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nicgrev103

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    Comment #46958044

    Love it! M-Pesa is big in SA too right?

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    Comment #46311059

    It's 10pm; do you know where your kids are? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LJeBbhPYBs

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    Comment #45584384

    Just because I read about more murder than cancer, in the news, doesn't make me think that more people are murdered than die of cancer.

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    Comment #45023485

    If I were a marketing person I would also make genuine images look AI generated for the free publicity. Nothing gets attention like mistakes or fakes. The fact that they aren't act…

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    Ask HN: Where Do Hacker News Readers Come From?

    I took a look at similarwebs data on the geographic locations of Hacker News visitors. Thought some of you might find it interesting too. Here’s the breakdown of where readers came…

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    Comment #44354289

    On a similar line, I wonder if making it cylindrical would help reduce refraction when viewing at an angle?

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    Comment #43830965

    Awesome site. You've probably come across it, but just in case you haven't. In the UK we have trolley.co.uk (plus app) which is handy. The barcode scanner I use a lot when I want t…

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    Comment #43333873

    I wish someone made a social media site that has no news feed or any feed, like the facebook of old. Only get notifications and updates from actual people who you have friended. I …

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    Comment #43158782

    Do not read this as- If you have slow growth you have an equity business. It's more likely you just have a shitty business.

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    Comment #42116057

    A few years ago I went through digitising all my grandmothers old albums. The final picture was my grandfather on his deathbed, she stopped making any albums after even though she …

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    Comment #41093929

    I have not been scheduling any meetings before lunch for years after I read the original study. oops

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    Comment #40967098

    Similar to Love Island ;)

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    Comment #40062365

    Powerful read. My Dad was the sole survivor in a boating accident in the Med when I was about 3 yrs old. He doesn't really talk about it. This has helped me understand some of what…

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    Comment #39431998

    I suspected this practice and ran a very rudimentary test which concluded they were not doing such things. I made a playlist with Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Justin Bieber and then an e…

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    Comment #39380864

    Or even Sainsbo's ;)

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    Ask HN: Email newsletters – what service do you use?

    Mailchimp? Email Octopus? Sender? Beehiiv? I'm looking to start an email newsletter and I'm curious what experiences you've had with different providers. Is a custom domain importa…

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    Comment #38924354

    I used to love a site called 'Stumble Upon' that would take you to random interesting websites. Those were the days.

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    Comment #38912254

    Awesome, best of luck. I could see this in gadget mags esp around xmas, they often look for lower cost items to contrast the £500 phones and £1k laptops ;)

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    Comment #38911586

    This is really cool. Would love to hear how you get on re sales and fb advertising. What other channels might work for this? Fb marketplace? Amazon?

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    Comment #38855450

    > Three weeks later – just as Shearn, its chief critic, was silenced – Farnborough announced that it planned to double weekend flights. I'm not convinced these 2 things are connect…

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    Comment #38842353

    It was more a curiosity driven statement. I think the similarity is interesting, that is all.

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    Comment #38841361

    You could use the same argument for the scammer employee who gambles with your money to make a personal gain. You implicitly consent because you consent to the government prosecuti…

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    Comment #38840801

    I'm not sure how many people know this is what the bank is doing with their deposits, making consent difficult.