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citizens··on AirBnBWhileBlack hashtag highlights potential racial bias on rental app
> It is the property owner's choice to be discriminatory to who they rent to - through racism or otherwise

Uh, no it's not. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of:

- Race or color

- National origin

- Religion

- Sex

- Familial status (families with children)

- Disability

> You aren't agreeing with him, you're saying the exact opposite

He never intended to agree with him. He's saying that if you want to rent your property you must be willing to rent it to anyone regardless or race, etc.

citizens··on Google Deactivates Web Search API
We could add this to our API (SERP Scan). Let me know your needs at support(at)serpscan.com
citizens··on My Biggest Regret as a Programmer
It's definitely outdated, or at least location dependent. The average rent in Manhattan in 2/16 was $3,850. Landlords won't rent to you unless you earn 40x the monthly rent which is $154k. In Brooklyn, the average is $2,716 which ends up being $108,640. (http://www.mns.com/brooklyn_rental_market_report)
citizens··on For anyone who has been turned down by 38 companies
I was once asked to set up the interviewers laptop.
citizens··on You Don’t Need More Free Time
The line for Trader Joe's in Union Square NY always amazes me—it often has lines just to get inside the store. https://www.google.com/search?q=trader+joe%27s+14th+st+line&...
citizens··on Who Y Combinator Companies Want
If all of an applicant's code is owned by their current employer would "whiteboard" style code also be prohibited in an interview? I guess I'm wondering where the line is drawn.
citizens··on The Tech Talent Shortage Is a Lie
> "On the other hand you have many startups who won't even interview you if you don't have side projects or open source contributions to show"

In my experience having too many side projects can be perceived as a negative for some employers.

citizens··on Ask HN : What side project are you working on?
Hipment: Streamlined shipping for Big Cartel (http://hipment.com)

SERP Scan: SEO Rank tracker. Trying to get Heroku alpha users. (https://serpscan.com)

Eddie Pendergrass: Record label. (http://eddiependergrass.com)

citizens··on Ask HN: SAAS Clients who care too much about company people and not product
I run a couple of SAAS solo and the topic has never come up.
citizens··on Show HN: Streamlined shipping for Big Cartel
I created this app to streamline the order fulfillment process of my online store.

It used to take me days to fulfill orders (had to hand-write all addresses, find time to go to the post office and wait in line, etc) but now I get most orders out same day. Hipment pre-fills my shipping labels with the order details from Big Cartel, so I can just confirm everything's correct and purchase/print labels right away.

citizens··on Who's doing this to my internet?
Don't forget printing, labels, test presses, and pre-mastering. I started a vinyl record label a year ago and it's wild how man people/businesses are involved in the manufacturing process.
citizens··on Stripe Connect v2
Update: Works for me when I log out of Stripe. Nevermind.

The managed account page appears to be down: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/managed-accounts

citizens··on Any stories of employees with equity successfully taking home over $1m? $500k?
According to their angel.co page, they are not offering equity: https://angel.co/uber/jobs/
citizens··on How Memorizing “$19.05” Can Help You Outsmart the MTA
The cards expire ~one year after the first purchase. At that point you'll have up to two years to transfer the balance to a new card. I don't see the conservation.

- http://web.mta.info/metrocard/problems.htm#expired

citizens··on White House Names Google’s Megan Smith the Next CTO of the US
https://fiber.google.com
citizens··on Tickets for Restaurants
> If he can come along and sell the tickets for a markup, why won't the sellers sell directly to the buyers and capture that whole amount for themselves?

I imagine the event wants to fill as many seats as they can. In addition to ticket prices, they also have food, drinks, merchandise, parking, etc. to sell.

If a scalper buys five face value tickets at $50, they would only need to sell two at $150 (3x prices are common) to profit. Even if they don't sell the other three, they've made money.

So the way I see it:

Venue: Loses food/merch sales for 3 people

Fans: 3 people weren't able to attend (tickets gone, can't/won't afford/buy inflated price)

Scalper: Made $50

citizens··on Neutralizing the iOS camera click sound through active sound cancellation
Not sure, but it's how a lot of karaoke tracks are made.
citizens··on Poll: What is your level of education?
Bachelor of Fine Arts
citizens··on Google Has Officially Penalized Rap Genius For Link Schemes
Current rankings:

#42 (was #1) - justin bieber memphis lyrics

#43 (was #1) - justin bieber all bad lyrics

#44 (was #2) - justin bieber hold tight lyrics

#45 (was #1) - justin bieber one life lyrics

#46 (was #4) - justin bieber bad day lyrics

#48 (was #7) - justin bieber lyrics

#54 (was #3) - justin bieber change me lyrics

#59 (was #2) - justin bieber pyd lyrics

#60 (was #1) - justin bieber confident lyrics

#63 (was #1) - justin bieber heartbreaker lyrics

#64 (was #5) - justin bieber roller coaster lyrics

#68 (was #2) - justin bieber all that matters lyrics

#68 (was #3) - justin bieber recovery lyrics

#50 - rap genius

source: serpscan.com

citizens··on RapGenius Growth Hack Exposed
Here's where they rank:

#1 - Justin Bieber All Bad Lyrics

#1 - Justin Bieber Confident Lyric

#1 - Justin Bieber Heartbreaker Lyrics

#1 - Justin Bieber Memphis Lyrics

#1 - Justin Bieber One Life Lyrics

#2 - Justin Bieber All That Matters Lyrics

#2 - Justin Bieber Hold Tight Lyrics

#2 - Justin Bieber Pyd Lyrics

#3 - Justin Bieber Change Me Lyrics

#3 - Justin Bieber Recovery Lyrics

#4 - Justin Bieber Bad Day Lyrics

#5 - Justin Bieber Roller Coaster Lyrics

#7 - Justin Bieber Lyrics

Source: serpscan.com

citizens··on Kano - Make a computer
Then Kano from 1980 must really be pissed: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kano
citizens··on “Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”
Some numbers from a 2011 NYPD report (only New York City):

Situations where firearms were discharged

36 - Adversarial Conflict

36 - Animal Attack

15 - Unintentional Discharge

02 - Unauthorized Use

03 - Suicide Attempt

---

124 - Total officers firing

416 - Total shots fired

003 - Total officers shot and injured by subject

001 - Total officers shot and killed by subject

019 - Total subjects shot and injured by officer

009 - Total subjects shot and killed by officer

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_plan...

citizens··on How patio11 redesigned my landing page in front of a live studio audience
For what it's worth it loads quickly for me (1/3 second). East coast US.
citizens··on Ask HN: Running an online business without a permanent address?
Thanks for the tips
citizens··on Burner Phone
http://themeforest.net/item/kameleon-premium-business-produc...
citizens··on Why do professional photographers charge so much?
> We _can_ however purchase separately a digital copy for an individual photo at $25 a piece

I'd be willing to bet that just about every professional photographer retouches each photograph in some way before printing or otherwise delivering them to the client.

Retouching takes time. If they gave away digital copies before retouching that work wouldn't be up to their standards and their reputation—and ability to gain new clients—could be harmed.

citizens··on Not Having A Real Job
Same here. I even live in the neighborhood.
citizens··on Ask HN: What is the best day to announce new feature?
Don't release it on a Friday unless you're willing to give up your Saturday to fix bugs
citizens··on DOJ: We don't need warrants for e-mail, Facebook chats
Can you provide a little more info? Is this just a program you can run?
citizens··on Don’t buy an SLR if you’ll only use the kit lens
"Because direct flash makes things look terrible"

Not every image is dictated by the same aesthetic.

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