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by not_that_noob 9y ago
That's right, but it is usually minimal. This is a very dilutive round. But they need the cash, as the general MO is to try and drive competition out of business by pushing prices down. So not much of a choice here.
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Investors found that particular religion with Google. Losing money hand over fist till they put in adwords. They had to fight investors to put in one of the most profitable models on the planet. Ever since then, the game has changed. Invest
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Basically, it's like Indy Jones with the leap of faith - there's a an inordinate amount of hope in the future. https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PoorImperfectAdouri-size_restricte... Thankfully, the world is afloat with c
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
I don't think it was the conversion that was the issue, the gleeful schadenfreude of the article notwithstanding. Mueller is armed with subpoenas after all. This makes it easier for Mueller at best.
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
The judge basically punted the issue to the CA legislature. If enough drivers get together and lobby, I think the legislature may clear up the drivers' ambiguous position.
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The Obscure Law That Lets the Feds Ask for Your Papers Inside the United States(motherjones.com)
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Pentagon Says Russia Is Building Nuclear Torpedo Described as “Doomsday” Weapon(slate.com)
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Not at all. In fact, it's already happened in this same lawsuit - https://www.recode.net/2017/12/15/16782534/alphabet-waymo-ub... Uber employee writes a letter making all sorts of damaging claims. H
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
IANAL and all that - but a key issue here is that she was in the room when he was talking to his lawyer. If so, it might be harder for Levandowski to assert that the conversation was protected under attorney-client privilege. This could ope
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Trump admin considers tweak that may lead to mass deportation of Indians(hindustantimes.com)
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Nice! Using IRT for clothes sizing is indeed innovative. One factor that is difficult to account for is users not telling you the truth. Users may feel embarrassed to say something is too small, as that may have negative connotations for so
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
The stock market is indicating that net neutrality is lost, and is picking winners and losers. Comcast and Verizon are licking their chops to charge tolls - FAANG will have to pay. And consumers will lose.
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Net neutrality: Google, FB, Netflix stocks drop sharply as Comcast, Verizon gain(imgur.com)
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
We figured it out many decades earlier - we call our ubiquitous convenient sandwiches ‘hamburgers’.
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
There is ongoing investigation in this area on mother-child transfers of gut bacteria that may influence body weight. The evidence seems to be pointing to diet influencing the type of bacteria that thrive in the gut - so my gut (ha ha) says
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Probably better titled “Life is a random walk”. I completely agree with his premise - ‘success’ in life, however defined, seems largely a function largely of luck. Those who see the world for what it is - rather than what received dogma tea
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
The ghosts of Pulitzer and Hearst thank you - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_of_the_Spanish–Amer...
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
cc https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/lp/Bo/LogicalFalla...
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
False equivalence - Lenin would have said all land is to be owned by the state. This is arguing for increased taxation of idle assets. Society writ large benefits. Think about the people who can't think of starting a company now becaus
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Keep in mind that the smart founders all hand over daily control to top managers at a certain point - FB->Sandberg, G->Pichai, Msft->Nadella. The best strategy for founders from these data points seems to be to retain control via s
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Got a lot of Apple haters - I wasn't ripping on Android. Just pointing out the obvious. Why the down vote?
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
And iPhone X (exxx not ten) will blow it out of the park. Cook's da man.
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Slick! 84% success rate in the real world, and a simple clever technique. Basically use another DNN to reverse-engineer the target, find weaknesses using the substitute and then use those examples to make attack vectors. Without a robust ma
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
This design-first approach is the hallmark of many successful products. It is the rare engineer who can say "I had to change code that I had labored over" with such equanimity. Excellent read! "The ability for Dan and I to wo
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Would love to - couldn't find your email in your profile tho. To keep the UI simple, I'd like to specify a URL and specify the IP range(s) that are allowed to access each. Bonus points if I can in addition to web UI submit and cha
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Got it - thanks. Any plans to add this as an integrated feature so we don't have to set up a separate WAF?
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Love it! I was thinking of migrating off GAE for this reason, but now will re-evaluate. One feature request - can we add a URL parameter to the firewall rule? The idea is I want to restrict access to certain URLs to a well-known set of IPs
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Snap shunned by major stock index for not giving some shareholders voting rights(latimes.com)
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Ask HN: Help Need startup-friendly patent attorney to respond to office action
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by not_that_noob 9y ago
Perhaps UberEats can pivot to UberBlood? Fresh young blood of the right type on demand via app. Blood boys can be regular Uber drivers when blood demand is low. You're welcome Uber.

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