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721.
by robjan 6y ago
It seems like primarily an affiliate site so not sure how well the article has been researched.
722.
by robjan 6y ago
More like Company A buys carbon credits which are invested in a company / NGO who provide replacements for (as an example) 30 year old tractors in the developing world. The polluting vehicles have been removed so therefore there is a r
723.
by robjan 6y ago
They bought carbon offsets which are more focused on preventing / reducing carbon from being generated. It's basically saying "if I stop x amount of carbon from being emitted somewhere in the world, it's as good as -ve c
724.
by robjan 6y ago
Many people buy things after seeing ads. I was running an e-commerce where the majority of customers came either from direct ads or indirect advertising like influencer marketing. It's a great way to gain new customers for a product bu
725.
by robjan 6y ago
We are slowly automating jobs out of existence and increasing efficiency of existing processes. Nothing to do with everyone burning out.
726.
by robjan 6y ago
Spammers linking to your site doesn't prove that Google is operated by a Chinese botnet
727.
by robjan 6y ago
How many people (outside of the HN circle) actually use Gmail for personal email now? It's mostly been killed by Facebook, WhatsApp or their alternatives.
728.
by robjan 6y ago
Most companies don't have a liquidity event therefore most equity isn't really worth anything. Yes, in the Valley many companies have IPOd or been bought out but many more haven't and never will.
729.
by robjan 6y ago
That's great but the vast majority of people can't access your site. Btw if you are recommending your own service it's considered a courtesy to state your connection.
730.
by robjan 6y ago
YouTube has the problem that all Google products have: they put you in a filter bubble which you can never get out of. The algorithm also optimises for more "long form" content and it's pretty well known that the optimum vide
731.
by robjan 6y ago
Think it's more that there are lots of less sophisticated investors in on TSLA. Inclusion in the SP500 does not usually send a stock to the moon because it's already priced in.
732.
by robjan 6y ago
Tesla has multiple share classes which is an exclusion criteria.
733.
by robjan 6y ago
Anything that should be in the index shouldn't be affected too much by being added to the index otherwise it was under / over valued in the first place.
734.
by robjan 6y ago
It's just a filler word even though it can be literally translated as "that one", as you said.
735.
by robjan 6y ago
"way of life" is a specific piece of terminology used in Article 5 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong which is why it's often referred in this way. The exact wording is "The socialist system and policies shall not be practise
736.
by robjan 6y ago
When the list is this big there almost might as well not be a list. Some level of curation is required to make it more useful.
737.
by robjan 6y ago
If the company charges higher "just because" then it creates an inefficiency in the market and allows new products to enter the market at a lower price point. If they charge higher due to taxes it doesn't create this gap.
738.
by robjan 6y ago
Youtube operates on a freemium model where most people pay nothing other than a few cents received here and there viewing ads. If Patreon starts becoming the new Youtube their bandwidth bills will skyrocket and they will have to reduce crea
739.
by robjan 6y ago
Looks like satire to me
740.
by robjan 6y ago
In this case they are probably using "obligated" in the context of repaying a debt of gratitude.
741.
by robjan 6y ago
The domain was probably as valuable as, if not more valuable than, the product
742.
by robjan 6y ago
Correct title is "The Median S&P Stock Has Never Been More Expensive" (aka the SP500 is at an all time high). The article doesn't make the claim that the market is more overvalued than ever, it just says it's been ov
743.
by robjan 6y ago
Some of the revenue comes from selling purchasing data about higher net-worth cardholders which is why your MasterCard Black or Visa Infinite tend to come with higher rewards.
744.
by robjan 6y ago
The Amex cards with no limit are charge cards, not credit cards. They always specify what your minimum income is and run credit checks on you before you're allowed to get one.
745.
by robjan 6y ago
As a community we don't have to resort to automatically criticising Facebook even when they are morally in the right
746.
by robjan 6y ago
This is Netflix's fault for not verifying email addresses before taking payment details for a recurring subscription.
747.
by robjan 6y ago
That's basically how offshore windfarms work. Electricity generation firms place wind turbines offshore where there is usually stronger wind. Having windfarms specifically for hurricanes wouldn't be viable since hurricanes strike
748.
by robjan 6y ago
Seems like they are banning third party apps rather than encryption. It does talk about encryption but I think it's more because the encrypted data will be useless if your Synology NAS can no longer connect and decrypt it.
749.
by robjan 6y ago
On Tutanota your email are encrypted at rest and only you have the key. This is not supported by SMTP. It's a trade-off for theoretically better privacy.
750.
by robjan 6y ago
You can only sell if someone's willing to buy

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