davidryal

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by davidryal 11mo ago
free tiers are a subsidy paid by either VCs or paid users that in some cases can function as a marketing cost, if the free tier is time-limited and thus represents a finite cost to the business. far better to just have transparent pricing t
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The Accelerationist Playbook(asomo.co)
5 points by davidryal 2y ago|0 comments
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The best metaphor for money isn't blood, it's a nervous system(asomo.co)
2 points by davidryal 2y ago|0 comments
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by davidryal 9y ago
As long as dollars are created at interest, the only jobs that will be paid well are those that make more money. Any kind of social work will always be living off those scraps in terms of ability to pay a living wage. One way to make life e
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by davidryal 11y ago
Missouri! Do you know the folks at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage?
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by davidryal 12y ago
hm, has the producthunt community seen this?
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by davidryal 13y ago
Really brings to the fore the dynamics that have led to AirBnB's success despite our society's focus on single-serve autonomy.
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by davidryal 13y ago
actually, the history of money is far more pluralistic and interesting than even colonial money. regional currencies built this country until consolidated via central bank in the name of stability.
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The most profitable industry feeds the most needy populations, win-win?(moneyshotsforafrica.com)
1 points by davidryal 14y ago|0 comments
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Stepping Back: One IT pro's (f'ing awesome) decision to slow down(pafnuty.wordpress.com)
10 points by davidryal 15y ago|0 comments
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by davidryal 15y ago
watch for an increase in frequency of this kinda storyline over the next few months.
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by davidryal 15y ago
if by that you mean it has partially (and to what extent is unknown) isolated the thing we can't control at all and will be cleaning up for 30+ years (stated by nuclear expert in video fta), then yeah it's all fine. unless you can prove tha
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by davidryal 15y ago
i'm pretty amazed at the handwashing here. not absolutely sure there's anything to see here, so move along and don't linger...
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by davidryal 15y ago
an exclusion zone is not a control; it's an acknowledgement of lack of control.
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by davidryal 15y ago
how do you know that's true?
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by davidryal 15y ago
I'm so glad this made HN.
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by davidryal 15y ago
+1 to all good tidings.
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by davidryal 15y ago
And if cow manure actually was the only suitable material for organic fertilizer, you might have a point. It's called COMPOST, and it can be made from almost any organic waste.
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by davidryal 16y ago
.. told through the specific example of one particular story, then generalized out to the blogging experience.
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Post-Japan earthquake/tsunami, blogs fill niches not addressed anywhere else(importantmedia.org)
5 points by davidryal 16y ago|2 comments
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Al Jazeera Releases Egypt Coverage Under Creative Commons (UPDATED)(readwriteweb.com)
3 points by davidryal 16y ago|0 comments
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by davidryal 16y ago
not sure about some of your other assumptions about engine efficiency and electrical equivalent mpg's. gas engines are extraordinarily inefficient compared to electric, whatever the source of power (even coal!)
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by davidryal 16y ago
solar's strength will always be in its decentralization, not its efficiency. If we can get the best of both worlds to some extent (e.g. car charging overnight from batteries charged by a rooftop home solar array), that's a going a long way
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by davidryal 16y ago
wow, i'm surprised by the lack of response here. is HN the type of place where you need to get a bunch of people to vote up your link before anyone notices?
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by davidryal 16y ago
I should have covered this. Choosing the for-profit road would, indeed, meaning converting to a C-corp. Luckily, that's not too hard to do without adding much marginal cost on top of the legal costs of closing a round.
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Ask HN: For-profit, non-profit, or some kinda hybrid?
12 points by davidryal 16y ago|4 comments