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fblp··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Do you refer clients to another firm or attorney for setting up entities and advising on tax planning for sponsoring an E-3 visa?
fblp··on Ask HN: What was an interesting project you started and finished over a weekend?
Congrats on your efforts to sure up democracy! :)

Have you done anything like this professionally?

fblp··on Navy cancels ship briefings after damning internal report
I'm also wondering how incentives / leadership structure were setup to make this "scope creep" possible.
fblp··on Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could possibly imagine’
This is hard to wrap my brain around but thank you for the explanation!
fblp··on Open Source Carta Alternative – Cap.octolane.com
I'd imagine the valuation software is actually pretty straight forward and maybe libraries iike this could be used for the various 409a valuation methods: https://github.com/topics/discounted-cash-flows Then you could build a network of third party advisors who would sign off on the valuation.
fblp··on Show HN: nbi.ai – Generative Business Intelligence
Any plans for a shopify integration?
fblp··on Drunk grizzlies keep getting hit by trains in Montana
Various states have pretty strict (including criminal laws) re littering and securing loads on vehicles. Montana does not.

Linked are some examples that mostly apply to vehicles on highways but some apply to trains. Montana doesn't seem to have rules for trains, and even for trucks carrying agricultural produce and fertilizer seem to be exempt from littering laws.

There are also environmental protection laws that may apply.

So this seems like an issue that could be prevented by introducing littering laws / secure loads that apply in other states.

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fblp··on TSA Policy on Light Sabers
Also you can pay money for TSA pre-check of CLEAR for faster security clearance. So those who have money to pay for those services are less impacted by TSA bloat.
fblp··on NSO group iPhone zero-click, zero-day exploit captured in the wild
For a new iPhone user are there alternatives to using iMessage for texts to avoid this?
fblp··on Why are there no startups in the real estate construction sector?
https://www.owow.com/ is a startup in this space with active and completed projects in the Bay Area
fblp··on Launch HN: Common Paper (YC W23) – SAFEs for Commercial Contracts
Great work! Please also do this for brick and mortar businesses. Eg supply agreements for physical products.
fblp··on The Open Buddhist University
Thanks for your comment. Can you speak to the quality of the content on the site?

I would hope that's more important than the "authority" of the author.

fblp··on Show HN: ADHD-friendly Pomodoro web app
I got the same clock! but I find it hard to read the screen without the backlight. going to try it again given your comment.
fblp··on Frank founder Charlie Javice arrested, charged with defrauding JPMorgan Chase
It's surprising that there also seems to be a pattern where the people engaging in these crimes can afford to pay $1mil+ bonds (Holmes, Bankman-Fried).

I haven't recently seen an article where someone committed massive whitecollar fraud and they couldn't afford this bond because they didn't have incredibly wealthy friends or family.

fblp··on Retool Database
Can this sync to an air table database or only import from it?
fblp··on SVB collapse could mean a $500B venture capital ‘haircut’
I'm sure some VC firms also encouraged their portfolio to bank with SVB. They were regarded as the most "startup friendly" bank.
fblp··on JPMorgan says the U.S. is probably headed for a recession
Has anyone parsed this pdf data into a trend so we can see # of companies issuing WARN notices each month?
fblp··on Changes at YC
Wow. First time I've seen a layoff post that starts with boasting success. Summary: "6% of the companies we invest in are worth a billion dollars. We're laying of 20% of our staff. We appreciate their efforts. No comment on how we're taking care of those laid off or remaining staff"
fblp··on Is Google’s 20-year search dominance about to end?
thank you for sharing that context!
fblp··on Google's live from Paris event private/deleted immediately
Great share thank you. And i hope this becomes mainstream. The citations provide a hierarchy of authenticity to the web.
fblp··on Show HN: I trained an AI model on 120M+ songs from iTunes
A good chance OP is going to hear from Apple legal, Apple recruiting, or both =) But cool project!
fblp··on Australians scour desert for dangerous radioactive capsule smaller than a penny
That story is crazy. Thanks for sharing!
fblp··on The Pretty Good House
Do you know anyone who has actually done this?

I think this advice isn't just throwing money at the problem, your suggestion sinks time into creating a mini-bureaucracy to ensure quality decision making. That mini-bureaucracy may in itself may make it hard to source/retain the various contractors you're suggesting.

For example I imagine it would be quite hard to source a small dental clinic builder who does high quality work and is also willing to sign a 200-page city level government procurement contracts without significant negotiation or persuasion.

fblp··on Social media may prevent users from reaping creative rewards of profound boredom
I'd like to hear this song. But i searched for Tédio and couldn't find it. Can you find it?
fblp··on The Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons
Best hn comment I've read in a while!
fblp··on Ex-Reddit CEO on Twitter moderation
Google search is an example of ude of site reputation (search ranking) driven by where backlinks and various other site quality metrics.

I would also say the Facebook feed also ranks based on the reputation and relevance of the poster of the content.

fblp··on TigYog
Yes, but also qualitative answers. Like "What do you want to change in your life after reading this? " and the you could see responses from others

Thank your for the response!

fblp··on TigYog
I would love to see a collaborative variation of this where you could share your response to a prompt and then see what others have said and react. I'd use this for employee onboarding. Know anything like this out there?
fblp··on Citrix acquired and merged with Tibco for $16.5B
Thank you for the succinct analysis. It makes me wonder if the PE firms that think of these deals are borderline sociopaths - caring a lot more about money then people. It ALMOST reads as a sophisticated scam.
fblp··on 9M Australians affected by Optus data breach
Thank for that extra info on the obligatory reporting. Good for consumers to know now. I feel like this report could take months to come out in the US.
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