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> Jeff Lawson(1) --- 8,623,617 --- 11.9% How pathetic is this? Around 90% of the company is taken by the vulture capitalists and you, as a founder, only get to keep 12%. Bill Gates…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMtmnLWL79o They've received VC funding and now they have to make lots of money for their VC bosses. Therefore, they will do almost anything.

One of the things that makes me angry when I want to use a service that offers API is having to go through a sales person. I send them a requests and they reply with "When are you …

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Why is it fine to use antibiotics to kill bacteria, but it's currently not fine to use a gun and kill a homo sapiens? When you look at cities, it looks like an infection on the pla…

Slaves could walk away by 'purchasing' themselves. Or by escaping and not getting caught. Or by being freed by masters/authorities for various reasons. > "And don't bother to make …

Yes, that's a great point. It's a vicious cycle.

Not true. Slaves are a cost to the owner, so they get food, accommodation, clothing, transportation paid for by the owner. In modern day, owner doesn't pay for you directly, but do…

First world problems. This post was really disgusting. "Oh, no, I have to look at pictures of bars...Manipulation!", "Oh, no, they are offering me to tag myself on a picture - syst…

The definition you've offered is an abstract definition, but it's not the one used in experiments and in everyday life. What these experiments with animals are designed for is to c…

Bravo. You can understand that only if you offer an abstract definition of terms like 'computer', 'computation', 'calculation' etc. If you define 'computing' as something these clu…

It is just me or do these startup hubs also happen to be hipster hubs as well? San Francisco, Portland, Austin, Seattle etc.

Twitter popularized those URL shortening services. It is now kinda like Chinese foot binding tradition(making feet shorter to conform to social expectations) - was popular for some…

No, no... I didn't write that most people are stupid (where did you read that?). I wrote that there are certain people who, when given the opportunity to study something for free, …

1. College is not free. It is paid for by parents/grandparents/relatives/friends of the end consumer through very high taxes. It's really a marketing trick - kinda like how these s…