abreu

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by abreu 10y ago
Why is this BS on HN?
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by abreu 10y ago
Berbers aren't a "sub group of Arabians"...
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by abreu 10y ago
Always start with email signup first. Not the other way around. You just lost a ton of potential beta-testers and users on your HN moment.
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by abreu 10y ago
Maybe. The main thing is that Airbnb keeps the payment for 24 hours after check-in, then it's released to the host. That means any complains within 24 hours will result in the payment being frozen. At the point it reaches the host&#x27
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by abreu 10y ago
Had my first bad experience with Airbnb just recently. The property turned out to be in a horrible state (I could write a long list) even though it had very good reviews. I did book three months in advance. Bad idea. When the issues started
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by abreu 10y ago
Nice design, I must say. Clearly made with "<3".
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by abreu 10y ago
Basically, this "law" is more effective in some cultures than others.. (My wife studied in .nl long enough to adopt some Dutch habits, and now she demands I bring a bag every time I go to the store.)
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by abreu 10y ago
> "At the personal level, the inferiority that seems to lie deep in the psyche makes itself known in all kinds of little ways. 'What made you come to Norway?', ask many people... certainly hoping for a positive comment on
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by abreu 10y ago
> western/us-centric vision of the world Cuba is 'Western'. Unless you are thinking in terms of first/third/developing countries. In that case, as I've suggested, Cuba was richer than Spain and Italy pre 59.
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by abreu 10y ago
> I want them to develop of course. Here is the thing: Cuba used to be 'developed'. Pre 95 Cuban workers earned an average salary of $6, ranking number 8 in the world, just behind Norway ($6.10). Infant mortality was the lowest
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by abreu 10y ago
Oh come on. 'America-centric visions'? What's on earth is that even? Havana had all of those things you name. Havana was then a modern, stylish and clean city. A capital of the Americas. It was a city of culture and energy. I
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by abreu 11y ago
Cuba does better than Vietnam by all measures. Education (literacy rate is 80% in Vietnam vs 100% in Cuba), healthcare, nominal GDP (2k in Vietnam vs 6.9k in Cuba per capita), Human Development Index etc. Being pro-American (whatever that m
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by abreu 12y ago
Hi. I'm from Cuba, living in Norway. I run a startup in Norway. Would love to meet you if you are in Madrid 19-22 December. Replace the X with my username. david.gutierrez.X@gmail.com Un abrazo.