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wait staff in the US make around $2-3/hour. they aren't paid a living wage. Not true. That's why we have federal minimum wage laws. If the wait staff are actually employed and not …

Is there an inherent reason you tip on the full price? Yes, theoretically the higher your bill the better time you are having. (Think celebratory events as opposed to a lunch break…

Shh! I was trying not to point that out ;)

If you tip your head 90 degrees to the left, it kind of looks like an angel around earth - the 'halo area' is the main Van Allen Belt loop causing Auroras by firing the particles t…

That's a different word than the OP's intended meaning. allot != a lot

I think that's shortsighted thinking. This is about improving the user's search experience. If that happens I think everyone wins. Most mainstream users are not tech savvy. Imagine…

Seeing comment scores is useful, because it lets me easily see the "best" comments. This is actually why I think comment scores should remain off indefinitely. People (including my…

I don't know, this worries me. I think a reason discussion quality has improved is the only comments posted now are from those who really want to add to the discussion. Knowing peo…

I'm a convert. I last voted to display scores, but now I think hiding them is best. The reason is because HN was (is) becoming more affected by the same cycle we've seen play out w…

First, we have to look at the game. Let's say I'm one of the participants, and we are all told there are 1000 of us which will play a winner takes all coin toss game. There is one …

Aha! I think I've identified where our primary contention lies. First, as to the author overstating the case, I agree. If he really meant nobody is 100% certain of any given decisi…

For becoming a billionaire? No, there were far too many variables involved that were not within his control. Well, yes, I can agree nobody can completely know or control the future…

Warren Buffet is free to take as much credit as he likes Let me rephrase the question: Would you give Warren Buffet credit for his investment success? he has to decide to keep play…

So, if I understand you correctly, you're suggesting that before Warren Buffet was even born, he was destined to become the successful investor we know? Further, that he shouldn't …

I suspect the pragmatic answer is that there is at least a weak correlation between the publicized 'formula' for success and actual success What is the publicized formula for succe…

people who are successful do not know how they became successful. I'm afraid I don't follow. You're saying Warren Buffet, arguably the greatest investor of all time, doesn't know h…

You're right about the data being normalized, so it doesn't matter how many millionaires there are, and the top 1% is still the top 1%. However, that top 1% can be a richer 1%. Tak…

I find it funny someone downvoted my comment above. They must imagine we really don't know anything about anything. Perhaps we should just throw out all scientific experimentation,…

Yes, I didn't say all entrepreneurs have a clear idea of what they want to do, how they will do it, and how it's likely to come out -- many clearly don't. However, that's not alway…

Sure, and we still research Gravity today. That doesn't mean we're guessing a ball will drop when released the same as it always has, now does it? At some point you do know what yo…

Well, yeah, I might give him some slack if he limited it to entrepreneurial success, although I still wouldn't agree with it. He contends the entrepreneurs behind Club Penguin (sol…

Yeah, according to the author I guess Einstein was "winging it" too.

Yes, the rich certainly do hold a disproportionate amount of cash, but they don't just stick it all in a simple savings account (often the only option for the poor). The rich put t…