ekanes 8y ago
While everything you say is true, there are other forces at play as well -- many people have much more time at younger ages. 15 years in, many of us have kids/responsibilities which are another non-tech reason for "greying out&qu
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by ekanes 8y ago
Unless I'm misunderstanding, I don't think steroids are banned for non-competitive athletes. Who would test them and why? They're not competing anywhere.
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by ekanes 8y ago
Sounds pretty cool - what service do you use?
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by ekanes 8y ago
Thanks!
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by ekanes 8y ago
Mind saying a bit more about making this switch? I use Hiya now and am open to something better. You seem happy with the move?
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by ekanes 8y ago
Weight training (& health generally) and BJJ (sanity, health, confidence)
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by ekanes 8y ago
Interesting. A friend was just telling me about how inside Apple, the privacy and security teams have special powers. They can shut things down if they put customer data at risk, or allow them conditionally based on needed changes, etc.
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by ekanes 8y ago
Slack's value isn't communication efficiency. It's value is in enabling people to feel more part of a team. It's a culture tool as much as a communication tool.
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by ekanes 8y ago
Agree. In summer I want the AC to start right when I get in. I don't want to wait for the car's computer to boot up. (And what if it freezes/has problems?!)
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by ekanes 8y ago
Sorry to hear about today. Hang in there, you got this!
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by ekanes 9y ago
"Here’s how it worked. Whenever a phone couldn’t establish a connection with another phone, instead of remaining silent, the calling tone would start ringing in the caller’s ear. Logically, the person placing the call believes that the
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by ekanes 9y ago
The challenge is not the restroom policy, it's that it was unequally applied. Any policy is fine as long as it applies to everyone equally.
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by ekanes 9y ago
HN isn't "supposed" to be anything. At best we could hope that it's smart people talking about what interests them. Don't put us in boxes.
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by ekanes 9y ago
Love twitter and this idea is great, but it's idealized. Unless you also add some kind of filtering beyond proximity, you end up with garbage-near-you. You can see what people near you are tweeting right now: https://twitt
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by ekanes 9y ago
Mastodon looks great, but one newbie Q holds me back - what if you join, participate, and after some years your the instance/community upon which you built goes under? Are you starting again from scratch somewhere else? Thanks for an
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by ekanes 9y ago
Nice writeup. Reading between the lines, while it sounds like they turned the ship late, ultimately "ran out of runway" means the investors gave up. Something was still fundamentally wrong, even after all the pivots.
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by ekanes 9y ago
> Young people might be able to adapt to new technology quickly, but they also have some of the strongest social pressures to remain on the technology all their friends are at. Exactly - that's the danger for FB. If the coolest of
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by ekanes 9y ago
It sounds less like workplaces are broken, and more that you're working at a broken workplace. Go somewhere better - don't give your best efforts to the place you're at. There are workplaces where being honest and straight,
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by ekanes 9y ago
> the customer data wasn't used by any government, but by a political party. ... to become the government.
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by ekanes 9y ago
Leaving FB? Exporting all your posts/data is easy: Login > little arrow at top-right > Settings > "Download a copy of your Facebook Data"
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by ekanes 9y ago
>> I think there is no chance they don't have some liquidity event in the next few years for at least 2-5x that Something to consider, aside from the boredom/motivation is that imho the future of this new company is less cer
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by ekanes 9y ago
Slight nitpick but feels relevant: for sites like this, having an about page that doesn't tell you anything about who is behind the site is a miss. Instead of who brought you this, it says, "Join the BuyMeACoffee community".
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by ekanes 9y ago
Someday, when the computer glitches or is slow to boot up, and you'd really like the AC to turn on, please update your comment above.
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by ekanes 9y ago
Thanks for posting this. I'm $700 poorer now, but excited about my new life pushing a sled around. :)

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