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mikemac
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Comment #40173379
Nah, I move my kids around great with it. Just picked them up from school - skip the car line and I'm in and out faster than driving. The main use has surprisingly been family rela…
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Comment #40172925
I got an electric cargo bike 3 years ago and it has fundamentally changed the way I move around my little suburban town. I can do pretty much every errand I'd normally do with a ca…
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Comment #31285640
Car dealerships are a black box; feel like so much depends on timing and where they are with their sales numbers for the month. I tried to lease a car last year and after some rese…
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Comment #31239968
Same here - I was suddenly suspended for the following: "We’re writing to let you know that your account has been suspended—and will remain suspended—due to multiple or severe viol…
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Comment #31182512
Agree with all of this, and just to add one thing: liability. Look at the RaDonda Vaught case or the Michelle Heughins case; terrifying to be looking at jail time for a med error. …
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Comment #30250635
Do you really think Greylock, A16Z or Azure Capital has no interest in BOD seats and no experience forming a Compensation Committee? As CEO, the Board is your boss. If you instruct…
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Comment #30249649
> When you’re the founder of a startup that takes in a $50M investment like this, you’re all set to live off the money however you want. You can pay yourself a “market salary” of $…
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Comment #29167791
I assume you're in the CS track? How do you like it so far, and was your undergrad in CS?
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Comment #26491147
How difficult was it to transition into the job market? I have always wanted to make the jump (in finance & accounting now) but the most daunting thing seems like convincing someon…
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Comment #24968045
My twitter account was banned in March without warning (the reason they provided was "due to multiple or severe violations of our platform manipulation rules). Frankly, I'm way too…
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Comment #23762511
The Treasury only provided business name data over 150k. You can get the de-identified data by state for loans under 150k: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/cares-act/assista…
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Comment #23762045
One thing to note is there seems to be a lot of errors in the data. For instance, Bird is in the 5-10M range but claimed it never actually applied. https://www.axios.com/paycheck-p…
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Comment #23006881
Be careful, my 10 year old account was permanently suspended without warning and support is no help; I suspect it's because I didn't have a phone number on my profile.
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Comment #22054670
sounds like a good way to lose more money :D
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Comment #21888253
Indoor cycling might be a good fit too. I really love the metric driven rides; the competitive aspect is a nice replacement for running faster races.
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Comment #21885107
I have a standard poodle and the breed is particularly susceptible to GDV (Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus). My dog got it suddenly at around 1.5 years old and our insurance paid out f…
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Comment #21687016
would love to hear yours too. been considering a career change and always find it interesting.
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Comment #20206219
There is - my brother is a contractor and uses DEWALT Mobile Pro
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Comment #20107713
Some of these instructors do a great job on social media too - promoting their rides on instagram, etc. It helps build the community aspect of it. I actually think that's a small p…
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Comment #19338587
and your blood pressure would be through the roof in no time
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Comment #19254352
i'm not a programmer and i was able to string together an SMS RSVP system for my floor hockey league with zapier, google sheets and twilio.
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Comment #19248361
as a new-ish parent, i'd love to get my kids outside to soak up sunlight but it's nearly impossible to stay outside for any meaningful amount of time in the northeast winter.
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Comment #18943108
I've managed WeWork leases in both SF and NYC and they were both month to month with a dedicated office. I think there is a 30 day out but it was pretty easy. There is some variati…