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Comment #47981483
Sounds like polyphasic sleeping might re-emerge as the lifestyle solution. Instead of waiting for agents to complete, you should sleep on the response so when you arise you have th…
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Comment #47850977
I dont see it as a contradiction. Apple knows its core competencies and has the cash to back to any initiative worth pursuing through acquisition and/or hiring. Cook was a savant a…
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Comment #47370764
Congrats on the launch. Few pieces of feedback that are similar in nature to what has already been shared but unique in terms of solutions. 1) The chat interface as shared in the v…
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Comment #45493110
OpenAI isn't publicly listed so it's hard to tell how this affects them from a "share price" concept. However for a company that's not public and only has capital from financing ro…
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Comment #45373372
The high concentration of tech companies that are spending on AI are also the ones controlling the narrative including the funding, success criteria, and communication. We are more…
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Comment #44880806
That's why the first million is the hardest since it's working capital for most working folks. After that, it can stay invested and compound.
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Comment #44880764
It's less of an illusion but more that the reality is separating into two, one which we live and breathe as day-to-day working class/consumers and another that caters to the market…
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Comment #33364343
First one at their margins I imagine.
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Comment #33038162
Pay cut when the market goes down and pay raise when the market goes up? Sure there's volatility involved but these stocks beat the market on average and drive close to 15% of some…
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Comment #33038084
This seems like an opportunity for more high rise mixed use buildings that do not have essential functions on the bottom floors. The older SFH's were probably most effected and new…
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Comment #33037174
God forbid someone learns business and has produced multiple successful businesses in some of the most forward looking, technical fields. That does not immediately disqualify their…
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Comment #33037020
Comp at Netflix is all salary whereas the other ones include equity. For some reason, this is not taken into account and thereby skews the whole discussion.
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Comment #32195881
Great points and a few others to add. 1. Russia has definitely chosen the optimal time to act. Grain harvest is down everywhere due to drought except...Russia ( https://www.bbc.com…
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Comment #30795964
The whole point of minimum wage is to ensure that employer wages to employees to exceed some level of poverty. If there is still flexibility within the wage amount, then the floor …
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Comment #29931838
This plus WFH is an even bigger challenge since the lines have blurred between free time between meetings and free time before and after work. At my wits end trying to be a serious…
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Comment #29829074
You can have a color changing car instead
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Comment #29043009
I think part of it is demographics. Facebook's userbase is and continues to trend older especially for Facebook/WhatsApp and slightly for Instagram as well compared to TikTok/Snap.…
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Comment #29015840
The traditional model of plant for 5 years and harvest for 5 years is dying/dead. Seed investments are getting larger and bleeding into Series A. Companies are staying private for …
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Comment #28841898
Totally agree. There's some impostor syndrome in play here. If you don't need the scale, why waste your time managing a more complex setup? Heroku might be slightly more expensive …
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Comment #28841853
Not sure if it's a philosophical question but as a solopreneur I have always rolled back since it keeps my commit chain cleaner rather than have previous versions that were buggy. …
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Comment #28516740
Constant Contact is still independent. Its WYSIWYG is just fine and comes out a little cheaper for me.
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Comment #28223536
I really love this idea. I see a lot of similarities to fitness with the idea of organizing regiments to sprints/pomodoro for generating flow. It seems like the current iteration i…
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Comment #28089508
Congratulations on YC, pursuing your dreams, and taking on an idea that is obviously somewhat controversial. Based on YouTube, social media platforms, and the Internet in general, …
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Comment #28062966
Ryan and team, fellow space & space debris nerd here in OC as it seems like you're all based in SoCal. Would love to connect offline and share some (somewhat dated) research I've d…
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Comment #28043115
I'm addicted to them. I get them from Trader Joe's here in southern California.