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"They exist very well on subscriptions and donations. " I would argue that all platforms like those start out that way. The content creators are the passionate ones. Once the big m…

Let's not forget when Howard Stern went to satellite radio. That deal was worth $500M.

I purchased an item directly from a manufacturer's own website, so there's no middle-man and no fees lost to selling on another platform. The price difference between that and Amaz…

Certified first responder here. It was drilled into our training that our safety comes first. Imagine you rush to help someone and get hurt. Now, you can't help that person AND now…

The lack of an export feature is rather common among smaller services. What Google and Facebook are capable of doesn't scale down to other service providers.

> This is quite a visible moral panic as we can see people glued to their phones in public places, e.g. on the train or bus. The part that disturbs me the most about these conversa…

On a related note, this is why when I search for a person, film, or other thing, I'll take the Wikipedia result every time over IMDB or some top ranking site. With Wikipedia, I kno…

That sounds like a great outcome, but it's predicated on having been hand selected by Medium to share your specific story. 99% of posts won't get that same treatment. Would your ou…

I use a regional bank and their app is only usable for minor day to day things. For that it's fine. But I can't do anything "serious" in it: checking account transactions are limit…

They should be more honest about their other funding sources. They accept advertising, but couch it as "underwriting".

I've asked gift givers to instead give contributions towards my kids' college funds. They have too many toys as it is. But from their point of view I can understand not wanting to …

As far as retention goes, that's going to depend on which data. The rules are different for different data. For financial information the general rule is 7 years. But that varies w…

I read that the unions, especialy SEIU, wanted a promise from Amazon against interfering with future potential unionization efforts. Amazon probably doesn't want a domino effect ha…

One would think so, yes. But in practice people can be utter assholes when borrowing a neighbor's power tool. Now imagine with a trailer.

Plex and Roku do this. They give you a simple one time URL like plex.tv\U23SL That URL asks you to log in (on your computer) and once it's authorized, the Roku or Plex on your TV g…

That's how we got the Salem witch trials and why mere accusations aren't usually enough.

Which is what blockchain does. We're experimenting with using it to create audit logs of data, which can't be tampered with.

Slack is multi-tenant hosted SaaS. Single point of failure.

The problem of course being that the "brain capital" in those areas doesn't compare to Boston, which has more universities in a small area than anywhere else.

Amex offers 1 extra year of warranty coverage beyond what the store/manufacturer offer. So after your warranty ends, and you're within that extra 1 year with Amex, they'll reimburs…

Great idea. That's basically what a desktop laser cutter does. They start at $400 for the Chinese versions that require a little elbow grease to get working, or around $3K for a we…

Don't any half decent sites strip that out anyways? Some ecommerce sites have actually failed to accept that string, inadvertently thinking it's invalid. The rest, or any marketing…

The industry isn't built to support market based solutions which is why providers couldn't give you a price even if you asked. That's what parent poster is trying to say. There jus…

But after 15 years my house is paid off. With renting, you're paying for the rest of your life. After my mortgage I only pay taxes and upkeep which is a fraction as much.

Not always True. I'm in Boston and the Harvard alumni network is strong. You see connections all the time throughout various events and industries. For example, I'll meet someone i…