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by neil_s 6y ago
I'm surprised by all the negative top-level comments. I wasn't familiar with ZeroHedge before, but I just looked it up on Snopes.com and there are numerous results where ZH articles were marked false or mostly false. I followed a
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by neil_s 6y ago
I do the same, with National's Emerald Club service. It sounds fancy but anyone can sign up for free membership. I used to be so paranoid about taking photos and videos of the car at the start and end of the rental, but have gradually
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by neil_s 6y ago
Neat! I know python and wanted a quick primer in NumPy syntax recently for a quick data analysis, this is perfect. Would be nice if the input box was automatically focused when advancing to the next question.
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by neil_s 6y ago
As a 26-year old at Google, this example sounds surprising to me. I'd rule out Amazon, Apple and Netflix, and you'd have to be ~L6 to get $500K at Facebook or Google, which I don't see any of them hiring fresh grads at no mat
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by neil_s 6y ago
Unless Google associates your anonymous browsing data from incognito mode, with your regular browsing data from regular mode, I don't see a case here. And I really doubt they do that, it would be such a clear and egregious violation of
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by neil_s 6y ago
I had trouble accessing the relevant video snippet even after going through the conference registration, so here's a summary. You can view the demo at https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OyKAYWPRrWKb starting a
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by neil_s 6y ago
Haha, it's a good point about customers not caring about that stuff. Side note though, the stock video at the bottom of your homepage made me irrationally upset at how pointless it was.
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by neil_s 6y ago
Both projects seem really cool! Re: Ezmonic, would be cool to have a live version on the website, so I could try out some numbers that are personally relevant and see if I could remember the system, before deciding to download the app.
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by neil_s 6y ago
This is exactly what I've been looking for, thanks for making!
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by neil_s 6y ago
This seems promising! I'm usually decent at puzzles but am stuck on the first one and don't have enough confidence in the puzzle quality to donate to see the first hint.
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by neil_s 6y ago
This is pretty much what I wanted to build, but with way nicer design! Looking forward to playing with it on our next games night.
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by neil_s 6y ago
This is exactly what I was thinking of building, except with newer games like Spyfall, Codenames and Avalon! Would love to see those games on your site, or help build them if I can.
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by neil_s 6y ago
I don't know who actually ripped off who, if at all. But in terms of product name, if we go based on public launch date, the first generation of Pixel Buds were released in Oct 2017 and the first generation of the Amazon Buds were rele
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by neil_s 6y ago
I think seeing this as an antagonistic situation between Google and the news sites is less than ideal. Google provides value to the news sites by driving traffic to them, and Publishers provide value to Google by helping provide more comple
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by neil_s 7y ago
(disclaimer: I work at El Goog) A number of companies have rightfully banned Zoom's native apps, given how insecure they are. I had previously uninstalled it when the news about the secret web server they install came out. Google is st
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by neil_s 7y ago
So glad to see this service exist. While Shkreli is out jacking up prices for rare disease drugs, you guys are making help more accessible by providing doctors trained to order these tests, running the tests at certified labs, and being sup
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by neil_s 7y ago
This is such a well-written community resource, educating members and not just promoting the service. Thanks! Question: does someone like me need renter's insurance? I rent a bedroom in the owner's flat, don't have anything
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by neil_s 7y ago
Nothing is happening to Google Cloud overall. This is just a small org where two teams were doing similar stuff, so they got merged. This made a few roles redundant, so those folks will be looking for new roles within Google (Cloud). How th
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by neil_s 7y ago
This is amazing, wish you'd launched on Friday and I would have been one of your first customers. I live in SF, needed to go to an event in San Jose with 2 other friends who live in the city. Looked at all the options on Friday. Zipcar
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by neil_s 7y ago
A 2% bump in efficiency hardly seems like a revolution. This is still cool though, I look forward to bikes that need lower maintenance because of the lack of chains
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by neil_s 7y ago
This is exactly the experience I had. Driving my friend's Honda Civic was way more pleasurable than driving another friend's BMW, because the former had Android Auto. Now I refuse to rent a car without one. OP could probably buy a
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by neil_s 7y ago
I didn't understand the parallel to Sidewalk Labs, can someone please share more context?
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by neil_s 8y ago
Huh? If the additional person can bring more value to the cooperative than they consume (which you would generally hope to be true for most hires), then it will be to your benefit. Yes, more slices need to be cut, but the cake is bigger. Fo
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by neil_s 8y ago
This is a surprisingly poor understanding of tech. Do hotels hand out titles like investment banks (there were hundreds of VPs at JP Morgan), or was this author actually in a position of responsibility? Is it common for non-tech companies t
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by neil_s 8y ago
I'm surprised this isn't mentioned, but there are a couple of possibilities here: a) the Google folks listed did actually steal the patent, as described b) the Google folks were working on this already, saw someone in academia tha
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by neil_s 8y ago
I relocated from the UK to California and then Zurich to work at Google. I wouldn't have taken the offer if they said - "you can only work at Google if you agree to work in Alabama". Once you're in Google, it's pret
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by neil_s 8y ago
Love that show! Impressive research job finding those 3 hi-vis vest clips so quickly
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by neil_s 8y ago
When some friends and I visited the Amazon Go store in Seattle, we tried multiple different ways to fool the cameras, such as putting the bag over the item on the shelf, or picking it up from the shelf, placing it back on the wrong aisle, a
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by neil_s 8y ago
That's precisely why Google wants the average Android user with uncertain tech knowledge to use the app store. It uses Google's immense machine learning and ops resources to fight malware and malicious apps.
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by neil_s 8y ago
Wut? They only started charging EU manufacturers for the apps because the EU courts required them to. They want as many phones as possible using the apps if they can, to get more users into the online services.

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