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by tristanj 9y ago
None revenue, just users. Based off their MAUs, if Messenger was an independent chat app they would fetch such valuation. I peg them at $40/user, which isn't so crazy considering WhatsApp was purchased at $35/user and Instagr
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by tristanj 9y ago
From an investors standpoint, I view Facebook as four companies -Facebook, 2 billion MAU -Messenger, 1.2 billion MAU -WhatsApp, 1.2 billion MAU -Instagram, 700 million MAU Messenger, on its own, is easily a $50 billion company.
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by tristanj 9y ago
http://www.cnbc.com/2014/08/19/es-took-off-but-the-auction-d...
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by tristanj 9y ago
It's more like the exploit buyers will always pay more than what Apple would, so if Apple raises its bounties the exploit buyers will raise their amount too. Zerodium could just offer 2x as much as Apples bounty, and Apple can never wi
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by tristanj 9y ago
I doubt nuclear defense systems are viable anymore, modern ICBMs travel too fast to intercept. Newsweek covered Russia's latest ICBM developments, and they don't look good. http://www.newsweek.com/us-russia-nuclear
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by tristanj 9y ago
This ordering is bunk because the author makes no attempt to normalize for student population. Larger schools have a massive advantage compared to smaller ones. Compare the University of California and MIT. University of California has 250,
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by tristanj 9y ago
You're right, thanks for catching that. My google-fu failed me, apologies.
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by tristanj 9y ago
Neither, it's a feedback loop. By writing negative stories, when company insiders have a scoop and they want to leak it, they know they can contact Mr. Alden because they've seen his previous articles on the company and his track
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by tristanj 9y ago
I believe so, but he could also be referring to how there are hundreds of different flavors (each containing different compounds), and each compound interacts differently when heated by coils.
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by tristanj 9y ago
The study I citied measured compounds produced by on-the-market e-cigarettes, specifically the EGO CE4 and Kanger Aerotank Mini. While I'm not sure what temperature these devices target, what I know is that the researchers found that l
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by tristanj 9y ago
The makeup of e-cigarette vapor is different than the what's in the liquid. When vaping, the e-cigarette coil heats up to 300°C and breaks compounds in the liquid (such as propylene glycol) into new compounds such as propylene oxide, a
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Why Bargain Travel Sites May No Longer Be Bargains(backchannel.com)
1 points by tristanj 10y ago|0 comments
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What’s gone wrong with democracy(economist.com)
4 points by tristanj 10y ago|2 comments
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by tristanj 10y ago
Correct, we both interpret the title the same way as there's only one proper interpretation of the title. It's not unusual for writers to make punny titles like this.
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by tristanj 10y ago
"meltdown" and "melt down" have different meanings in English. Skimming the title and seeing the words "melt down" is fairly clear about context. I found the title fairly straightforward, the title isn't v
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by tristanj 10y ago
For an archive of human knowledge, there's the Third World Development Online Library , compiled by Alex Weir, which is a 13GB archive of 900+ books on Agriculture, Livestock, Food safety, Construction, Mathematics, Technology, Metalw
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by tristanj 10y ago
Back when this originally came out, Uber claimed "this incident was due to human error" [1]. Well technically , if you really twist the meaning of words, Uber could interpret this as "human error", considering: - It was
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by tristanj 10y ago
For class action lawsuits, the supreme court ruled arbitration clauses are legal and enforceable on customers and employees in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (2011) . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility_
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by tristanj 10y ago
I'd imagine a class action lawsuit is unlikely, as Uber is the kind of company to force an arbitration clause in their employee contract.
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by tristanj 10y ago
It's clear China has the exact issues you described. About half their nuclear power plants are in major typhoon areas; and plants in fujian and sichuan (totaling a half-dozen) are subject to major earthquakes.
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by tristanj 10y ago
From the TC article (the new link), looks like they're charging readers.
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by tristanj 10y ago
For nuclear incidents, I'm worried the next one will be in China, not in the states. China is building dozens of nuclear power plants, too quickly for the amount of trained technicians, critics say. There is also a disregard for nuclea
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by tristanj 10y ago
Article is from 2011.
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by tristanj 10y ago
Discussed earlier today https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13609762
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by tristanj 10y ago
I'm not sure how the author managed to write this article without mentioning that California imports over 33% of its electricity every year. Up from only 25% net imports 6 years ago.
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Why Is Beijing So Worried About Western Values Infecting China’s Youth?(chinafile.com)
3 points by tristanj 10y ago|1 comments
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by tristanj 10y ago
It might help a bit to explain their business model. Infosys (and similar companies) flood the H1-B lottery system with tens of thousands of applications. They bring those who win to the U.S. where Infosys contracts them to U.S. companies i
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by tristanj 10y ago
Article is from 2016, and had extensive discussion last year https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11731890
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by tristanj 10y ago
Trump is citing a 1952 law (passed by Congress) that allows the president to suspend entry of aliens. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182 (f) Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by Pr
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by tristanj 10y ago
Assuming the executive order holds up, In the best case they will be allowed to reenter the U.S. after 90 days. The executive order suspends immigrant and nonimmigrant entry for only 90 days for people from specific countries not on a Diplo

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