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by xphilter 9y ago
Take a look at how many YC backed companies have arb clauses in consumer contracts. It's not just a GOP problem.
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by xphilter 9y ago
There's no precedent or issue-preclusion with arbitration. So any win you get in one case will have to be re-fought 150,000 times. Hardly a time effective plan.
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by xphilter 9y ago
As the other commentator mentioned, how is this related to consumer lawsuits?
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by xphilter 9y ago
Wouldn't the counter be true, then? By not letting consumers sue, it only incentivizes more corrupt business practices?
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by xphilter 9y ago
Do you have any stats on "frivolous lawsuits brought by 'shakedown' attorneys"?
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by xphilter 9y ago
Right, but this chart ignores that (as far as I can tell). If US listed companies are going to eat more of the global GDP, then it wouldn't be crazy that the value of the stocks will exceed GDP of the country in which it's listed
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by xphilter 9y ago
Good point. I'd wager that US listed companies' share of profit and/or income growth outside of the US has increased since the 70s/80s. I'd at least have a global crosscheck of some kind.
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by xphilter 9y ago
They didn't say M.D.s, did they? Or, they could have only 10 customers and 1 is an MD (and a shareholder?).
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by xphilter 9y ago
FaceTime seems to be way more popular than most realize. Anecdotally, my children use it daily to talk with grandparents and cousins and I see people on public transportation using it in place of telephone calls (makes more sense there beca
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by xphilter 10y ago
2011 :(
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by xphilter 10y ago
I've had similar experiences. At one "hackathon" I went to in Chicago, the winners made a powerpoint of a Coke vending machine with NFC payment...
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by xphilter 10y ago
Judging by the game, your target market is not the type of person who responds to a Facebook ad. I'm running tons of ads on FB, but my market is less sophisticated. I'm surprised by how many responses we get.
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by xphilter 10y ago
How could that possibly be the case? Suppose the regulation states every new unit needs 10 parking spots--now that single unit must carry the cost of those additional parking spots.
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by xphilter 10y ago
I think the argument is that city planners (the State) requires a minimum amount of parking for all structures, thereby raising the price of all goods. It's not that expensive things are bad, but that maybe the State should focus on af
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by xphilter 10y ago
I find it interesting that TechCrunch publishes (albeit through the "contributor network") a piece that derides tracking and declares "Privacy [a]s a fundamental human right" on the same day it runs another piece saying
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by xphilter 10y ago
My scam meeter is off the charts. It's exactly like Tesla except no tangible product, no funding, no founder with a proven track record, and way too many details.
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by xphilter 11y ago
I agree--but the issue will likely be traceability. That is, how can the victim prove that the malware they received came from PageFair? Unless the victim had a log of all network traffic, I'm not sure there's any way to show that
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by xphilter 15y ago
Please don't sign up, I want to have a life. -Amir (co-starter of ServerCyde)