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by obblekk 6y ago
client side, GPU bound challenge (the user doesn't do anything but wait for a spinner to load, the javascript has to solve a np hard problem). won't block all spammers, but will increase the server cost (even for selenium) to the
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by obblekk 6y ago
Here is the basic theory of negotiation and specific advise for your situation: Theory: in a negotiation both parties are trying to get a deal that is better than the Best Alternative To A Negotiated Agreement (BATNA). So what you’re trying
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by obblekk 6y ago
This is a sober self reflection. Whether you agree with the politics or not, it ought to be inspiring as a way to reflect on one’s impact on their society. On the political side, it does seem to confirm that there was a strong intentional p
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by obblekk 6y ago
This is a great idea. Since this technology has been available since the 80s according to the article, why isn’t this already the default way of producing drugs? Why do companies rely on fragile long term supply chains instead of a scalable
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by obblekk 6y ago
I’m surprised that free market enthusiasts don’t see zoning laws as a limitation of freedom, even though it’s probably the most direct limitation by government today. There could be so much innovation in solving the NIMBY problem. Make a ca
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by obblekk 6y ago
Yes, but the law should enforce your agreement with your neighbors, not obligate you to form an agreement as it does today. I think the biggest issue in zoning is the lack of a path to unzone something. If I convince all my immediate neighb
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by obblekk 6y ago
I find it fascinating that teen vogue is running content like this. I wonder what it says about our society that this is in vogue for teens. Probably that we both have matured and have needed to mature. Reminds me of hongkong students.
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by obblekk 6y ago
Vulnerable, yes but the google earnings from yesterday show even in advertising, there seems to be a temporary floor. Entirely possible the floor is a temporary illusion and falls out over next 3mo, but the market is betting that won’t happ
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by obblekk 7y ago
Maybe this quarantine actually leads to enough random exploration in people’s free time, that we see an explosion of creative new startups afterwards. “Creative creation” as the libertarian economists might say.
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by obblekk 7y ago
Why are these mutually exclusive? An electric drive train can be fitted to an SUV form factor. In fact, it might be easier to get to an acceptable range (300mi) because there’s more space for more batteries (assuming each battery delivers m
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by obblekk 7y ago
Yes! Thank you
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Ask HN: What’s the article about eating half a cookie?
7 points by obblekk 7y ago|2 comments
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by obblekk 7y ago
This study is very poorly interpreted. It specifically excludes government and corporate pensions (including social security) from its calculation. Consider: 1. Avg income (all ages) in the US is ~50k/yr 2. Avg social security is ~25k&
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by obblekk 8y ago
I’m sure many of us believe in following and enforcing laws (even flawed laws like 150yr copyright), but are still made uneasy by this development. I think the source of that discomfort is - what happens if your service is cut in error. Do
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by obblekk 8y ago
Not to mention, what’s the true capacity of the US defense network if there’s a series of bad weather events? What happens if a hurricane hits the east coast shortly after a major earthquake hits the west coast? Are we training our enemies
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by obblekk 8y ago
This feels like one of those events that historians will look back upon as a signal of the decline of the American Empire that went unnoticed. Yes, all the reasons listed in the article make sense. These reasons are the proximate cause for
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by obblekk 8y ago
Although I broadly agree with the author that we should remember the past, I am sad that his tone suggests we are doomed to forget it.
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by obblekk 8y ago
I hear this sentiment a lot. Here's why it doesn't work: If facebook sets the price at $20/mo for no ads no tracking, most of the people who can afford that actually generate more than $20/mo of ARPU for facebook with ad
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by obblekk 8y ago
> CONSIDER INVESTING IN RESPONSIVE COMPANIES No. As he notes, the sample size is ridiculously small. It's simply too likely that he got lucky with 1 or 2 companies in his "respond" group. e.g., if he wrote these letters in
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by obblekk 8y ago
I don't think this data is correct. FB has 1.4B Daily Active Users. 1.4B * 30 days = 42B visits/month. That's a lower bound because many Facebook DAUs visit more than once per day. So the baseline number that this blog cites
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by obblekk 9y ago
“How finance companies own your money” “How transportation companies own your commute” “How food companies own your meals”
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by obblekk 9y ago
The article notes a difference between Chinese "kidnappings" and US "extraordinary rendition": it's different to threaten people's families back in China as a tool of coercion to leave vs. physically kidnapping
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by obblekk 9y ago
Citation? Follow up questions: 1. How much of that is fixed cost that has to be paid (if not by Amazon then by other customers) 2. How does -$1.5/package for Amazon compare to other shippers? E.g. how much does USPS lose on Walmart? My
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by obblekk 9y ago
just use messenger.com ?
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by obblekk 9y ago
Can someone help me understand - is the non-traditionalness of these chips enabled by continued shrinking of transistors, or something else? Are we on a new learning curve?
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by obblekk 9y ago
This is an interesting approach. Maybe Twitter shouldn't solve the fake accounts problem directly, maybe they should come up with an evaluation criteria and then create a market for identifying fake accounts. If their evaluation criter
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by obblekk 9y ago
One thing I don't understand - if these universities are: 1. Running at a profit (growing endowments) 2. A path to the middle class Why doesn't the government just roll the profits from the current pool of public uni's to new
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by obblekk 9y ago
For those catching up on Tesla news - there's a PR war going on between Tesla Inc. and many hedge funds who are short TSLA stock. As a result, it's tough to tell what's truth and what's imaginary. Tesla wants people to b
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by obblekk 9y ago
This is excellent. I would love to read one written from the same outsider (gaijin?) perspective about Silicon Valley.
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by obblekk 9y ago
at some point of scale, it's not feasible to run all expenses through a credit card. Companies start asking for direct invoicing with bank transfers as payment to avoid the fees on credit card transactions.

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