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by weixiyen 6y ago
this is amazing, replaces reddit for me as the videos are the best part, esp the new reddit which loads way too slow
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by weixiyen 6y ago
As long as they allow for users to install applications onto their phone, including other stores, then I don't think anyone will have a problem. Every pre-installed Apple app has a better 3rd-party alternative, it would be no different
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by weixiyen 6y ago
I'm assuming by hardware you mean iPhone, and software you mean iOS, and services you mean AppleTV/ApplePay/Music/whatever. None of these are the main reason though. The biggest reason you use an iPhone today is because
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by weixiyen 6y ago
I've not done the research, but following your #s, there remains 60% of the $36b unaccounted for. Where's that coming from, and what are those margins?
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by weixiyen 6y ago
Apple Music and anything that has content rights are where low margins are going to be. Services margin will include new areas they are investing in and losing money as well. There's zero percent chance the App Store is running at 50%
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by weixiyen 6y ago
> It is interesting that few people are recognizing that the 30% buys you distribution on a billion devices. It's interesting that few people don't understand the difference between permission to distribute versus actual distri
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by weixiyen 6y ago
Missed opportunity for sure, the video was probably taking longer than expected.
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by weixiyen 6y ago
Curious to your thoughts regarding the mafia whacking witnesses who are about to testify in court.
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by weixiyen 6y ago
If Epic was fighting only for itself to get a special deal (which they are not), they would not have the moral high ground. But if they are fighting for a process change (which they are), then they absolutely have the moral argument on the
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by weixiyen 6y ago
they have to do this though or risk setting a precedent for how they run their entire services business. Apple is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place, and the only way out is to win multiple legal battles.
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by weixiyen 6y ago
regulation is what allows consumers the opportunity to make decisions for themselves. otherwise, we'd all still be using internet explorer
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by weixiyen 6y ago
Slack is the single most-used app in our company. As someone who has used a lot of IRC, it would not come close to cutting it for our needs.
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by weixiyen 6y ago
He did the next best thing outside of not releasing the feature in the first place. Credit to him, many companies would double down or ignore HN (a very small community relative to Triplebyte's userbase) completely.
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by weixiyen 6y ago
The company applying for the loan is liable for fines if it gets audited and somehow it is shown that the relief was not 'necessary'. Not only that but the signatory is also exposed to the risk of imprisonment. The language in th
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by weixiyen 7y ago
yea agree 100%, usually the last item on my agenda is "make a decision, can agree to disagree"
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by weixiyen 7y ago
edit "that" to "since it" for clarity
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by weixiyen 7y ago
For every meeting I create since it takes up people's time, on google calendar I put 2 things in the description: 1. Purpose 2. Agenda Purpose makes me think - is this meeting necessary? - and also answers why we are having this meetin
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by weixiyen 7y ago
It's back up for us now https://sleeper.app
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by weixiyen 8y ago
Sleeper | SF Bay Area | Onsite | Mobile Engineer | Full-time | $120K-$170K + equity | https://sleeper.app/jobs Sleeper is looking for mobile engineers to join us on our mission to connect people over sports. Our fantasy lea
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by weixiyen 8y ago
Sleeper | SF Bay Area | Onsite | Mobile Engineer | Full-time | $120K-$150K + equity | https://sleeper.app/jobs Sleeper is looking for mobile engineers to join us on our mission to connect people over sports. Our fantasy lea
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by weixiyen 8y ago
Nothing but good experience with GCP, and fast response times from their customer support. Was surprised to see that it was perceived as "failing"
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by weixiyen 8y ago
Sleeper | SF Bay Area | Onsite | Mobile Engineer | Full-time | $110K-$150K + equity | https://sleeper.app/jobs Sleeper is looking for mobile engineers to join us on our mission to connect people over sports. Our fantasy lea
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by weixiyen 8y ago
Sleeper | SF Bay Area | Onsite | Backend (Elixir/Cassandra) | Full-time | $125K-$225K + equity | https://sleeper.app/jobs Sleeper is a messenger platform for sports fans. Families, friends, and co-workers use our apps
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by weixiyen 8y ago
> loss-leaders Is this actually the case? First I ever heard of sportsbetting being a loss-leader. Not disputing, just trying to learn more.
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by weixiyen 8y ago
If he actually had scale, he would not be saving in cost. Ironic for a blog post advertising "unlimited scale". There's little chance author has built anything that has scaled efficiently yet.
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by weixiyen 9y ago
It's possible other users were happy and this one user was going over the top.
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by weixiyen 9y ago
^ this. Weekly or bi-weekly 1:1s + read the check-ins. Check-ins don't lie. If you are not reading check-ins as an engineering manager, then you are going to be heavily affected by politics.
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by weixiyen 9y ago
phone # + code is already the most popular method outside of the US, and gaining a lot more traction within the US. Login w/ Facebook does not really affect the success/failure of an app unless you really need their data for your
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Triton – A Cassandra ORM for Elixir(blog.sleeperbot.com)
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by weixiyen 9y ago
people not doing work

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