mikehawkins

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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Well put - centralized decision-making with a minimum of public interest groups does tend to speed things up. But yeah, it was their utter economic collapse that caused this particular case.
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
I'm a bit guilty of this myself - I tend to use this in emails, when trying to give the feel of an informal conversation. So... I'm curious what you think about this case? ;)
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
I'll agree with much of this - but after 8 years living in London and now in Manchester, the 'objective horribleness' of British food is now about 15-20 years out of date. Back in the day, sure - man, how my parents could tel
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Powerful, powerful piece - thanks for sharing. As an American living in England, it's especially interesting reading of a Brit's experience in my home country. I'm not black, and have been given the benefits of good schools,
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
"Ultimately, I think the real moral is that more companies should do their own thing, even if that thing is not great in the abstract. Being different carries a value of its own, and it breeds biodiversity that's healthy for the s
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Thanks for sharing! Interesting thing is that until now, Uber has been paying the drivers' fines for operating illegally while waiting for the court case to be resolved.
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Gah - I'm with you... y'all fits the bill in so many ways - I love the way it sounds when my Southern friends say it. I just can't get away with using it and not feeling a little contrived. We definitely need a plural, inform
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Absolutely - and this trend is only accelerating... as Americans, we're surrounding ourselves more and more with people of a similar world view. I can see how it happens (and I'm the same, with the vast majority of my friends and
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Any other day, I would be full of passion about yet another attempt to subvert what 81% of folks want and the FCC has put in place... but today? Man, I'm just so completely unsurprised. Le grand sigh. :(
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
As someone living in the UK, I'm a huge fan - BBC's compulsory licensing for TV pays for a wide range of content from TV to radio, all top-notch... especially Radio 6 - a wonderful way to discover new music free from commercial co
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Also there are so many other models out there - artists can get dedicated fans to subscribe to each new piece of content they create on sites like Patreon.com (founded by a YouTube musical duo tired of the pennies they were receiving). Pret
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Ugh. Man, that's truly, truly embarrassing... I completely missed it not once (writing it) but TWICE (reading your comment). I need a weekend. ;)
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Thanks - definitely open to suggestions :) we're just wrestling with the classic issue of monetisation without killing the free distribution model that's working so well for us.
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Ask HN: Is this the best way to monetize with annoying our users?
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Absolutely - I'm a huge fan of Lightroom, especially with using a plug-in like Silver FX. Not sure about the other photographers out there - but I probably on turn to Photoshop for 5% of my shots at most.
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Sigh. I wish I could summon up the will to be a bit more insightful - but after reading yet another ill-advised attempt to crack down on service providers for user-generated content...
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
"I’m told the focus remains on Europe and specifically “high-growth emerging markets” - um, not really a surprise given the general lack of public transportation in the US...
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Far, far too much truth in this... I laughed/snorted drinking my coffee when I read about their 'deeply disruptive, data-driven, venture-backed, gluten-free economic meritocracy'.
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Very good point - it's always the most famous person + the # of any others.
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
I'm in total awe of what wingsuit guys can do - but I'm torn. Part of me also thinks this was pretty selfish on their part. They went where it was illegal, had an accident, and then have to Yosemite search and rescue conduct a pre
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
No way - $40B is just nuts, and I think underestimates the ability of other companies to get in on the action. Many of the drivers I've used have multiple smartphones running, one for each service, and just bounce around to whichever g
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Wonderful news. Just goes to show that while money helps, being resource-tight can inspire ingenuity. Thanks for the post.
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by mikehawkins 11y ago
Agree, but awesome idea overall for a project! :)