mrleiter

24 ms·

151.
by mrleiter 8y ago
Great idea! I guess you are open to input if you post here: 1) afterInterview is a bit of an ugly name. Maybe shorten it to afterview? 2) How do you intend to monetize? I can only think of what u/WestCoastJustin said: data. But then yo
152.
List of inventors killed by their own inventions(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments
153.
by mrleiter 8y ago
The are not moving against them because of "religion restricts the growth of knowledge".
154.
Laughing with Kafka, from a speech given by D. F. Wallace [pdf](harpers.org)
2 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments
155.
by mrleiter 8y ago
What a fitting article on #worldmentalhealthday.
156.
by mrleiter 8y ago
From a legal perspective, this is very interesting. The concept of escrow has existed for centuries I suppose. It needs three parties, A (origin), B (escrow) and C (destination). An escrow is only needed, because A and C don't trust th
157.
by mrleiter 8y ago
I wonder, like mentioned elsewhere in the art community, if this stunt will have the opposite assumed effect: that the artwork will be more valuable now than it was before. Since now it is a "double-Banksy" in a sense. And if othe
158.
by mrleiter 8y ago
That is not only an issue in academics, but in society as a whole. There is no culture of moderate discussion and respect anymore. Arguments are only valid if they fit the ideology. That is highly concerning.
159.
General Electric ditches John Flannery as chief executive(ft.com)
1 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments
160.
California state law mandates female board directors by 2019(reuters.com)
37 points by mrleiter 8y ago|49 comments
161.
by mrleiter 8y ago
> But as with Facebook at the same stage of its life, Bytedance now faces questions over when or even how it will start making a profit. Amazing. $75b valuation, loads of cash to run ops and not have your burn rate run you into the groun
162.
by mrleiter 8y ago
Among other platforms, they run musical.ly and TikTok.
163.
Prior Exposure Increases Perceived Accuracy of Fake News(papers.ssrn.com)
1 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments
164.
by mrleiter 8y ago
Very interesting, I didn't know that. Makes sense.
165.
by mrleiter 8y ago
I once read in an article (that I unfortunately can't find right now) that the the worth of Shazam lies in the fact that it can recognise, which songs are trending. The value chain is approximately like this: 1)New song is released 2)I
166.
Biproportional apportionment(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments
167.
by mrleiter 8y ago
He actually cared about me. Asked me how I was feeling, how life is besides work. Then from time to time he'd take us for lunch or dinner (we were a total of 6 people in his team). Felt great, everybody was really productive and happy
168.
California wants to launch its own climate satellite(engadget.com)
2 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments
169.
by mrleiter 8y ago
Experienced the same thing in Austria: I'm from the most western part, which mostly has alemannic and rhaeto-romance influence and the work ethic is "german". You have Sitzfleisch, I go to work/university at 7am and afte
170.
by mrleiter 8y ago
From a business perspective, it's interesting to me. Step 1: They want to increase revenue by vertical integration (repairs). Step 2: They make the process rather difficult (e.g. damaging the device permanently with one wrong move), th
171.
by mrleiter 8y ago
It's important to note that the laws itself are public, but that the laws refer to guidelines published by Standard Defining Organisations (SDOs), which in turn are not freely accessible. This judgment means that PRO now still has to p
172.
by mrleiter 8y ago
First of, thanks for being part of YC and making it such a great place. I've never been there, but the whole spirit is healthy and that I very much appreciate. >I looked at qualities of the applicants my cofounders couldn't see
173.
by mrleiter 8y ago
Oh, my bad. Thank you! :)
174.
by mrleiter 8y ago
Which? apparently is a paid service. That I find morally questionable - telling you that some are literally deadly and then asking for money to tell you which ones are.
175.
by mrleiter 8y ago
How's the legal situation in America regarding breach of contract? At least in Austria we have a law that exactly tries to prevent such things (§38 et seq. UGB): when you buy a company you enter into all of their existing (non highly p
176.
by mrleiter 8y ago
Usually through trustees and fiduciaries in yet again different jurisdictions. Until you prove beyond a reasonable doubt who the beneficial owner is, it's really legally ambiguous to enforce any laws or regulations. There are efforts a
177.
WordPress.com Owner Buys Atavist Magazine(wsj.com)
3 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments
178.
by mrleiter 8y ago
I didn't understand for quite some time why prosecutors couldn't go after and find tax perpetrators who they knew had offshore structures. Until I finally found out how simple it is. One of two or both reasons: 1)As laid out in th
179.
by mrleiter 8y ago
It was approved on in a committee of the European parliament (for legal matters), which means that now they will enter negotiations with the European Council and then after some time and processes laid out in Art. 293ff TFEU, it will be deb
180.
Forecasting value of battery electric vs. internal combustion engine vehicles(arxiv.org)
1 points by mrleiter 8y ago|0 comments

More ›