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amigoingtodieon Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

I think you are right, there are two types of scenarios: streaming and offline play.

I would think Spotify would need both types of licenses, or disable offline play for songs they don't/won't license.

amigoingtodieon Spotify hit with $1.6B copyright lawsuit

I am guessing stock options/vesting.

I believe Alanis took mp3.com stock as payment.

That was a different time.

The Beam-it software was pretty cool.

amigoingtodieon Ask HN: What to do about my parent's Internet?

Check out 4gantennashop.com.

They offer decent rates for rural LTE with fairly large caps.

amigoingtodieon As of today Google is blocking the use of YouTube on Amazon devices

I kept seeing 'promos' for Firefox on the Firestick, and realized why.

amigoingtodieon The Lonely Future of Buying Stuff

I heard low-wage factory jobs are leaving China and going to Africa.

amigoingtodieon Ask HN: What do you wish someone would build, that you can't be bothered to?

iPhone 4S replacement board that runs Linux.

amigoingtodieon Discretion still matters – don’t hurt your career by sharing too much

I agree, but, I also wonder if some of this 'it is okay to share' is because of social media's influence on what is acceptable to disclose.

amigoingtodieon Bitcoin is an Energy Hog

How much is a Dankort worth?

Can I divide a Dankort into smaller Dankort units?

Can I send my friend a Dankort? Can she send a Dankort to me?

amigoingtodieon Bitcoin is an Energy Hog

Insightful. Thank you.

amigoingtodieon Top Single-Board Computers Introduced this Year

Microcenter will sell you a single W for $5.

If you buy more than one, it is over $10 each and increases based on quantity.

Of course, I am lured in every time I am near and have a few Ws, and definitely spend more than $5.

amigoingtodieon Ask HN: Any open source code/materials on predicting future crimes based on data?

You need to watch Person of Interest and Minority Report.

amigoingtodieon Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life

You don't sound glad about anything.

amigoingtodieon Romanian Hackers Infiltrated 65% of DC Outdoor Surveillance Cameras

It is 65% of outdoor cameras operated by the DC city police, not 65% of all outdoor cameras in DC.

That would have been impressive, Person of Interest style.

amigoingtodieon Top Single-Board Computers Introduced this Year

That looks cool. I like th smaller form-factor and RJ45 100Mbps port.

I need one now. Thanks!

amigoingtodieon Top Single-Board Computers Introduced this Year

Which of these are readily available for around the price listed?

Also, can anybody vouch for the Espressobin? 3 gigabit ports, usb3, and SATA. Nice.

amigoingtodieon Call to ban sale of mini mobile phones

Rectal exams.

amigoingtodieon How traders 'pump and dump' cryptocurrencies

I am interested in the criteria you have identified.

Would you be willing to discuss this further? I have some silly ideas.

amigoingtodieon A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algorithms

The virus kills the host?

amigoingtodieon Ten years of professional blogging – what I’ve learned

The title had no spelling errors.

amigoingtodieon Ten years of professional blogging – what I’ve learned

From your description, it sounds like medium is the next technorati?

amigoingtodieon Ten years of professional blogging – what I’ve learned

Hire some folks from fiverr.

amigoingtodieon Ten years of professional blogging – what I’ve learned

Are you being penalized for having duplicate content on medium and your blog?

What is the disadvantage of writing more of a shorter 'teaser' story on medium to funnel traffic to your blog?

Is that what you do with twitter and and reddit (funnel to medium)?

amigoingtodieon Etsy Announces Move to Google Cloud

What does your hardware and software stack look like?

amigoingtodieon Machine Learning 101 slidedeck: 2 years of headbanging, so you don't have to

Thank you for the list of resources.

Are you able to go into more detail about your startup (problems it is solving)?

amigoingtodieon T-Mobile Agrees to Buy Layer3 TV in Preparation for TV Service

I completely disagree for the exact same reason.

Progress of humanity, etc.

amigoingtodieon Show HN: Hiding code from Git diff

What about code being 'deleted' that git diff does not catch?

Is there a recommended external diff tool that ameliorates these issues?

amigoingtodieon France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools

We used to call them 'lockers'.

amigoingtodieon DIY MacBook Stand

Of the 3, which is your favorite?