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by Pro_bity 6y ago
Taxis, even in San Francisco, were woefully inadequate prior to Uber. Further, it not as if taxis were driver friendly. The majority of the money went the the medallion holder. The medallion holders artificially constricted service to keep
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California Can't Increase Unemployment Benefits Because of Bad IT(sacbee.com)
1 points by Pro_bity 6y ago|0 comments
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by Pro_bity 10y ago
I am curious, when HN became reddit? This seems like a total social shit post not in keeping with HN.
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Forgetful scientists accidentally quadruple lithium-ion battery lifespan(geek.com)
2 points by Pro_bity 11y ago|0 comments
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by Pro_bity 11y ago
For the lazy - Conclusions: A patent strategy can indeed affect a tech startup company’s growth. The data indicates that companies that have patents in earlier rounds (especially before obtaining funding, or in Rounds 1 and 2) are able to o
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by Pro_bity 11y ago
Great, thanks!
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by Pro_bity 11y ago
Great article, is there any place where I can read more about the technology behind the company?
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
Good article, although his use of the word "chemicals" as a negative is pretty silly. Particularly, in this sentence "Fermentation and curdling involve hundreds of chemical reactions that produce a multitude of complex flavor
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Back to the Moon for Good – The New Space Race(youtube.com)
3 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|0 comments
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
Original WSJ article (paywalled) - http://www.wsj.com/articles/canarsie-hedge-fund-collapses-14...
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Former head of risk for Morgan Stanley goes from $60M to $200K in three weeks(tradersmagazine.com)
3 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|1 comments
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
I would exclude from this explanation, state funded VCs or sovereign wealth funds that invest in later stages. They are most commonly investing for strategic reasons or just piling onto an already established leader.
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
This is why the landing pad is run autonomously.
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
What really happens with most government run investment where funds are allocated to outside investment people or groups (ex. EU funds), is that the investors have limited incentives to actually/help create successful companies. In fac
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
Relevant: Sony cancels the movie's release - http://deadline.com/2014/12/sony-scraps-the-interview-120132...
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
I would love to say this is shocking, but it has become routine to see double digit percentage increases in San Francisco rents. I am curious to see if the increases were as extreme outside on the city.
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HBO to outsource HBO Go streaming technology(fortune.com)
10 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|0 comments
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
Literacy too started by a small group of individuals making most of the content and having a near strangle-hold over communication. Then ask literacy expanded, so too did the communication, creativity and variety of content.
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Steve Wozniak Debunks One of Apple's Biggest Myths(youtube.com)
1 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|0 comments
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
There is no question that this is an ad. It is also devoid on any informational or actionable content. This is pure click bait.
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The rise and fall of Kozmo.com (2001) [video](youtube.com)
3 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|0 comments
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
And another reason to switch to Android.
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Windows 95 on Android Wear(youtube.com)
5 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|0 comments
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Why Don't We Do AMAs on HN?
1 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|1 comments
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The Story of Linux(youtube.com)
2 points by Pro_bity 12y ago|0 comments
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
I'll just leave this here - http://uncrunched.com/2013/10/29/thoughts-on-techcrunch-disr...
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
This is the best attempt thus far in the smart watch category. However, all of the predecessors seemed like a great idea too, until you actually put them on your wrist and wore it for a few days.
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
I think that there is a difference between rules intended to protect consumers and those designed to protect incumbency. In many cases, such as taxi medallions and other types of business licensing, what once was designed to be a light weig
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by Pro_bity 12y ago
This is the best TechCrunch article ever written. I wish they let their journalist spend more time doing well researched pieces like this.
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by Pro_bity 13y ago
Forget the phone, this is technology is ideal to merge into Google Glass.

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