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The company that had to pay out $20 million (in addition to Musk paying another $20 million) to settle with the SEC after being accused of securities fraud in 2018, and whose owner has just been accused of another instance of securities f
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Seems counterintuitive, no? The first thing I thought of when I saw that pay package being floated was the current state that Tesla is in. That's the primary reason such a package seems so fucking bonkers.
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>From a business perspective, wouldn't taking these issues seriously harm growth? The fact that we would prioritize a business' constant growth over the impact to child safety is garbage. This argument, this sentiment... they n
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Opt out as much as possible. If spaces like that irk you, stop going there. Limit your use of the Internet to when you're at home on your own network. Do we truly need to be browsing HN and other sites when we're out of the hous
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Politicians and businesses knowingly working together to bullshit the general public.
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Thanks for assuming my perspective and then snarkily replying based on said assumption. I actually happen to firmly believe that this has been the norm for a very long time regardless of party.
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>This is not normal. It is, it's just that we can see it now.
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I've de-Googled myself and this idea does not match my reality.
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Why do we need brand new models every year?
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>... CEOs who are ultimately judged on how large of a return they can give their shareholders. At first, sure. The more time passes, however, the less CEOs are judged solely on monetary returns. Hell, IMO, to judge a CEO solely on moneta
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Right? "How Zuckerberg will be looked back on" involves far more than just business/fiscal metrics, especially when "he's not a likable guy, and neither are his products". He may be hailed as a significant succ
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But one can call for both at the same time. We're perfectly capable of calling for civic responsibility as we exercise good personal responsibility in the face of civic irresponsibility.
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I get it. It's inconvenient. It's a shitty road for pedestrians. I'd also like to increase my chances, by whatever small or large amount, of making it home in one piece. If the downside to increasing my likelihood of survival
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>...talk about missing the point. Why is this an either/or? Can't someone who believes that spending an additional five minutes to cross the street at a theoretically-safer point also believe that the street could be designed
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So... the article provides a Google Maps link to the area where this happened. According to the piece, the kids visited the Food Lion and Subway, and then re-crossed Hudson Boulevard. There's a related NYT piece that also says an older
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>What do you think this should look like? My honest answer that I know is impossible: Targeted advertising needs to die entirely.
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"Fidelity", or "fellating"?
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At the risk of being simplistic and reductive... you just... stop. Unless it's calling or texting, what you do via phone can almost always be done on a computer/laptop. Allot a certain time of your day/week for handling life
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First, the thing I'm not really seeing mentioned anywhere here in the HN comments is that a separate AirGradient sensor was #3 on the list of "recommended" sensors, and was specifically called "Best Budget Quality Air Mo
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>If you know the hotel you want, yes you're better off going direct, but if you want to browse its nice to have. I see this in a bunch of the responses, that these sites are great for "discovery". I don't have a prefe
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This claim has been passed around for years and comes from an article in 2011. >“So, your kids must love the iPad?” I asked Mr. Jobs, trying to change the subject. The company’s first tablet was just hitting the shelves. “They haven’t us
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If the feature you misused wasn't a part of your driver's ed class/driver's license test, and was dangerous enough to cause a crash if used improperly, perhaps Mercedes is at fault (to whatever degree) because they didn&
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The difference is in the sheer amount of training pilots have to go through, and the regulations that they, and their employers, are required to follow. This is tremendously different from a car that throws up a couple of warnings that can
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Yup! We went walking through a nearby nature preserve, then went to a fast-casual poke spot. $16 for a large bowl (damn tasty, too!) and a can of green tea, plus 10% tip. It's Oregon, so no tax.
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As it happens, I live paycheck to paycheck. Prioritizing those moments is how I steer clear from being too stressed. :)
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> A dinner starts at $50/person. I went to dinner with a friend last night and my meal was $22. I go to lunch with coworkers and often only spend ~$15-ish. One also doesn't need to do activities that cost money in order to hang
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>"The native app experience for every app noted in the article" doesn't make any sense, the article lists none. At the risk of nitpicking, the second paragraph mentions Reddit, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
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>What is the public good... ... in providing a weather forecast?
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Unless, ya know, it gets marked as Flagged/Dead.
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> A feature that's opt-in will get like 1% of the use of a feature that's opt-out. Well... yeah. It's either because the benefits of opting in aren't communicated well enough or that users just don't actually wan

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