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by gundmc 6y ago
I've noticed a quirk when communicating over IM with many of my Indian colleagues. They use two dots (..) really often and I'm not sure how to interpret it. If I view it as equivalent to a three for ellipsis, it often comes across
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by gundmc 6y ago
Makes sense to have this sort of thing be part of the Maps app, but incredibly frustrating to stop short of actual feature parity.
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by gundmc 6y ago
Doesn't look like it's working as expected, but it seems like a leap too far for the author to make the assumption that Google sites are somehow specifically excluded from that small of a trial. Several others have posted chromium
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by gundmc 6y ago
These seem totally reasonable given the circumstances. I wish people would read these specific examples instead of jumping immediately to accusations of widespread censorship and accusing Youtube of being arbiters of disputed science.
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by gundmc 6y ago
The article mentions specifically conspiracy theories saying covid vaccines will kill you or be used to implant tracking microchips. I don't think it takes a scientist to call that misinformation.
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by gundmc 6y ago
I'm impressed at how robust the service (in addition to the driving) seems to be. This is very exciting to see.
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by gundmc 6y ago
For what it's worth, the backup driver in the Uber case was charged with negligent homicide just a few weeks ago. https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21439354/uber-backup-driv...
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by gundmc 6y ago
I support Epic in this fight, but I agree with the Judge that "market" definitions in casual conversation have become so narrow as to be meaningless. I regularly see posters here unironically assert examples such as "general-
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by gundmc 6y ago
You're entitled to that view, but at this point it's nothing more than baseless speculation.
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by gundmc 6y ago
That strategy quickly falls apart if more than one company bids an "artifically high amount". It's a pretty well-studied format that incentivizes bidders to bid the true value. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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by gundmc 6y ago
The original blog also talks about getting better support for third-party app store choice which should help with these issues. https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/listening-...
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by gundmc 6y ago
Our iPhone tends to work pretty well with our Chromecast Ultra as long as you are using apps and not safari. Most apps are cast enabled - Netflix, HBO, ESPN, YouTube, Hulu, etc. Hasn't been much of an issue at all.
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by gundmc 6y ago
Previously discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24004573
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by gundmc 6y ago
> Workers will likely have to leave their families behind for a week every 2 months. Yes, or they could continue to live locally. It's about more flexibility for what is the right choice for each family. I don't see this as a p
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by gundmc 6y ago
What are the implications of owning shares in a company that is no longer publicly traded? Apologies if this is discussed in the article, it's partially behind a paywall.
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by gundmc 6y ago
This requires very minimal effort to find. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/19/20812144/youtube-copyrigh...
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by gundmc 6y ago
> "Changes to your behavior and actions..." Isn't this the definition (or goal) of all advertising? I don't see the connection to the first half of the statement tying it to free products and services. There are plent
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by gundmc 6y ago
Ironically, you could argue that WeChat is one of the most innovative tech platforms in the last half decade despite CCP ties.
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by gundmc 6y ago
Yep. This is what I fully expect to happen. It's despicable, but it makes way too much sense. You motivate moderate conservatives, and if you win you get to claim the moral high ground. If you lose, you push a lame duck justice through
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by gundmc 6y ago
At youtube.com/new, they say you can opt-in to experiments if you have premium, but I don't have premium and am not sure if that is one of the options.
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by gundmc 6y ago
Even "controlling for popularity", frequency of HN posts is a terrible metric. If you're in the position to be making a significant investment in a cloud provider, you can probably afford the actual market research on reliabi
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by gundmc 6y ago
Discussion of the Buzzfeed piece: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24474343
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by gundmc 6y ago
This site is fascinating, thanks!
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by gundmc 6y ago
> For (a), they've already banned a lot of adult content (thus the rise of OnlyFans, until they follow suit) How would OnlyFans follow suit on that? Isn't their entire thing adult content?
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by gundmc 6y ago
This thread is in the context of compensating creators, not just skipping ads. Using Newpipe does nothing for creators.
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by gundmc 6y ago
See the below discussion on why this is not a realistic or user-friendly option. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24217116
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by gundmc 6y ago
That's total monthly expenses. If you look further down specifically at housing, it's around $1900/month for a 900 SQ ft 1 bedroom apartment in an expensive area.
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by gundmc 6y ago
What's the point of posting this analysis that is over 2 years old in a young and rapidly iterating space?
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by gundmc 6y ago
I don't think so, Google Meet has gallery view and that's browser only.
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by gundmc 6y ago
That link doesn't say anything about profitability, only revenue.

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