timjahn

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by timjahn 12y ago
Doesn't having to pick up a package defeat the purpose of delivery? If I wanted to pick up packages, I'd go to stores and buy things. I don't want to go to the store though, so I pay Amazon to deliver it to me.
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How We Sent a Man to the Moon Without E-mail and Why It Matters Today(calnewport.com)
3 points by timjahn 12y ago|1 comments
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by timjahn 12y ago
"we only counted users that really tried the app" ...which are the only ones that matter, no? So if only 300 "really" tried the app and 2,201,302 signed up, you obviously only care about the 300 if that's the number
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by timjahn 12y ago
Amen. There's so much more the life than work. I think I probably realized this more after I had a kid, but it saddens me when people work and that's it. That's definitely their choice, and if it makes them happy, then kudos
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Ask HN: What's your preferred transactional email provider?
1 points by timjahn 12y ago|0 comments
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by timjahn 12y ago
I don't understand this argument. Verizon can take away unlimited data at any moment (and most likely will at some point).
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Verizon offers free iPhone 6 with trade-in, 2-year contract(cnet.com)
7 points by timjahn 12y ago|3 comments
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by timjahn 12y ago
Congrats to Dusty and team!
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by timjahn 12y ago
"I'm not sure how that's fair. Should they also adjust your salary based on how expensive your car is? The value you provide to them remains constant despite where you choose to live. Why should you be punished for living som
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by timjahn 12y ago
"I think a lot of Silicon Valley startups cannot see beyond their Bay Area bubble where everyone earns $150k, treats their time like gold dust, and will pay a premium for menial services." Couldn't agree more. Amazing how tun
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by timjahn 12y ago
Yes! Couldn't agree more. Touched on this in a comment a while back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5039418 So much time wasted.
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by timjahn 12y ago
Leaving something as important as driving the quickest route possible to the driver seems silly, when that greatly affects the bottom line. UPS is built upon delivering packages as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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by timjahn 12y ago
Yes.
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by timjahn 12y ago
"But Monterrosa admits that even though UPS tracks his trips down to every time he opens the truck door, the company doesn’t even provide its drivers with GPS navigation systems, or a phone with maps. It’s up to him to figure it out on
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by timjahn 12y ago
"Something I would pay for: a rolodex social network. No centralized feed. No useless info. Your profile is 2-3 sentences and your current city (with some sort of maps integration for when you travel, to see who's near you). Two b
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All-new Foursquare learns what you like and leads you to places you’ll love(blog.foursquare.com)
3 points by timjahn 12y ago|0 comments
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Amazon offers Prime members video credit for slower shipping(cnet.com)
1 points by timjahn 12y ago|0 comments
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by timjahn 12y ago
Can you talk more about what the app is and what it does? Curious.
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by timjahn 12y ago
I'm assuming you're not from the United States?
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This Kid Made An App That Exposes Sellout Politicians(vice.com)
5 points by timjahn 12y ago|0 comments
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by timjahn 12y ago
Wow, that's amazing. Was $4.17 in Chicago when I filled up a few days ago.
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by timjahn 12y ago
The default gas price is shown as $3.40/gallon. Where are you getting gas that cheap??
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by timjahn 12y ago
Totally off topic: On that page, in the image next to "Compose and Snooze", did you mean to have "Invalid Date" in the yellow box? Pic: https://www.streak.com/images/snooze/snoozeCompose.png
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by timjahn 12y ago
I use HN Watcher for HN ( http://HNwatcher.com ).
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by timjahn 12y ago
Completely agree.
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by timjahn 12y ago
"Does it matter if person folding your laundry got into a drunken fight when they were 19? Not really." No. It doesn't. Does it matter if a person with a history of DUIs (or even ONE) drives me for Lyft? Yes. Does it matter i
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by timjahn 12y ago
Would you ever want a stranger driving you home who wasn't background checked in some way? I wouldn't.
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by timjahn 12y ago
Thanks for the matchist shoutout Dan!
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by timjahn 12y ago
I've long had the idea for a web series called "What Do You Do?" that would be similar to this. Each episode would feature the host doing the job/becoming the person of a new occupation (like Dirty Jobs but not just for
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by timjahn 12y ago
Reminds me of Chicago. :)

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