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Is the title here implying users will be chatting with bots run by the companies? Why in the world would they do that? Clearly the purpose here is to weed out fraud and abuse more …

50% or 0% are both interesting goals, but the headline implies that the website is some test of free will. If you get 0%, then it shows there is an algorithm that predicts your per…

Bumble offers a lifetime membership, which I think fixes the perverse incentives.

Don't use it.

But there's no network effects with razors.

The only real news here is that Reddit mods are power mad tyrants, which is nothing new at all. AI generated art has just given them newer, funnier ways to be in the wrong.

It's not a weird question. He wants to know one that is reputable (so do I), not just another random one that might have the same problem.

"If you aren't the customer, you're the product" apparently is a lie. You're the product no matter what. Unless I missed it in the article, I doubt paying $100 for the advanced tax…

"Leave your friends and family, abandon the area that you grew up in for 30 years" is not really practical advice. Maybe it works for you, but it does not for other people. You are…

Sounds like a more realistic restriction is "60 mph minimum"

I would sooner create a second ticket that represents the blocking task and link it as a blocker to the first ticket.

I like the New York Times but I was infuriated by the unsubscribe process. I also turned down a super cheap extension. I am now subscribed via the Google Play store, which means th…

Also it's a sketchier industry, so having a recognizable name certainly would assuage my fears about using it. That said I have to assume Cuban is also getting a PR benefit here.

> As a hiring manager, I see that this is actually not so simple. You give someone a range, say $100-150k. I ASSURE you that they are thinking they are closer to 150k than 100. So …

In factorio, you have all the information and tools right in front of you. Everything is transparent. There are no black box failures. If there's a problem, you can and will find t…

Tldr: there is no significant correlation between having an anime profile and amount of GitHub activity. A few days ago HN had a thread extolling the virtues of publishing negative…