tithe

7 ms·

1. 211.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   You're absolutely right; updated!
2. 212.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   Sprint - 0.0003 of revenue T-Mobile - 0.0009 of revenue AT&T - 0.0004 of revenue Verizon - 0.0003 of revenue
3. 213.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   > a terrifyingly large amount of history would suddenly blink from existence One response to that is the "The Offline Internet Archive" [0], which includes software to crawl Internet Archive collections and store them to a loca
4. 214.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   Anything with an edge: knives, drill bits, saws, scissors...maybe the last razor blade you'll ever buy!
5. 215.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   But a triangular-shaped sandwich is an efficient sandwich shape to eat without making a mess: you're biting "off", not biting "into" (thus not getting egg salad all over your face). And what do you get when you&#x2
6. 216.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   An efficient crew of 4 people in favorable conditions (work experience, good weather, materials delivered on time) can frame a single-story, 3 bedroom house in 3 days. I'd say the choke point are the various trades (electrical, drywall
7. 217.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   Does "junior" in this case mean "junior manager" (vs senior manager / executive) or "just a manager" (vs owner)?
8. 218.▲
   ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say(reuters.com)

   56 points by tithe 2y ago|68 comments
9. 219.▲
   by tithe 2y ago

   The timing of this acquisition, and the FTC's ban on non-compete agreements is perfect.
10. 220.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    I would imagine something less confrontational to Congress than effectively "Take your best shot". It's going to be interesting how this plays out, that's for sure.
11. 221.▲
    TikTok CEO expects to defeat US ban: 'We aren't going anywhere'(reuters.com)

    37 points by tithe 2y ago|60 comments
12. 222.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    True! It seems Tennessee will be their "eastern territory office" only, and not their headquarters. https://www.in-n-out.com/docs/default-source/press-release/t...
13. 223.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    They'll be in good company with In-N-Out.
14. 224.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Complicated by the fact that it may be in an online dating company's interest _to keep you single_ and thus on the platform: once you find someone, you don't need to use the platform anymore, and they lose an active user / su
15. 225.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    I'm doing so, but sometimes I can still see/reply to the comment despite me flagging it. Is a certain threshold of users required to flag a comment before it's removed?
16. 226.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    This story originally had several fake comments by a spam bot: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40125197
17. 227.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Yeah, digging this!
18. 228.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    dang, sock puppet posts from user name `2genders...` (It's sock puppets all the way down!)
19. 229.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Different intent, but reminds me of "First Amendment auditors" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_audit
20. 230.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    I get the feeling it's "someone's going to do this, so it might as well be us." It's fascinating how research can take on a life of its own and will be pushed, by someone, to its own conclusion. Even for immensely
21. 231.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    https://www.netflix.com/humans.txt I'll take the open seat in the front row :)
22. 232.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    To my knowledge, the NTA does not list directors or ownership. METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) has a portal to potentially display that information, but for private companies it may be missing, and thus the results may be no
23. 233.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Busted: Japanese business entity search of "ビックリバーサービスジャパン" ("Big River Services Japan") via Japan's National Tax Agency -- https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/henkorireki-johoto.html?... -- shows t
24. 234.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Could you share the visualization that you use?
25. 235.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    It gives me goosebumps that this method works with others. I thought it to be very idiosyncratic...but it seems not? Either way, I'm glad it could help!
26. 236.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    I've had a mental visualization I've used to control tinnitus flares for about 20 years now - i.e., "biofeedback". I image the entire soundscape (what I'm possible of hearing) as a long, thin line which is warbling
27. 237.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    I wonder how Usenet would have been different if it had supported profile pictures.
28. 238.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Due Diligence
29. 239.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Expect the good vibes around you to take you in unexpected directions! (Aside: "vibes" is misspelled in `consultThePowersThatBe`).
30. 240.▲
    by tithe 2y ago

    Not turning purchasing / procurement into an obstacle course. A company burns a lot of goodwill by not being direct (which makes me even more suspicious of their offering): if what you have to offer is so great, then SHOW IT.