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by tinbad 9y ago
And not just the Miata! Almost every Mazda is the best handler in its class. It’s somewhat tragic they don’t sell as well as they should. They are objectively better in many ways. It’s one of those that having an objectively superior produc
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by tinbad 9y ago
I don't agree with your premise of "remote workers being worth less (even if slightly) because there's less efficient collaboration". The last part is only true because most of today's organizations and processes ar
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Ripple up 20,000% in 2017(forbes.com)
8 points by tinbad 9y ago|0 comments
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by tinbad 9y ago
I mainly use it as a home automation "hub", works well if you have multiple systems (I use it w/ Insteon, Hue, Sonos) working together and don't want to run something complicated like Homeseer. My wife uses it mostly to
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by tinbad 9y ago
I haven’t been to an Aldi in the US but the ones I’ve been in Europe have all been very barebones and the atmosphere reminded somewhat of communist grocery stores from when I lived in USSR. Funny notice when I first came to US and visited T
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by tinbad 9y ago
The title is a bit misleading. Election hacking is maybe 10% of the article and I admit it’s easy to read the first few paragraphs and drop off (it’s quite long). As a Russian, I think the article does a good job to describe Russia’s foreig
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by tinbad 9y ago
Correct, they have been outlawed since 2008 . "Magic truffles" are not anywhere near as potent as were the mushrooms. https://www.drugsenuitgaan.nl/hulp-en-advies/veel-gestelde-v...
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by tinbad 9y ago
> You can currently buy psychoactive mushrooms in stores in The Netherlands. No you can't (anymore). They are illegal since 2008. I remember when they became illegal since me and my friends used to experiment with them, but a few un
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by tinbad 9y ago
Interesting detail is that the, for American market created, Chevrolet SS was basically a rebadged Holden Commodore built in Australia. Together with the Dodge Charger, it was the "cheapest bang per buck" performance sedan with a
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by tinbad 9y ago
Right, and Porsches don't even lease very well compared to other brands. One thing I wonder if there's no mileage restrictions it could be worth it (as going over miles on a lease can be expensive).
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by tinbad 9y ago
Does anyone have any data to back up the price drops? From my anecdotal evidence it seems WF is just as expensive as it was before. I'm sure these price cuts are only on certain products so it would be interesting to know what these ar
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by tinbad 9y ago
Actually there's nothing new here, many manufacturers are moving to the 48 volt system[1], which you can classify as a mild hybrid system of some sort. Many flagship cars already have it or will come out with it soon (new Audi A8). In
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by tinbad 9y ago
Not really a story of a comeback but growing up in communist Russia the battles were all about surviving the day to day basics: getting food/clothes, taking care of family members, but most importantly not having any chance to do anyth
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by tinbad 9y ago
Normally, yes, but I imagine a brand like Kia is more loose with enforcing standards as opposed to say, Toyota.
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by tinbad 9y ago
Not for new cars, you'll need to be certified by the manufacturer. In this case, it was an "official" Kia dealer. They are way down the ranks when it comes to keeping their brand "clean". If it was an Audi dealer th
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by tinbad 9y ago
Dealership for sure, they are independent from the manufacturer.
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by tinbad 9y ago
A combination of following and working in the industry, personal experience as well as manufacture incentives. Depreciation tells only one part of the story, and actually Kias are very high within their segment. Try comparing something like
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by tinbad 9y ago
Nissan is slightly moving upmarket but the amount of incentives they have to give out to sell is still way above industry average (which my comment was based on). Toyota or Honda have to barely discount their vehicles to sell, do you really
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by tinbad 9y ago
Just like with other brands, in the automotive industry, there are different tiers. At the top, you have the ultra premium (Bentley, Ferrari) and premiums (BMW, Audi, Mercedes, etc.) followed by brands like Toyota and Ford where cars are st
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by tinbad 9y ago
Looks like by 2007, the war in Iraq resulted in about 2 million[1] refugees, that's roughly 5% of the population. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_Iraq#Iraq_War_.282...
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by tinbad 9y ago
I was just going to say, working for one of the largest destributors in the world, this is still how many large corps buy stuff: by downloading a catalog through FTP and sending the order with XML. I know, shocking but not everyone is Amazo
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by tinbad 9y ago
People have said the same about FB and Amazon. I agree that they wont be able to stay at loss for ever, however once the cheap cash runs out there's nothing stopping them from bumping up the rates a bit and/or growing less aggress
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by tinbad 9y ago
I don't think "the west" (if there's even such a thing anymore..) is blaming Erdogan for being Islamist. It's that he's a de facto dictator and using religion to expand his power and rally up supporters. People
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by tinbad 9y ago
With those amounts, everything adds up. $10 million probably pays for a couple years rent for a fancy VC office on sand hill road.
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by tinbad 9y ago
On the bright side: every job will be a dead-end when AI is very good.
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by tinbad 9y ago
Are you saying creating and sharing icon sets is not a get-rich-quick-scheme? ;)
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by tinbad 9y ago
+1 before I had kids I spent maybe 5-10 hours a week on random side projects and freelancing, since I had twins they are my full-time job and my full-time job became kind of side project
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by tinbad 9y ago
Disclaimer: my view on having a 'job' is probably very different than normal. I don't buy into the your work is your life mentality that seems to be prevalent in the US. It may have something to do with the fact that I only r
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Ask HN: What are some of the best looking/working websites?
3 points by tinbad 9y ago|2 comments
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by tinbad 9y ago
If he really made $120m from Google alone, he probably thought he was safe by that point, I mean, he must have thought through this and bought himself a private island somewhere to go to when the shit was going to hit the fan..?

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