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According to the thread about it on Reddit ( https://old.reddit.com/r/gme_meltdown/comments/lrp639/why_is... ), it's because: Some hedge fund bought a bunch of calls and then pumpe…

How you speak. It's something that almost all of us have to do everyday for work and our personal lives and how you speak has a huge effect on how your message is perceived, and ea…

I would actually say personal branding is not as important early on as niche specialization. For example, you're not just a Rails developer, you're a Rails developer who specialize…

This was an interesting in-depth article about series of leaks and internal turmoil that Google experienced: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-google-three-years-misery... 1. Soon…

These featured snippets are great for Google, because they keep you on their search pages longer. But they're bad for the websites because they can completely lose your visit, even…

I took a peak at the OP's post history ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20945426 ), it seems this is their chatbot (for FB): https://mapletechno.com/landing.php Unless you ha…

With Upwork, since they're an intermediary and marketplace and hirers are the ones who are paying and providing supply, it's in their interest to offer services that cater to them …

1. Landing page that shows mockups of your product and how it benefits the audience - capture emails "get notified of launch!" You can drive traffic to the landing page by sharing …

There's a lot of focus on how they failed: strayed from their non-label musician roots. But how would they have been able to monetize? * Let fans support their favorite musicians a…

Nitpick but the website preview images are not resized from the originals well so the text and edges in them are all jagged.

I think one of the detrimental effects of the positivity movement is, it implies it's wrong and unnecessary to feel bad. Of course, if you feel bad for days on end, there's an ongo…

Since our mental wellbeing plays a huge role in how we use our knowledge and skills, one of my favorite HN comments (which is actually a quote from another source): "Human life the…

The main takeaways: 1. Pitch journalists yourself as the founder - don't bother hiring a PR firm 2. Pitch journalists who previously covered related companies 3. Pitch what your co…

I used to replay the same negative thoughts as well. Here's how I broke free: Reframe all your negative thoughts. I used to obsess about past mistakes. Thought: "I wish I didn't do…

I listened to a lot of Youtube videos and songs in the language. The biggest impediment to language learning is that it can be extremely boring. If you're learning it through enter…

Here's a productivity tricks that works for me: Reason why I stop working on a project is because after a while (or 10 minutes...), it just gets boring. So I toggle between 3-4 sim…

Here's the process that works (with some persistence) even if you don't have a revolutionary product: 1. Go to Google, toggle to news and enter the name of similar startups 2. Go t…

>The order also imposes a $50 million judgment against Lumos Labs, which will be suspended due to its financial condition after the company pays $2 million to the Commission. So do…

Except Elon only gets the kids for only half the time (shares custody with his ex-wife) and has a current wife and nannies taking care of the kids when he has them. He mentioned in…

Honestly, at this point online influencers with midsize followings should treat their creative content and the fanbase they've been able to build up as a portfolio of their skills …

Relevant: On 27 October 2015, Holmes announced Theranos would publish data verifying the accuracy of its Edison testing device. They still haven't done so. Given the intense scruti…

>> 100% security is only possible if we monitor every thought of every person on this planet No it isn't because no agency has enough manpower or resources to follow up on every le…

Federal agencies didn't flag the San Bernardino killers despite the fact they apparently considered an earlier attack, had connections with known radicalized persons, was radicaliz…