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by surfmike 9y ago
If the phone allowed multiple users that might be one way to do it. Just log in to another user.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Given that Google has autonomous vehicles running on all the streets of Mt View, it seems like that would be the natural choice.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Because it allows more frequent service by taking advantage smaller cars with more frequent service, as well as scaling almost perfectly to demand. This is made economically possible by using mobile phones to aggregate passengers, and by al
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by surfmike 9y ago
The only innovative thing? It also takes advantage of mobile phones to aggregate and coordinate passengers and drivers (much like regular Lyft), allowing smaller cars with more frequent service, and responding to demand. That's quite a
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by surfmike 9y ago
Can anyone explain why scrypt would be inadequate or flawed?
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by surfmike 9y ago
Depends of course. Despite the high cost, many live here because their salary is multiple times higher than they could get elsewhere.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Yes they have a role, but most water management happens at a local level.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Can't tell if this is sarcasm. Clean water is the responsibility of local governments, not the federal government.
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by surfmike 9y ago
If you think the economy is a zero-sum game then it's not a bad thing. If you think wealth can be created and that society benefits from a population with a high labor force participation (like Scandinavia for instance), then it's
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by surfmike 9y ago
It does, but they have essential no power (until you get to the state).
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by surfmike 9y ago
"Non distortive" You can't imagine a way a tax like that would change people's behavior? People would give their money to their children before they die, or spend it all on themselves, and maybe some would work less beca
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by surfmike 9y ago
How would you change it short of overthrowing capitalism? Capitalism, almost by definition, "allows the rich to increase their wealth without actually working" (although of course less wealthy people can do the same). Parent poste
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by surfmike 9y ago
Google Hotel search. Hipmunk.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Yes and it would be great if they were extended to non-engineering majors. Also even in engineering co-ops are far from universal; at my university, not everyone did a co-op and many did only one. There would be a lot of value in people do
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by surfmike 9y ago
Even for people who go to college, more work experience is a huge plus. Waterloo's coop system (4 months of school, 4 months of internship, repeated) provides a great mix of practical experience and academics. It would be great if all
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by surfmike 9y ago
Counties don't have nearly enough power to drive changes, and there are also too many of them in the Bay Area as well.
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by surfmike 9y ago
It's not clear how this would solve any governance issues. The new states still mix coastal cities within inland/central valley counties, so you keep the urban/rural tension. Regional governments around cities would do more h
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by surfmike 9y ago
That wouldn't explain why Latin American sperm counts hadn't fallen as well then.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Their baby bonus also does not work, they have one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.
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by surfmike 9y ago
There seem to be two contradictory narratives: one, that rich Western societies are aging and need to make up for a big shortage of workers; and two, that automation has killed and will kill millions of jobs. Probably both trends are true,
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by surfmike 9y ago
I think a visionary tech leader, like Robin Chase (zipcar co-founder), would still be better as CEO, and hire someone with experience running a big company like Immelt as a COO.
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by surfmike 9y ago
It was also about making things more efficient at Lyft. Some people really needed cars (mostly because they had kids) but couldn't find spots unless they arrived super early. This change pushed some people to stop using their cars.
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by surfmike 9y ago
From the article, they got $150 in credits (only $100 if they had a parking spot).
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by surfmike 9y ago
PayPal also offered a service called Payments Pro which did not do any redirects.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Not true, PayPal Payments Pro offered that.
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by surfmike 9y ago
I'm still surprised that I never see Robin Chase's name floated. She's a successful serial transportation entrepreneur, and even wrote an op-ed outlining a vision for Uber post-Travis: https://www.google.de/am
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by surfmike 9y ago
I always thought Robin Chase (zipcar founder) would be a great pick. She's been a pioneer in transportation for a long time.
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by surfmike 9y ago
Though this is a real problem to solve, what about false accusations? If all it takes is an accusation (or two) to destroy someone's career then I see a huge problem with this.
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by surfmike 9y ago
It's ballsy for sure. If you have a company on a massive trajectory however, smart investors could convince you that you'll be worth more if you pass on the offer. Mark did the same thing. Evan Spiegel passed on a 3B offer for Sna
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by surfmike 9y ago
This is comparing two different things, Instagram ad performance vs Snapchat's feature set. If Instagram and Snapchat continue to evolve to have similar formats, wouldn't the ads be expected to perform similarly?

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