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by iooi 7y ago
> We have 6 different FAQs that warn KitSplit users about the risk of voluntary parting. Ouch, so this isn't the first person to get bit by this on KitSplit, just the first one to get traction. These companies need to get called out
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by iooi 7y ago
So if KitSplit explicitly absolves itself from liability, what is the benefit of that platform over Craigslist? At least with CL you wouldn't have to pay KitSplit a fee. Their fees certainly aren't going towards liability insuranc
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by iooi 7y ago
Soon to be ex-Boeing employee. Why not just quit at that point?
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by iooi 7y ago
To everyone saying to let them die, then where is the punishment? Most terrorists would rather and, in fact, intend to die during their attacks. If you let them die, not only are you giving them what they want, but then there is no deterren
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by iooi 7y ago
> lust for draconian punishment That's a bit harsh, I was just pointing out that this guy is directly responsible for six deaths and it should be taken into the context of the article. > so why now? But to your main point, there&
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by iooi 7y ago
Not sure why you think that, hospitals charge insurers a lot less than their sticker price. Pricing is usually done as multiples of what Medicare pays, so insurers will build their network and usually have a cap at 2x Medicare. If you are t
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by iooi 7y ago
> fringe group of anti-nuclear people said 93,000 without basis This is the line being pushed by pro-nuclear people every time this show comes up on social media. Thankfully we have better sources than a random person's blog on Forb
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by iooi 7y ago
This is coming. There's already a couple of startups doing this. A lot of them operate in "stealth" so they don't attract the attention of ad blockers. There's no API needed, all they require is for the website to s
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by iooi 7y ago
You seem to have cherry picked sources that have a lower estimate for all these figures, i.e., "propaganda numbers". I think the best source for these numbers is the Wikipedia article "Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster&quo
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by iooi 7y ago
What I don't understand about these companies that are filing with massive losses is how they plan to survive a mild recession. They're losing tons of cash during great economic conditions. What happens during a recession, when su
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by iooi 7y ago
Just today I was browsing for new wine glasses. I finally found the product that I wanted and checked out a couple of options on Amazon. The first two reviews for the pair[1] I liked were complaining that they received counterfeit items. Th
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by iooi 7y ago
Is it a 50/50 partnership with the farmer? What was that negotiation like?
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by iooi 8y ago
It says he wasn't even involved when he was recruited as an informant, he had to start flying back and forth to start working with them again.
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by iooi 8y ago
It feels like there's something missing in their story. Why would you testify against your 93 year old father that late in his life? You're pretty much sentencing him to death (even though we learn that he served his sentence and
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by iooi 8y ago
Be very careful tapering off benzos, the withdrawals are more dangerous than that of heroin [1]. You should definitely get your doctor involved in this process. You might also want to read through this [2]. 8 months might not be enough ti
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by iooi 8y ago
Again, I'm not advocating for this system, all the points you make are completely valid. That said, this will move the needle for almost 50% of that population. Student debt is already non-dischargeable, and delinquencies are hitting r
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by iooi 8y ago
Just to clarify, I'm not advocating for this system, it's just the way it is. This is article is a good (albeit small) overview of the size of the issue: https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/02/13&#x2
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by iooi 8y ago
Almost 50% of the car-owning US population relies on debt to purchase their vehicle [1]. There isn't any data on this, but I think it's safe to assume that younger people that also have student loans don't own their vehicle o
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by iooi 8y ago
That's the whole point. Auto debt is usually the first payment people make since they absolutely need it to go to work. By tying student debt to the ability to drive, they're putting it on the same tier of priorities for people.
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by iooi 8y ago
> The last item on that first page was ambidextrous selector markings; the first item on the following page was the ambidextrous selector itself. Wow, I've always wondered why they had the markings on the right and not a selector --
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by iooi 8y ago
For what it's worth, the ACA was pretty successful before it was slowly gutted by the current administration. Around 12M people signed up at its peak. Generally, incremental changes are better than a "perfect" solution that c
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by iooi 8y ago
Recently a younger friend realized that if they wanted to major in Economics, the only option at most schools is a B.A. instead of B.S. At first I thought it was a bit dramatic for schools to differentiate that specific field so much, since
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by iooi 8y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19368175
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by iooi 8y ago
Is this still accurate after SESTA/FOSTA?
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by iooi 8y ago
Everyone is okay with restrictions on freedom of speech when it comes to child pornography. But restricting 8chan is suddenly too much? I'm curious where we draw the line and what the criteria is. It's clear we need a line, since
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by iooi 8y ago
You can buy 2TB M.2 SSD drives for $220 retail now. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682016...
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by iooi 8y ago
Most credit cards have sign up bonuses worth a couple hundred dollars in points, that's definitely something to consider for your customer acquisition. Not sure how you're going to compete in terms of CAC when banks are spending s
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by iooi 8y ago
I can highly recommend nand2tetris. It doesn't go as far as this post but it covers a lot and is a ton of fun to work through.
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by iooi 8y ago
The problem with hosting adult content is that it's pretty hard to monetize it. Advertisers want to be excluded from placements next to adult content, to the point that there's entirely separate ad networks and payment processors
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by iooi 8y ago
I don't agree with this being detached from the parent. It's directly related to the quote: "the `industry' felt the losses would be in the acceptable range"

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