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by thinkloop 6y ago
Why exactly do they care whether you use the web or app?
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by thinkloop 6y ago
There's also the caveat: "However, there is some evidence, mostly from the Flash Crash, that in certain instances algorithmic trading and HFTs may exacerbate price movements during periods of high volatility or market stress.&quot
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by thinkloop 6y ago
He addresses this. He mentions leaking implementation details, and possibility for mistakes.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
I wonder when the F will drop like the N. Facebook is not close to as important/irreplaceable as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
What's a concrete eli5 example of how a base 12 system would be a benefit? The number 12 still exists. The base just dictates when the order of magnitude changes, so larger numbers can be represented with slightly fewer digits, but I d
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Hi author, excellent article. But I'm just not seeing the central premise that Werner is wrong in saying that banks are unique in their ability to create money. What Full Tilt Poker did was illegal, simply because they were not license
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Ask HN: Why does Google search redirect links instead of using JavaScript?
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Nobody sideloads, especially not kids
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Those are components composed of mostly IP, which OP doesn't think should be paid for. In terms of raw material it is much less.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Sidebar: If you scroll down on Android the address bar disappears as expected (which can cause lots of problems for height measurement and other effects but that's another sidebar), however if you click on the hamburger menu and scroll
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by thinkloop 6y ago
With a knife, but still an embarrassement and a tradgedy IMO
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by thinkloop 6y ago
The stated reason seems to be that the role is no longer badass enough: > what it means for the global role I signed up for. > I understand that the role that I signed up for—including running TikTok globally —will look very differ
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by thinkloop 6y ago
How do you solve the problem of having a thousand versions to support
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by thinkloop 6y ago
That's likely to cost more than $800
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by thinkloop 6y ago
> Why not crowdfund those amounts instead? That way, all creators get paid before the work even starts and the result can be safely released into the public domain. Then shouldn't every business have to follow the same rules? Making
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by thinkloop 6y ago
> Only the original copy must be paid for. We are only paying for the original copy, but distributing that payment over many people and over time so it doesn't hurt as much - which single person is going to pay $10K or $1M or $50M f
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by thinkloop 6y ago
100%, just criticizing parent about how you and I not donating 90% of our wealth is different
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Summary: - Grechushkin (Russian) was transporting ammonium nitrate from Georgia to Mozambique - Grechushkin Ordered a last minute stop in Beirut to pick up additional cargo in the form of trucks, but the plan was abandoned when the first lo
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by thinkloop 6y ago
I wonder why the crew had to remain onboard for 10 months. Were they being held for the debts? Could they not afford to fly out? They didn't have to stay in Lebanon if it was a question of visas or what-have-you.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Please, 90% of a 100 billion (that is currently growing faster than he can spend it) is not a fair comparison. Money is worthless once you've bought everything you want.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
It might have to do with there being real identities linked to them now from Google+, which many say was the main purpose of the project; not to mention the improved recommendation engine and upvotes, etc.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
It has "users" and they "rent" space on their servers and you don't own your data and it is censored and your activity can be mined - I think these are the main factors the article is interested in.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Would a "small web" require giving up search, recommendation engines, upvotes, etc. Doesn't something like hn necessarily require centralization?
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by thinkloop 6y ago
> 95% is “Obama vs a dog” That's what it was, don't forget how impossible it seemed at the time, it was a giant upset and shock. > You think if Hillary went up against Trump, America would choose her 19 times out of 20? If y
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by thinkloop 6y ago
> Giving something like a 95-98% chance to Hillary was arguably a fundamental failure Why was it a fundamental failure? A 5% chance is one in twenty, it happens.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
What was suspicious about the box that made them look?
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by thinkloop 6y ago
> PWAs are terrible Why again? In the world of silos and proprietary platforms it's an absolute godsend that PWAs even exist.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
> or whatever it is that Apple does with that money What they primarily "do" is have an identity to sue or pursue in case of issues. That keeps everyone in line.
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by thinkloop 6y ago
It was always in the cards. At one time a high-school degree was advanced, then mandatory, then college was minimum, now masters, soon phd's then multiple phd's. The issue is physics, the universe is too complex, see the three-bod
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by thinkloop 6y ago
Insightful reply! thanks. Open sourcing a project, in my opinion, is far from spearheading a world of privacy and security.

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