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by pen2l 11y ago
Which question was that a 'no' to? (there were two questions in the post you're replying to)
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by pen2l 11y ago
Pretty nifty. I would also kind of echo a suggestion sort of already offered by `vinceguidry: when expanding, I have to drag the screen over a la Google Maps style, it would be nice if I don't have to do it. Lower the amount of actions
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by pen2l 11y ago
If he really wanted to show that, wouldn't he have taken 4 months off? :)
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Apple to Shut Down Beats Music on November 30(techcrunch.com)
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by pen2l 11y ago
> I wonder if it would make sense at some point for VCs to make seed investments at infinite valuations -- that is, taking no equity at all -- in order to obtain information rights. Even if there are no follow-on investment rights attach
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by pen2l 11y ago
Jesus you are thorough. By the way Aaron, are you aware that you are rankbanned on this forum? (your posts suffer heavier gravity and quickly fall down on comment threads thereby getting a significantly reduced readership).
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by pen2l 11y ago
Post is deleted, may I inquire what message is your response to, and who exactly it was in response to?
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by pen2l 11y ago
I don't understand how can they not be. I mean, compared to stuff like Snapchat or whatever which has dubious monetization schemes, Shopify is solidly built and offers a service that so many are willing to actually pay for. Maybe it&#x
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by pen2l 11y ago
> >The former executives said Mr. Burd told them he had been reassured by Ms. Holmes. Mr. Burd continued to support the partnership with Theranos, according to the former Safeway executives. How does she do it? No, seriously. I mean,
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by pen2l 11y ago
You bring up good points. Also, interesting that Carbon3d's CEO, (Carbon3d being 3d printer that indeed works by curing resin with light), from the beginning has been flaunting future applications in biological sciences: http:/&#
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by pen2l 11y ago
> She found that after exposing the parts to ultraviolet light for one hour, the parts are significantly less toxic to zebrafish embryos. The UC Riverside Office of Technology Commercialization has filed a patent for this work. What the
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by pen2l 11y ago
Roughly 34% of Americans go on to complete college. Strictly and mathematically speaking, the fresh college graduates are a much better bet than babies.
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by pen2l 11y ago
Should be considered with moxie's piece: http://www.thoughtcrime.org/blog/gpg-and-me/
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by pen2l 11y ago
Of course. That's completely within reason to request. The UBI should be something like $20K, you can survive in a lot of places in America for that money.
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by pen2l 11y ago
> Half-man, half-beast “chemirochas.” Far from the popular conception of the myth is the deliciously ironic truth: the Kipsigis villagers are the ones who actually thought the white Europeans were savages. Hah, wonderful. Chemirocha. Thi
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by pen2l 11y ago
I've been thinking about this lately. Why doesn't Google or Facebook just pack up one day and go to... say, Detroit? Buy a shitload of property there, and tell all their workers that in the course of the next 5 years they want to
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by pen2l 11y ago
> Looking forward to laptops with USB C connectors. Surprisingly it's been slow! I was very sad to see, for instance, that MS Surface Book does not have a USB C port. It is the single reason that I'm not going to buy the Surfac
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by pen2l 11y ago
What about the new battery saving features and all in the new Marshmallow upgrade? Also, Nexus 6P (with the usb 3.1 type C) can get fully charged in under 10 minutes. I've heard that it's possible to get days worth of usage with j
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by pen2l 11y ago
Spotify: will lose to Google Play and Apple Music. Sadly Spotify is not helping itself. Its desktop application is bulky and difficult to use. And so is the app. Poor integration is also annoying. When you're driving and want to put on
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by pen2l 11y ago
So WW comes and buys up space in bulk... and manages that space and gets a nice profit. And they do indeed seem to be making a nice bit of profit. Don't you think though that real estate moguls are seeing this and getting tempted? I th
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by pen2l 11y ago
Yeah I think you're right, my analogy is bunk. I'll leave it up for context. For the benefit of others, here's the founder of WeWork himself explaining WeWork: WeWork takes out a cut-rate lease on a floor or two of
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by pen2l 11y ago
Meituan is not ad-funded. Spotify - eh, that's one's a 50/50. I think more people use the free version of Spotify with ads than people who pay for it. Also, I love uselessly speculating! So, here's the list with speculat
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by pen2l 11y ago
I think when in the hot seat most actors gravitate toward a status quo equilibrium. The left presidents will lean a little more right, the right will lean a little more left. Obama took us to Syria, would you have guessed he would do that w
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by pen2l 11y ago
So I was formally employed and received salary for another month, although I didn't and couldn't work during it. Google also produced a stellar reference letter for future employers, without mentioning any
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by pen2l 11y ago
> Wozniak hasn’t contributed in a meaningful way to any technological advancement in modern-day computers. That's a silly thing to say. It doesn't matter if he has or hasn't. The guy did some stuff in his day and now he ca
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by pen2l 11y ago
> Personally, I have probably clicked on at most 3-5 ads in the years before I started using adblocker(by accident). Does it even make sense for me to turn it off if I'm not going to click on links anyway? You'll end up clickin
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by pen2l 11y ago
It isn't really "What Zuckerberg is reading" though, it's one of many PR/business moves. Just like learning Chinese (to reach China, a billion+ users), Sherylberg doing her part (to keep/reach 3.5 billion), and
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by pen2l 11y ago
> 2) Do more with the time given, by cutting students who disrupt class. If you keep doing that for a long enough time, no more students will be left in the class. So I don't think this a practical solution that will yield better re
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by pen2l 11y ago
The guy is still a winner though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jurvetson He's made more good investments than bad at the end of the day.
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by pen2l 11y ago
The first VC who backed Theranos is a pretty smart guy. Was first in his class at Stanford, has an otherwise pretty nice portfolio of companies he has funded

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