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901.
by wdewind 13y ago
What's the part where it's anti-psychopathic then?
902.
by wdewind 13y ago
> You still go to work, don't cause any issues, and spend 2 weeks building something you were never assigned to do. It turns out to be really good work and useful to the company (as much, or moreso, than putting that time in on your
903.
by wdewind 13y ago
No, the point is that credit cards give people a line of credit, which increases overall liquidity. People buy things on credit cards they wouldn't otherwise be able to. When they buy that thing on a credit card, the company selling
904.
by wdewind 13y ago
You can't afford the investor's time if your investors are people who will really help you. An investor does a LOT more than give you money.
905.
by wdewind 13y ago
Honestly curious, is there any company you know of who has publicly stated they weren't happy they went through YC? Not saying it's conclusive either way, would just be interesting to read why.
906.
by wdewind 13y ago
6% is good for the founder too. You want your investors to have a significant stake in the company so that they actually help build it, and you want to take on investors feeling like they will by definition give you a smaller piece of a la
907.
by wdewind 13y ago
No, it's completely different from sales tax because while the company will have slightly increased costs (usually ~2.5%), they will also move significantly more inventory which will allow quicker reinvestment cycles, and thus more gro
908.
by wdewind 13y ago
> Marginally higher costs that inevitably pass to consumers Massive statement that I sincerely doubt is true (increased revenue off of increased liquidity drives prices down for everyone).
909.
by wdewind 13y ago
Thought I agree with the message, this site is terrible. It essentially collects anecdotes and treats them as data. You could do the exact same thing with "real" medicine as well (so and so died during this operation, so we shou
910.
by wdewind 13y ago
A 15 person company is in a completely different place than one in which the founder is the only person and is working on building the basic foundation.
911.
by wdewind 13y ago
> The food in the greater NYC metro area is abysmal. The quality falls off very rapidly once you exit the city. Oh man is that true :( Long Island is not known for it's cuisine...
912.
by wdewind 13y ago
I don't live in SF but the few times I've been the bus system has been a complete joke. It's like a stereotype of a bad bus system: dirty, unreliable, slow, filled with junkies, loud, doesn't really go anywhere you&#x27
913.
by wdewind 13y ago
Wouldn't shock me, my experience has been most of the food on the west coast is better. A lot of this has to do with how cheap it is to get quality produce compared to the east coast.
914.
by wdewind 13y ago
> The number and quality of restaurants in NY is unrivaled. NYC native and mostly SF-hater here. Hate to say it but SF has us beat for food. If you want to go have a 5 star meal you're going to pay about the same and get about the
915.
by wdewind 13y ago
Thanks, that was a really clear and helpful explanation!
916.
by wdewind 13y ago
Not only that, if you're paying back your credit card every month you're getting some kind of points/rewards thing which definitely covers the risk of inconvenience if your number is stolen.
917.
by wdewind 13y ago
Why does the order of magnitude/size of transaction matter in terms of knowing if a transaction is safe? Do larger transactions take more time to verify? Thanks for answering, appreciate it - stuff like this is surprisingly difficult
918.
by wdewind 13y ago
> A: We've created a decentralized accounting system and currency that obviates the need for most of the standard accounting controls and fraud prevention measures, so long as you operate within that currency! I hear this a lot, but
919.
by wdewind 13y ago
I'm curious, what does Reuters Eikon do well/better than Bloomberg?
920.
by wdewind 13y ago
> First, I can see some benefits to a false midnight. The case of truncated timestamps discussed on the Python list is actually useful. Can you expand on this, I don't understand (didn't read the list). Couldn't you just
921.
by wdewind 13y ago
> I would argue, though, that there's no value in this war of attrition. We have enough resources to give everyone a good life and autonomy over their work, and it's only getting better. Why do we set up these health-destroying
922.
by wdewind 13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature
923.
by wdewind 13y ago
http://examine.com/about/ this is why
924.
by wdewind 13y ago
I don't know why this was submitted but if anyone has any interest in supplementation and nutrition examine.com is an excellent resource.
925.
by wdewind 13y ago
While I would always wish to pay less for something, this is fine with me. Prime is still such an amazing value for me, and Amazon has created so much good will with me by being so awesome for so long that my reaction to this was basically
926.
by wdewind 13y ago
> Were our ancestors' lives miserable because they didn't have Snapchat and gadgets? Yes they were (as well as for many other reasons). Imagine a cancer patient hooked up to all the crucial life saving equipment that the engine
927.
by wdewind 13y ago
> Of course this is not strictly a property of services. Today we also produce lots of gadgets and widgets and nonsense that aren't in any way relevant to our needs. This is like the article that bitches about engineers making Snapc
928.
by wdewind 13y ago
A much better solution to this problem is put.io
929.
by wdewind 13y ago
> And if not, how is this different than a Ticketmaster-esque because-we-can fee? For one thing you aren't blocked from downloading and using Firefox if you don't purchase the installation option through Dell.
930.
by wdewind 13y ago
Is it? I don't see any canvas. Would be interested as well...

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