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by pyoung 14y ago
Amazon's distribution and logistical network is a major asset that would cost a ton of money to replicate. This is a major barrier to entry and Amazon's primary competitive advantage in the online retail space. Groupon's main advantage (o
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by pyoung 14y ago
Yes, having seen both sides of the process. The minimum requirements tend to be a lot more flexible than people think.
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by pyoung 14y ago
My opinion is that rent seeking has probably been fairly constant (relative to the size of the economy). I think the bigger issue at play is the effect of the baby boomers. As they reached their peak earning potential in the late 90's and
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by pyoung 14y ago
I would argue that it is the employee, and not the employer, that is searching for a semantic or legal way to breach an agreement. The agreement was that employees (not ex-employees) are eligible for referral bonuses. He failed to settle
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by pyoung 14y ago
No, he fulfilled the minimum requirements for the bonus before he left the company, however the company did not specify at what point the bonus was due to him. For example, my company rewards annual bonuses based on the calendar year, howe
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by pyoung 14y ago
Bonuses can be considered either contractual or discretionary. If there was any mention or implication that the referral bonus was discretionary, then the company can withhold payment for any reason, such as poor employee performance or lo
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by pyoung 14y ago
Are there any functional benefits to doing this with a Pi instead of an Arduino?
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by pyoung 14y ago
If you are new to electronics I would suggest the arduino inventor kit. Comes with everything you need to get your feet wet.
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by pyoung 14y ago
The 'Unlimited Holiday/Vacation days' particularly bugs me. In a competitive work environment, it is not uncommon for people to go for years without taking a some decent time off (I did that). If it wasn't for our 'use it or lose it' poli
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by pyoung 14y ago
There are a number of issues at play here, but short answer, you are not legally obligated to work at all, you can leave any time. With that said the issues involved are as such: 1. If you had equity in a company (and sometimes even if you
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by pyoung 14y ago
Just out of curiosity, can someone explain to me why TSA articles tend to make their way to the front page of HN. I know there are some pretty random topics that HN'ers are interested in, but usually there is at least some small link to te
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by pyoung 15y ago
I don't see any reason why donating money to a company would be illegal, and I am sure Kickstarter did it;s due diligence. Also, keep in mind, many people are 'donating' money, but they are getting a functional product delivered to them. I
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by pyoung 15y ago
From what I recall, only one founder is required to attend YC. So you could theoretically find a younger founder who could attend, while you kept at your full-time job.
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by pyoung 15y ago
Big tech companies are buying up startups left and right. I am guessing they have some ex-M&A guys on staff (Note: The OP said that he was moving to tech, not necessarily a startup)
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by pyoung 15y ago
I highly doubt you are in the minority, I would imagine most people are uncomfortable with the idea. The thing is, you only need a small percentage of the population for this to work, at least theoretically.
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by pyoung 15y ago
>...the reason this is so alarming is because eventually, EVERY employer may ask this and then you simply won't have a choice. At that point, I would start my own company, we wouldn't check Facebook accounts (and would let people know t
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by pyoung 15y ago
A television is not a 'necessity', and if the policy is designed correctly the income should be designed to support just the bare minimum of existence, i.e. food, shelter, and some sort of health care. This can be done providing debit card
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by pyoung 15y ago
I agree that the laws may not be fair, especially regarding drinking age. Regardless, A CEO should not openly admit to illegal activity to a journalist (or anybody really). That seems very unwise and immature.
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by pyoung 15y ago
"I don't think it is such a bad thing to brag about" Except for the fact that it is completely, 100% illegal. A guy at my sister's college went to federal prison for creating fake id's. Also, a friend of mine got caught with a fake by pol
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by pyoung 15y ago
"Mutual funds should net to inflation." Are you forgetting to include economic growth in your analysis? Historical long term returns of the major indexes are in the 10% range (ballpark approx.), much higher than inflation, which I think wa
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by pyoung 15y ago
Google's algorithm takes into account the timeliness of events. So despite his recent success, people are probably still looking up the word, rather than the person (and on a large enough scale to overcome the timeliness weighting).
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by pyoung 15y ago
I can't dig up the link, but I recently stumbled across an article that highlighted a start up that was building a robot that would kill weeds (for agricultural purposes), replacing migrant workers. I agree that not all workers will end up
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by pyoung 15y ago
"63% of Americans aged 18 to 24 couldn't find Iraq on a map after we'd been at war there for three years." This is a little off topic, but this statistic is a bit disingenuous. The stat implies that Americans are dumb because they can't lo
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by pyoung 15y ago
5.7 miles in a city that is 7x7 miles? Also, 43 minutes to go 5.7 miles? Is that round trip?
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by pyoung 15y ago
I got a splash screen that played the video. I am on my laptop though. You brought up an interesting point. This thread was started by what appears to be an app developer. While I am not sure what there MO is, I will give them credit for
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by pyoung 15y ago
Stumbled across this. Sounds like the original pitch was that it was going to be a segment on the economy. It makes it slightly more understandable (how one can get duped into this), but unless you are an author or a Nobel prize winner ge
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by pyoung 15y ago
I have a hard time imagining how the CEO did't see this coming. He either must not be familiar with the show at all, or must have some serious cognitive dissonance going on. Also, I think it is good to see Stewart and co. cash in on some o
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by pyoung 15y ago
Housing in Oakland is probably the cheapest you can get, at least within the proper bay area. If you are trying to "leave the city life, while not leaving the city life", unless you are aiming for the Berkeley or Oakland hills, you will st
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by pyoung 15y ago
In California, earthquakes are the issue. Brick buildings use to be common, but they don't hold up very well in earthquakes. I ma guessing the cost of supplies also play a role.
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by pyoung 15y ago
>""How about if we lower the price of the company by $X, and add $X to your retention package?" This is wrong and possibly illegal" It would be good to clarify if this in fact illegal. If it is not illegal, than saying that it is wrong

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