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by msellout 11y ago
One can easily gain momentum by simply adding mass, which is completely the wrong metaphor. Let's end the practice of misusing the word "momentum" in business. Use "velocity" or simply "speed".
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by msellout 11y ago
You described the functionality of Google Maps on my phone. I believe Waze has already been integrated to a large extent.
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by msellout 11y ago
I've found a significant number of older people think "LOL" is an abbreviation for "lots of love" or "lots of laughs" rather than "laughing out loud".
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by msellout 11y ago
Uber and Lyft monitor both the driver and passenger. The driver is more confident that the passenger will be present when the driver arrives. The passenger can be more confident that the driver will in fact arrive and not pick up someone el
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by msellout 11y ago
Yes.
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by msellout 11y ago
Think British comedy, not big snake. Monty Python had a sketch about cheese. Thus wheels of cheese.
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by msellout 11y ago
Your argument is simply that analysts are trapped in a local maxima, optimizing for clicks as a proxy for consumer lifetime value. However, we have no knowledge of the actual analysis techniques. In fact, the company may be optimizing lifet
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by msellout 11y ago
If we reject the author's claim that the purpose and value of advertising is solely a signalling mechanism similar to a peacock's feathers, then the entire argument fails.
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by msellout 11y ago
That was not my experience.
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by msellout 11y ago
Off-topic: I'd like to get in touch with Pythonistas in Costa Rica. Send me an email? (address in profile)
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by msellout 11y ago
Nitpick: it's better to say "2:1 split" instead of "67%-33% split" to avoid the illusion of excess precision.
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by msellout 11y ago
I'm pretty sure they're planning to throw VC money at the problem until it goes away ("it" being either the problem or the money).
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by msellout 11y ago
Their FAQ answers your question. They are planning to simply eat any project budget overrun, aiming for growth rather than profit. YOU SOUND TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. HOW CAN YOU DO IT THIS CHEAP? Agencies and development shops ha
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by msellout 11y ago
In my experience, the corporation's culture matters much less than the personalities of those you frequently interact with, whether those people are colleagues, customers, or vendors.
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by msellout 11y ago
Homejoy expected that a better service would increase the customer base. I don't hire a maid currently, but if it were easy to find a trustworthy and thorough maid, I might.
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by msellout 11y ago
Why is `datastreams` better than using generators and comprehensions, plus the itertools module in the standard library?
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by msellout 11y ago
What that driver did was illegal. She could have called the police. It sounds like she was taken by some pirate taxi, not one from the taxi stand.
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by msellout 11y ago
Taxis everywhere are famous for trying to ask you your destination before letting you in the cab. I always say, "hold on, I can't hear you" and quickly open the door before they can drive away.
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by msellout 11y ago
Let Uber's customer service know. They're very pleasant and they want to make sure you're happy.
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by msellout 11y ago
It's $15 minimum fare from SJC. Strange that the meter would read $9. Check the posted fare card.
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by msellout 11y ago
You're correct that without low-latency trading, markets will be less efficient in that bid-ask spreads will increase. However, I think of that efficiency as an architect optimizing a skyscraper's earthquake tolerance. Sure, on a
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by msellout 11y ago
Rather than go point by point, I'll refer you to someone more eloquent and credentialed. Check out some of Mark Buchanan's comments on http://physicsoffinance.blogspot.com He talks about many things, but if you're
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by msellout 11y ago
This is simply the new normal as too many small-brain (and thus fast) algorithms are crowded into the same strategy space. Periodically, they will all randomly converge on the same strategy, liquidity dries up, and the prices jump dramatica
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by msellout 11y ago
No. It's likely that companies like Uber will cause a shift in the legal treatment of employees vs contractors. I hope that the difference will be eliminated. It's such a fine line already, very difficult to know whether someone i
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by msellout 11y ago
What are your thoughts on Zest Finance ( http://www.zestfinance.com ) ?
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by msellout 11y ago
I thought the upvotes define what is "suitable" for HN.
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by msellout 11y ago
The term "bailout" is too ambiguous. The lefties prefer some form of debt-forgiveness combined with other measures for eventual partial debt repayment. Most importantly, the lefties don't want to cut Greek pensions and certai
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by msellout 11y ago
Not possible. The insights come from the combination of everyone's data, not the analysis of any individual in isolation.
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by msellout 11y ago
How would you identify if someone is in fact a narcissist? What does it mean to be a narcissist? The problem with words is that people think they have a specific meaning. He created one for his study -- narcissism is defined as some weighte
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by msellout 11y ago
Funny, I think about it the other way: inheritance of function/method implementation is so useful, it's a shame people mentally tie it to data type inheritance.

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