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Re:Ask HN: Crude oil price-linked ETF? on Thursday March 12, 2020 @04:54PM (#22561612)
In times of cheap oil prices, the forward curve is often in contango.

That means that the price for a prompt delivery is cheaper than a delivery in the future. So if you go long crude with futures, each month you have to roll your contracts before they expire, and buy a more expensive one. So you end up paying a premium.

Kinda like if you want to store oil to speculate, you have to pay for storage.

You might as well buy a basket of oil majors stocks, which are a pure play on oil prices

Re:Cthulhu Ventures on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @05:44AM (#21637124)
We invest in things that should not be
Re:The Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ Hustle on Thursday September 26, 2019 @12:57PM (#21082896)
Non paywalled version anyone?
US is very different than Europe, because you pay from your own pocket for a lot of things (eg healthcare) that are state sponsored elsewhere. Also factor rent in NYC/SV
Re:Show HN: An “automatic” way to learn Chinese on Friday November 16, 2018 @05:06PM (#18472357)
Also worth checking: Skritter.com
Re:Show HN: I made a Pomodoro radio for coders and makers on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @06:35AM (#18440224)
I think he used to follow back a lot around the time when I created my Twitter profile :)
Re:Show HN: I made a Pomodoro radio for coders and makers on Saturday November 10, 2018 @05:36AM (#18420764)
I hadn't thought about that use case yet
Re:Show HN: I made a Pomodoro radio for coders and makers on Friday November 09, 2018 @09:05AM (#18414372)
thanks! let me know if i can improve it
Re:Show HN: I made a Pomodoro radio for coders and makers on Friday November 09, 2018 @08:17AM (#18414108)
Hey thanks! You should get a reply from the bot when trying to post. Only the bot commands (/done, /upvote, /downvote) are available during the work sessions
Re:Three European Countries Block Tax on Tech Giants on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @03:24PM (#18394609)
A smart move would be a corporate tax at the European Union level
Re:Countdown to PHP 5.6 EOL on Monday October 22, 2018 @12:01PM (#18275787)
It is now ;)
Re:Ask HN: Am I just a wantrepreneur? on Sunday October 21, 2018 @07:14AM (#18267518)
1) Don't judge yourself after one month at your company, it takes time to fit in an learn the ropes

2) Don't be too hard on yourself. Your brain needs some rest. Rest as long as you need. Don't ever compare yourself to Zuck, you see a billionaire now but he was a student when he started FB, and probably as lost as you are.

3) Not much time? Focus on the essential: find a real problem to solve. Maybe a problem you have, maybe a friend's. Maybe something related to your hobby. Don't focus too much on coding, maybe you can solve problems with a simple spreadsheet for now, and build a site when you have your first customers

Yes, good idea. Thanks!
Re:Countdown to Python 2 EOL on Friday October 19, 2018 @09:28AM (#18256555)
A better version can be found here (looks better on mobile and Safari) https://countdownto.xyz/c/jnfztcj0
And after that they want to put a Facebook camera in your living room?
Don't choose a job for the money.

Choose a problem you want to solve, and work on this on the long term.

Really nice list, I recently switched all my email to Fastmail because I don't want to lose everything if Google decides to.

Is there any alternative to Youtube though? I guess it would be video hosting paid by creators, eg Vimeo

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