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by nlh 8y ago
Not to be too trite, but I’d guess there’s a reason (in the US at least) that calling someone a “mouth-breather” is an insult, generally implying that someone is uncouth and of low intellect. I remember learning in high school biology class
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by nlh 8y ago
This is without question an absolutely miserable practice, and I predict NYS will take quick action to curtail it - this is the sort of bad PR that very often moves the NYS government into actual positive action. This whole industry seems
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by nlh 8y ago
I wonder if this varies based on location / version? I just tried Maps on iOS 12.0.1 and it appears to do exactly this, at least in San Francisco. Every time I zoom in on a street, the label fades in right at the center, like you sugg
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by nlh 8y ago
Apologies if I missed this in the article, but my first (hacker) question is how the algorithm handles a rogue actor trying to maximize its own efficiency to the detriment of others. Is this accounted for? I’m envisioning roaming packs of
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by nlh 8y ago
Huge endorsement for this one - I’ve been working my way through it and I’ve found that this has helped me level up in my language skills in a way that no other method has so far.
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by nlh 8y ago
I'm going to build on a common HN adage: 1) Don't roll your own crypto; 2) Don't maintain your own SMTP server; and.. 3) Don't do your own payroll. There are LOTS of things you can try to do yourself as an entrepreneu
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by nlh 8y ago
Random semi-tangential question: It seems that when companies/PR people/lawyers respond to lawsuits, they always use some version of this EXACT phrase: "The allegations in the complaint are meritless, and ____ intends to vig
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by nlh 8y ago
I was mostly being snarky -- totally agree: starting a bank is insanely complex & difficult, and it's not getting any easier. Kudos for even trying. No blame from here either.
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by nlh 8y ago
Since this article is 9 years old, I was curious about follow-up. Checked LinkedIn and looks like this guy is still with the firm he was with in 2009: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wagner-60a65b116/ So I gu
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by nlh 8y ago
I’ve recently fallen down the deep dark rathole that is mechanical keyboards and I heartily encourage others to do the same :) For those of us that spend a majority of our working (and leisure?) time typing, it only makes sense (ha!) to cus
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by nlh 8y ago
I know you’re (effectively) trolling here, but there are many reasons to “actually” use it. The community is great and helpful (check out the Gitter activity if you have any question about that). Lack of Windows support (for now) doesn’t
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by nlh 8y ago
I think many tens-of-thousands of developers would not agree that Ruby is obscure.
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by nlh 8y ago
Unfortunately, you can’t use actual-Rails in Crystal (it’s written in Ruby which is similar but not exactly the same). But there are Rails-like frameworks you can use in Crystal that are just as much fun (though understandably less mature).
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by nlh 8y ago
Fascinating mix of justices on this one: > The vote was 5 to 4. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion and was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch. I can'
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by nlh 8y ago
Take a peek at Amber and its native ORM Granite. Amber is a bit more rails-like than Sinatra-like, but it’s super lightweight and has been a pleasure to build with so far. I’m using it for several projects. https://github.com&#x2
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by nlh 8y ago
I hear you, and I too love Ruby, and I too have yet to actually need the performance benefits of Crystal. But man, you don't realize how awesome static typing is until you actually start using it. There are whole classes of bugs th
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by nlh 9y ago
It is possible, but extremely unlikely given the evidence.
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by nlh 9y ago
That is so deeply awesome. Can you tell us a bit more detail about the systems and how they work? C? Assembly?
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by nlh 9y ago
It’s pretty clear now that Uber’s goal is to own the solution to “I need transportation”, not just be a fancy taxi company. It’s ambitious for sure. I need transportation: For 5 minutes, and cheap? Grab an Uber Scooter. For 30 minutes, wit
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by nlh 9y ago
FYI (and standard IANAL/IANACPA stuff too): If you do business in CA, which is to say you earn revenue in CA (and file a corporate/partnership tax return in CA), you’re paying the $800 annual fee regardless. So even if you form a
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by nlh 9y ago
And that’s precisely why Jump bikes are awesome in a city like SF. The electric assist is just enough of a boost that you feel the hills but not so much that you’re breaking out in a sweat going over them.
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by nlh 9y ago
This is not terribly surprising, but it’s nice to see some experimental confirmation. Here’s my question: Many will use this data to make themselves feel better (“See, I told you they were all idiots.”) How can this data be used to actuall
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by nlh 9y ago
Strava has an Apple Watch app (source: I use it regularly).
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by nlh 9y ago
The U doesn't seem so uncertain. If you have a counterpoint or reason to believe Tether is legit, I/we'd love to hear it!
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by nlh 9y ago
So I guess I'd say my point is that you say "I'll mine, so that won't happen" NOW, which is both fair and rational. But let's say tomorrow we discover a critical vulnerability in the bitcoin source that's
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by nlh 9y ago
The chances that BTC (or any given crypto asset) goes to zero right now (or in the near future), with the information we CURRENTLY have, are low...market gyrations will happen, things will fluctuate +/- 20, 30, 50%, maybe they'll
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by nlh 9y ago
Great points. Strongly agree with #3 in particular ("like a family") because I've made this exact mistake with companies I've led in the past. To elaborate on what the piece touches on but doesn't specifically say:
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by nlh 9y ago
Would never give mean feedback! But will give you honest assessment that, I hope, is helpful: Disclaimer - I'm giving you an impression based on about 30 seconds of viewing the page. I didn't intentionally spend so little time t
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by nlh 9y ago
"Before the issues described here were publicly disclosed, Daniel Gruss, Moritz Lipp, Yuval Yarom, Paul Kocher, Daniel Genkin, Michael Schwarz, Mike Hamburg, Stefan Mangard, Thomas Prescher and Werner Haas also reported them; their [wr
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by nlh 9y ago
awesome, and makes sense. maybe the subject of a future blog post :) thanks and stay well!

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