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jwhite_nc··on Rammstein Get Restraining Order Blocking Viagogo from Reselling Concert Tickets
If Rammstein wants to hurt the resellers and help their fans then add more shows at each venue. Quantity will cross a point where the price of resell tickets will be diluted.
jwhite_nc··on MaskerAid iOS App
Is the app simple? Yes. Do you have to purchase it? No. Not sure why this turned into a critique of the programmer and subsequently his podcast and co-hosts.... weird.
jwhite_nc··on Leaked grant proposal details high-risk coronavirus research
Simultaneous Invention is possible.
jwhite_nc··on Glass – Photo sharing app and community
It's not better. Just different. The Glass app is geared around photographer fellowship giving that the conversation is driven by comments and not likes or upvoting.
jwhite_nc··on Glass – Photo sharing app and community
I've been using the app since it was invite only and I gladly paid the yearly fee. Is the app perfect? No but what app is right out of the gate? I find the subscription the most useful feature of the app. Knowing there's a gate on the app ($$$ wise) has made my interactions with other photographers more worthwhile and genuine. There's currently one purpose here vs a million reasons other than photography on Instagram.

As far as usability uploading photos from my main camera isn't hard. All those photos get dropped and managed in OneDrive so when I'm ready to upload I can upload from my phone without a problem.

jwhite_nc··on Software Piracy and IP Management: Strategic Responses to Imitation
Adobe had 3 generations of designers, etc hooked on their products because of ease of piracy much like drug dealers giving out samples of crack in early 80s to build their customer base. A large part of "their" patents came from companies they acquired and integrated versus innovating on their own. So I don't think patent portfolios are a good measure. Disclaimer: "May not apply in all situations. Use at your own discretion".
jwhite_nc··on My co-founder was a worthless chump but I survived
This was a great read but at the end of it all it's not a lesson anyone can learn from. It reads as a vent session with an underlying point of "check co-founder references". Would love to see a rebuttal from the other co-founder.
jwhite_nc··on Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes
US requires a prescription because it's classified as medical device "class 3"
jwhite_nc··on Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes
14 day freestyle libre is $130ish but you can find coupons online that push it down to around $80. Dexcom is in the hundreds per month.
jwhite_nc··on Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes
Data drives me to do better.
jwhite_nc··on Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes
I started out with a Dexcom but this insurance year they decided they weren't going to cover it because T2D doesn't have a benefit (allegedly). Maybe as a result of this study? I switched over to the Libre and I'm paying $85 out of pocket every month which is worth the ROI. The Dexcom is way more expensive.
jwhite_nc··on Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes
My A1c was awful before I started finger pricking and continued to be so until I started using a CGM. I have dropped to pre-diabetic levels now. I think the problem is the method. I can see why the study came to this conclusion using finger-pricking but having an easier method of checking would probably change the outcome of the study.
jwhite_nc··on Raising Prices Is Hard
I honestly didn't realize the price had gone up until I read this post. Checked my billing history and saw it's been $6 the last few months. Shrug. Underpriced service that I'll keep paying for.
jwhite_nc··on Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still around?
I totally miss Pulse.me before Linkedin bought it and absorbed it Gravitonium style.