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by pkfrank 13y ago
It's almost chilling how casual DPR is in asking for a hit. A departure from a "clean" tech-whiz and marketplace-operator into a true criminal boss. Almost an analog for "Walter White," who also made $80mm on his c
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by pkfrank 13y ago
>The bigger issue, he [Vanguard Group Chief Economist Joseph Davis] said, is how much the turmoil raises the “Uncertainty Tax” on the U.S. economy. Policy uncertainty, Davis argues, is already keeping U.S. economic growth down around 2%
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by pkfrank 13y ago
Definitely would need cooperation with food banks / other charities in order to handle distribution. It's important that i) the homeless folks aren't chasing away business, and ii) that you aren't supplying a population
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I actually feel like there could be significant value in something like this. Imagine a platform where restaurants, bakeries, anyone with excess food that would otherwise go to waste, could get "points" for availing that excess
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by pkfrank 13y ago
This is confirmed in The Etymologicon : http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Etymologicon.html?id...
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I think this is a great move. For one, it further cements their position as the best-funded, most-respected Bitcoin processor. Even putting $1mm figure into the ether raises their profile. Their investors (USV et al) definitely understand
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by pkfrank 13y ago
It's important to note that YC skims from the top, taking the creme de la creme. Applying 1000x the money would not yield 1000x the return, as there's a finite number of the "good founders" PG notes.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
>To both our users and our clients, we’d like to recommend that you give Coderwall and Pitchbox a try if you haven’t already done so. Despite being a competitor, Matthew Deiters (founder of both companies) has always been supportive of a
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by pkfrank 13y ago
Thanks. I appreciate that context, and I apologize if my original comment was insensitive. It must be terribly painful to have strangers commenting on the loss of a loved one, especially in such a politically charged and public arena.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
>Aaron would be alive today if MIT had acted as JSTOR did. This may in fact be true, but this claim is leveled with the implication that MIT is responsible for his death. They surely could have responded better; taking a "non-neutr
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by pkfrank 13y ago
>I released the game at £1.49 / $1.99. My rationale behind the pricing was that it was a niche game, and therefore anyone who wanted to play it wouldn't mind paying the slightly higher (but let's be honest, still very low)
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by pkfrank 13y ago
This isn't particularly relevant to the article here, but does anyone else feel like the "outing" of J.K. Rowling as Robert Galbraith just stinks of clever PR and misdirection? If she really wanted to stay anonymous, she wo
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by pkfrank 13y ago
>It feels very prototype-ish and I can't help but feel that it's the precursor to something better Google might even be working on now as we try these. ^^ This is totally the point of this run of Google Glass. While this is a
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by pkfrank 13y ago
Agreed. The specificity of his claim seems to support that, as well: >I cannot be coerced... vs. "won't", "would never", et. al.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I think this is a great idea. I would imagine that attacking one vertical would be another way to satisfy low-cost, high-quality healthy meals on a smaller scale. One attempt I've seen recently focuses on providing "paleo meals&
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by pkfrank 13y ago
Agreed. There's a key distinction here, as Snowden is under a massive global microscope.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
What was his exact comment? I'm frustrated that one of the most critical pieces to this story is seemingly being paraphrased.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
Like the idea - many hands decrying PRISM - but I think the execution needs to be significantly more polished before any big-time sites will sport it.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
This is the type of rock-solid and generous advice that makes HN so valuable.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
Looks like they're unveiling some of their new "in-house" Tumblrs: http://yahoosearch.tumblr.com/ http://yahoomessenger.tumblr.com/ http://yahoomail.tumblr.com/ http:/&
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I'll be pretty disappointed in Assange if it turns out he's misleading on this to capitalize publicity for Wikileaks. I have no trouble believing that he's helping out with the asylum process (having likely dealt with similar
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I believe they use the same model as Google, et. al. Sponsored listings for relevant searches. edit : They also have an affiliate program when linking to eBay and Amazon ( http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal&#x2
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by pkfrank 13y ago
He's also said repeatedly he wants the focus to be on his disclosures and the wrongdoing; NOT on him, how his girlfriend looks, etc. Using the same boring picture over-and-over is probably what he wants and appreciates.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
i.e. The Sean Parker wedding fiasco.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I'm encouraged that they seem to have embraced that simplicity is key . I don't want a feature-filled RSS client; I want the same, zero-frills, experience that I've been enjoying with Google Reader.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
The article actually talks quite a bit about the additional challenges introduced when approaching Mach 1. Agreed, though, that additional regulations regarding those speeds weren't discussed.
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I'm not sure I buy this. I think it's in the airlines' interests to minimize costs (fuel) by flying as efficiently as possible (maybe slower - maximizing air-time). I would be surprised if in-flight spending increased meani
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Ask HN: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who is at the top of the NSA's programs?
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I've got to think this career move makes sense if he intends to continue leveraging his newfound star-power and momentum. He's got a great audience that's gonna keep tabs on him, so perhaps he wants to take on new challenges
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by pkfrank 13y ago
I trust Google more than the U.S. Gov't. Who's lying? Confused?

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