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When I lived in Idaho, my neighbor found his dead dog draped over his mailbox because it wondered onto another neighbors land that had cattle. The law is on their side, and this issue goes back over 100 years, though the details differ.

>I'm talking about deep instinctual fear

With a 30-30 or 30-06, I'm not sure what there is to be scared of (not mentioning a probable .45 side-arm)? Guns are scarier than teeth.

>I'm getting the heat for pointing out the existence of someone else's stinking turd.

That doesn't require ad hominem, nor unsubstantiated accusations of financial ties.

As an obsessive HN comment reader, I would say I've noted your comments taking on an increased sense of vigor of late (don't mean to be creepy, but I read a lot of comments). Maybe browse your recent /threads and see if you agree?

>My guess is you're being ripped off because you're tourists.

This does not make it OK. If Uber solves this problem alone it will help lift the local economy.

I'm enough of HN comment reader to know you mean well, but I honestly don't think you are thinking this through clearly because of your personal experience. Keep in mind, I live in a small town in fly-over-country-USA, so I have no use for Uber.

In the US, we've had black car services for years. The difference here was always that only taxi's could take road-side hails (that's it). Now, any commercial vehicle on the road in the US needs to comply with their state Public Utility Commission (PUC). If they cross state lines like truckers, there is a set of federal licensing (in addition to state regulations). Most Uber drivers are compliant with their state PUCs because it's pretty easy: <7 yr old vehicle, commercial insurance, valid drivers license. Digital hailing is an obvious efficiency gain that some people refuse to acknowledge (seemingly because of an emotional reaction >80%).

It seems like the key argument hinges on whether or not venture capital is significantly subsidizing these rides. If Uber ever turns a profit (not a financially engineered one), that might change the discussion a bit.

What do you think a public offering is for if not to raise cash? It's not like they are giving it back as a dividend, so I'm not sure what the "stock owners" are getting that is great? If the company grows, shareholders might reap some rewards. Because it is a gamble, shouldn't the shareholders profit from their belief in the company whereas most comments here decry Snap as worthless?

Please pick a side.

Quarterly reports (Form 10-Q) are mandated:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_10-Q

Edit: This is only relevant to publicly traded companies.

This is such a crappy suggestion: That we are all just acting in our own self-interest. I'm privileged enough that this is not the case, and I despise the implication. It's like voting for Trump just because of the huge tax cut I will get. Not everyone thinks this way.

If you ever hover over the URLs, Zillow is using a 3rd-party service for the forclosure potential properties. It's lead gen, and you have to become a customer to get actionable data.

This is an obsession of mine, but I'm not a professional. I dated/ lived with a Realtor for ~20mo, and I asked lots of questions about the workflow of the business.

I don't think Redfin has much of an edge in go-to-market strategy. Redfin's allows for more comprehensive data (MLS access because of membership), and Zillow's allows for scalability. Sales data sometimes show 3 months lag from time of transaction and entry into the county clerk's records which gives the MLS quite an edge itself.

As long as there are already many anecdotes, I'll just add mine (I've always taken the zestimate as Zillow's working model that probably needs lots of tweaking; it's not like the MLS's are eager to give them data).

Anecdote: My folks live in a golf course neighborhood where their house is not on the course, and it's smaller than the rest. However, my folks house is valued based on these extravagant golf-course side properties that are actually quite a bit more $/sqft. Zillow needs to have a human go through manually and adjust for these subtle differences, IMO.

Despite dome shortcommings, Zillow is a godsend compared to the systems local MLS's use, just the listing dates/listing removed dates/ last sold for/ days on market dates are worth a lot. Realtors can give you this info, but it is not nearly as frictionless as it could be.

Zillow is still looking for that disruptive go-to-market strategy (they already have most of the tools). But, the Realtors aren't going to give up their ~$6K per transaction fees easily. They're much more connected than cab drivers.

It's simply more efficient. I can go to the store early in the morning where one guy can manage 6 to 12 registers. Why do I need to pay more? It's almost like asking, 'why do I need to think about this?' like there is no cost. As people become more accustomed to self-checkout and learn how their neighborhood stores work, it will only get faster.

If you can't type in the code for a given piece of produce or at least use the 'type by name' I'm not sure I can help you. It sounds like we fundamentally disagree about what the experience should be like. I've probably already memorized the codes for ~40 veggies.

While Safeway/ Randolph's/ Ralph's was trying (and failing) to compete with WholeFoods, they lost their way and got bought out by what is now Albertson's. Meanwhile, Kroger was kicking ass and competing on price/quality/ variety. Try not shopping at Safeway, even WalMart is better.

I can take you to stores where the self-checkout is as good or better in the US as you describe. How many different corporate entities and how many different communities did you visit in the US?

>Try shopping in the better part of town.

I alluded to this in my other comment in this thread. Switzerland is 'the better part of town' in its entirety. Europeans only hear about the lowest common denominator in the US. I'm not saying it's not a tragedy, but I didn't create this system and I don't know how to fix it.

I have been using them for 10 years at kroger, and they work perfectly for me. I go to the grocery every other day at ~630am. I am OCD about my veggies being fresh (I also hate wasting food), and the store is on my morning jog anyway. I find that self-checkouts in poorer neighborhoods are more strict about discrepancies, so they may be a factor.

'No cost' is probably a better phrase here. Especially because the word 'free' can mean:

1) no immediate monetary cost ($)

2)or shorthand for freedom, as in related to liberty. However,

"Generally, liberty is distinctly differentiated from freedom in that freedom is primarily, if not exclusively, the ability to do as one wills and what one has the power to do; whereas liberty concerns the absence of arbitrary restraints and takes into account the rights of all involved. As such, the exercise of liberty is subject to capability and limited by the rights of others."

Most of my fellow classical liberals don't have an issue with state populations choosing to grow state governments, just the federal government (this fact is often overlooked by people who have not taken the time to understand the classical liberal point of view).

When money is no object, you have to get a commercial display (like this [0], w/ 55" class (54.6" diagonal) Edge-Lit LED IPS Digital - $1350MSRP). Otherwise, something like a Vizio P series (which has an embedded chromecast) is good if you turn-off the wifi radio and/or never give it your AP's credentials.

I grew up with a TV that would immediately turn-on when you pressed the button (you could even hear an audible sound from the TV set), and the cable TV remote (it was separate in the 80s too) could change channels at 4-5 per second (this is when channels surfing was born because they would render so fast).

Vizio has a line of OTA-free displays, but they still have a Linux kernel. This is a good start, but going back to whatever RTOS they use to have would be better.

[0]http://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/displays-tv...

At first I was confused at this thread, then annoyed, and then I read this comment. This is really pretty humorous.

They still have a king!

This is not normal. It's pure crazy town.

Near as I can tell, the oil industry has been a series of boom/bust cycles since the '20s. OPEC has always been this way as well, it's always been a gentleman's agreement of sorts, not to mention the sanctioned countries operating outside of the open market. It's also important to note that "oil" varies quite a bit in its composition and the process to refine oil of different qualities requires significant refinery (re)configurations.

I haven't read an s-1 from Saudi Aramco yet, but in 2014 (when oil was still riding high), they did $1.5T in revenue. Given some of the most favorable valuation methods, let's say 5x revenue== $7.5T. however, margins are important. I think a good estimate for Saudi Aramco is 25% for margins== $1.8T/yr. If/when the Saudi people ever figure out that the royal family captures the vast majority of the revenue from the resources of the entire country, I think the 33M Saudi people are going to start rioting in the streets.

And the float will be...5% of the company.

I'm a big proponent of NN, but do you think it would be popular to screw with people's internet? The "internet is serious business" (these days).

This is well-written, but I worry it will be scanned by a staffer and replied to with a canned response. I'd be interested in hearing about any response if you care to update?

This type of hypothetical drives me batty, and I was tempted to be snarky. I'm not sure how to respond to the idea that there will ever be a time your ISP requires root cert installation for service, but I will be finding a way to launch a WISP of my own at that point.

We were past that point when Clinton raised the issue in the 90's (or even Bob Dole). I just don't think a federalized system with central control/power is the prudent path to pursue until we get price transparency for healthcare costs.