mkal_tsr

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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Most people here only see $ unfortunately.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
PostSecret was made during a time when people didn't need an app for every function in their lives.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
FBPurity [1] can literally remove the feed, it's been wonderful. My FB has been reduced to just private groups and private-messaging (no chat). [1] http://www.fbpurity.com/
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> they may draw a line between "serious" reporting and entertainment reporting for the purposes of in-line ads For now...
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
But it is centralized and closed. It will not eclipse email for anything serious and long-term.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> How well that is actually maintained is up to the sales and editorial teams striking the deal, of course. (emphasis mine) Just so we're aware he's already in partial agreement (using his own words) with your point.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Look at Mashable's own copy wrt sponsored advertising, > Every brand is an expert in its field [1] Which is patently false. We can say, "well they didn't mean every brand, that'd be ridiculous!" and yet, the i
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
I think your biased opinion and dependency on advertising is clouding your judgement wrt the decline of investigative journalism and rise of advertorial/promotional "journalism". Editorial independence and integrity have bee
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
+Android and keeping this as device-only-data (aka, no upload/sync) would fetch several $ from me. If I want to be honest on the app and ensure I'm having a meaningful dialogue with past/future me, I do not want 3rd parties
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Guessing no response yet?
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Maybe it was hard to see with all the grey text, but I couldn't find a specific line where you supported the idea, but rather, you just wanted to discuss and dissect the merits of such an idea through breaking it down to promote disc
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
The URL is a bit off - http://www.hiregun.co/
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Please fully describe how the age, race, gender, height, orientation, and religious aspects of employees for both Lyft and Uber are relevant and intertwined with the actions of the company. You say "better people" but I think you
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Well, if you go purely anonymous in all aspects, you prevent a lot of these things from even being an issue and rely only on the merit of the idea, quality of MVP, and thoroughness of the business plan - https://news.ycombinator.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
What are the enumerated qualities of founders that can only be discerned live in person in relation to profitable product development in an age when you can hire out your PR to another person? Genuinely curious about this. I grew up on th
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
One day there may be a VC that only interacts with potential investments through the internet where no age, gender, height, orientation, religion, etc. is ever disclosed, both by the investor and investees. The only information to go off o
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
And? Same behavior from Uber, doesn't matter if it's Gett or Lyft targeted with their antics.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
The article in OP specifically states this is not the first time.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Is this something that the investors of Uber encourage / don't discourage? If not, what actions are being taken by either Uber or Uber's investors to prevent this from happening again? (cnn reports this is not the first time
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> It's against the HN guidelines to go on about getting downvoted. Please don't. Technically it's not, it's discouraged, direct quote: > Resist complaining about being downmodded. I have no qualms with downvotes, b
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
From one solo-bootstrapper to another, great read and well done!
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Donate them to your local shelter or thrift store.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
You did not address the first part of his comment, > You think it would be wonderful because of the way that you felt, not the way your friend felt. Why not?
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Are you sure you understand how programming and testing works?
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
> If there's a bug in a library you use it would show up when testing your code that uses the library. That's not true at all. You may catch some lib bugs, but not all, even through testing of your own code that leverages the
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
If you say so :-)
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
The essence of HN hivemind is to worship the "free market" and that capitalism is the end all be all, IMO (that's my experience from having lurked here for several years). Criticizing one of the biggest VCs for HN startups re
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
It would probably be best for everyone if you understood the term before forming harsh opinions and complaining about it.
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
Thanks! I'm going to add that site to my blacklist of sites not to visit. I'm serious on that. I can't vote investments out of office, but I can stop using sites/services and stop promoting them when they take investmen
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by mkal_tsr 12y ago
As a result, any company invested in by Andreessen Horowitz is now of lesser value, lower integrity, and less worth of promotion in my opinion. We can talk and discuss and debate "free market" and monetizing content and whatever

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