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by redm 6y ago
Paywall Free: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-businesses-where-google-is-...
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The businesses where Google is biggest and the ones where it isn’t(wsj.com)
100 points by redm 6y ago|87 comments
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by redm 6y ago
If anyone is interested in the actual press release from Paypal: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2020-10-21-PayPal-Launches-...
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by redm 6y ago
In reference to the default search engine partnership between Google and Apple: "Though Google and Apple have been tight-lipped on how much their deal is worth, the lawsuit projects that it accounts for between 15% and 20% of Apple’s a
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Google’s Exclusive Search Deals with Apple at Heart of U.S. Lawsuit(wsj.com)
6 points by redm 6y ago|0 comments
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by redm 6y ago
I’m much more interested in the Ad-tech Monopoly. The Doubleclick merger should have never been approved. “Other states are still considering their own cases related to Google’s search practices, and a large group of states is considering a
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by redm 6y ago
Glassdoor operates as a sort of extorsion to businesses. It provides a place for disgruntled employees to vent, and vent they do. It doesn't matter how much truth is in the posts; Glassdoor will stand behind it because ultimately, they
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by redm 6y ago
Rule #3: Don’t skimp on the attorney. Get the best you can, regardless of cost.
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by redm 6y ago
I feel like this is the start of a rising tide. I think Brian's stance is great, companies have missions, they should focus on those missions. Everything has become so political that your work, which occupies a large portion of your li
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by redm 6y ago
"They still have the best performing and most feature-ful CDN available." I don't think thats true. Do you have an actual reference for this? I've used CLoudFlare heavily, along with Akamai, Fastly, Verizon, Bunny, etc.
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by redm 6y ago
I think this comes down to the fact that deploying an app and a platform are very different things.
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by redm 6y ago
1) I don't think its a zero sum game, nuclear doesn't preclude solar or wind. In-fact, thats how it's working now. Competition will drive improvements and optimization. 2) Accidents do happen with technology and the repercuss
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by redm 6y ago
Cool project. You really put some planning into it. As others have mentioned S4S lumber in the US is not standardized in size. It can vary. If your using a softwood like Pine, it will also not be strait. This is going to cause your tight to
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by redm 6y ago
I'm not banging any drums but I was excited to get back to an office. I think it's similar to the saying "Dress for Success", in that, when I'm in the office, I focus on work and get more done. Everything around me
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Why This Monstrous Crater Suddenly Appeared in Russia(popularmechanics.com)
3 points by redm 6y ago|0 comments
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PayPal Has a Fraud Problem(engadget.com)
6 points by redm 6y ago|0 comments
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by redm 6y ago
As someone who lives in Houston, the simple reason there is sprawl is because its flat and land is cheap. This makes it easy to live on large lots or on small average. It's also hot, so people spend more time indoors and drive everywhe
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by redm 6y ago
Our customers are also getting our emails flagged as malware. Great way to onboard a service and verify your email, with a Google Malware alert. :/ Its Google's world and Twilio is living in it. :|
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by redm 6y ago
I'm curious what the key value Redis Labs is bringing that justifies so much money (other than a sales team, support, and other minor changes to Redis). In other words, what key tech are they adding? The page dedicated to the software
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Elon Musk Is About to Show Off His Neuralink Brain Implant(wired.com)
2 points by redm 6y ago|0 comments
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Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car–driver admits he was watching a movie(arstechnica.com)
14 points by redm 6y ago|9 comments
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by redm 6y ago
"The reason why most startups don't start this way is because many successful founders have an intuitive understanding for what the problem is and what the right solution should look like" This kind of over simplification of
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by redm 6y ago
I was on my phone so I wasn't commenting at my best. So to be clear, I liked and appreciated your article! The more view points I can read on these topics, the better it is, because there's no one right answer (as I'm sure yo
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by redm 6y ago
I was agreeing with you. Thats why I said, “if you do nothing else”.
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by redm 6y ago
The book is about how to avoid getting false signals of customer needs for a problem you think your solving, regardless of solution, that doesn't exist. People also “fire customers” when they don't like what they hear. Its in the
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by redm 6y ago
Two classic books that are fast reads and will also help you are 1) The Launchpad (about YC) and 2) The Lean Startup. Both are old books but they cover many of the same concepts and ways of thinking. I’d add that if you do nothing else, rea
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by redm 6y ago
I would suggest people use the rsync --dry-run feature when using wildcards or working on something sensitive.
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NSA and FBI: Russian GRU Deploys Undisclosed Drovorub Malware [pdf](media.defense.gov)
2 points by redm 6y ago|0 comments
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by redm 6y ago
I'm not surprised by this. From Apples perspective, Epic meaningfully bypassed key terms of the App store which have been in force since the App store was created. Epic then turned around and sued Apple. It also became clear they were
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by redm 6y ago
They develop the platform, including the API's, the toolkits, X-Code, updates, and the stores themselves (bandwidth billing etc). I wouldn't say they do nothing. Putting a value on that is harder, but you at least have to look at

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