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dailybagelon Celsius Network Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

> On July 13, 2022, Celsius and several of its affiliates commenced voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

It's likely that the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation is posting this information as a service to Vermont residents.

dailybagelon Ask HN: Is there an “uncanny valley” effect with startup MVPs?

Clicking "Start house hunting now" does all that, _and_ breaks the back button functionality on Safari.

dailybagelon TerraUSD Crash Led to Vanished Savings, Shattered Dreams

https://archive.ph/Ell71

dailybagelon The book you need to read

From the article: the book is the Bible, because it helps people understand foundational ideas in Western culture.

> Familiarity with it is table stakes for becoming an educated person. Even if you think Christianity is the scourge of civilization, your crusade against it will be stronger if you know what the Bible actually says.

dailybagelon One-click checkout company Fast is shutting down April 15th

Maybe this is the story: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/17/1081201040/domm-holland-fast-...

dailybagelon Australian ‘Infinity Train’ uses gravity to recharge batteries

> The gravitational energy from the heavy iron ore load will be used to regenerate the batteries while the train is running.

"Infinity train" may be a bit of a misnomer: this is viable as long as there is ore (or other mass) at the higher elevation, which can be transported on the train to a lower elevation -- in the process, the train captures some of the gravitational potential energy that was present.

dailybagelon Ask HN: Should HN require/encourage job postings to have a salary range?

The /r/cpp subreddit will ask for salaries on job postings soon: https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/sz0cd5/c_jobs_threads_...

dailybagelon Finding submarines is likely to get easier

Archived version: https://archive.is/DrPxZ

dailybagelon Tell HN: "Upload your resume and then type it out” is hurting your company

Honest question: how would the months of employment at prior jobs indicate whether a candidate has a disability?

dailybagelon Google Blocked an Article About Police Because the Title Included a Movie Title

The Intercept article was titled: "BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE ROCK: A Reformist Black Police Chief Faces an Uprising of the Old Guard."

This apparently received a takedown notice from an IP protection company because it contains the words "[T]he Old Guard," the title of a 2020 film starring Charlize Theron.

dailybagelon We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 vacant apartments

The article mentions how important it is to keep availability status accurate:

  Before I get into the solution, I should explain why 
  these renters have such persistent trust issues.
  [...]
  Because messaging/applications/leasing were all 
  on-platform for us, we could know when a lister was 
  unresponsive or a lease was signed. That insight naturally
  allowed us to reliably prevent stale listings. Critically, 
  however, new renters to our website didn't know that. And 
  they wouldn't believe us when we said it. We were in a bit 
  of a pickle.

When sampling listings in Manhattan, the second one I came across was in fact not actually available [0].

  “Hi, this unit has been rented, what exactly are you   
  searching for?“

[0]: https://apartment.app/listings/2-bedroom-west-53rd-street-ne...

dailybagelon “AI promised to revolutionize radiology but so far its failing”

Why should medical "beta testing" happen in a third-world country? Is there some reason the higher risk of an experimental procedure is more acceptable there than (say) Boston or Dallas?