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by pyoung 14y ago
From the looks of it, it will probably be closer to 100k, which still isn't much. But I would imagine that there are a number of developers in that group, which means by the time it is open to the general public, at least there will be som
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by pyoung 14y ago
I highly doubt that people are going to de-fund the OUYA project in large numbers. And what is the point of actively encouraging people to remove their pledge anyway? By now, I would assume just about everyone on kickstarter understands t
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by pyoung 14y ago
What it really comes down to, is if you think (or hope) that Ouya will succeed, then give them some money on Kickstarter if you can afford it. If you do not want Ouya to succeed then don't. If you aren't sure, then wait until it hits prod
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by pyoung 14y ago
I think the big advantage of amazon's tax-exemption isn't necessarily competition from physical retailer's, but rather from the online presence of those same physical retailer's. For example, I was checking out target's website the other d
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by pyoung 14y ago
"You (as the employee) are just donating more time & money to the employer." Not sure if I agree with this. You aren't necessarily required to eat and work at the same time just because you are getting free food. Secondly, an extra ~$
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by pyoung 14y ago
I think RPi released schematics, see link. On a side note, I bought two of em, not because I have any idea of what to do with them, but because a)open, and b)cheap. Just got my first one today! http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1090
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by pyoung 14y ago
From what I understand, many government agencies and administrations require that a certain percentage of their computers comply with EPEAT standards. According to the article, SF requires it for all of there computers, so this is really j
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by pyoung 14y ago
I think the assumption is that you can extend the life of older laptops. I can get a new $25 battery on amazon for my 4 year old Dell laptop. Not sure what the comparable price would be for apple.
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by pyoung 14y ago
The entrepreneurs are probably faced with a bit of 'zero-sum' syndrome, where if someone else is doing something successful or cool, then they may feel that there is less room in the market for their own idea/product. I personally come here
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by pyoung 14y ago
They have 29 more days to go, and are currently at $1.7M. Based on the # limits that they set for their pledges, I think it would be safe to assume that they hit about $3M. I am sure that this changes the equation quite a bit.
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by pyoung 14y ago
First of all, if I am the sole owner of a business, and I want to run it into the ground, that is my prerogative, and it is completely legal. Secondly, the 'maximize shareholder value' idea is a management principle, and it is not, and nev
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by pyoung 14y ago
When it comes to medical science, I would take skepticism over optimism any day. Many promising drugs have made it through the first rounds of trials, only to fall flat later on. Let's save the optimism for drugs that actually make it thr
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by pyoung 14y ago
The SF Giants use a variable ticket pricing scheme that seems to be pretty successful. It adjusts the price of tickets based on projected demand. This probably does a pretty good job at eating into scalpers profits (although not entirely)
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by pyoung 14y ago
The whole concept/category of infographics struck me us unnecessary. What started out as a few fairly novel, unique, and interesting approaches to display data spiraled out of control into these absurd comic-ish designs with a few stats bu
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by pyoung 14y ago
I understand your point, but I am not sure I agree. The initial demise of the American automobile manufacturers was partly due to the unreliability of their products. Regarding tablets, I would think that locking people into a particular a
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by pyoung 14y ago
'Commonly accepted' may have been bit of an overstatement on my part. The last place I read about the taxes and overheating thing was in the 'The Affluent Society' written by J. Galbraith. Written in 1958, it was a best seller at the time
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by pyoung 14y ago
Reminds me of this: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/health/25iht-fat.4.6830240... While the results of this study are fairly intuitive, they also are fairly profound. When I take step back and look at my core group of friends and how w
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by pyoung 14y ago
Some of the best book recommendations I have ever gotten have come from random comments in HN. I will be adding this one to the queue. Thanks.
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by pyoung 14y ago
I was aware of that. I don't fully agree with the exemption even as a temporary measure, but I do understand that we are desperately trying to revive our economy and can understand the rationale behind it.
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by pyoung 14y ago
I take issue with your use of the phrase 'long term best interest of the economy'. I would take economic stability over growth any day. It is commonly accepted that taxes prevent the overheating of an economy by absorbing capital that woul
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by pyoung 14y ago
I agree with most of this with the exception of number 3. While taxes can be a large burden on any firm, new or old, if an investor is selling his/her shares, presumably they are cashing out of their company and stuffing it in their person
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by pyoung 14y ago
Are you serious? The two periods are hardly comparable. See link. http://www.hbs.edu/units/finance/pdf/Where%20Have_April_3_20...
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by pyoung 14y ago
In that case, perhaps there is an intelligence bias that he is not acknowledging. Seems to me that if someone is naturally intelligent (re: genetics), they would be much more successful with this strategy than someone who isn't.
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by pyoung 14y ago
I would argue that VRM already exists to some extent. When I want to buy something, I Google it. You can instantly comparison shop and add items to a shopping list to keep an eye on the price over time. You might not directly negotiate w
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by pyoung 14y ago
Did you make it to the end of the post? He is working on a VRM system that supposedly puts the power in the hands of the customer, rather than the vendor.
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by pyoung 14y ago
It's been mentioned plenty of times (at least in discussion forums). Also Facebook has been experimenting with sponsored posts in NZ, where people pay to have their status posts featured more prominently in peoples news feeds, which is ess
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by pyoung 14y ago
The practices of the marketing and advertising industry have a history of being received negatively, only to be reluctantly and slowly accepted as a normal part of everyday life. I am currently reading an old economics books (org. publishe
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by pyoung 14y ago
If, after increasing the wages, tipping is no longer 'required' of customers, the total price of a meal would stay roughly the same. The owner would raise the price of the meal by about 15%, and pass that on to the servers, however tips wo
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by pyoung 14y ago
Why would you expect that? By many metrics, Facebook's current valuation cannot be justified by their advertising revenue potential, so why shouldn't we expect Facebook to look to other products for revenue. Amazon, Google, and Apple all
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by pyoung 14y ago
The only reason I would buy an automated car is so that I will have more time to play with my iPad :)

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