marinman

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by marinman 3y ago
stand tall, union strong
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by marinman 6y ago
If you talk to people at Microsoft, Satya has also turned around a lot of the internal culture from the Ballmer days. This included getting rid of some of those division heads you mentioned for both Windows, Sales and more. Most importantly
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Satya Nadella: Remote Work Can Feel Like ‘Sleeping at Work’(bloomberg.com)
3 points by marinman 6y ago|1 comments
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by marinman 6y ago
If you squint, you can see the Minecraft fit: along with the Xbox side, it's quasi "coding" or "developing" for kids. Basically, you hook the kids who are interested in developing super, duper early.
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by marinman 6y ago
I thought this was a pretty fair article that rightly addressed some of the major structural issues with remote work as it currently is set up. I've worked remotely for ~5 years and absolutely love it but think there need to be much la
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by marinman 7y ago
I think there's definitely value in disconnecting and "living in the moment" but let's not pretend smartphones haven't improved many aspects of travel. Google Maps alone has saved me so much time and effort. Transla
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by marinman 7y ago
This is trying to be too clever by a half with the semantics. When people say they're going to Uber somewhere, they're not saying they're going to use a post-paid software to connect with individuals offering rides. The fact
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by marinman 8y ago
I agree with some of the other replies: nowadays, AirBnB rarely has a price advantage once you factor in the extra fees. It still wins in terms of uniqueness, for large groups, if you have kids, want to cook, etc.
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Self-driving cars may be likelier to hit black people than white people(vox.com)
3 points by marinman 8y ago|0 comments
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by marinman 8y ago
Totally agree. Besides, if we're talking semantics, shouldn't it be "people, not humans." Yes, these users are human beings but outside of academic settings, who ever calls someone a "human?"
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by marinman 8y ago
"Presumably all of those costs would disappear once someone wins the market or a "truce" is called." I'm not sure any single company ever truly wins this market because, as others have mentioned, the barriers to ent
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by marinman 8y ago
"Highly valued companies typically grow quickly or generate big profits -- and great ones do both. In the fourth quarter of 2005, Amazon.com Inc. had about the same revenue as Uber’s today -- just under $3 billion, not adjusted for inf
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by marinman 8y ago
As a capable yet ambition-less high schooler, community college saved my family tens of thousands of dollars. I do sometimes wonder if I missed something with the dorm experience but from an ROI perspective, it was stellar for me. One anecd
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by marinman 9y ago
According to one analysis, Google has over 90% of the global search market. What's crazy is that its market share includes virtually 0 in China, where it backed out/was forced out. http://gs.statcounter.com/search-
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by marinman 9y ago
> that social science tells us that diversity is probably a net loss: The author of that study doesn't come to that conclusion: https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/robert-putnam-say...
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by marinman 9y ago
I'm in the same boat for the first part. I'll be thumbing through my feed and see some quasi-interesting video but no matter how great it is, when I see that "about to start ad" text, I just scroll on. Like on YouTube, I
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by marinman 9y ago
Didn't always agree with his policies or politics but sad to see this. Condolences to his families. As for London Breed, I've met her a few times at community gatherings. She seems like she has a good head on her shoulders. We&#x2
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by marinman 9y ago
While I'm bullish that self-driving will happen in our lifetimes, I think there are a lot of challenges that many are underestimating. This includes the actual technology—this is one of the most important and challenging technological
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by marinman 9y ago
But importantly, the government went after Microsoft for anti-trust and actually won even if they didn't break them up. It's impossible to really know the counter-factual of what would have happened if it wasn't sued for anti
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by marinman 9y ago
Question: is a 1% chance at becoming a unicorn higher or lower than before? I mean, the vast majority of startups fail. 1% actually seems high to me
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by marinman 9y ago
Really interesting article but he really zoomed past the "I got a free mattress" part
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by marinman 9y ago
Tell that to the President
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by marinman 9y ago
This is a great hard analysis of evaluating opportunities but I am struck that there's not even a crack at evaluating the human interaction element of personal fit. Working for shitty people sucks, even if it leads to a boatload of mon
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by marinman 9y ago
From a pure strategy perspective, it's also quite brilliant. Without a real app store of its own, they don't have the directional data that the App Store or Google Play have. It's also incredibly shady.
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by marinman 9y ago
It's been great to read this thread. I never understood the value. As someone who can cook and grocery shop decently, it's not cheaper and only marginally better than what I normally whip up. And there's no question about con
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How Are Bitcoin Gains Taxed?(mileiq.com)
1 points by marinman 9y ago|0 comments
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by marinman 9y ago
It does become zero sum when you consider they're all vying for similar ad dollars. For years, Twitter didn't mind being compared to Facebook because it meant higher valuations for potential growth and ad revenue. But playing that