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Comment #28638078
This book might be of interest: Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars It’s comprehensive and goes into the why and how, which is no…
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Comment #27501579
And health insurance.
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Comment #26992038
My thoughts exactly. Here’s hoping their anti-PWA stance might soften with increased antitrust scrutiny.
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Comment #23684316
Thank you, I’ll email you directly. Your super quick response on a previous HN thread was a key reason we decided to sign up with Mercury in the first place...
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Comment #23684218
We switched to Mercury only to discover you don’t support wiring money to all countries (we need South Africa support). Perhaps this (hopefully temporary) limitation could/should b…
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Comment #21047718
This brings back memories... I was the technical half of a two person team who built the very first Thomas Cook website in 1995. Of course, e-commerce was a step too far at the tim…
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Comment #21019533
Patrick, the way Stripe continues to engage with Hacker News and remains true to its roots is an inspiration. Congratulations!
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Comment #20595628
Yes, that’s what they were known as in South Africa.
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Comment #19778857
About 65% of his patients are insured by Medicare.
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Comment #19695068
Immad, congratulations on the launch! 1) Do you support international wire transfers? If so, any advantages in terms of fees and exchange rates over a traditional bank such as Well…
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Comment #15391633
This appears to be a case of patriotism vs the Almighty Dollar, albeit with shades of nuance. Is it standard practice for security software vendors to provide enterprise clients wi…
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Comment #15386034
The article above is specifically about VC-funded companies by definition. Nobody is arguing that you can’t be a successful entrepreneur outside of a startup hub. But if you’re goi…
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Comment #15385837
The kind of entrepreneurs most likely to succeed (and therefore gain the attention of VCs) figure out how to relocate to startup hubs where they can get the attention of the VC com…
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Comment #3837536
This has all the makings of a 'KDE vs Gnome'-like battle. For those not around at the time, a quick refresher: KDE was launched to applause and was based on a (then) restrictive Tr…
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Comment #2821476
Agreed AirBnB can't create the expectation of covering the cost of apartments being "trashed" for fear of abuse of the policy. You can be sure that their lawyers are vetting all me…
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Comment #1067193
You should show your pricing up front. I'd never start a trial if I didn't know what the price was going to be after the 30 day trial was up. I'd be worried I'd like it but would f…
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Comment #709132
Great app, btw. Just bought Boxcar. I wonder what a HN mention will do to your stats? Is support for multiple accounts on the roadmap?
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Wolfram - How many roads must a man walk down?
Wolfram Alpha seems to be answering life's great questions...
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Comment #600328
I'm looking forward to seeing if it can answer the question, "When was JFK shot?". Was chatting with someone previously from PowerSet who maintains it won't be able to, but I'm hop…
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Comment #597114
Yes, but locally hosted, configurable (you have the source, Luke) and optionally private for your team.
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Comment #596486
I think this is a hugely exciting development and can see numerous ways our startup can use this internally. Our team is spread between San Francisco, Cape Town and Rio De Janeiro …
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Comment #590082
That adds up to a pool of roughly 20% for management. That's the venture-backed world for you. Try taking 3 rounds and see where it leaves your equity! More telling are the equity …
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Comment #570915
One of the things Oracle does VERY well is acquire companies. They do it a lot more often than most people realize and have it down to a fine art. That does not mean that everyone …