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ballpoint··on Hacker News with a points threshold
This might cause a tragedy of the commons though. If everyone thought in that way, no new posts would get any upvotes.
ballpoint··on Uber adds $1 “Safe Rides Fee” to UberX rides for background checks, insurance
I'd be really surprised if Uber thought the short-term value gained through the extra income would be larger than the long-term loss of value through goodwill caused by adding this charge. All of Uber's rhetoric is about the long game.
ballpoint··on New axe design uses lever action to make splitting wood easier
It's even more important given how this axe works -- using the remainder of the kinetic energy to essentially exert force outwards on the two parts of the wood.
ballpoint··on Ask HN: How has knowing data structures and algorithms been useful to you?
Almost all of my data structure or algorithms use has been in the following three cases:

- Programming interviews

- Programming contests

- Exams

Doing well in those things is desirable to me, so knowing data structures and algorithms has been useful in those cases.

ballpoint··on Snapchat Phone Number Database Leaked
I'd be surprised if most of them are even aware of it, let alone care about it.
ballpoint··on Uphound: Monitoring Uptime. Communicating Downtime
It's really hard to tell what the circle thing means at a glance. So much guesswork is required from the user.
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