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Re:I Spent $6M on Google Ads Last Year on Monday April 27, 2020 @04:04PM (#22999417)

Thinking the same is true for Facebook ads.

Got a bunch of phone numbers that wanted our service. Only 1 person was interested, but didn't sign up.

Re:How coffee became a modern necessity on Monday April 27, 2020 @04:02PM (#22999405)

One day coffee/caffeine (and alcohol) culture will be heavier scrutinized. Similar to nicotine.

My caffeine addiction has caused gastrointestinal problems and I can't stay off the drug. (This is already acknowledged scientifically)

But as long as authority figures consume caffeine, they will justify it.

Re:Twitter kills off SMS notifications and posting in most countries on Monday April 27, 2020 @03:29PM (#22999102)

Disagree. Before you could follow people.

Now you have an algorithm of forced political tweets.

Ask HN: Does Flattening the curve only benefit 0.5%?

Posted by flatTheCurve on Sunday April 26, 2020 @11:57AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Assumptions- 4% of people with coronavirus die, pick any number you'd like, but the specific number isn't important. 12% of people on ventilators live.If you flatten the curve, you give hospital access to everyone who could potentially die. This means 4% times 12% = 0.48% lives are saved by flattening the curve.Services like oxygen are not exclusive to hospitals, so they do not benefit by...

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