twinkletwinkle

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1. 121.▲
   by twinkletwinkle 10y ago

   Sure, the valuation isn't concrete. It's also in a different league from the other startups in the article which are shutting down. I think the person I originally replied to was trying to make an ironic point but to me it fell re
2. 122.▲
   by twinkletwinkle 10y ago

   Two parties to an email conversation. If one person is using "Amy" and adds her to the conversation, the other person may not fully understand the implications. Especially since their marketing tries hard to blur the lines.
3. 123.▲
   by twinkletwinkle 10y ago

   All snark aside, isn't Uber the highest-valued startup in the world? Sure, that's thriving.
4. 124.▲
   by twinkletwinkle 11y ago

   A little too self-indulgent for my tastes. Any time someone refers to humans as upgraded monkeys I have the same reaction ... "yeah, I get it. Now get over yourself".
5. 125.▲
   by twinkletwinkle 11y ago

   Your argument is excellent and in every way correct. It's also too subtle and abstract to ever compete with "Apple is helping Terrorists hide stuff!"
6. 126.▲
   by twinkletwinkle 11y ago

   Must the value of an education be purely the salary you can get afterwards? The true roots of liberal arts (which used to include everything from astronomy to mathematics to botany) lie in creating a well-rounded, educated, sophisticated pe