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Re:Ex-Netflix VP found guilty of awarding tech contracts in exchange f... on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:10PM (#27051768)
You can argue he stole engineering time from Netflix engineers who had to spend time implementing an inferior product.
Re:Ex-Netflix VP found guilty of awarding tech contracts in exchange f... on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:08PM (#27051740)
Land of the free and home of the brave
Re:Amazon AWS Snowmobile on Friday April 23, 2021 @08:24PM (#26920878)
for karma
Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-backed workar... on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:50PM (#26479355)
How do you think they got to $2T market cap in the first place?
Re:TikTok wants to keep tracking iPhone users with state-backed workar... on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:02PM (#26478584)
China doesn't just provide supply chain anymore. They are also a huge market now because of its growing middle class. China has money to spend and US companies need to tap into that market.
Re:Show HN: DeepDiff 5 is Here: Delta, Deep Distance of any Python obj... on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @02:16PM (#23617970)
Looks very useful. Thanks!
Re:Walmart Gets Into Health Care on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @05:03PM (#22417968)
It probably depends on the dentist. I've never even see a dental hygienist at my dentist's office. It's always the dentist that does everything.
Re:Walmart Gets Into Health Care on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @04:02PM (#22417421)
That's why some dental offices hire dental hygienist to clean teeth while the DDS focus on more major procedures.
Re:Is Facebook’s Massive Open Office Scaring Away Developers? on Monday October 10, 2016 @12:34PM (#12678135)
Team sized rooms are definitely the way to go. You can avoid conversation from other teams that you don't care about. When there is a conversation in the room, it's probably related to what you're doing so it's not necessarily distracting you.

I worked in a room with just my team and it worked out great. We were able to have discussions and draw stuff on white boards on the wall without distracting anyone else. It also helped with team bonding.

Re:LAX becomes largest U.S. airport to allow Uber, Lyft pickups on Friday July 17, 2015 @01:09PM (#9903744)
Also when you need change, all of a sudden they have $0 on them.
Re:LAX becomes largest U.S. airport to allow Uber, Lyft pickups on Thursday July 16, 2015 @10:40PM (#9901056)
Taxi driver's attitude problems are the main reason why I wish uber would take over. I was in Vegas recently and got a taxi to take me ~0.8 miles. He was so sarcastic about how he was happy for me that it's such a short trip. I don't need any of that attitude when I hop in a a car. I have almost always had pleasant conversations with my uber drivers. Customer service is so important and it seems like uber got it right.
Re:LA Dodgers Accelerator on Sunday May 17, 2015 @06:41PM (#9562017)
This is really big for developing sports related startups. Most sports related startups are doing fantasy. I'd love to see what comes out of this accelerator.
Re:Steve Ballmer to Sign $2 Billion Deal to Buy L.A. Clippers Basketba... on Friday May 30, 2014 @12:59AM (#7820353)
Purchasing the clippers will not decrease his net worth. Owning a major sports franchise especially one in a major market will always be profitable. You're guaranteed to turn a profit every single year. Gate tickets, TV contracts, merchandise, and profit sharing are all very good revenue source for a sports team. He also doesn't have to pay money to build a new arena because Clippers just pay rent to play at Staples Center.

Sports is one of the few businesses that will thrive under any economic condition. There will always be fans that shell out money to watch their team.

Re:Ask HN: How to tell your friend his idea sucks on Saturday May 17, 2014 @10:59PM (#7761986)
You don't have to tell him his idea sucks. Just go over the process of what he will have to do in order to succeed. Maybe once he understands the grind of starting a successful business, he will realize how much work and effort it really takes to start a startup.
Re:Mt. Gox to Open Call Center for Disappearing Bitcoin Questions on Sunday March 02, 2014 @03:16PM (#7330586)
I think Mt. Gox is doing this just so they can say they tried to help the customers. But at the end of the day, this call center won't really help much with helping people retrieving their bitcoins.
Re:Always get the bigger pizza on Sunday March 02, 2014 @03:01AM (#7328210)
A lot of companies use this strategy. For example 24 hour fitness in my area offers a 3 year membership for ~$600 as opposed to paying $24/month. I was happy with my decision to pay monthly because I was able to switch to a new gym a year later.

Buying the bigger pizza only makes sense if you know you or someone else can finish it. If you buy a bigger pizza and don't finish eating it, you end up wasting money.

Re:Snapchat - GibSec Full Disclosure on Friday December 27, 2013 @01:20PM (#6971825)
I read somewhere that snapchat is thinking about allowing users to replay 1 photo/video per day. They're pretty much telling everyone that they're storing these pics/videos with that feature.
Re:Graph databases and Python on Saturday December 07, 2013 @01:36PM (#6867141)
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920028246.do

This is a good book for a quick intro to graph dbs for anyone interested.

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