jonathanjaeger

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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
What many fail to realize is that Facebook employees who approve/disapprove of ads are not high up and also do so at a very fast pace. They follow the guidelines and are humans, thus subject to some subjectivity. Any advertiser who has
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
Because that wouldn't cover the loss in revenue. $1 per year and non-targeted ads doesn't equate to $50B+ in revenue growing 20-40% per year. Also, advertisers come to FB because they can be ROI positive with the targeted ads. Mos
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Grave Concerns Over White House Efforts to Transfer Nuclear Tech to Saudi Arabia(oversight.house.gov)
130 points by jonathanjaeger 8y ago|55 comments
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Study: Bias Drops Dramatically for Sexual Orientation and Race – But Not Weight(wbur.org)
47 points by jonathanjaeger 8y ago|77 comments
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
What do you use for good prepared meals for $9/meal? My boss loves CookUnity but that's more like $12 per meal.
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
I go to cheap grocery stores all the time. You said to find comparable stuff for a quarter of the price. I can't get a high quality meal of the same caloric value for $2.50, that's what I was getting at.
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
I buy the family size of Blue Apron for myself (12 meals at $8.99 per serving). There is no food in NYC of any considerable size/quality/taste that is a quarter of that price for that amount of calories. Ramen noodles and tuna may
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
They recently added meals that take 20-30min rather than 30-55min and it has made a world of difference, not to mention they expanded the menu. I also find some of the meals tastier because they're simpler rather than using too many in
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
Crown Heights close to Nostrand to Grand Central should take you 30-45min, and you can have a semi-luxury building or renovated apartment for the same price as the author of the article posted. There are other similar neighborhoods in BK. U
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
The users were still seeing ads once Facebook, as a site, was back up. Just because campaign managers for ads couldn't use the Ads Manager, doesn't mean users don't see ads. For example, I had campaigns spending thousands of
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
There are a couple biotech companies working on less resistant drugs for Aspergillosis (such as Scynexis and Cidara Therapeutics). That being said, they're just in trials, and probably 2-4 years from commercialization.
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
This happened to me in Rio last month. They requested I write in Portuguese and luckily I was with someone who does (and didn't need a bad Google translate conversation). I got refunded right away for what it's worth. It's pr
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
Well, in fairness, the technology wasn't there or possible (given current understanding of microfluidics), so it couldn't have revolutionized testing even if it was run more honestly. It could have harmed fewer people though if it
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
I went to Rio and São Paulo last year, and EVERYONE I met gave me constant warnings about being safe in Rio. I felt a lot more comfortable walking aimlessly around São Paulo than Rio, not because I saw anything bad, but because of the warni
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
I noticed a TON of Binance related spam when searching for specific ticker symbols (Nasdaq/NYSE stocks, not coins). It's since gone away from what I search, so they're doing something right, but spam is a tough problem.
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by jonathanjaeger 8y ago
I'm not surprised -- I bet more will fall. Blue Apron dominates the ad space (I struggle to understand how the unit economics work out with their podcast ad spend..), but I'm a fan of their service and started it a few weeks back.
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Facebook announces dating feature for meeting non-friends(techcrunch.com)
2 points by jonathanjaeger 8y ago|0 comments
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Life as a Nonviolent Psychopath (2014)(theatlantic.com)
171 points by jonathanjaeger 9y ago|122 comments
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‘The Trains Are Slower Because They Slowed the Trains Down’(villagevoice.com)
376 points by jonathanjaeger 9y ago|237 comments
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
Wow, it really is a treasure trove. I'm interested in biotech and could definitely use this kind of primer. Are you investing in biotech or are you just speaking in general?
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
You're not alone. If we're talking unintended consequences of privacy invasions, I'm more inclined to not like something like letting people add you to groups without your permission (e.g. when people were outed by being adde
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
I can't speak for advertising in general, but I do performance marketing on Facebook for clients and if it's not profitable we don't get budget. It's profitable for us (we're in the middle doing the arbitrage) and p
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
This is just one of many things Facebook bans, including dating ads from sites that aren't preapproved, payday loans, sketchy supplement ads, and the list goes on. They even banned fantasy sports betting sites for a while (until the le
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
Not to mention it could be a bit they're still working on and fleshing out, so not only will it be out there already but it will be a potentially subpar version of the bit.
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
What about a crypto with no transactions fees (e.g. Raiblocks)? Obviously volatility is still an issue.
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
But halts hedge fund
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Psychological targeting as an effective approach to digital mass persuasion [pdf](pnas.org)
3 points by jonathanjaeger 9y ago|0 comments
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
A definite benefit is that you can port subscribers (as you mentioned, not closed): "The other big difference is that Drip also aims to be more creator friendly, allowing creators to easily port subscribers to other crowdfunding platfo
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
I've always looked for a moderately-priced meal replacement bar not filled with additives/sugar/etc. While I do drink Soylent, it's not my favorite thing ever, so I'd rather have something solid too in my arsenal li
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by jonathanjaeger 9y ago
I'm an ad buyer on Facebook and sometimes Facebook gets very strict, and they ultimately come to a compromise between ad performance/advertisers and their policies. I know people are scared of 'censorship', but they prob

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