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by ssharp 12y ago
I think it's a difficult moral judgement to make. If she were to out his name, he would likely have to face extreme consequences. The internet justice mob is relentless and often over-prosecutes. However, by staying silent, she feeds i
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by ssharp 12y ago
He's saying that just because you don't have first-hand experience with something, or can't fathom how something is possible, doesn't mean it can't happen.
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by ssharp 12y ago
Shouldn't a lack of talent mean that existing talent should be paid more?
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by ssharp 12y ago
You're completely right. My original comment wasn't really fair to the Nest alarm device. It clearly does have it's benefits, but not enough for me to overcome the potential issues with the device. I don't think the cost
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by ssharp 12y ago
I suppose if you have a lot of remote controlled stuff in your house, the phone can act as the single control for all of it, eliminating the need for so many controls. Those smartphone-connected blinds bother me far less than using your pho
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by ssharp 12y ago
Maybe I'm becoming more of a luddite or cranky old-man, approaching my mid-30's, but I don't see any benefit at all to using the Nest smoke alarm. I'm replacing tried and true, simple, technologies, with a new device tha
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by ssharp 12y ago
> willing to move somewhere else for 3-4 months Does YC ask you what you plan on doing after 3-4 months? For example, if you wanted to move your company back to Cleveland after the summer, would they not like that? Would your potential n
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by ssharp 12y ago
Thanks for making this! One suggestion: Average funding could become distorted from big rounds, particular big later rounds. It might be helpful to include median funding and/or break out by seed, series a, etc.
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by ssharp 12y ago
Too much time and too much desire to spend money. Baby clothes particularly, can be an incredible money sink. My twins are four-months-old and have cycled through four different sizes already. I quickly learned there is practically no reaso
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by ssharp 12y ago
That can be true, but if you're not getting a subsidized interest rate, the difference in interest you'll pay on a new car vs. a used car isn't big at all. Not enough to make up for depreciation. This is also a good tip -- if
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by ssharp 12y ago
Low interest rates on new cars are a smoke and mirrors game. If you weren't getting low interest rates, you'd be getting a better cash price. I bought a used car earlier this year and financed it at 3%. I'll pay around $1500
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by ssharp 12y ago
You also avoid some of the "people don't sell good cars" thing , because so many two year old cars are from people who just lease new cars every two years.
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by ssharp 12y ago
My experience is with Pressable, so sorry if I'm assuming WPEngine is the same, but I can knock these off easily by using Pressable: #2 - Default admin. I was given a secure admin password #4 - Backups #9 - Caching, and really that&#x2
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by ssharp 12y ago
A few of these issues could be completely avoided by using a hosted Wordpress service like Pressable or WPEngine. Both of these services offer hosting cheap enough where I don't even think about launching a Wordpress site anywhere else
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by ssharp 12y ago
I think context is important. If it's a bank password, I don't mind coming up with something complex. If it's for something that requires me to have an account, but I don't care at all whether or not someone else gains a
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by ssharp 12y ago
SEO is constantly evolving. Table stakes is a website that is easily indexed. SEO strategy is currently focused largely on creating and promoting content.
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by ssharp 12y ago
The Cleveland food scene has had a pretty remarkable renaissance over the past few years. Downtown is growing as more people live there (occupancy rates upwards of 99% as apartments can't be converted fast enough to meet demand). We ha
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by ssharp 12y ago
"We have never been to Cleveland, know nothing about it, but you shouldn't live there". No. No. No. No. No. Don't move because other people don't think your city is cool enough. Move because you want to. I live in N
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by ssharp 12y ago
Sales? Maybe not directly but what about new links generated?
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by ssharp 12y ago
I find the advice of "don't rely too much on one channel" to be a bit insincere. Yes, that's good advice, but avoiding that trap, for many businesses, can be very hard. And when you're constantly trying to grow, inc
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by ssharp 12y ago
What happens if you have one child, but your second pregnancy is a multiple?
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by ssharp 12y ago
The first few times I flew, SkyMall had awesome comedic value. Some of the items were just incredibly obnoxious. But that loses it's appeal quickly when you fly a lot. I could never believe that people actually ordered stuff from there
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by ssharp 12y ago
I've never been that bullish on Bitcoin because I don't see why the mainstream, developed world would have much demand for it. It certainly has it's uses, but they are limited. I suspect the number of people transacting in Bi
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by ssharp 12y ago
I don't know if that style would even work for Infinite Jest. David Foster Wallace, the author, is known for his extensive use of frequent, long, multi-page, and often multi-level (footnotes having footnotes) notes. I look at how Grant
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by ssharp 12y ago
Once I had children, my breaking point for getting annoyed with other people's children skyrocketed. Now, I mostly feel bad for the parent. You're right in that you can usually tell by the parents reaction the type of person they
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by ssharp 12y ago
All of these solutions are still worse than just using a credit card.
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by ssharp 12y ago
I don't even want to have a wallet to use Bitcoin as a transnational currency because of how volatile it is. The USD is a pretty stable currency, so why would I change that stability to something as volatile as Bitcoin, especially give
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by ssharp 12y ago
Absolutely. They are accepting BitCoin for the convenience of customers, not because they hold a positive opinion of it.
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I also find BitCoin to be interesting but I'm not sure if that interest has really spread that far from tech-oriented audiences. The people who really support BitCoin can be rather fanatical in their expectations of what BitCoin will b
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by ssharp 12y ago
I don't really want this type of drive-by snark from a newspaper, but I think there is some truth to what was written. It's seems like any time a merchant announces they'll accept BitCoins, it will get pushed to the front pag

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