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I worked in Ecommerce with a company that built sophisticated subscription solutions well before Shopify had a real offering. We took significant VC money, then watched Shopify bui…

burning garbage doesn't create any waste? You could just put it in your organics/composting...

it's hard to reconcile a menu like this with statements like "Gen-z will never be able to afford a house"

what will "kill" us faster: buying local, or deeply-involved research projects to buy $600 waffle makers that are shipped across the globe?

you're only focusing on the immediate, literal replacement cost though; what if (and there are as credible papers as this one, stating so) using a metal spatula on my teflon pan ca…

Yep, aside from the legacy desktop environment & gaming I don't really have any ties to MS anymore, and I was a pure MS developer for 20+ years. Now with .NET superior on non-windo…

Combined with the massive popularity of private equity in so many business areas now we're unlikely to see 100-year companies again.

I would describe Shopify, even with it's huge ecosystem, as laser-focused in this area, when compared to Salesforce. Thinking of using SF for your enterprise ecommerce solution? Wh…

maybe a counter-example? Zoho doesn't have one product that does everything but does seem to have A product for everything. None of them are fantastic, but many are decent or good …

I've worked in Ecommerce, but SF was not a concern, especially compared to how big a deal Shopify was for us. Now In EdTech we need to interface with SF for the bigger clients and …

Atari HATED to share anything with people outside the company. The couldn't even help developers build software for their machines, let alone let someone copy & commoditize their h…

it's pretty hard to unpublish something on the internet though. How many system do you think are consuming HN content? how many consume those? You can't un-ring a bell, so a simple…

you still need the resources to go through the courts though. This closes out the option for almost all.

>> I’ve been constantly impressed with their ability to absorb, understand, and describe highly technical work in legalese (and yes the language is sometimes performative and can s…

Most of this isn't even necessary; just look for passion and that gets them excited from a relevant technology area, then probe for legitimacy and learn about their interests. Bein…

IME: 1. build a co-op/intern program and hire out of that exclusively for junior. It's like an extended, two-way interview or try before you buy for both sides. 2. screen for passi…

you don't need to release to production for real value. I'm under intense pressure to scope out frothy AI features because just discussing them with prospects has a material impact…

30 kids in a class... what, did you attend private school?

so many rich (mostly white) kids!

>> “Overall, the environment is now full of people who unequivocally support Matt's actions, and people who couldn't leave because of financial reasons (and those are mostly silent…

every single time you buy something it's a minefield to avoid subscribing to prime.

you're describing virtual credit cards with controls, like amount, vendor, time of month, etc. it's an awesome service that limits your widespread exposure to one company vs. every…

you're describing a startup with no business model.

In my current environment there's the opaque and not really shared dental "fee guide" by the regulatory body, the actual fees each dentist charges, and then the % of the guide that…

this is an upsell? My dentist pokes around a bit and checks for lumps in my tongue (like I wouldn't notice that?) but that's about it. Is there something more I missing? Going to t…