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munsonbh

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munsonbh··on Hyatt Hotels are using algorithmic Rest “smoking detectors”
They undoubtedly wouldn’t charge someone like you. They would overcharge people who do not have an existing or potentially lucrative relationship with them, like families in town for a wedding.
munsonbh··on Hacker News Hug of Deaf
Nothing is stopping someone from rigging it up to continue the absurdity.
munsonbh··on Ask HN: Why did you choose to have children?
Because every ancestor of mine has made the decision to do it, and it is astoundingly presumptuous of me to think that if I have the opportunity to raise kids well that I shouldn’t follow their lead.

Another way to put it: if my offspring keep the strain alive, maybe my genetic code will live to see the end of history.

I now have two kids, and the thing that will overwhelm me with emotion is the fact that I brought into the world beings that will both suffer and die. But I never blame my parents for doing the same.

munsonbh··on Apple: Stop charging me $200 for 48GB of Storage
Looks like you answered your own question by debating its merit.
munsonbh··on Facebook Now Lets US Users Pay $7 To Promote Posts
It is unfortunate that instead of continuing to improve the feed's relevancy with the social graph data, they now have a financial incentive to do the opposite.

Also, how soon until your friends' promoted posts are joined by advertising?

munsonbh··on Groupon (GRPN) Shares Tumble After 2Q Results
Good news: Groupon made money

Bad news: Investors want it to make more money

Verdict: Should have stayed private

munsonbh··on Why Do Startups Do This?
When you post a link to Habari at the bottom of your post, it would be nice if the screenshot IMGs weren't broken on screenshots page. That is also annoying.

http://habariproject.org/en/screenshots

munsonbh··on Ask HN: What tools do you use to save interesting UI/UX you find on-line?
I don't trust software or web solutions to manage files for me in a consistent manner over the long length of time I want to keep things. Software dies, web sites die, but directories are always there.

I use a browser plugin to capture the complete page, then I save it to a DropBox directory with the URL and timestamp included in the file name. The plugin I currently use is "Awesome Screenshot" for Chrome: http://awesomescreenshot.com/