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Ask HN: Is 'Uber' Silicon Valley's 'Enron'?
1 points by rblion 9y ago|1 comments
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by rblion 9y ago
it was a joke.
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by rblion 9y ago
Become an escort.
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by rblion 9y ago
"Snap, Inc.’s third quarter 2017 earnings caught notice: a $40m accounting write-down on unsold Spectacles glasses and a complete reversal on product strategy towards a re-design of the app. In Snap’s ad business, things were no better
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Ask HN: Where do you think Bitcoin will be by 2020?
11 points by rblion 9y ago|4 comments
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by rblion 9y ago
Really? Good to know that. I'll check back after I do more Googling and make a list. I can get by with free tutorials and videos for now.
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Ask HN: Udemy recommendations? Many classes are only $10 today
2 points by rblion 9y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: What are yours thoughts about ScuttleButt as a Facebook alternative?
2 points by rblion 9y ago|0 comments
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by rblion 9y ago
Noticed that for sure. This is another reason why I think nothing has made people seriously consider leaving. most people are content with the way things are, not really feeling the need to 'reinvent the wheel'.
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by rblion 9y ago
that's the real question though, is it possible to create a better solution that people will adopt? Is the social space the same as search engine space? Google and Facebook's advertising tentacles are growing stronger every quarte
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by rblion 9y ago
I don't know, Amazon has disrupted retail from the ground up but is starting to spread. I think they could take a crack at it and get further than Google+ did. It's all speculation though. We can rule Microsoft out.
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by rblion 9y ago
I saw something posted here a few months ago called 'Scuttlebutt'. What about that? The founder is definitely positioning it as the anti-facebook and himself as the anti-Zuck. I agree with you there, I think that is why all the ot
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Ask HN: Would Amazon ever create a Facebook competitor? Will anyone?
9 points by rblion 9y ago|11 comments
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by rblion 9y ago
Why do you think he did that?
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by rblion 9y ago
Bummer. I wonder how common these issues are across the board, in all industries, not just entertainment/tech/finance/politics.
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Ask HN: What experiences and places are at the top of your 'bucket list'?
1 points by rblion 9y ago|0 comments
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by rblion 9y ago
How long do you think they have left? OR Do you foresee them surviving beyond 2027?
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by rblion 9y ago
Has anyone here visited China? I want to visit once in my life particularly to Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai. Hong Kong and Taiwan would be side trips as part of the same trip.
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Attack of the Zombie Websites (investigation into ad supply chain fraud)(buzzfeed.com)
1 points by rblion 9y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How many countries have you been to? Which ones were your favorite?
1 points by rblion 9y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: For those that have experienced it, how did ayahuasca change you?
7 points by rblion 9y ago|2 comments
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by rblion 9y ago
It's worth noting that science is just one side of the coin. The other side is something that every great scientist, artist, inventor, writer, and leader has explored too. Great innovations in every discipline are found where the ratio
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On this day in 1985, Jobs resigns as Apple Chairman. In 1997 he returns as CEO(twitter.com)
1 points by rblion 9y ago|0 comments
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by rblion 9y ago
Nice story. So many great ones in this thread, just the boost I needed today.
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by rblion 9y ago
What I try to do is 'take what works and leave the rest'. My only gripe with AA so far is that it is 80% white men where I live. I hope other places have more diversity, fewer people there trying to take advantage of vulnerable wo
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by rblion 9y ago
I can relate a lot to this. Buddha taught something very similar to this train of thought and it has helped me keep everything in perspective and that anything is possible between birth and death.
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by rblion 9y ago
thanks for sharing. I'm first generation American, family grew up in India. I try to be grateful for everything I have right now, sometimes I forget. thanks for the perspective.
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by rblion 9y ago
i was just thinking the same thing, this was unexpected. i really needed this today. I'll be replying for the rest of the day :)
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by rblion 9y ago
thanks for sharing, gives me hope to know that the path I'm on right now can lead to a lot of unexpected blessings. I just need to ride out the storm (literally, looking out my window right now) and keep on trucking. I'm also a mi
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by rblion 9y ago
silver lining: you're getting an $80k salary for a few years while you build your next project

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