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Re:A Month Without Sugar on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @07:45PM (#13323682)
why stop olive oil? what is so bad about it?
Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @03:11AM (#13269168)
morbid question but did they survive?

Ask HN: How to handle employment agreement for first employee?

Myself and my cofounder have made an agreement with another developer to come on as our first employee but we have $0 funding currently and have strictly sold him on ourselves and the idea. We brought him on right as we're a few weeks away from beginning to beta test our new app. The agreement we came up with is 4% equity with market salary once we get funding but incrementally. We had him sign...

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Re:Show HN: ClapChat – Instant messaging for HN users on Sunday December 25, 2016 @01:55AM (#13253288)
> nor standards-based...

Not to be antagonistic but what difference does it make if it's not "standards based" while it works for them and does what they want it to do?

Re:Frequent sauna bathing can reduce the risk of dementia on Sunday December 18, 2016 @05:40PM (#13208165)
> Here in Seattle that is basically the only place you can go to find a sauna.

Since this crappy cold weather hit I've found myself going to the gym nonstop just to dip in the jacuzzi... I don't know why most apartments in the PNW seem to not have one, maybe people up here don't like to swim as much as people in warmer climates?

Because without above consumer benefits, people would not use Uber, and it would stand no chance whatsoever of being a profitable business.
Re:Imzy wants to be a kinder, gentler version of Reddit on Saturday December 10, 2016 @02:02PM (#13147250)
> When confronted with the fact that this isn't acceptable behavior

Who defines what "acceptable" behavior is though? If so many people "wouldn't recommend or even admit using in a mixed group", then why is Reddit the 8th highest traffic website in the US?