fuzzybeard

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by fuzzybeard 6y ago
"They exist very well on subscriptions and donations. " I would argue that all platforms like those start out that way. The content creators are the passionate ones. Once the big money comes in, the payment model shifts and we end
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by fuzzybeard 6y ago
Let's not forget when Howard Stern went to satellite radio. That deal was worth $500M.
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by fuzzybeard 6y ago
I purchased an item directly from a manufacturer's own website, so there's no middle-man and no fees lost to selling on another platform. The price difference between that and Amazon was so staggering, I returned the original pur
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by fuzzybeard 6y ago
Certified first responder here. It was drilled into our training that our safety comes first. Imagine you rush to help someone and get hurt. Now, you can't help that person AND now there are 2 people that need aid instead of 1. So that
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by fuzzybeard 7y ago
The lack of an export feature is rather common among smaller services. What Google and Facebook are capable of doesn't scale down to other service providers.
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by fuzzybeard 7y ago
> This is quite a visible moral panic as we can see people glued to their phones in public places, e.g. on the train or bus. The part that disturbs me the most about these conversations is how everyone assumes (and I'm guilty of thi
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by fuzzybeard 7y ago
On a related note, this is why when I search for a person, film, or other thing, I'll take the Wikipedia result every time over IMDB or some top ranking site. With Wikipedia, I know how the information will be formatted so I can find w
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by fuzzybeard 7y ago
That sounds like a great outcome, but it's predicated on having been hand selected by Medium to share your specific story. 99% of posts won't get that same treatment. Would your outcomes have been similar without that boost? That
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by fuzzybeard 7y ago
I use a regional bank and their app is only usable for minor day to day things. For that it's fine. But I can't do anything "serious" in it: checking account transactions are limited to only the last 2 weeks; I can'
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
They should be more honest about their other funding sources. They accept advertising, but couch it as "underwriting".
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
I've asked gift givers to instead give contributions towards my kids' college funds. They have too many toys as it is. But from their point of view I can understand not wanting to show up at a kids party empty handed. Compare that
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
As far as retention goes, that's going to depend on which data. The rules are different for different data. For financial information the general rule is 7 years. But that varies wildly on circumstance.
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
I read that the unions, especialy SEIU, wanted a promise from Amazon against interfering with future potential unionization efforts. Amazon probably doesn't want a domino effect happening where their operations in NYC get unionized and
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
One would think so, yes. But in practice people can be utter assholes when borrowing a neighbor's power tool. Now imagine with a trailer.
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
Plex and Roku do this. They give you a simple one time URL like plex.tv\U23SL That URL asks you to log in (on your computer) and once it's authorized, the Roku or Plex on your TV gets the signal and continues. Easier than typing on a T
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
That's how we got the Salem witch trials and why mere accusations aren't usually enough.
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
Which is what blockchain does. We're experimenting with using it to create audit logs of data, which can't be tampered with.
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
Slack is multi-tenant hosted SaaS. Single point of failure.
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
The problem of course being that the "brain capital" in those areas doesn't compare to Boston, which has more universities in a small area than anywhere else.
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
Amex offers 1 extra year of warranty coverage beyond what the store/manufacturer offer. So after your warranty ends, and you're within that extra 1 year with Amex, they'll reimburse you the cost of the item. Many Amex cards,
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by fuzzybeard 8y ago
Great idea. That's basically what a desktop laser cutter does. They start at $400 for the Chinese versions that require a little elbow grease to get working, or around $3K for a well built desktop cutter that works and is supported.
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
Don't any half decent sites strip that out anyways? Some ecommerce sites have actually failed to accept that string, inadvertently thinking it's invalid. The rest, or any marketing CMS, would simply remove it.
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
The industry isn't built to support market based solutions which is why providers couldn't give you a price even if you asked. That's what parent poster is trying to say. There just isn't pricing transparency so you can&
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
But after 15 years my house is paid off. With renting, you're paying for the rest of your life. After my mortgage I only pay taxes and upkeep which is a fraction as much.
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
Not always True. I'm in Boston and the Harvard alumni network is strong. You see connections all the time throughout various events and industries. For example, I'll meet someone in biotech (our state's largest industry) and
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
> women _working at Google as engineers_ are less interested in tech than their male colleagues I wonder if this argument could be made? Stats show that men work more hours than women whereas women prefer a more of a work-life-family bal
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
The cost difference between a moderately sized washing machine and one that's a few cubic feet larger isn't that much. Over the lifetime of the machine it pays off. And if you have the extra capacity, you'll use it more often
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
Does this only make sense for small machines? I bought a gigantic washer/dryer and have no problem working through a large buildup that results from some disruption in life. Borrowing from your analogy, I have large on-prem servers so
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
As some experts have said, this is a terrible idea. The moment you say you have nothing on the phone to the agent (because you're a l33t clever haxor who can encrypt and hide it), you've committed a federal crime. Best not to have
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by fuzzybeard 9y ago
Some apps won't let you access any of your content without authenticating with their servers. So even if it's local content, not having an internet connection would deny access. I can envision CBP saying they need to crack your ph

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