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by nicholas73 7y ago
Not sure this is a result of crash planning, or that good deals are hard to find at the top and he won't pony up unless it's a good deal.
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by nicholas73 7y ago
Futures can put incredible leverage on your account. Most broker margin requirements are actually quite lenient - you could blow your account in a day if there is some event. Why should the broker take the liability if your account runs o
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by nicholas73 7y ago
For our last hire, I was the only one on the hiring committee to ask about past projects. The others defaulted to "fundamentals" questions. I think the reason people do this is a mix of 1) not knowing what traits to look for 2) n
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by nicholas73 7y ago
How did you solve the chicken-egg problem, where the site isn't valuable until you get a lot of viewers/postings? Thanks, and great site!
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by nicholas73 7y ago
Would it be "piercing the corporate veil" to accept payments before incorporating, then moving everything to separate accounts afterwards?
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by nicholas73 8y ago
This statistic always bothers me. The statement is made true by reporting deaths per mile, versus deaths per trip. Most of the risk is during takeoff and landing, with thousands of miles in between. In contrast car trips are short with m
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Ask HN: How long does it take for you to complete an MVP?
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by nicholas73 8y ago
The early 20's are about as free as you'll ever be. It's not a long period of time either.
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by nicholas73 8y ago
This is no more absurd than asking how many golf balls fit into a bus. It seems impossible but with a few assumptions you can get a good enough ballpark.
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Forget all the tips, and find an activity and healthy food that you enjoy. You wouldn't advise someone to power through a career they hate. Being healthy shouldn't be hard either. You should want to do the activity, push yourse
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by nicholas73 8y ago
A real entitled jerk not only takes the space of 3 people, but a space those 3 people set up themselves.
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Maybe pick something that is easier to sell. The bunk1.com idea has two problems I see immediately: 1) You have to reach the camp decision makers, which is a very small population and not necessarily available directly from a contact email
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Well, if you ever deal with sensitive analog signals, what you're doing would reduce delays and inductive pick up from other lines. Of course, you'd only clear the area for those, not the whole board.
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Same thing we do every year, Pinky. Try to launch a successful SaaS!
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by nicholas73 8y ago
I planned a project for home automation in 2008, and many of my ideas are in the market today (like doorbell video, smart smoke alarms, etc.). However I don't think I missed out because the bar for execution is so high in hardware, and
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Oil dropped in the 80's because of the OPEC embargo leading to a surge in production outside OPEC. Then Saudi Arabia realized they could no longer support the market and so flooded the market instead to cripple the competition (they a
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by nicholas73 8y ago
We should have a Hacker News MMA meetup :)
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by nicholas73 8y ago
For those who don't agree, I think the difference may be competition experience. It's like other high pressure scenarios, but preparing for a match can teach you how to prepare for others. My level of nervousness is pretty well
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Yes, same experience and timeline. I tried improving my social skills to catch up, and I did, but years later I realized that all I needed were a few (or one) good friend. That's where the value is at, although I suppose having many
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by nicholas73 8y ago
If you are lucky, you can contact a manufacturer of pressure sensor and hope that 1) they will answer a small customer 2) the guy answering really knows his stuff. Big names in the space would be Honeywell or TE Connectivity. As so happens
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Do you have a reason to consider 2008 as normal?
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by nicholas73 8y ago
More likely the company at this stage is evaluated on earnings growth, not absolute earnings. Or more nebulous, $/user. But it's a way to mentally check whether the valuation is reasonable. Will the earnings growth grow into a
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by nicholas73 8y ago
CA is an odd duck both because of its taxes and regulations, and because the oil produces in middle America do not flow by pipeline there. So CA pays the higher international price for their crude oil.
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by nicholas73 8y ago
This is a misconception. Over time, OPEC actually LOWERS prices, not raises them. This is because oil has lag time from investment to production, so it has natural boom/bust cycles. If there was no moderator akin to a central bank,
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by nicholas73 8y ago
In addition to crude type mentioned here, there are relative price differentials to take advantage of due to the local storage/transport constraints. For example, US oil may become cheaper because there is so much shale production gro
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by nicholas73 8y ago
This news is based on one weekly oil inventory report, which fluctuates greatly because of the timing of oil tankers coming in and out of ports. Each VLCC can hold 2 million barrels of oil, so a timing mismatch can make the report swing la
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Solar or nuclear primarily generates electricity, which little oil is used for. They also have problems with supply/demand load balancing, and there isn't a good storage solution for that yet. Lastly, oil products have energy de
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Not sure if there are any aquariums in SLC, so check out Cal Academy of Sciences in SF and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Santa Cruz is a beach/hippie town. California cuisine (fusion/organic), Asian, Mexican food. Buddhism? San Jose
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Also hang dried clothing is stiffer, and the lint isn't removed.
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by nicholas73 8y ago
Calculus was broken up into two parts in my university. Part one covered limits, differentiation, and basic integration. Part two focused on integrating more difficult functions (I remember little else, and frankly not sure if most studen

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