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by wdewind 11y ago
I think I probably agree with your general point that the mandated KYC practices are not enough to protect you and your stakeholders in and of themselves. That being said, I think you'd be surprised how much fraud fails to get through
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by wdewind 11y ago
I think you're misreading my use of the word absolutely. I was responding to the idea that KYC compliance is a joke. It is absolutely useful, that does not mean it prevents 100% of fraud absolutely.
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by wdewind 11y ago
Obviously security will always come at a convenience cost, and if by "my bottom line" you mean "not losing money to fraud" then yes, duh.
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by wdewind 11y ago
I think you're misreading my use of the word absolutely. I was responding to the idea that KYC compliance is a joke. It is absolutely useful, that does not mean it prevents 100% of fraud absolutely. > With millions of SSN and
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by wdewind 11y ago
I don't deal with international finance but I do deal with payments within the US and I have to say I really disagree with you on KYC. Our KYC process absolutely prevents fraud from happening, and because we are liable for any transac
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by wdewind 11y ago
It's not only meal prep (which I think you are understating the cost of), it's also having access to a kitchen and cooking supplies (knives, pans, bowls etc.) that allow you to easily cook, which is not cheap.
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by wdewind 11y ago
By volume or mass yes, by calorie absolutely not. Edit: I totally misunderstood the comment I was replying to and agree with it.
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by wdewind 11y ago
Actually she's not that far off. It's a stupid way to phrase it, but the global apparel and global entertainment market sizes (as well as their corresponding USA measurements) are pretty similar (~500B/2T). http:/&#x
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by wdewind 11y ago
Yeah I don't even disagree with that haha (I mean youtube is another great example), but the analysis I provided is still probably the reason FB gets a hardtime on HN while Google doesn't.
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by wdewind 11y ago
Intent. Google advertises where you are already "in the market" for something (be it a physical product or a site). Facebook advertises where you hang out with your friends, which is less effective and feels ickier. Which doesn
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by wdewind 11y ago
One example would be if your company is offering benefits not managed through Zenefits, such as an outside 401k plan or something. In those cases you'd want to make custom deductions for the 401k plan. (I don't work for Zenefits
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by wdewind 11y ago
> that rice is much more healthy than the vitamin-fortified substance made out of bleached, white flour that we call bread nowadays. On what basis have you arrived to those conclusions?
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by wdewind 11y ago
> but it's not functionally different than having an API and a system for registering API keys No, it's completely different. The entire point of keys is avoid having to store credentials, it has nothing to do with permissioni
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by wdewind 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPSh-41 not AK-47
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by wdewind 11y ago
It is ironic to see the quote from RU Sirius about what a victory the internet is for the counter culture: > The rise of the Net and the Web represents a victory for the counterculture and the subculture. The next generation, raised on t
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by wdewind 11y ago
I agree with much of what you're saying, even though I don't think the science strongly supports it (yet). A lot of cool stuff going on right now. I want to be clear though: there is certainly evidence that very high blood sugar
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by wdewind 11y ago
Thanks for the links. I don't really think these studies show that acute blood sugar level elevation is causing the damage you are talking about. The first one talks about how TII diabetics tend to have lower β-cell count and higher a
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by wdewind 11y ago
> Even if the spike is controlled down within 1-2 hours, there is a lot of accumulating evidence that it isn't the duration or absolute value of high blood sugars, but the spikes (the occurrence of any delta in the first place) them
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by wdewind 11y ago
No, potatoes have some simple carbs but they are predominantly starches, which are complex carbs.
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by wdewind 11y ago
> Anecdotally-empirically, a lot of Type 2's have found carbs, fiber or no fiber, are just bad news. Sure, I wasn't talking about diabetic people. > In a few years, we will hopefully start accumulating a flood of highly-gran
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by wdewind 11y ago
Yes but I'm arguing that doesn't make a huge difference. Certainly there is a small one, but all things being equal the accompanying fiber is a lot more important.
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by wdewind 11y ago
I guess we are getting pretty semantic. I meant simple sugars, of which glucose and fructose are two, not sucrose, which is "table sugar," and is partially fructose and glucose. You're right though, it probably would've
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by wdewind 11y ago
Right...specifically fructose, not sugar in general...
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by wdewind 11y ago
I'm not really sure what you are saying, sorry.
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by wdewind 11y ago
> This study should be an eye opener for that 40% who largely believe "all carbs are created equal". All carbs pretty much are equal, it tends to be the amount of fiber that comes with the carb that changes things. This study
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by wdewind 11y ago
Sorry I took so long to get back to you. The stuff you are talking about is very complicated, and short of recommending you go read a bunch of textbooks front to back, I'd suggest just starting with some basic nutrition to get a found
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It really depends on your goals and what you are looking to learn. It sounds like maybe you are trying to put on weight, in which case I can't recommend whole milk enough :) But if you want to be more specific about what you'd l
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by wdewind 11y ago
My problem with things being "good" or "bad" is that it's divorced of context. Carbs are not good or bad, but they are certainly bad in certain contexts and good in certain contexts. Different diets can be effecti
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by wdewind 11y ago
It shouldn't really make any difference. The point is fat is an energy store and your body is pretty good at storing excess calories and then using them again when needed. Things do get a little more interesting, and the science becom
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by wdewind 11y ago
Sure, but since you've packed such a large percentage of your calories into this one meal, what happens to that fat at the later time when you would otherwise be eating again?

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