somecoolguy

Re:Covid-19 forced Airbnb to rethink its product offerings on Saturday April 25, 2020 @12:21PM (#22979178)

Is there a way to buy these vouchers online?

Re:Hackers vs. suits: Why nerds become leakers on Thursday June 13, 2013 @08:29PM (#5877609)

Hey sanj, can you email [email protected]? I want to discuss something with you.

Ask HN: How to connect to a remote desktop securely while in China?

Posted by somecoolguy on Wednesday April 25, 2012 @09:30PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am going to be traveling through China on business next month and I have heard lots of stories about how they will monitor the internet usage of business travelers and steal emails and other data from their computers.To combat this, I am thinking about going to China with a clean computer and then connecting to a remote desktop from which I could log in to email and do all of my browsing.My...

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Re:Why we are taking our startup to Hong Kong and other crazy stories ... on Monday December 19, 2011 @02:27AM (#3368839)

Kind of off topic, but I am thinking about traveling to China (mainland, not HK) over the summer and working on my own business while doing touristy stuff. My business is completely online and based in the US, so I am wondering if I should get a business visa or just a normal tourist visa. I won't be going to business meetings or anything like that in China, but should I get a business visa just to be safe?

Re:Bootstrapping an Ultra Low Latency Trading Firm, Part 1 on Monday August 01, 2011 @12:58PM (#2833192)

I'm majoring in CS right now. What type of courses would you recommend that i concentrate on if I am interested in HFT?

And how did you learn trading strategies? Did you take any finance type classes in college, or did you learn them all on your own?

Re:Bootstrapping an Ultra Low Latency Trading Firm, Part 1 on Monday August 01, 2011 @10:59AM (#2832438)

What did you major in when you were in college? Finance?

Re:Ask HN: What are you doing with your US$ right now? on Thursday July 28, 2011 @11:07AM (#2817108)

Do you have a link to a website or something that sells good rental properties? I have been looking into buying a CA condo to rent out, but all the ones that I look at have ridiculous association fees like $1,500 or $2,000 per month. How the hell are you supposed to make a profit if you are paying $2,000 per month in association fees and then taxes, property management fees, and all of that other stuff on top of it?

Re:The Conclusion: A 6 Figure Business That Fell Apart When I Was 16 on Thursday July 14, 2011 @01:22PM (#2763957)

What were you calling them in your ebay listings? Were you just calling them "mp3 players", or were you actually mentioning "ipod shuffle"? I find it hard to believe that enough people search ebay for "mp3 players" to get that many sales. People searching for an mp3 player would usually just search for an ipod.

Re:The Conclusion: A 6 Figure Business That Fell Apart When I Was 16 on Thursday July 14, 2011 @10:43AM (#2763249)

Dude, it technically is illegal to sell replica mp3 players. So the company had every right to shut him down. He's lucky he didn't get sued anyway.