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Show HN: Business in a Box – ~one-shot a typical startup
I wanted to see how close I could get Claude to ~one-shot a typical startup while allowing for high-signal user input. I ended up with two Claude commands that handle the heavy lif…
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Comment #13173126
> So 1 million per cubic meter of C02 = a regulation? You mean, because it would be of great burden to business with a high tax? I guess what I'm saying is that a tax becomes a reg…
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Comment #13164792
> He has stated he's in favor of agencies which protect environment, health, water, etc. He wants market-based solutions like a carbon tax where they will work better than heavy ha…
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Comment #13164526
> I realize I'm a bit biased because I like the libertarian principles: prioritizing individual civil liberties, stopping human rights abuses and unnecessary wars, and streamlining…
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Comment #13111683
It depends what you're manufacturing, but the obvious answer is probably either • visit their website • buying their product and looking it up the parts online • talk to your vendo…
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Comment #12938217
If this scares you, consider donating. http://climatesciencedefensefund.org/ (I posted this as a reply to one of the comments but I want to make sure it's seen, given the gravity o…
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Comment #12938127
http://climatesciencedefensefund.org/ Edit: Also, I don't know if you happen to be extremely wealthy, but this was an interesting read. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/business/e…
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Comment #11250961
Trick: add up digits, if they are divisible by 3 so is the number. In this case 117 yields 1+1+7 = 9, and sure enough so is 117. (117 / 3 == 39). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divi…
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Comment #7826010
> "I tried to be as objective as possible" > "Finally what do you really care about: name brand or doing cool work?" I did a lot of boring, mundane work during my time at some star…
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Comment #7730134
I feel like making a much smaller power inverter would be worth a hell of a lot more than $1M.
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Comment #7722611
You don't have to give $276, you could give $27.6 or even $2.76. I think he was just targeting that amount, since it sounds nice and likely his target audience can afford it. Also …
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Comment #7715548
> That make the world a worse place. Maybe not your opinion, but giving campaign contributions to bigoted causes would be considered making the world a worse place to many. All of …
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Comment #7655674
Anonymity is definitely a big problem, but there's something to be said for a network that doesn't have a central authority. I don't think the problem with Silk Road was the anonym…
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Comment #7617104
Yeah, look at the footnotes at the end: "Dr. Messerli reports regular daily chocolate consumption, mostly but not exclusively in the form of Lindt’s dark varieties"
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Comment #7610282
Just out of curiosity, what could this possibly be spent on? Assuming it is going to be used to build out in foreign markets, is this mostly advertising/marketing costs? It already…
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Comment #7569294
If we allow people who we consider morally reprehensible to practice their business without question and profit off of us, perhaps there is something flawed with the business-as-us…
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Comment #7523869
If by "target audience" you mean "young people", Girls and Game of Thrones (which are also HBO) both seem to be doing just fine. If instead you mean techies... well, I don't think …
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Comment #7497090
Also the OP mentioned something about not being told his Miranda rights -- keep in mind the police only have to tell you your rights if you're being interrogated. If they're trying…
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Comment #7379403
Way to completely ignore what I said. I explicitly said that I don't believe Googlers/ techies are at fault or are perpetrating some great wrong, but rather that this guy's argumen…
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Comment #7377461
Let me first start by noting that I am not of the opinion that attacking Google Buses is the right way to go to fight rising housing prices, nor do I believe there should be some c…
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Comment #7314868
> Yes, it's luxury in many ways. But it's also a coal mine of its own sort. Except you won't die from sitting home in your pajamas. You will, however, be very to die for a multitud…