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by xnerdr 15y ago
What you are seeing is minimum wage laws in action. They drive up unemployment during difficult times (recession) and should be lowered according to economic theory. But they aren't as its a sign of weakness. If the minimum wage was $2 a
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by xnerdr 15y ago
This information would be much more valuble with data for a "normal" day. For example, Is the main bump around noon just a regular lunch high?
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by xnerdr 15y ago
As a bitcoin veteren, what, if any, do you expect will be the US reaction once it becomes big enough to cause problems?
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Sorry, I meant the email functionality is 1 step and trivial, since they already have an inbox system in place. The search would be much more difficult to do well of course, but i'd suggest a recommendation based search (like Google +1) co
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by xnerdr 15y ago
I've found the opposite case when advertising my app on both networks. Conversions were about the same, but cost per click was about 4x on google. Its a $4.99 one off payment app, so its possible different revenue models find one or the o
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Also, I will add, nearly every article you read on Hacker news is a blog post on the submittors own blog. Is their something wrong with doing this? If you found it so terrible, why did you continue reading for a whole 5 minutes and not sto
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by xnerdr 15y ago
How much of Google's revenue do you expect to be generated from Android OS? Further, Facebook apps are on apple and android products, giving them a larger market share than android alone could ever have. The OS alone will not be generatin
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by xnerdr 15y ago
It would be a trivial addition to the Facebook network to allow outside email exchanges. What I was trying to get across in the article was how Facebook is just 1 step away from directly challenging Google in email and search. Two of the
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Facebook eats Googles lunch by 2012(nerdr.com)
4 points by xnerdr 15y ago|16 comments
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Let's say we get a signal. Then what? Even if we do find a signal, there is no payoff. The money is better invested elsewhere, then, once we are better able to capitalize upon a signal being found, then, we should invest in finding one.
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by xnerdr 15y ago
I'd be reluctant to invest more in an investment that has never paid off. They're searching for signs of life. Signs found so far = 0. Thats a pretty bad ROI.
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Would the civil litigation be against the company or the person? What sort of penalties are involved in such cases? If they lose, would the winner basically own a chunk of dropbox? (sorry, none American and not a lawyer)
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Agreed. I don't mind that he asked nicely and the file was taken down. I DO mind that a DMCA was issued.
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Someone mentioned HN in a reddit comment about a week ago. Its over.
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Whats the 3x+1 problem?
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by xnerdr 15y ago
I'm interested in your comment, Would you mind expanding upon the quote?
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by xnerdr 15y ago
Its been argued by some that a DDOS is equivalent to standing in a shop doorway and may be an appropriate form of protest. Protest being something that is perfectly legal.
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Should I quit my job and start a blog?(nerdr.com)
1 points by xnerdr 15y ago|0 comments
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by xnerdr 15y ago
I just did a quick article on the design: Showoff.io feedback and design impressions - http://nerdr.com/startup-showoff-io-first-impressions-and-fe...
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Startup showoff.io - first impressions and feedback(nerdr.com)
2 points by xnerdr 15y ago|0 comments