nanoseltzer

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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
I can see that 3 hour call being real - I’ve had similar experiences with amazon customer service that I could foresee becoming a long call, such as canceling Prime: they certainly made me wait about 15-20 minutes while trying to “procure p
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
They may have ruined online shopping but they haven’t solved it either. The clothing retailers (an area hard for amazon to move in on) will remain competitive. I think the one area amazon absolutely has done right is customer service. If an
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
What’s swing trading ? Is that like day trading where you try to buy low and sell high on small fluctuations ?
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
From my experience, people signing up for these type of work range from generally ok (most Uber drivers) to absolutely desperate for money (living out of car, signs up for petsitting while owner is vacay). It seems the lower the bar of entr
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
You tried to airbnb in India ? It’s probably barely passable in LA. Hotels in India would be quite cheap with the American dollar. Hmmmmmmm :thinking face:
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
Honestly at this point, anything they do is just a ploy to advance some kind of hidden agenda even more so than any other corporation. Their name in my trust bank is pretty bankrupt.
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
That’s an excellent filter for who I wouldn’t want to hang out with.
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
Based on how everyone in here is remarking on how off-putting and patronizing the tone of the article is, I wasn’t surprised to hear what you said.
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
They probably couldn’t do this to the kindle stuff now at this scale, if that’s any comfort.
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
It’s about efficiency too - I love skipping generations but usually I go for the max every time I skip, so that I have peak performance for a couple of years. How does an iPhone se even work efficiently? I could not stand my 6+ because it h
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
These are all welcome trends by a societal point of view. Living standards are increasing. Even low income have access to decent electronics such as iPhones and nicer TVs.
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
Tbh I’m not sure if they are meant for less interaction. I think they were meant to get you talking to a bunch of other people, not for true puzzle solving aficionados. Then again - I’m not sure where you could satisfy your puzzle solving i
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by nanoseltzer 8y ago
Honestly I fail to see their appeal. I did one and it was so boring. I think the main “appeal” is that it locks you in a room where everyone is forced to actually interact and not just stare at their phones. It seems to be mostly used for c