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Re:Show HN: Quill – Messaging for teams that focus on Thursday April 02, 2020 @11:52AM (#22760334)
Early user here. This has been great. It is hard to overstate the difference it makes to not be bombarded by random messages with constant fear of missing out on important conversations.
This is not accurate. There are large number of jobs that have a directly impact, as part of solid teams working on things for the right reasons.
Re:Inside the Marriott-Starwood Loyalty Program Turbulence on Thursday November 29, 2018 @04:50PM (#18564409)
This. In a few years there will be an HBS study about how they killed one of the most most loyal brand followings. I predict it will take a bit to show up in the numbers but over time alienating your vote customer base will absolutely have an outsized business impact.

Mexican Beavers – the folks digging people out of the rubble

The Beavers are a Mexican civic organization staffed by volunteers who borough into collapsed buildings to extract survivors. This fundraiser gets funds directly to the folks digging without any fees along the way. This is about the most impactful way you can help. Link with more details here: https://www.youcaring.com/victimasdelterremoto-955670

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Re:What it’s like to be struck by lightning on Thursday May 25, 2017 @03:16PM (#14419397)
I was struck by lighting in Italy 2.5 years ago. Happy to answer any questions. For background: We were observing and photographing a lightning storm from the upper slopes of Mt Etna in Italy. We were pulled off from the side of the road with several other cars around. Blue sky and no wind - the storm was still far away. There were families with kids and it was a breathtaking scene. I had my 7d mark i on bulb setting to capture the distant lightening, with only my right index finger on the shutter release. I don't remember much more than waking up, paralyzed down the right side of my body. I had an, at the time terrifying but also beautiful fractal burn mark down the right side of my chest. 12h of emergency services followed. The other person struck that day was in the morgue. It turned out to have been the biggest storm in 50 years. I got very lucky and have no side effects to date.
Re:Personal info of 93M Mexicans exposed on AWS on Sunday April 24, 2016 @06:48PM (#11561722)
Does anybody have contact details for Chris? My wife is a journalist in Mexico and looking to get in touch. I have the [email protected] address