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by dkfmn 1y ago
Oppenheimer once wrote a letter of recommendation for Richard Feynman and called him: "a second Dirac, only this time human."
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by dkfmn 3y ago
Submarine article?
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by dkfmn 4y ago
I really liked the old Qwest Ride the Light ads for the same reason. Here's the jukebox one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdq_kH9mgS4
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by dkfmn 4y ago
I don't think it's a particularly active community but http://thefunded.com/ started offering this in the mid 2000s
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by dkfmn 8y ago
I'd suggest asking what is uniquely beneficial about Tallinn that will make your business more likely to succeed. Lots of places are cheap and the two exceptions you identify, talent and capital, are absolutely critical to the success
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by dkfmn 8y ago
I believe you independently derived a very old, but lurcrative, idea. Kontera started off back in 2003 although I don't recall when they actually got to double-underline links. Viglink has been doing this more subtly as a commercial se
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by dkfmn 8y ago
I think these are all excellent points but may suggest that you would not be an ideal customer for an early stage company. On the other hand, painless mutual disqualification as fast as possible is a win for both parties.
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by dkfmn 8y ago
May I ask what you find compelling about Sunshine? I really, really wanted to love the film and I did for the first 2/3. But it felt like the final act lost its way. Maybe I just like Garland's films but not his signature. If you
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by dkfmn 9y ago
I don't have high hopes for historical accuracy but i'm excited to see The Current War which puts some of these topics to film: https://youtu.be/wMECv6yLOFM
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by dkfmn 9y ago
oh, that's really interesting!
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by dkfmn 9y ago
Actually there are three criteria: 1) Information is material 2) Information is not public 3) Breach of duty through the "trust and confidence" clause. It would be highly unusual for the CFO not to have the burden of confidence bu
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by dkfmn 9y ago
While possible this doesn't feel likely to me (not that my feelings have any bearing on what actually happened). It would be a breach of fiduciary duty, or at least compromised advice if the advisor wasn't a fiduciary.
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by dkfmn 9y ago
Read with a critical eye as I, obviously, wasn't present: in this case it seems likely the Financial Advisor screwed up or simply misunderstood the industry. "Shopping the deal" is only anathema if you've signed a term s
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by dkfmn 9y ago
>you only have one credit-card nothing inherently wrong with that. You won't have maximum access to credit and multiple bank relationships but those consequences may not be relevant to you. > you make sure you don't overspen
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by dkfmn 9y ago
Do you mean generally positive for [the stock price] or [potential earnings]? Seems like while layoff announcements generally would improve earnings they hurt stock prices. It may be related to the perception that layoffs are often reactive
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by dkfmn 9y ago
I'm not sure I fully understand, this would be pay walls on everything wouldn't it? If so, I agree it greatly increases pricing clarity but I'm not convinced it's an improvement necessarily. I'd also mention that ma
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by dkfmn 9y ago
You forgot the largest plus: Ads pay for many useful and enjoyable services that are free for the consumer (or cheaper). Things like broadcast television, local news, most of the internet, games, concerts.... I don't disagree that ther
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by dkfmn 9y ago
The key is that you need to align incentives for employees, investors, etc by demonstrating a long-term commitment to the company. Lots of more nuanced discussions of this topic exist but here's one I have at hand: http://st
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by dkfmn 10y ago
Yes, completely tiny, but great if you'd like to rent a Cessna for a few hours. I'm sure the extra detail helped a few people :)
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by dkfmn 10y ago
Correct... but there was also a bad joke in there.
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by dkfmn 10y ago
Fair enough, as long as you don't tag us SQL :)
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by dkfmn 10y ago
It's probably surprising because most companies design compensation programs that are normalized on [talent and geography] rather than talent alone. Sounds like your company has a more holistic approach and that's likely a strateg
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by dkfmn 10y ago
Well, to be fair the stuff that generates 90% of their revenue IS what's pushing organic results further down the page.
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by dkfmn 10y ago
R&D costs are, by definition, operating expenses and thus should NOT be subtracted from gross margins. The opinion piece you link states: "Gross margin is generally considered the incremental profit margin delivered by the sale of
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by dkfmn 10y ago
This isn't an apology. At best it's a promise to do better in the future.
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by dkfmn 10y ago
For the love of all that's holy, my local pizza shop does NOT need a secure password. They don't even store my credit card. I honestly do not care if someone logs in and see's my favorite order.
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by dkfmn 10y ago
This chart is comparing dollars (CD sales) to units (digital singles, which probably avg less than $1.29 each). So at their peak CD sales were worth >10x what digital singles sales are now. It's not even close, and if this chart wer
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by dkfmn 10y ago
So your argument is that the artist's slice of the pie is larger than it once was? That may be true, I don't have an informed perspective. However, for the industry, my original points stand.
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by dkfmn 10y ago
Yes. Netflix is causing a similar shrinking to the RENTAL market that Craigslist did to classifieds, albeit less severe. However, the SALES of Physical Media (DVDs/Blu-Rays) are down huge over the last ten years and there hasn't b
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by dkfmn 10y ago
We agree. It's more possible than ever to succeed without a label or big company behind you. That doesn't mean there's more money in selling music media.

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