pekinb

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by pekinb 15y ago
The glee with which people are piling criticism on these guys is disturbing.
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by pekinb 15y ago
"Do you think Moby Dick or War and Peace are considered great due to their simple ways of communicating ideas?" This is not an argument for being deliberately obtuse.
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by pekinb 15y ago
Really? There are valuable lessons in this speech. How does DFW's suicide affect his messages?
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by pekinb 15y ago
Sarcasm doesn't do well on hacker news, unfortunately.
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by pekinb 16y ago
That's unfair. I have no skin in this game. The example I gave originally addressed the establishment with no gift cards. Then I had to respond to the claim that Giftrocket is trying to replace gift cards, so I said I'd always pick a gift c
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by pekinb 16y ago
I would give a giftcard if one were available. I'd buy a $30 card for $30. If one weren't available, I sure wouldn't pay a company $1.50 to set up a hoop for my friend to jump through.
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by pekinb 16y ago
It wasn't a gift card in my examples. It was cash. Or an American Express giftcard. Just like you'd be getting with GiftRocket, except GiftRocket wants a cut.
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by pekinb 16y ago
$X is worth $X in gift cards. I'm fine with that. I hate the idea of paying this company when they don't add any value.
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by pekinb 16y ago
Me: "Hey dude, there's this great new Mexican place on your block. Here's $30. Enjoy." = free Me: "Hey dude, check out this website that's going to tell you about this great new Mexican place on your block. Here's $30. Enjoy." = not free
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by pekinb 16y ago
At that point, why not just transfer the money yourself? I get that gift cards > cash for gifts, but if you're worried about the issues you mentioned, you might as well give the person the cash and tell them you know this great new rest
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by pekinb 16y ago
"Of course, the recipient can always opt not to actually use the gifted money..." That's some A+ writing there, Lou.
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by pekinb 16y ago
So I pay a company 5% for the privilege of sending my friend blocks away so I can put money in his paypal account?
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by pekinb 16y ago
Navy SEAL BUD/S
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by pekinb 16y ago
Headlines like this are one of the dangers of our little HN niche.
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by pekinb 16y ago
really? I think that makes it significantly better.
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by pekinb 16y ago
what work do your "fuck"s and "shit"s do?
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by pekinb 16y ago
what other verticals is airbnb entering?
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by pekinb 16y ago
I think you guys need to start exercising or something
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by pekinb 16y ago
< is outraged > < joins Save the Whales facebook group > < satisfied, inserts handful of almonds into mouth >
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by pekinb 16y ago
more details?
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by pekinb 16y ago
junot diaz
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by pekinb 16y ago
"It's like trying to eat, but before you can bite, you have to pay for your share of the spoon."
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by pekinb 16y ago
edgy and cool
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by pekinb 16y ago
I may be mistaken, and this might require an exhaustive search of the relevant literature, but I believe 3SAT is NP-Complete and therefore this one example does indeed lead to the stated conclusion.
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Ask HN: I don't want to be a software engineer. Now what?
2 points by pekinb 16y ago|4 comments
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by pekinb 16y ago
Should have been more clear: this is sarcasm. The guy in the video sounded like a douche.
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by pekinb 16y ago
When I read that sentence, I felt like I did the last time I ran out of sex.
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by pekinb 16y ago
If anything, budget for slightly more than you think you'll need. I just don't see how 1300/mo is going to be possible.
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by pekinb 16y ago
Can someone at questvisual say more about the platform? I have some ideas I'd like to try.
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by pekinb 16y ago
I'm confused. Do I also need to show respect to people who have no chance of helping me or my friends later?

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