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by walru 8y ago
Say you have questions and want to try something different, but are afraid to pay for something you don't want. Or, you're thirsty for a cocktail you've never had before and would like a suggestion. Isn't anyone afraid o
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by walru 8y ago
You're talking about 10-30 years ago. Not today.
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by walru 8y ago
How many people do you know who work in the service industry?
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by walru 8y ago
Does anyone recall how Facebook's booming growth coincided with the growth of Zynga? A game genre which asked you to have a bunch of friends to get ahead, otherwise pay to win. (aka. a lot of people signed up for fake accounts) The rec
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by walru 8y ago
None. He's a luddite.
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by walru 8y ago
>to lead the next generation in innovation. Meanwhile I have 300k internet in Pasadena, CA. That's the fastest they offer. My roommate doesn't care and won't upgrade to Spectrum. Why is it whenever I read the above it mean
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by walru 8y ago
When I'm feeling the most down, I find getting outside helps more than anything else. More than talking to someone, more than drinking/smoking or any other substance. Also, stay away from social media or even watching youtube vide
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by walru 8y ago
Flagship stores are a form of advertising. Many many retailers embark on this journey. Does advertising work? Or, more importantly, which is the case here, does selling your store shelves to specific brands hurt? (rather than stocking what&
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by walru 8y ago
Extraordinarily long hours, toxic open office work environments ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6vCBQKN0F8 ), poor management guided by auteurs with nothing to back up their plight and a culture of being outed when you&#x2
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by walru 8y ago
It's too important in life to challenge yourself completely. That comes in many many forms. Allowing your brain to travel to places you're not determining is among/probably the most enlightening.
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by walru 8y ago
Doesn't this hold true for anywhere outside a major city? If it's going to take you hours to get to a hospital or a market, or for anyone to come to you, theoretically you're in the same predicament.
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by walru 8y ago
That sounded like the original question to me. It's an estranged statement to believe otherwise. So, yes, they save snapshots and take you back to the time of your choosing based off that.
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by walru 8y ago
How did that work for everyone deleting their FB account?
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by walru 8y ago
Every thing is recorded. edit: And I'm being down voted because? Because HN does not enjoy the truth?
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by walru 9y ago
They force people out who have 15+ years. (eg. It was age 37 for me). Thankfully they asked me to write documentation and train a bevy of testers to take my place before letting me go (once the eight race tracks for the game I was creating
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by walru 9y ago
Amazing! Thank you.
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by walru 9y ago
This is slightly off topic, but is there anywhere to see a full swath of YC's incubators and their level of (current) success?
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by walru 9y ago
Sell the wife. Buy the car. Best of both worlds.
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by walru 9y ago
So is $100,000 worth of ads enough to sway an election? Because I have stats claiming nobody clicks on ads.
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by walru 9y ago
Which begs the question: Would Jobs have delivered this? note: I personally say no. The form factor is, with all it's curves, a failure for creating UI/UX that feels complete. It's going to force more people to go Android fir
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by walru 9y ago
No. I'm saying that you don't have to agree with him, but he has the right to speak and others have the right to hear him. Perhaps re-digest 1:25-3:07.
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by walru 9y ago
I tend to refer to Chistopher Hitchens on this topic. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyoOfRog1EM
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by walru 10y ago
Is good service and hospitably an antiquated notion? I'll happily give a bartender, server or a driver an extra buck or two when they make the experience pleasant/informative/friendly because, far too many people treat their
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by walru 10y ago
Edit: Since you can't stop editing your posts. Respect for who, you asked? The people who've left this world.
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by walru 10y ago
No. It does not. Edit: You said it deserves a black bar atop HN. Have some respect.
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by walru 10y ago
There are some recent parallels to your opening paragraph that feel deafening...
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by walru 10y ago
We are not garnered respect, within birth, but the parents who choose to bring us into this life are.
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by walru 10y ago
You're correct. That's what I ultimately meant. His words were met, in the media, with challenge. Having his words even echoed was a feat in and of itself. You or I could not replicate his feat as we don't have the stage. Peo
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by walru 10y ago
In spades. Being eloquent, holding court, was his greatest skill.
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by walru 10y ago
Muhammad Ali is something we won't allow public figures to be anymore. Being outspoken and standing up for his beliefs, against all repercussions, were his his greatest feat(s). I hope, over all else, his contributions to the human spi

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