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my vitamix is turning six. i would love to buy the equivalent of a vitamix for anything whenever possible
At first glance, I like the idea. But after thinking about it, there is something I really dislike. So much that it would make me want to lurk exclusively.

I will be paying you money for the privilege of posting questions (content) to your platform.

These questions will generate answers and discussions (more content). You now own this content, and it will be used to lure future customers by giving them an enticing preview, followed by a paywall. Once they are past the paywall, this content, that I helped create, and that you now own, will be something that adds value to your product.

I am assuming that the people providing advice during early stages are primarily paid seeders, and/or contributors with other incentives, such as shares in your company.

I assume that the long-term plan is that both sides will consist of paid subscribers.

I’m sure there are people who will pay to freely provide you with ownership of their advice for others. They might not even need the money. They will be content with receiving access to a community that is paywalled, unanonymous, and heavily moderated, in exchange for the subscription fee and their efforts.

But that’s not how I feel. So my question is, where’s my cut?

Re:Settling in for the long haul on Friday July 29, 2022 @10:35PM (#32283819)
Is this due to long covid?
Re:Crafting Interpreters: A Review on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:46PM (#31839326)
FYI there is a second edition of CODE coming out at the end of August.

I will check out Three Easy Pieces! Thanks for the rec.

Re:The lucrative economics of expert witnesses on Monday June 13, 2022 @01:41PM (#31728792)
Does serving as an expert witness violate employment agreements with typical tech employers (eg FAANG)? Assuming you are being paid and you’re witnessing for an entity other than your employer.
Re:It costs $110k to fully gear up in Diablo Immortal on Sunday June 05, 2022 @04:41PM (#31634631)
How?
Re:Seven Teslas have caught fire in the last four days on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @01:17AM (#31488261)
oof it’s been years since i saw such a blatant red herring
Re:“What if it changes?” on Sunday May 22, 2022 @06:48PM (#31473568)
good code is code that gets you promoted, increases your networth, and helps you retire faster

depending on your work environment, good code may actually be bad code.

What happens if ledger goes out of business? I recall users being able to access their funds when Ledger had a systems outage some time in the past few years.
Re:Ask HN: How can I learn macroeconomics properly? on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:20PM (#31251632)
Do you have any recs? I currently use VTWAX, VTIAX, and VTSAX as my index funds. Even split between all three. I would appreciate any recommendations on what to change in terms of allocation.
xcode

haha just kidding!

It’s both. There’s literally no downside for the employer. Someone who abuses it is underperforming. You just fire them if it becomes a problem.
no one calls it that

i see more and more people dropping the amazon A though

> Making people fungible dehumanizes them.

that’s just capitalism

Re:Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @02:16PM (#30445057)
You could just hire someone for repossession (aka “repo”)
Re:Dune: Spice Wars on Friday February 18, 2022 @12:21PM (#30388448)
“the original” isn’t even an RTS, you’re thinking of Dune 2
Re:Akamai to Acquire Linode on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @09:36PM (#30355730)
nope, I remember starting my first tech job in 2013, and the only people in tech who cared about it were libertarians, which was a very small subgroup of tech
Re:Google Search Is Dying on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:18PM (#30349432)
They’re more likely to be real when they’re 6+ years old.
Can you explain how Costco is relevant here when they make most of their money off membership fees and not sales?
Re:Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:00PM (#29040075)
do you live in an office?
Re:Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm on Friday October 29, 2021 @10:34AM (#29038915)
The toilet:person ratio is 1:4

It’s like sharing a bathroom with 4 people, but worse

no thanks

Many of us have also realized the quality of work is not the same when there is zero in-person collaboration
check levels.fyi
Re:Tesla is outrunning the supply chain crunch on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:37PM (#28948058)
It’s a common misconception. They did stop using radar, though. 100% sure that’s what the person you’re responding to meant :)
Re:Tech compensation in 2021 on Thursday October 14, 2021 @07:38PM (#28871738)
the companies you listed have been competing with faang for talent since they were formed. they’ve always had to pay competitively
Re:Tech compensation in 2021 on Thursday October 14, 2021 @07:32PM (#28871658)
it’s easier to offshore

why? i don’t know, it’s definitely not any easier work. but it’s reflected in the comp

Re:1 Year of Coinbase as a mission focused company on Friday October 08, 2021 @03:23PM (#28803080)
“sir this is a casino”
Re:Facebook apology as AI labels black men 'primates' on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @12:38PM (#28446823)
are you familiar with the h-1b visa system? there’s a shortage of qualified candidates across every metric you can name for top-band engineering roles in the US.
“Slightly less difficult” is a huge understatement. I don’t know specific stats, but I’d say the average player had their winrates at least double (eg 2% to 4%)
Retreated immediately because they lost. It was even referred to as an embarrassment internally, and directly led to modernization of the PRC military.

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