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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   > A competitor could easily produce a leaner, better product. There are several competitors in this space. Pages, LibreOffice, and Google docs come to mind. The only one I've ever heard described as better is Google docs. I'm n
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   Off by an order of magnitude? Are you suggesting Twitter spends 2 million per employee per year?
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   But drivers can drive for multiple services at the same time, using whichever one is giving them a customer at any specific moment. I've talked to many Uber/Lyft drivers that use both apps at the same time. On the consumer side, h
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   I'm not going to speak to their ability to become winners in massive markets, but I don't see how Uber or AirBnB have a strong moat that makes it hard to compete. Both seem extraordinarily easy to switch away from to a competitor.
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   I don't write a blog. I've thought about it quite a few times, but it turns out writing is hard and writing things regularly that people want to read is even harder. If I ever get over that hump, I certainly wouldn't want to
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   How is that a different problem than people editing code in a repo that's out of date?
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   What's the technology here that needs to mature? Honest question, but it seems like just a high-end personal assistant on-demand that uses text messages to communicate. It's not obvious to me what the tech is.
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   Someone who values their time at $100/hour, working 40 hours/week, is making over $200,000 a year. I'm not sure if that technically qualifies as the 1%, but I think it's close enough to the GP's point.
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   by npizzolato 11y ago

   I too thought it was satire. Two of their examples are "I need to buy $2500 worth of electronics tonight like it's nothing" and "get me a private helicopter tonight for $3500", all the while paying $100/hour fo
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    > I'm going to go out on what might be something of a limb and suggest that perhaps Twitter is not the place for meaningful discussions, or even, discussion in general. I tend to agree with you, but then again I've never unders
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    Thanks for the explanation. I agree with you that (1) is rather questionable, but to me, (2) seems like a fair tax.
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    Is all that money actually made outside the US? Or is it made outside of the US in the same spirit as how Hollywood movies never make a profit?[1][2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting [2] http:&#x
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    http://i.imgur.com/Vf0An8J.png :)
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    > Yup. Acquired for $101M then subsequently shut down in 1-2 years (just kidding of course). > hopefully we can become the next billion dollar company. If not, then it's the other two options: get acquired or die. No offense, bu
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    If you can't get to the status page, it's probably a good indication the service is down :)
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    > Many users will use these buttons to express agreement or disagreement, even though that is explicitly wrong as defined by the owners of the site. Interestingly enough, downvoting to express disagreement is not against the hacker news
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    When I favorite my banking website, a notification isn't sent to the website telling them I favorited them, nor are my browser favorites public for anyone to see. The semantics, and thus the meaning, are totally different. Chrome doesn
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    I should include a disclaimer to this comment that despite attempting to use Twitter multiple times, I still cannot find a use for it, so I would not consider myself a "Twitter user". That said, the criticism of the favorite ->
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    Ideologically, from a single voter's perspective, you're right. But practically, and looking at the entire population, it's not. The first past the post voting system we use will always result in two prominent parties, and th
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    It's hard to complain about others reusing a title when the title is a simply a common English word. Rework : to make changes to (something, such as a piece of writing or music) in order to improve it[1] [1] http://www.merri
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    You're misinterpreting him. "Buy" here is purchasing the product, as a typical customer.
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    Same. It's kind of sad. Apparently questioning the business reason behind decisions isn't appreciated. I personally find them interesting.
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    I like the story of how Grep is fast because it tries to do as little work as possible. https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-Aug...
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    > I heard so many times bullshit like "I don't know if you'll be alive in a year or two, so I can't adopt your technology" I'm not sure why you think this is bullshit. Most startups fail. It seems like good
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    I've seen far more problems from people who think they understand the code so they don't need tests than from people who write tests to check their code. The best of the best might be able to get by without tests, but us common-fo
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    I found a quote recently by G.K. Chesterton about this that I really like. "In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a parado
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    The example breaks down with torrenting because it introduces a third option. For the no-name artist, a) Some people would pay $100,000 and get the painting. b) Some people would think $100,000 is ridiculous, not pay, and not get
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    Sorry, but I don't see the huge nightmare here. I share my Netflix account with multiple people. We all know the password, and you only have to type it once into every device you own. If someone forgets or gets a new computer, they cou
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    So then, when you torrent movies, do you send money to the content creators? Otherwise your distinction, while true, isn't very relevant.
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    by npizzolato 11y ago

    I'm unconvinced. Then the piracy rate would decrease for these shows as a result of better availability of HBO Go and other services, but I'm pretty sure they're still Game of Thrones is still the most downloaded torrent. I&#