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by microdrum 8y ago
There are proprietary advances in lithium and other chemistries, as well as in the charging systems. Uber can best reposition and charge scooters ofc, not bird or lime. But very unclear that it will be worthwhile to do so. There is also the
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"[Google] talks to me like I have no idea how tech companies work internally, but I do. After the next reorg they won't remember any commitments the previous management made." OMG this is so true in our experience. Google doe
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"Good founders" Um. I'll take the founders who designed and engineered the actual technology (i.e. the scooter, not the app). They will be the winners in the long run. Show me a great lithium/PV/manufacturing/f
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Hm, another no-API option (at least if you are on WordPress) is: https://wpcommission.com
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Because the scooters are commodities and extremely cheap, it's hard to see the economics of these companies as strong, contrary to Ben's assertion. Much of the demand comes from the novelty factor. (Cars are boring, especially the
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"Dear New Yorker Writers, You recently formed a union. Congratulations on that. We hope that you receive all that you desire. But because of the argument in your open letter announcing the union –– an argument that proposes that you sh
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Hah http://newyorkerdumbdumbs.com
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If it's an affiliate shop (i.e. Amazon Associates), I recommend https://wpcommission.com + WordPress.
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They went into it thinking there was a network effect. (There isn't.) Worse for the scooter startups is that they can go far enough to cause loss, but can't go so far as to link up two essentially different geographic zones. Thus
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To sum up what I'm asking about: why won't competition and many even larger outside factors conspire to reduce the market price of a scooter ride to what it probably should be....like $0.50+$0.10/mi or something? If that is w
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Ask HN: Explain Bird and Lime to me
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Bird and Lime, too.
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You forgot that control of private people and their property is what projects like this end up being about in a single-party state like California. It isn't about transportation: it is about control. Southwest airlines does not solve t
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Yeah, the payload is lost. Lost I tell you.
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I’m a fool guys. This was the joke the whole time. I’m sad.
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Website doesn’t work on iPhone. https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9xw0229z8y1rgx/2018-01-08%2018.04...
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Google: "You don't need to take any action." Department of Justice: "Hold my beer."
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This, 1,000x. There are a lot of families making $1 million gross ($500K net) in income. They live in SF and NY. Both parents work 10 hour days. They live in an uncomfortably small house and have a $1 million mortgage. They can barely save
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Serious question: I see that they are (sort of) adhering to (some) standard of "ad acceptability." Why are ads that consume a few too many CPU cycles more morally repugnant than ads that nearly invisibly manipulate a consumer&#x27
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Will the feature block paid placements in search results, too? I think most English speakers would consider these to be, erm, advertisements.
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Mamma mia! A fascinating window into the cultural difference that arise after merely one or two generations apart from the motherland. This gets linked every once in a while, and is worth it every time: http://www.atlasobscura.co