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there's a number of new testing companies popping up (like superpower.com) that I recently used which make it easy to get these tests. doctors don't like ordering them because then they become medically responsible for the results.
Re:Mozilla's Fix the Internet Showcase on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @04:44PM (#24911657)
This looks awesome
This is useful. What is next on the integration roadmap besides Zoom – presume Hangouts? Not sure if new FB live features have an API
An absurd lesson in acquisition due diligence.
Re:NSA Official: We Need to Prepare for the Future of War on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @11:49AM (#20929502)
Even governance in the absence of utility can't stop human nature.
Imagine how amplified this problem will become once creating a 'deepfake' or fictitious GAN-generated photo is as easy as typing an emoji.
Re:People love working remotely on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @12:23PM (#20748744)
Couldn't agree more. Flexibility is amazing, but loneliness creeps in all too often.

Ask HN: Going back to VC'S after rejection?

Will keep this brief. Rejected by various VC's about a month ago due to long term business model concerns. We've since pivoted our strategy completely – would it be inappropriate to message them detailing the shift and asking for a second look?

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The NSA prevents thousands of potential terrorist attacks each year...we just don't hear about it because it's classified information. Of course one or two will always slip through the cracks. No process is perfect.
If this is true, then does the pre-existing size of BTC and other widely mined crypto-currencies create a moat? How can a new up-start coin ever hope to gain significant traction with the possibility of a 51% attack?
Re:The Looming Danger of Non-Banks on Sunday October 21, 2018 @07:55PM (#18271101)
I stopped reading as soon as the author compared Prudential’s liability size to the US GDP. Just because numbers are similarly large does not make them comparable. Its like comparing Bezo’s $147B fortune to the 147B grains of sand on a 100 yard stretch of Rainier beach in Seattle. Not apples to apples.
The average American eats better than kings from the past 2,000 years. Wealth and prosperity is 100% relative.