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by pdq 4y ago
"Whistleblower awards can range from 10 to 30 percent of the money collected when the monetary sanctions exceed $1 million." That's a big sanction.
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by pdq 4y ago
There are a few Bosch models with dishwasher salt dispensers, but it’s extremely rare in the US. It’s a great idea, given most municipalities have hard water.
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by pdq 4y ago
Both cigarettes and alcohol are now 21 minimum.
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by pdq 4y ago
If you have a loan on the car, it’s quite possible the lender or the dealer installed it. You can search YouTube for repo tracking devices.
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The Founder’s Guide to Selling Your Company (2014)(justinkan.com)
2 points by pdq 4y ago|0 comments
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by pdq 4y ago
Is he the one who gave final approval of the anonymous login-wall, which pops up after 2 screens of scrolling in Twitter? If so, good riddance, as that is an incredibly hostile user pattern. BTW, maybe it's purely coincidence, but afte
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by pdq 5y ago
It's savvy but pretty scammy, as people will assume the businesses are still alive, when they are just shell fronts, using the prior logo/branding/domain names. Here's Tai's parent company and their purchased brands
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by pdq 5y ago
Biden withdrew the nomination. Omarova had her chances to clarify her positions during testimony, and her own party did not have the votes to push her confirmation though.
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by pdq 5y ago
I believe he's referring to the other party, with videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcRVR63dnDA And this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tYl5C9PufY
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by pdq 5y ago
This is mostly symbolic so far as Tesla doesn’t even have the factory ready. Elon has options to exercise in Q4 before they expire, which will realize a substantial capital gain. By moving both personally and his business to Texas, he is li
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by pdq 5y ago
The ocean is most certainly 3D. The surface is 2D.
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by pdq 5y ago
Nice project. FYI, this is using the Yosys Verilog synthesizer for the real magic. https://github.com/YosysHQ/yosys
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by pdq 5y ago
Watch the video from this HN story. Louis explains the exact reasons mentioned: some of his employees have families in NYC and he doesn't want to force them to move. The implication is he's going to convert NYC to a remote shop,
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by pdq 5y ago
Exactly. Watch Louis Rossmann's channel and you can see the vast majority of liquid damaged laptops need an hour or so of experienced technician diagnostic time and usually < $50 worth of component replacements. As opposed to Apple
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by pdq 5y ago
Feet are incredibly diverse, so shoe sizing is not trivial. This would require either multiple measurements of the feet or a 3D scan, to be able to get a good fit on a shoe.
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by pdq 5y ago
This is correct, with one subtlety. YUV to RGB conversion (and vice-versa) requires use of conversion coefficients (BT.470, BT.709, etc): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YUV Different apps/algorithms can choose thei
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by pdq 5y ago
Menthol, not methanol. I’m sure the latter is banned.
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by pdq 5y ago
Safari is the browser for iOS, so your 4% number is not accurate.
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by pdq 5y ago
Austin's property tax rate was just raised to approximately 2.2% of the home value annually. Even though Austin's property values are lower than California, the percentage is much higher (California is approximately 0.7%). This i
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by pdq 6y ago
IMO, HN's fade is worse than just showing the like/dislike ratio. I believe some users see a faded comment and subconsciously get a preference to hit the downvote before even fully reading a comment. Imagine if Youtube automatica
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by pdq 6y ago
They have updated it for 2021: https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-price...
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The Carta Safe for Seed Rounds(siliconhillslawyer.com)
1 points by pdq 6y ago|0 comments
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by pdq 6y ago
One of the big items in Chapter 11 is terminating expensive long-term leases. Since Alamo probably has this as their #1 or #2 expense, they can close locations without being on the hook for future rent.
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by pdq 6y ago
Ada, not ADA.
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by pdq 6y ago
Different supply/demand scenarios in summer/winter. Currently the wind turbines are down over 50%, due to icing. Solar is out during snow/fog and night time. Winter peak demand is night/morning (solar supply is out/
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by pdq 6y ago
Dupe
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by pdq 6y ago
Casinos are a zero-sum game, in a similar vein as the insurance market. The house wins for both products (ie casinos and insurance providers). Buyers wager a small amount of money, hoping to either win a large amount (casino), or to pay of
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The Echo Chamber Era(taibbi.substack.com)
3 points by pdq 6y ago|0 comments
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“Fixing” Convertible Note and Safe Economics in Seed Rounds(siliconhillslawyer.com)
2 points by pdq 6y ago|0 comments
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by pdq 6y ago
I’m still trying to understand the rationale. They should create a comparison against the current public markets to highlight the differences. Based on the “long term”, I’m guessing the core concept is no quarterly reporting, so companies c

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