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   by jmacd 5y ago

   Directly in the thread linked by dang the reporter from Protocol was soliciting people directly for a "potential story". It does not appear this was something previously being worked on. https://news.ycombinator.com&#x2
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   Yeah, some guy in finance wrote a whole book using that stupid term!
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   For B2B SaaS and dev tools/infrastructure there is https://xenon.io/ which operates with similar principals it seems.
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   This feels a lot like what node did for js when it comes to client/server.
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   Disney is the main culprit here. They are making a few significant missteps with their otherwise very well executed streaming offering. Initially they offered their streaming service at a very competitive price, but I think they have gotten
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   Being "acquirable" is one of the things you often forego at valuations like this.
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   They do! My comment wasn't meant to be cynical. I'm just assuming the majority of a secondary would be to the founders.
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   I wonder how much of this round is secondary purchases of common stock from the founders. I would guess it's a pretty significant amount.
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   by jmacd 5y ago

   I live a life of ignorance.
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    and they will buy great teams and some tech on the cheap.
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I agree. This is a very Jordan Peterson-esque line of reasoning. (I'm sure this has a lot more history than that, but it strikes me as a current flavour) This thing is true now, so it has always been true, and it must be true in the fu
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I just finished it in two sittings. Fantastic read.
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I bought this book based on your comment and I can't put it down!
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I have both. DJI FPV 2 and many hand built racing drones (lumineer, TBS). The DJI is an absolute stunner with fantastic range and video transmission. The build quality is far superior than anything I have seen home built. I would never reco
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    My boat has a $1000 piece of garmin equipment which will tell me exactly how far away the landmass under me is, and has another sonar angled forward which tells me a little bit about what's coming up. It's possible that this type
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I highly doubt that any free tier user will care. You have to wonder why they would make this a news item however, other than to court potential advertisers?
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I fail to understand why the press in western countries gives this story so much air time. It's a regular fixture in the Canadian, UK and NZ press as well. I think it speaks to the lobbying effort and quality of PR retained by Huawei.
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    The fantasy can be different from reality. It will either be better than you imagine, or far worse. My father got married and his wife was excited to come on the road with him (there are many "trucker couples") and for a few years
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    My father's dream job was always working as a long haul trucker. Once my parents divorced, he hit the road and I'd never seen him happier. I didn't see him as much, but the random phone calls from payphones all over North Ame
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    That's a good point and not something I considered. I wish I had made the trip 15 years ago when I had the chance. "I'll be able to do a proper trip soon" I said to myself.
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I have a ReMarkable 1 and II (which I bought for my partner as a gift). They are nice e-readers that are well built. They really do fail on their key promise as a paper replacement however. The one saving grace of having spent so much money
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I managed to read Crime and Punishment in my late 20s. I was a decent read at the time but I wasn't struck by it. In the ~20 years since however, the visuals that were created in my mind while reading it have really stuck with me and h
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    This really resonated with me. When I was learning to program I had a mentor (who was just a few years older than me at 17) who was an amazing learner but was an incredible teacher. I didn't have any money for programming books and lib
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    This issue seems to have been tiptoed around and many governments have tried to "play fair" about some aspects of critical infrastructure. If the strategic importance of a company like ASML hasn't taught western governments h
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I have a very distinct memory of disembarking from the Budapest to Belgrade night train to the smells of leaded fuel in Belgrade. Budapest was no standard of cleanliness at the time (late 90s), however Belgrade was truly still in its post-w
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    Hey @jsherwani Welcome back!
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    The sheer number of judges, bureaucrats, prison administrators, prison guards, medical staff, and dozens of other people who would have come across this boy and his plight over those decades would have been significant. That none of them wo
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    I think it was in reference to my 2.5% comment. For me, the sweetness of most juices isn't a good thing, so it works for me. ymmv
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    These really are my sweet spot. I'm a very cerebral person (for better and neurotic worse) and the "dumbing" effect of alcohol is sometimes welcome but often comes on too strong. ~2.5% beers are something I can enjoy.
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    by jmacd 5y ago

    Not sure about the US, but in Canada there are a couple of yellow label grocery store brands of non alcoholic beer which are very surprisingly good as well. Seems like there are more and more options every day.