Throwaway23412

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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
The average American has more wealth than pretty much everyone on Earth. You can't seriously think that it's because Americans are all genetically smarter than everyone else?
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
I don't use Snapchat, so correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those relatively new developments? From a quick Google search, it seems that the acquisition of Looksery and the launch of "Snapchat Lens" didn't occ
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
To be fair, that has more to do with everyone now having mini super-computers in their possession distracting them than with speed limits.
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
This isn't limited solely to vegetarians/vegans. Any diet that goes against your social group is difficult. Take keto/low-carb diets. It's amazing how snacks and foods I've been offered from friends and family that
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
>If you own an apartment building and rent it out, you have to pay taxes on the income it provides. Which is why the most common advice among long-term real estate owners is "buy more property". Wealthy people don't have a
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
>Some people (like me) think that effective tax rates of roughly 50% (US, California, Marin County) are too high. Wealthy people aren't getting taxed 50%. You're thinking of income taxes. Wealthy people don't make income.
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
I personally use an app called TapeACall. You could also just put your call on loudspeaker and record it with another device.
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
The problem is that Google and Facebook aren't ISPs. One doesn't have to use Goog/FB to use the Internet. There are other search engines and social networks. One can log out of their Goog/FB account. For most Americans,
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by Throwaway23412 9y ago
It's actually extraordinary how many "Yelp extortion" claims I've seen without a single bit of proof. It's not at all difficult to record a telephone conversation with a Yelp representative. I've seen some thou
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
Would they have to? The USA has a GDP (PPP) per capita around 3x that of Mexico. The sheer magnitude of the difference in purchasing power would make patio11's claim true, even if they were hypothetically, in our president's words
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
>It's in the bottom right. Not in OP's video. There's literally no way to escape the full-screen without pressing the escape key. You can't even double-click. I'm actually impressed by how user-hostile that video
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
A pretty small percentage, obviously. The top grossing movies of 2016 were Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Finding Dory, Captain America: Civil War, The Secret Life of Pets, and The Jungle Book. All of these movies would be impossible to do w
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
>the real problem is something else Would you like to elaborate or give examples of that something else?
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
>First: actually read the resume and letter. Learn about the experience this person has. >I don't use challenges, homework, riddles, quizzes, etc. anymore. Unless you don't get many resumes, I find it hard to believe that th
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
I'm struggling to see how that would even be true. ABP literally allows companies to pay to get past their block.
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
It's just another example of the "distorted bubble the typical HNer lives in" comment I made a few days ago ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13112407 ). 95% of people can barely use a computer and I'
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
Links like this illustrate what a distorted bubble the typical HNer lives in. I've lost track of how many times I've seen a product or company posted here and HNers will say "I can already do that myself." For instance,
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
Not him/her, but I suspect he/she is referring to: https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/3bwgjf/riam... https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
No, but Wikipedia's sources usually are. I feel like there's a world of difference between a well-sourced encyclopedia entry and a comment on a somewhat anonymous forum.
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
Right underneath the article's chart: >Note: Those who grew up in one state, went to college in another, and then moved again are counted as migrating from the state where they attended college. Also, I'd imagine that this meth
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
Individual budgets for individual shows sounds like a big TV network convention. Netflix isn't selling ads against each show; their subscription revenue is shared between all their content. I just read elsewhere that experts estimated
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
Apologies for my crappy math. Already edited it.
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
>The networks are gambling big in a risky industry where only the most prominent shows survive. While top-rated hits can garner millions of viewers, FX research found that the bottom 20 percent of shows averaged around 380,000 viewers, a
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
The whole concept of war requires civilization. Civilization is human organization. War is conflict between organized groups of humans.
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
I've been thinking about buying a YubiKey. Could you elaborate on how U2F protects against MitM and phishing?
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
Isn't the problem here that they don't know what the issue is? Or that there are a multitude of issues? I've yet to see a statement from Samsung that wasn't vague or unconvincing. (And in at least one case, it seems they
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
The whole point of medical insurance is to hedge against the risk of medical expenses. If you're a relatively healthy person, of course insurance is expensive. If you're someone who needs monthly prescriptions, multiple operations
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
I haven't activated my FB account in years now, but can't members still add you as a family member even if you don't have an account? I avoid FB more out of principle, not because of some deluded idea that I can avoid FB havi
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
I'm pretty his/her intention was not to insult you. Since you won't even consider the possibility that you're not a great engineer, perhaps you're just bad at finding decent jobs and contracts? Or you're bad at
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by Throwaway23412 10y ago
I tend to look at the percentage of ratings. Literally 1% of the book's reviews are 1-star reviews. Saying that 1% of 1-star ratings is "more than a mite worrying" seems overly negative to me. I'm genuinely interested in

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