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by masonic 2y ago
Actual title: "The aftermath of ChatGPT’s launch leaves media industry battling profitability with layoffs"
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by masonic 3y ago
Note that your link is your link as the position owner and requires an additional clickthrough to get to the posting. This is an example of the downside of putting your postings in a walled garden like LinkedIn.
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by masonic 3y ago
This is the third such Show HN in the past 20 hours
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by masonic 4y ago
Press release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-department-justice-disrupt...
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by masonic 4y ago
>I’m shocked that what everyone said would happen is happening. What did "everyone say"? Are you confusing Keystone with Keystone XL?
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by masonic 4y ago
If they've been spending $3 million/year on Twitter ads, are they that bright in the first place? I've literally never made a single buying decision that had anything to do with a Twitter ad. Ever.
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by masonic 4y ago
>In 1986, the city implemented a ban on cruising to address gang violence, crime, and traffic-related accidents. But San Jose’s primarily Mexican American lowriding community has suffered the consequences of the ordinance, which many say
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by masonic 4y ago
> hosts don’t like charging them This is a crock. Since AirBnB has no search filter for "Show price with fees" , it encourages hosts (literally every superhost in my searches on a recent trip) to show an artificial rate and th
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by masonic 4y ago
The IBM 3800 was a highly reliable laser printer. It was first deployed 46 years ago.
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by masonic 4y ago
... and China's more ruthless powers of Eminent Domain to acquire land
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by masonic 4y ago
>The first Japanese Shinkansen train went over budget by 100%, but nobody remembers that anymore. Instead they talk about how wonderful the Shinkansen trains are. HSR is at 300% of original budget without even a credible schedule for com
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by masonic 4y ago
"But the intensifying drought and wildfires in Northern California and escalating hurricanes and storm surges along the Southeastern coastline drove the couple to sell both houses." This is a crock. HMB is no more subject to droug
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by masonic 4y ago
How many Republicans can you name who were on nationwide radio in the 1980s ? In other words, it was made up.
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by masonic 4y ago
Downstream refers to liquids, or concepts. Perhaps "down wind " was meant?
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by masonic 4y ago
>Presidents just appoint one of these individuals as director. The President's nominee doesn't have to be from existing rank-and-file FBI employees, Special Agents or otherwise.
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by masonic 4y ago
>3 is a pretty low number 3 complete shutdowns blocking traffic in one city on the same day .
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by masonic 4y ago
>Since 1935 there have been 16 directors or acting directors. Number of directors is irrelevant. Number of terms/years of party control is. Since 1935, 13 of 23 Presidential terms were Democrats.
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by masonic 4y ago
Your "quote" is meaningless without attribution.
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by masonic 4y ago
California utilities are just pass-through delivery agents for natural gas -- they just charge cost + % to service. Gas prices can vary greatly depending on demand. What the current push against consumer access to natural gas ignores is th
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by masonic 4y ago
The Chronicle was bought by Hearst in 2000.
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by masonic 4y ago
>Pollution which flows downstream from Northern CA into a basin where it stays (those lovely SF winds blow that somewhere) The San Joaquin River flows south to north .
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by masonic 4y ago
People can't "research" your imaginary numbers.
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by masonic 4y ago
Good for you , because it's all affiliate links (tag=hnbooks04-20). It's really tacky (and actionable) to co-opt the name of Hacker News in this way.
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by masonic 4y ago
>Obamacare doesn't cover undocumented immigrants. In California, yes it (Covered CA) does.
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by masonic 4y ago
>“plastic bags” (which includes trash bags, grocery bags, retail bags and dry cleaning bags) make up a very small portion of litter, usually less than 1% By mass (weight), not volume, area, visibility, or impact on wildlife.
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by masonic 4y ago
That "legally defined limit" is defined by zoning . So one can't say that they support maintaining existing limits and yet want existing zoning unilaterally ended.
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by masonic 4y ago
>Atherton is a billionaire enclave in Palo Alto Atherton is a distinct town that is neither in nor even adjacent to Palo Alto. It's not even in the same county.
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by masonic 4y ago
>lack of free and competent medical treatment In CA, people with low/no income can get fully subsidized Obamacare plans for $1/month... even if here illegally.
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by masonic 4y ago
>He very nearly signed a Basic Income law. What such law ever passed Congress during his tenure?
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by masonic 4y ago
(1995)

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