memnips

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by memnips 5mo ago
Somewhat ironic question, but as ETFs holdings of BTC continue to grow, is there a possibility that the custodians of those ETFs start to have a backup plan for ETF holders or create an alliance to push a fork forward? The management fee th
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by memnips 1y ago
What I find impressive is that he somehow managed to renovate this property for only $2.7M?! Including 350 helicopter trips over two days!
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by memnips 8y ago
Serious question: why is it hard to make small, anti-drone missiles? I assume it needs to only be within X distance of target and detonate to disable a drone.
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by memnips 9y ago
And it's also called "Autopilot" which sets an extremely different tone and expectation than other driver-assistance/safety technologies.
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by memnips 9y ago
Can you share some of the design houses you are recommending or are aware of? Thanks!
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Snapchat Founders’ Grip Tightened After a Spat with an Early Investor(nytimes.com)
3 points by memnips 10y ago|0 comments
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by memnips 10y ago
Relevant Money Stuff on the subject: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-17/snap-vote...
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by memnips 10y ago
BUT what about the psychological value of _feeling_ like you're getting a deal, even if you aren't actually getting one? E.g. People from this research actually experience more pleasure when they believe a wine is expensive: http
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by memnips 10y ago
You lose a lot more than just fiber in the juicing process: http://nutritionfacts.org/video/juicing-removes-more-than-ju...
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by memnips 10y ago
Once I connected my calendar I actually had trouble distinguishing my real meetings from the decoy meetings. Impressive and frightening.
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by memnips 10y ago
I'm surprised by the design of "her" avatar and the site. To me, the digital artifacts give it a slightly frightening and negative feel. Am I alone?
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by memnips 11y ago
It almost feels as though the "Developers! Developers! Developers!" Ballmer mantra is back! [0] Microsoft has realized that it can't afford to lose anymore developer mindshare and it's creating some really spectacular re
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This tweet probably made one options trader $2.4M(businessinsider.com)
2 points by memnips 11y ago|0 comments
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by memnips 12y ago
HAProxy absolutely can support an HTTP response code health check, but in my experience out of the box it just makes sure the port (say 80) is open. I learned this once the hard way and will never make that mistake again... ;)
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by memnips 12y ago
I look forward to seeing Android devices powered by Microsoft apps/services in the future just so Google has a wee bit of competition! We (at SweetLabs) have been proponents of this "Windroid" concept for some time, and I thi
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by memnips 12y ago
> One thing I did not understand is where all the mobile money on facebook is coming from. Looks like it is from app installs (don’t think FB breaks it out) which in turn is created by VC funding bubble. In July re/code put the App
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by memnips 12y ago
I'm surprised by the privacy backlash in this thread! I understand why this product is so scary for someone who is concerned about privacy, but how is this that much worse than all the other devices you use? You carry a smart-phone t
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by memnips 12y ago
Is there a tax advantage here? Estonia's tax system is supposed to be very simple, and allows for a 0% corporate income tax on all profits that are re-invested into the corporation (source: http://www.incorporate.ee/why
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by memnips 12y ago
As someone of the "Facebook generation", I have to say my mind was blown by this video. Thanks for sharing. I feel there is clearly a trend line one could draw here in the evolution of social networking and social media. Since the
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by memnips 12y ago
86400 seconds is 24 hours. It is surprisingly commonly mis-entered as 84600 seconds, as evidenced by this search. As such, many unintended consequences can ensue.
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by memnips 13y ago
I would love to see a visual representation of the relationship between pitch deck length and successful raise. I was surprised by the length of this deck.
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Welcome to the app party, Chrome(blog.pokki.com)
1 points by memnips 13y ago|0 comments
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by memnips 13y ago
For a different perspective I found this older article which ponders the economic impact of forcing 9 million people to spend time and energy sorting their trash: http://mises.org/daily/2855
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by memnips 14y ago
>> In all, I can see 41 app tiles without scrolling, both large and small, all of them are easily identifiable and relatively easy to reach. In practice, I find seeing so much quite overwhelming. Is seeing 41 app tiles - many animat
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by memnips 14y ago
In regard to #1, Microsoft wants to leverage their desktop monopoly to force users into the Metro ecosystem thus forcing developers to build Metro apps. I don't believe it's to get users comfortable with Microsoft's interface on mobile offe
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by memnips 14y ago
IMO a startup is a company trying to discover and prove a new business model or a radically altered existing business model.
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Mayer and Yahoo to focus on Personalization and Mobile(allthingsd.com)
1 points by memnips 14y ago|0 comments
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by memnips 14y ago
What if the URL gets successfully DDOS'd?
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by memnips 14y ago
And your current investment thesis is...? :)
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by memnips 14y ago
Congrats! I love the service.

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