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by radcon 7y ago
At the risk of sounding like a crazy hippy, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that some kind of subsistence-based neighborhoods would be a great option for dealing with this problem. Not only would it provide some relief from the f
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by radcon 7y ago
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. This is like saying alcoholism is an easy problem to solve because all they have to do is stop drinking.
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by radcon 7y ago
The title doesn't mention it, but this only applies to Japan where podcasting isn't nearly as popular or economically viable as it is in other countries.
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by radcon 7y ago
> Creators need to get off YT, and onto something else if it exists. The most common response to this is that a YouTube alternative can't exist because Google operates it at a loss (unverifiable), so anyone who tries to compete wi
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by radcon 7y ago
You can just use > to indicate a quote. It doesn't add any formatting but everyone knows what it means on HN. Using 4 spaces turns it into a code block and makes it much more difficult to read since paragraphs have no line breaks --
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by radcon 7y ago
I wouldn't mind non-competes if the companies were required to provide something in return, e.g. valuable job training. I'm guessing that's how they started, but now they're just an easy way to hold employees hostage, su
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by radcon 7y ago
> While that is a common statement, it isn't really true. "Companies exist to maximize shareholder value" is the myth that just won't die.
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by radcon 7y ago
Thanks for reading! I think Deming is extremely under-appreciated. It seems like Six Sigma is all anyone talks about in terms of management philosophy these days...
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by radcon 7y ago
> How do you maintain "Principle 1" while being a publicly traded company? > The way the stock market is designed (and the fact that stockholders often get to appoint the board who gets to appoint the CEO) means they're
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by radcon 7y ago
They should call this "The Deming Way" since most of it sounds identical to Deming's management philosophy and he taught Toyota back in the 1960s[1]. His system also had 14 points, which probably isn't a coincidence[2].
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by radcon 7y ago
> you can get most of this stuff much cheaper on Aliexpress You're thinking of an entirely different market. People who shop for something like a drone in Best Buy are never going to order one directly from China. First, they don&#x
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by radcon 7y ago
> I'd like to see them perhaps expand into electronics, boards, drones, maker stuff, etc. I was thinking the same thing. Those categories are the perfect way for brick and mortar stores to differentiate themselves from online retail
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by radcon 7y ago
Not to mention letting backers shoulder the risk in case the project fails. It's practically free money assuming you act in good faith and don't blatantly defraud people.
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by radcon 7y ago
> Being polite: I'm sure you're already aware of this, but condescendingly stating that you're being polite is the opposite of being polite. > we know fences work. No, you don't know that. You may know they solve t
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by radcon 7y ago
> Stress at schools? I hail from India and when I was a kid in 90s, I carry 10Kg bag to school and has to do homework in 7 subjects, and get beaten by stick if I fail to do any of them separately by respective teachers, and has to spend
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by radcon 7y ago
I remember watching a documentary on assisted suicide where they said that many people who are approved never follow through, but knowing they have a way out provides a great deal of relief. With that in mind, I can easily see how things li
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by radcon 7y ago
I'm really glad I saw this. These are the types of things that I think the media should cover. Instead, we get the same weather, traffic and political BS every day. Unfortunately, it looks like few other people will see this on HN -- i
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by radcon 7y ago
> Don't see anywhere in the article that this was _responsibly_ disclosed to automakers What makes this irresponsible: > Prior to the Model 3 road test, Regulus Cyber provided its Model S research results to the Tesla Vulnerabili
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by radcon 7y ago
> Providing internet is not the only reason SpaceX's StarLink [0] is a project ;p Is there any indication that they intend to use it for vehicle location / navigation? I see nothing in your link about that. > Yes, GNSS spoof
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by radcon 7y ago
> If you have a mortgage and are hit by a catastrophic life event that leaves you without a job and depleted of your emergency fund, your home is gone. That risk exists regardless of whether you rent or own. The risks he mentioned are un
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by radcon 7y ago
She explained that in these two lines: > I write all of this because the prevailing theory in our industry is that this is Apple's way of fighting against right to repair. > If only Apple authorized service providers are allowed
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by radcon 7y ago
You must be partially shadow-banned or something, because your comment was instantly faded upon submission (as if it had already been significantly downvoted). Hooray for completely opaque moderation! Edit: Boy, you guys sure are committed
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by radcon 7y ago
Any couple that decides to borrow money for a party probably isn't going to make it very far in life.
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by radcon 7y ago
"Why don't we start our lives together by blowing obscene amounts of money on a party?" "Great idea!" Is that how the conversation goes? I'm genuinely curious...
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by radcon 7y ago
I thought the general plan for ride-hailing companies was to exploit human drivers while losing piles of money in the hope that AI would eventually replace humans and make the whole venture profitable. I haven't heard anything about So
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by radcon 7y ago
Never had a great manager, but I can tell you what makes a bad one. Sometimes knowing the opposite of what you want can be just as helpful: - No communication outside of routine things (assigning work, asking about deadlines, etc.) - No vis
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by radcon 7y ago
> So they hired a 3rd party consultant to write down their values and they had these posted all over the walls. My previous employer did something similar with a word they invented -- except it was really just a synonym for efficiency. T
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by radcon 7y ago
Haha no, but I'm sure if we combined work stories we could easily get enough material for a few more 'Horrible Bosses' movies.
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by radcon 7y ago
I don't think one reward method is objectively better than any other because individuals are all motivated by different things. Some people want to feel appreciated, some want to feel like their work makes a difference in the world, an
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by radcon 7y ago
> A $50 gift card for a ham. Sounds like they were a little too inspired by National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I guess the Jelly of the Month Club was all sold out though.

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