kcanini

11 ms·

61.
by kcanini 9y ago
It's ridiculous... if it had dropped from $3,000 to $1,000, would that be called a 200% drop?!
62.
by kcanini 9y ago
From the first paragraph: "The cryptocurrency was trading down 12.9%, at $2,161 a coin, its lowest since the beginning of June. It's now off almost 40% from its high of $2,999.97" The author fails at basic math: this is a dec
63.
by kcanini 9y ago
I did the SF -> Google commute from 2011 through 2014, and it was usually 1.5 hours each way, up to 2 hours on a bad day. I assume it has only gotten worse.
64.
by kcanini 9y ago
> Coinbase has the worst customer service EVER. You clearly weren't a customer of Mt.Gox.
65.
by kcanini 9y ago
Yeah, but the entire Facebook post was a tirade about sexism.
66.
by kcanini 9y ago
And the capital gains tax exemption on the first half million dollars of profit from home sales.
67.
by kcanini 9y ago
The first quarter million (half million for couples) dollars of profits are exempt from capital gains tax.
68.
by kcanini 9y ago
I thought house prices were relatively flat, on a long-term, inflation-adjusted basis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case%E2%80%93Shiller_index
69.
by kcanini 9y ago
So the hispanic couple thought they were being given a free car?
70.
by kcanini 9y ago
> The difference with Uber/Lyft is that these drivers don't have a business outside of the app. Doesn't this discredit Uber's argument that drivers are independent contractors?
71.
by kcanini 9y ago
I imagine that when reporting it to the police/insurance agency, many (most?) drivers would omit the fact that they were driving for business purposes when the accident occurred. Not saying this is legal/ethical, just that it woul
72.
by kcanini 9y ago
I've had bad experiences like this with both taxis and Ubers. With Uber, I've had dozens of experiences where either (1) There were no drivers available in my area, (2) The drivers repeatedly canceled on me, or (3) The driver didn
73.
by kcanini 9y ago
If they're going to the trouble of pre-arranging the ride, why don't they just use cash/Venmo/Square, and keep Uber's cut of the fare?
74.
by kcanini 9y ago
...an honorary Harvard degree. Huge difference. Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mark-zuckerb...
75.
by kcanini 9y ago
And sailboats can sail upwind.
76.
by kcanini 9y ago
Do you have a version that isn't potato quality?
77.
by kcanini 9y ago
Of the 7 photos, I only see one where the board is rotated, and only one where the bishops and knights definitely seem to have been switched.
78.
by kcanini 9y ago
In this case, the net capital flow is zero. $100 is transferred from B to A, and a business worth $100 is transferred from A to B.
79.
by kcanini 9y ago
Today I learned. Thanks.
80.
by kcanini 9y ago
Google I/O is this week.
81.
by kcanini 9y ago
On the contrary, Google has a very large number of publications every year at top AI conferences.
82.
by kcanini 9y ago
> Google copied baidu not the other way around How so?
83.
by kcanini 9y ago
China has shown that they are very adept at copying American high-tech innovation. * Facebook: WeChat/Weibo * Google: Baidu * Apple: already being made in China, clones everywhere * Amazon: Alibaba
84.
by kcanini 9y ago
If you can borrow money at X% and put it towards a productive use that generates Y% returns, then it is worthwhile to do so when X < Y. The government can currently borrow money at around 1-3% interest [0], depending on the length of the
85.
by kcanini 10y ago
I guess you're assuming that I'm okay with killing rats, chickens, and cows? I'm a vegetarian, so dogs are not special to me in that regard. I only mentioned dogs because I was replying to a comment that mentioned dogs specif
86.
by kcanini 10y ago
> But I won't eat anything that I wouldn't kill myself. Have you actually, personally, killed a cow, chicken, or pig?
87.
by kcanini 10y ago
> We may need meat ProTip: we don't need meat.
88.
by kcanini 10y ago
> Food animals should always come from a farm, obviously. I am a vegetarian, and I disagree with this. I feel that it is more ethical to kill and eat an animal that has at least been given a chance to live a free and natural life, vs. co
89.
by kcanini 10y ago
What? No. You cannot just kill your dog for any reason. That is illegal, immoral, and inhumane.
90.
by kcanini 10y ago
> it's not an economic indicator Can you explain this statement? It's almost synonymous with the stock market, and is one of the most common headline numbers that people mention in business and economy news reports.

More ›