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nanoseltzer

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    Comment #18953547

    I can see that 3 hour call being real - I’ve had similar experiences with amazon customer service that I could foresee becoming a long call, such as canceling Prime: they certainly…

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    Comment #18953448

    They may have ruined online shopping but they haven’t solved it either. The clothing retailers (an area hard for amazon to move in on) will remain competitive. I think the one area…

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    Comment #18945492

    What’s swing trading ? Is that like day trading where you try to buy low and sell high on small fluctuations ?

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    Comment #18939927

    Has anyone done a study of how many potential users have been turned away by such a name that evinces disgust

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    Comment #18937029

    From my experience, people signing up for these type of work range from generally ok (most Uber drivers) to absolutely desperate for money (living out of car, signs up for petsitti…

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    Comment #18928587

    You tried to airbnb in India ? It’s probably barely passable in LA. Hotels in India would be quite cheap with the American dollar. Hmmmmmmm :thinking face:

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    Comment #18913851

    Honestly at this point, anything they do is just a ploy to advance some kind of hidden agenda even more so than any other corporation. Their name in my trust bank is pretty bankrup…

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    Comment #18902101

    That’s an excellent filter for who I wouldn’t want to hang out with.

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    Comment #18900733

    Based on how everyone in here is remarking on how off-putting and patronizing the tone of the article is, I wasn’t surprised to hear what you said.

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    Comment #18898313

    They probably couldn’t do this to the kindle stuff now at this scale, if that’s any comfort.

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    Comment #18898263

    It’s about efficiency too - I love skipping generations but usually I go for the max every time I skip, so that I have peak performance for a couple of years. How does an iPhone se…

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    Comment #18898250

    These are all welcome trends by a societal point of view. Living standards are increasing. Even low income have access to decent electronics such as iPhones and nicer TVs.

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    Comment #18895243

    Tbh I’m not sure if they are meant for less interaction. I think they were meant to get you talking to a bunch of other people, not for true puzzle solving aficionados. Then again …

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    Comment #18894840

    Honestly I fail to see their appeal. I did one and it was so boring. I think the main “appeal” is that it locks you in a room where everyone is forced to actually interact and not …