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petraeus··on Free 2 day shipping is a joke.. (2016)
Somebody post that cartoon of the customer you explain the same thing to 100 times but he still doesn't get it
petraeus··on “If your whole business relies on us, you might want to pick a different one”
Take his advice
petraeus··on Comma.ai launches an $88 universal car interface called Panda
Does this kid want to be rich, famous or ubiquitous? Because he will never achieve any of that without playing politics.
petraeus··on Ask HN: Good hacker backpack?
I love this bag, I have the 1 day and the 72 hour versions
petraeus··on I shared my toddler's hospital bill on Twitter
The are children, orphans, families, whole societies that live worse than even the poorest of americans. Sickening.
petraeus··on Ask HN: What good alteratives are there to Google News?
RSS feeds, I currently am subscribed to over 1200 feeds ranging from cooking, to hunting, to bikes (motor and pedal), to fashion, arts, humanites, economics, social science, world affairs, programming, finance, coupons, hockey, china, you name the subject you are interested in and you can find hundreds of fees for your preference.

Only sheep passively consume news as its fed to them.

petraeus··on Ancient Iraqi Artifacts Imported By Hobby Lobby to be Forfeited
If you think officers need a shred of proof to arrest somebody and judges need a shred of proof to convict, i've got a bridge to nowhere for sale ...

the us criminal system is a machine run for profit, not for justice, simply because SOME of the convicts are murderers is simply correlation

petraeus··on Ancient Iraqi Artifacts Imported By Hobby Lobby to be Forfeited
If you think the law has anything to do with justice I've got a bridge to nowhere for sale ...
petraeus··on Ancient Iraqi Artifacts Imported By Hobby Lobby to be Forfeited
Yes if you buy a $1 million diamond at a yard sale for $5 you may go to jail for being the dumbest person on earth.
petraeus··on Ancient Iraqi Artifacts Imported By Hobby Lobby to be Forfeited
Ever since Drumpf was elected ignorance is now permissible as a total excuse from the law
petraeus··on What happens when you pay PayPal $15k in fees?
Are we talking paypal or payflow? Because 15k in fees is virtually nothing.
petraeus··on Amazon engineer will let strangers manage his $50,000 stock portfolio 'forever'
Its 50k of advertising for robinhood, which is peanuts
petraeus··on Why I deleted my Facebook account
Look at all you facebook haters lol, its just a tool, its YOUR problem if you cant control it. Its like swearing never to use a hammer again because you missed a nail once.
petraeus··on Blue Apron falls 9% on fourth day as a public company
RCSS does home deliveries from the app now
petraeus··on Customer's 20-year-old email account shut down over unusual address
Company is innovating and following the evolution of the internet while also giving the guy ample time - 20 days to retrieve his emails over imap/pop3.

Its funny given that usually hacker news users are always so progressive demanding every company become innovate at warp speed and yet theres actually replies defending this guy. boggle

petraeus··on Sales Emails from Great Companies
Best of them all,

Hi, we recently touched base ....

no you didn't you sent me a spam email the day before.

or this one

I'm looking to connect with whoever is in charge of storage, backups and recovery. Are you the right person?

Please reply and let me know or feel free to forward this email thread to your colleague.

no, I don't think I will.

petraeus··on I'm a creep. I'm sorry
We need the Uber of prostitution!
petraeus··on Ask HN: Should a login be a Username or an Email?
just use email so that user doesnt have to yet again think of another customized username for your service.
petraeus··on Ask HN: Should a login be a Username or an Email?
email of course, not only is it uniquely identifiable but you have a way to verify and contact the user
petraeus··on Ask HN: After working 70+ hrs a week my manager says no for promotion
Your first mistake was believing effort has anything to do with success. Its all about who you know, not how hard you work.

Disclaimer, those who works hard and also know the right people can be successful

petraeus··on Dissolving the Fermi Paradox [pdf]
The problem with the fermi paradox is that it assumes advanced civs will exist on the same dimensional plane as we currently inhabit.
petraeus··on Let’s Encrypt in the spotlight
Know the difference between extended validation and regular certs please
petraeus··on Web Development in 2017
Try creating a high ranking e-commerce website as a SPA
petraeus··on A tale of two Canadas: Where you grew up affects your income in adulthood
Try Ottawa or Montreal, I work for a national delivery service and both those areas have higher volume than Winnipeg.
petraeus··on A tale of two Canadas: Where you grew up affects your income in adulthood
If by a lot you mean 1 province (alberta) out of the top 10 urban centres in Canada ... oh hell i'll just say it, no alberta is not the engine of the Canadian economy, the golden horseshoe is. Oil prices are at rock bottom and Canada is still doing fine.
petraeus··on Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
Trump won because he was a better politician. Over-promise and under-deliver
petraeus··on A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news
The truth is those jobs will just go to automation resulting in negative benefits for those making under $15 currently.
petraeus··on Popular People Live Longer
Popular people are more affluent, affluent people have greater resources to expending on their quality of life, people with better QOLs live longer, thus popular people live longer?

Misinterpreting cause and correlation, am I doing this correctly?

petraeus··on The secret to a long and healthy life? Eat less
CR Red Wine and Weed are the secrets to a long and healthy life.
petraeus··on The Unaffordable Urban Paradise
Privatize the profits and socialize the losses, the great American dream.
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