Live data from Hacker News

Viewing profile — hype7

hype7

HN member
Joined
Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 3:14 PM UTC
HN karma
1,497
Public activity
87 items

About hype7

No profile information was provided.

Recent public activity

  1. story
  2. story
  3. comment
    Comment #25693708

    Yeah, except for the fact that there’s no one bbs “to rule them all”. The power these platforms have mean they’re up there in terms of influence of govt. As I saw concisely said on…

  4. story
  5. story
  6. comment
    Comment #20567186

    You view this as a bad thing. As a consumer, I view it as a good thing. I’m not sure if folks remember what “apps on mobile” were like before Apple came along, but it was the godda…

  7. comment
    Comment #20268946

    Haha hats off to you for a string of comments on this thread that have me lol’ing

  8. comment
    Comment #17394520

    Ahhh, but that’s the thing. They’re the same story

  9. comment
    Comment #16717374

    I’m far from the biggest fan of Facebook, but I’m absolutely a fan of playing devils advocate in an organization if for no other reason than to solicit reactions and get people eng…

  10. comment
    Comment #16643020

    An alternative approach I’ve long been fond of is to lengthen time horizons. In the long run, bad behavior is much more likely to come back and bite you. If you can get incentive s…

  11. story
  12. comment
    Comment #13787105

    Yes, everyone should decide what laws to follow. Ask rosa parks or any poor soul unfortunate enough to be a citizen of nazi Germany.

  13. comment
    Comment #13787075

    Herein lies the source of the disagreement. We are all better off because uber willfully disregarded these laws and regulations. These laws once had a good reason, but are now stil…

  14. comment
    Comment #13772038

    Of course speaking to them isn't illegal. Lying about it during a confirmation hearing? Now that's illegal.

  15. story
  16. comment
    Comment #13506713

    This isn't the right answer. There are times when you need government intervention, and there are times when you don't. The trick is figuring out which is which. As they often say,…

  17. story
  18. story
  19. story
  20. story
  21. comment
    Comment #11585265

    To reply to the people below as to why @themartorana might be against estate taxes: if the tax system does its job properly, death shouldn't be a taxable event. Treating capital ga…

  22. story
  23. story
  24. story
  25. comment
    Comment #10842101

    This is complete bullshit. The number of famous artists/scientists/writers/etc that have been completely unpopular until after they died is staggering. Using $ as a basis for value…