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finidon NASA budget would cut Earth science and education

I think you and @SamPhillips missed my point.

My point is, he said he was going to do all these things, but he was still voted in anyway.

The only thing that surprises me about Trump is this: He's from New York City. I'm not even talking New State, NYC! How did a guy like this come out of NYC?

finidon NASA budget would cut Earth science and education

I don't see what's alarming there. The guy is staying true to what he believes, or does not believe. And he was explicit about it. If you recall, he said something along the lines of climate change being a Chinese fairy tale.

finidon NASA budget would cut Earth science and education

So how deep of a cut were you expecting?

finidon NASA budget would cut Earth science and education

Just remember that whatever "savings" from these cuts are designed to fund the $54 billion gift to the military. So there's really is no savings.

finidon An 85-year old millionaire hides $1M treasure in the Rocky Mountains (2016)

So at the end of the day, the guy might be giving away $1 million, but it's likely he will also make more than that from the book sales, or at least something close.

No wonder he has a million to throw around!

finidon Justice Department charging Russian spies and criminal hackers in Yahoo intrusion

Where else is he supposed to live freely? How many mafia bosses are living freely in a US city near you?

finidon Justice Department charging Russian spies and criminal hackers in Yahoo intrusion

Moles and informants inside the hacker groups.

finidon Justice Department charging Russian spies and criminal hackers in Yahoo intrusion

The interesting thing about this is that one of the indicted spies was arrested by the FSB and charged with treason for spying for the CIA. That was just 2 months ago.

Twisted world.

finidon Melting Glaciers Threaten to Inundate Russia’s Far North and Siberia

In addition, permafrost retains pathogens, including anthrax. An unusually warm summer in 2016 in Yamal led to the first outbreak of anthrax in the region in the past 75 years, with 90 people ending up in the hospital. As the permafrost melts, dormant bacteria and viruses – some of which might be new to humans - will present a growing danger, scientists warn.

That's scary.

finidon Why Do We Have Blood Types? (2014)

There is no purpose or planning behind evolution...

To me, that's a shocking statement. So you're here by accident?

finidon Vibrator Maker to Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tracked Use

It's technology news. Technology is everywhere, you know.

finidon Pi-hole – A black hole for Internet advertisements

There was better quality in 1994 than there is today? Wow!

So is that site still up? If not, why did you stop? Too much effort to keep it running?

finidon Pi-hole – A black hole for Internet advertisements

Proponents of adblockers are not thinking this thing through.

It takes time (that's money) to create quality content that anybody would love reading. Heck, even content that's crappy takes time to create.

finidon Pi-hole – A black hole for Internet advertisements

With enough users doing this, new sites that are ad free would quickly replace the old ad driven sites.

And how will ad free sites supposed to pay writers to make and keep the site free?

There are already a dozen potential solutions waiting for the incentives to change.

Go ahead and list them...

finidon Show HN: A virtual phone number for your company based on Twilio

Yes, go ahead, write the tut.

finidon Running a business with boobs: the things I never say (NSFW)

Not sure, but I think the NSFW tag was from the poster.

finidon Running a business with boobs: the things I never say (NSFW)

Having boobs and running a business is exactly the same as having a penis and running a business, except boobs are more aesthetically pleasing. I hope, at minimum, we can all agree on that.

At a minimum, yes, but that's an apple to oranges comparison. A boob is not equivalent to a penis.

finidon Running a business with boobs: the things I never say (NSFW)

If I were a musician, I'd write a song titled, "What's boobs got to do with it".

finidon Running a business with boobs: the things I never say (NSFW)

Short and to the point, but nope, don't get too excited, guys. The NSFW part is not much.

finidon Greg

I just went through one episode myself, so I know how it feels. For a couple of months, it was as if my skull was empty, that there was nothing there. It's an emptiness that's tough to describe.

But this is the point of life! The experience.

Now I'm onto something else.

There has to be this drive to do something different, something that you love and that will make a difference. Sometimes it takes more than one try to find that one thing.

It's the modern form of a luta continua, vitória é certa. How else would you succeed if you don't try, and fail, and fail...

That, or stick with your day job, even if it bores you to death.

finidon Greg

I learned a hell of a lot and I recognize it has opened doors for me, but the real question is what it worth it?

If you learnt even one thing from the effort, then it was worth it. Not every endeavor will bring you financial rewards, at least not directly. If you took on the effort because you loved the idea, rewards will flow via other means.

finidon Greg

But I really worry about the part where Greg was working on the effort full-time, doing it all while the other guys still worked.

Maybe because Greg so loved the idea that compensation didn't not matter to him, just the satisfaction of doing what he loves. He's a champion, and those are the guys you want around you.

And a guy like Greg will always be needed somewhere.

finidon Ask HN: Who really gives your personal info to Intelius, Instant Checkmate, etc?

Public records, which is accessible to anybody.

So paying to delete your info from one site is useless, because the next site that somebody sets up will have your info, if they use the same public records as the others.

finidon Like startups, most intentional communities fail. Why?

the industry could self-regulate

Always a bad idea. Have you been to countries why there's very little govt regulation? To promote self-regulation is akin to saying that we don't need a "central" govt.

finidon Ask HN: How much can you charge per blog sponsorship?

At this point don't worry about sponsors. Content is king, so concentrate on churning our good content. That will bring in more readers. In turn, that will bring in sponsors.

finidon Ask HN: How much can you charge per blog sponsorship?

People looking to promote their products or services are always looking for good sites. They'll find you.

finidon Ask HN: How much can you charge per blog sponsorship?

Sponsorship can take forms other than display ads. You can't block text-link ads and guest posts.

finidon Ask HN: How much can you charge per blog sponsorship?

You don't ask. If your blog is popular enough, people will contact you for sponsorship.

And you'll have to be hitting something like 25k users per month for them to even bother.

finidon How Forensic Architecture Revealed Details of a Secret Military Prison in Syria

Syria pursued "anti-us policy" at the expense of Syrian people?

I think this world is upside down.

finidon A year ago, I started open sourcing my designs

The "expensive" is a reference to their custom design services.