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by interesting_att 11y ago
There are two ways VCs can make money from investing in companies like this: 1) Hopefully by increasing prices + slashing their own expenses (i.e. Uber reducing the driver's share), some of these cash burning companies can be instantly
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by interesting_att 11y ago
Just saw this film. High caliber stuff. Highly recommended. Quick fun fact: It was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, director of S1 True Detective
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Welcome to modern medicine. Starting with the Reagan administration, oversight over medical devices has been greatly reduced. You have a lot of leeway with medical devices, even moreso than with drugs. Lots of billion dollar medical compani
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Moreover, online gambling will be legalized within the decade. It is already legal in NJ and NV. The only reason why we banned online gambling was banned was because of Sheldon Adelson's lobbying, not because of some inherent moral cor
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by interesting_att 11y ago
The professor interviewed in this article argues that the rise in prison population can only partly be explained by the common theories (an actual crime wave in the 80s, drug criminalization, and mandatory minimums). He argues that one of t
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by interesting_att 11y ago
What I find so fascinating about the Trump candidacy is that it is more a conversation about the current cultural climate of America than any specific policies. It seems that we are more interested in talking about how we become so PC than
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by interesting_att 11y ago
Management usually don't WANT unions. But in many cases, they can't stop them from forming, so they have to deal with them.
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Really interesting point: Sacrificing short term performance for long term efficiency
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by interesting_att 11y ago
You're not alone buddy. Been wasting hours of my life looking at this stuff too :)
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Many Democrats are against the Keystone pipeline and are for solar subsidies. Many Democrats are against the big banks (Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren). Military defense contractors pay a lot, but many Democrats vote against military e
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More than mandatory release, we need to: 1) Have full transparency of the placebos being used. Many studies that are published don't fully disclose the placebo being used. Full release should really mean full release. 2) Movement way f
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The Big Pharma lobby is easily the most powerful lobby in the country. Most other industries have at least part of one party against it. Many (but far from all) democratic politicians are critical of the oil industry, Monsanto, the military
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Exactly. Try being poor and raising funds. It is extremely difficult.
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I still experience cognitive dissonance when I remember that we have a Democratic president who promised to rein in the NSA in '08. I genuinely wonder how his penchant for secrecy will affect Obama's legacy.
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Don't think this will change much. Taxi drivers get to choose how they do their job (i.e. who to pick up). Moreover taxi companies do not forbid customers from tipping nor do they get a percentage of a taxi driver's gratuity. Last
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by interesting_att 11y ago
Studies have shown that long walks and endurance exercise help you process emotions and reduce stress in the long run. By processing emotions more effectively + reducing stress, people are able to better respond to situations in their daily
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by interesting_att 11y ago
To your point, some of the biggest advertisers are car companies + insurance companies, banks + credit card companies, and food companies. By taxing advertising, the average American will think 'more objectively' and will cut down
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by interesting_att 11y ago
I was just thinking yesterday how inundated we are by ads these days. You see ads on television, the radio, the internet, billboards, public transportation, sports stadium/jerseys, magazines, guerrilla marketing, product-placements and
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by interesting_att 11y ago
Was this man prosecuted primarily because of his notorious history? I have never heard of FB spammers being prosecuted before.
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by interesting_att 11y ago
I understand the antagonism towards VCs, but they have financial reasons why they push for only unicorns. Best reasons I have heard so far are: 1) The only way VCs can make large amount of money for their investors is via a liquidity event.
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by interesting_att 11y ago
Game developer here, currently deciding between you guys and Mixpanel. Could you offer pros/cons to each platform? We are looking to create a bunch of custom dashboards for in-game activity.
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by interesting_att 11y ago
Can someone explain to my the biggest arguments against the viability of solar energy vs fossil fuel?
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Wow. Fascinating presentation. Tangential note: I find creating interactive diagrams like these incredibly useful for discussing complicated fields of study. Right now the best programs we have to discuss ideas is Microsoft Word, which is w
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by interesting_att 11y ago
I may be the only person on HN who is bullish on Marissa Mayer's strategy. Basically purchase aspiring start-ups that hit some troubled time scaling (Polyvore seemed to be running into some monetization issues). By putting the digital
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Especially if they sign NDAs, which I am sure every Google employee signs
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No surprise here: When controlling for education and respective position, Asians get paid the lowest out of any race in Silicon Valley. We always find ways of explaining it away (best explanation so far: visa issues lead to lower pay). For
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by interesting_att 11y ago
Am I the only one who didn't see anything of value in this AMA from /u/spez?
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Honestly seems like people trump the word "privacy" and "free speech" when it fits their agenda/world-views.
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Yeah, I stopped caring about how taxi drivers treat me. Ironically, it is because I can use uber now :)
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As someone who loves Uber and who spends thousands of dollars a year on their app, and as someone who dislikes Hillary, I cannot be happier with Hillary's stance. Uber will remain here and their rides will stay cheap. I am, however, ve

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