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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by atian on Thursday February 25, 2021 @04:40AM (#26261247)
Sometimes I casually flash my B-Unit around or pretend to check the time on it just to let everyone know I have a subscription.

Other times I will go out of my way to send emails from the terminal just so others get a glance at my @bloomberg.net email address. I also have people send me stuff to the email if it's someone I haven't met before.

The Bloomberg Terminal is well worth it for these two perks. It's much better than paying for an @hey.com email address.

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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by ShaneMcGowan on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:59AM (#26261705)
Assert your dominance by using your childhood hotmail email address for business purposes
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by Darvon on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:29AM (#26261833)
Log into work's Microsoft subscription from hotmail.com to keep The Man humble
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by andrepd on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:43AM (#26261892)
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by dkdbejwi383 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @04:58AM (#26261358)
I honestly can't tell if this is a parody or not
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by dan-robertson on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:09AM (#26261747)
Parody. If you have a Bloomberg terminal then probably many of the people you interact with at work also have Bloomberg subscriptions. Imagine some tech worker in Silicon Valley trying to flex some employer-provided top-of-the-range MacBook. The price isn’t the same but the idea that it won’t impress the in-group is.
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by hkmurakami on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:52AM (#26261938)
The SV equivalent is the corporate badge casually clipped to the belt while having lunch/coffee/drinks/dinner.
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by cwwc on Thursday February 25, 2021 @07:30AM (#26262127)
Hey，I've seen people flex their Palantir seat licenses!
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by est31 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @10:24AM (#26263690)
Maybe it's like teamblind? IIRC you need to sign up to them using your work e mail. And it's authwalled so can't really be read without an account.
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by purerandomness on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:28AM (#26261560)
That's the best type of parody
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by 7800 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:39AM (#26261616)
Not to the proud family whose surname is Parody.

Also those representing parity overheard you and may have a bit to talk with you about.

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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by nindalf on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:05AM (#26261412)
If it isn’t a copypasta, it should be.
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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by SubiculumCode on Thursday February 25, 2021 @01:08PM (#26265986)
I absolutely detest this comment and all it implies. I'll accept my downvotes now.

Unless I missed sarcasm, in which case, please accept my humblest apologies.

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Re:Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I buil... by pvitz on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:20AM (#26261793)
Don't forget the included subscription to Bloomberg Businessweek that we religiously "read" with the feet on the 10 cm of our desk that are not covered with terminal screens.
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