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Re:Caviar was a free bar snack on Friday August 23, 2019 @10:46AM (#20778173)
Now there are poachers and counterfeitters. https://www.google.com/amp/s/longreads.com/2019/02/12/the-ca...
Re:Funko Pop became a $686M business on Friday August 16, 2019 @08:24AM (#20714410)
Based on how the prices have been falling recently this seems like a puff piece to try and prevent a full bubble pop. I wouldn't be sad to see them go. There are a lot of sketchy scams around "mystery box" sales that are essentially unlicensed unregulated lotteries. I suspect that some YouTube personalities are complicit in the scams. The language used on many pop sites is masterfully devious https://popcollectorsalliance.com/resources/whats-a-grail-wh...
Re:DoorDash Buying Caviar from Square for $410M on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:59PM (#20589157)
DoorDash offers a lot of coupons and promotions and allows as many accounts as you care to make.
Re:Instagram influencer engagement hovers near all-time lows on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:19PM (#20408284)
2 years ago, at least
Re:Public Domain Movies on Thursday July 04, 2019 @11:44PM (#20359677)
That sounds like a great idea to me!
Some endeavors carry significant risk but the rewards are also significant. The infrastructure doesn't have to be completely dismantled because one endeavor failed (however catastrophically). Why cause more pain than is necessary?
Re:Roundup’s Risks Could Go Well Beyond Cancer on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @11:42AM (#20105552)
If organic is the best way to avoid glyphosphate it seems like a reasonable conclusion to me.
They're being abducted by the state? I don't think that you're being very objective.
Re:The Blue-Collar Jobs Boom Nobody Seems to Notice on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @12:06AM (#19916325)
Extremely pro-Trump article. From the "about us" page for that site: "We are unapologetically pro free market and for a limited federal government."
Re:Moms Who Were Extremely Online in 1993 on Saturday May 04, 2019 @09:52PM (#19830608)
I could find very little information about that website. First time I've seen it referenced before. Seemed like a very strongly worded article to me.
Re:Can Uber ever make money? on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @08:41PM (#19793468)
You could always ask....
To be fair that's specifically about the Omaha Goodwill. Different regions have different policies.
Re:Study: Two Monitors or One Ultrawide on Sunday April 07, 2019 @12:09PM (#19597690)
30Hz refresh rate is brutal for some apps/people
Re:Lyft prices IPO at top of range on Friday March 29, 2019 @07:44AM (#19520744)
The last big downturn was a decade ago. Any traders age 18-28 have never seen a big drop and likely don't comprehend the extent of the risks IMO.
Re:The Intercept cuts back on Sunday March 17, 2019 @09:17AM (#19413855)
It'll probably be more like auto insurance companies where they offer a voluntary tracking program and if you're better than average you get a discount
Don't forget trading on margin and access to options.
You shouldn't make statements about the future with such confidence, it is impossible to predict what will happen with any real degree of certainty.
Re:Gut bacteria may offer a treatment for autism on Saturday December 08, 2018 @11:32PM (#18639310)
Ah, yes!
Re:Uber Joins Lyft in Race to Tap Investors on Saturday December 08, 2018 @12:07AM (#18634023)
There are enough economists that every possible prediction gets made. You shouldn’t lend credence to those who sow fear.
Re:Facial recognition: It’s time for action on Saturday December 08, 2018 @12:02AM (#18634015)
A bit odd coming from a company that harvested so much facial data, no? https://www.lifewire.com/website-that-can-guess-your-age-348...
I really enjoy watching The Big Bang Theory. I think that you’re being overly cynical.
It’s high risk and possibly illegal in some cases but people still attempt it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornering_the_market
Re:The Blu-Ray Reauthoring Project on Friday October 26, 2018 @07:18PM (#18313389)
I don’t understand how a 4K Blu-ray movie with 4x the pixel data can fit on a disc that’s only 2x a 1080 Blu-ray. They must compromise the bitrate? HDR must add overhead also?
Re:Wi-Fi Gets More Secure: What You Need to Know About WPA3 on Saturday September 08, 2018 @12:00PM (#17941396)
They’ve been doing that forever and it’s a $15/mo charge for a device that costs maybe $100. You think educated consumers want to pay $15/mo for 60 months = $900? Fewer and fewer fall for that trick.
Re:Don't Steal Money from Day Traders Before They Lose It on Friday September 07, 2018 @06:04PM (#17938001)
The business cycle is a theory, which very well might be self fulfilling. Who makes the most profit from a market decline?
Re:What happens when a Pacific island upsets China on Sunday August 19, 2018 @04:28PM (#17796006)
Vote with your wallet is very effective with an educated populace.
They do investigative journalism with primary sources and documented references which puts them ahead of most news outlets these days. Yes they have a bias but it’s predictable.

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