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> bugs tend to happen most of the time.

They do? Software not working most of the time is indicative of poor quality software and untested requirements.

Yes, poor quality software has lots of bugs. Yes, many companies are selling poor quality software. But, high quality software does not have any bugs for the required use cases.

“Bugs tend to happen most of the time” sounds like someone is not taking responsibility.

In the event of Alzheimer’s, who do you think makes the decisions? Communicates with the nurses? Checks on them? Family.

Not sure what your point about poor people is...

This disingenuous rage bait doesn’t belong here.

Carryover is a pretty basic aspect of corporate taxes, and it makes sense. Previous years' financial performance (losses, debt) can carry over into the current year.

Who do you plan on taking care of you when you get older? You’re going to pay nurses, and maybe live in a retirement home?

You say rigid, I say professional.

Isn’t that just business competing? If I open a burger stand, and the sandwich shop next door starts selling burgers, they’re competing for the same customers. The government stopping the sandwich shop from selling burgers would be anti-competitive.

I’m assuming you’re referring to Facebook implementing stories? Preventing them from implementing them would be anti-competitive.

> but is harmless to humans and animals.

> harmlessness to livestock and humans would have to be further investigated

"appears harmless" would be more appropriate.

There's absolutely nothing stopping competition. Switching from Facebook or Google to a competing service is as simple as typing a URL into the web browser. They maintain their business position by providing an excellent product, not by preventing other people from creating competing products.

So, Google and Facebook suck up lots of personal information and some people don't like that. Splitting them apart wouldn't change their business models.

Arbitrary destruction of their business doesn't do anything to protect consumer privacy.

There's also nothing anti-competitive about either business. Using a different website is as simple as typing a URL into your web browser.

Only in a culture that does not value family or charity, which all of history proves otherwise.

And who has actually been materially harmed by using Facebook, because of Facebook’s actions? No one, as far as I can tell.

> investigation of “existing allegations,” though the report does not mention what those are.

Okay...

Read through Seth Godins top 100 posts on Seths.blog He’s focused on marketing which is a big part of sales tactics.

That said, the best way is to practice selling stuff.

Stop building and start selling. Sell before you build.

The author really doesn’t have to move to undeveloped countries to stop posting online and developing tracking software... It’s not that black and white. We have a lot more freedom than he’s making it sound.

If you use a computer 24/7 you might feel oppressed by it. Like with anything.

Yeah. You don't think that's a goal? Uber desperately needs to show additional revenue streams as the (un)reality of self-driving cars and food delivery sets in. Muni tickets is big business. Look at Cubic Transportation Systems.

> Initially, the ability to purchase tickets via the Uber app won’t be available, but it’s on the horizon. The in-app ticketing portion, in partnership with Masabi, will be available in the coming weeks, Reich said.

Getting into the Municipal ticketing racket won't dig Uber out of their massive money pit.

Best co-working spaces are cafe's with WiFi and no time limit. It costs ~$10 to use a cafe in coffee/tea. At 20 days a month, that's ~$200/month. WeWork is $50 a day, or $350 a month. WeWork has no cafe with food and drinks.

To me, co-working spaces are just shitty overpriced cafe's without the drinks and food.

I alternate between home and my cafe's of choice.

A few things to consider:

- If the money is not in the bank, then the company has not raised $100M. Until the money is wired, it can fall through.

- Without a liquidity event you cannot make any money from your equity. It doesn't matter how much the company is valued, unless someone buys the company or it goes public you will not likely be able to sell your shares.

- Most options come with a cliff, meaning you lose it all if you leave before 4 years. In this industry, 4 years is a long time. Be cognizant of the many ways in which you can lose your stock (cliffs, dilution, liquidity preferences, etc.)

- I'd double check with a lawyer, but if you earn equity in the US you must pay taxes to the US - it doesn't matter what country you live in.

- $400K invested wisely is enough for you to secure retirement, and then focus on risking everything for your own startup where you own 100% of the equity and upside.

Personally, I would take the money, secure retirement ASAP, and then take your own shot at a startup.

And that’s what houses are to Americans as well. Much of the real estate in the Bay Area is an investment purchase.

I think you mean app not platform. A platform is a business that makes money by other business building on top of it. Apple App Store/iOS is a platform.

Glancing at the graphs, I thought it was weird his alternate CPI exactly tracks BoL CPI changes. Turns out it’s because he’s just adding a constant. From Wikipedia:

> Shadowstats does not actually recalculate BLS data, rather, the Shadowstats CPI merely adds a constant to the officially reported numbers

This doesn’t inspire much confidence in his alternate CPI.

MIT’s billion prices project is much more novel and interesting. They track prices from online goods in real-time to calculate price inflation. You can see some of the stats posted at https://www.pricestats.com

Tips are so incredibly stupid, unnneccessary, confusing, and a waste of everyone’s time and energy.

Just imagine... paying the price that’s advertised. How practical and convenient that would be!

The obvious solution is a law banning the soliciting of tips, and let’s require prices to include sales tax while we’re at it. Call it the “pay what’s advertised” or “fair pricing” law.

The price is what people will pay for. What you charge should depend entirely on the clients budget and competing bids. You should charge as much as they can bear.

How will flying cars drop people off? How will quantum teleporters avoid collisions?

> shouldn’t we prioritize on skill instead of using a lottery

Why? It's not a prioritization based on employer needs or what employers want. Obviously if one has a degree they enjoy being a protected class, and if they don't have a degree they don't like being discriminated against. At least a lottery gave equal opportunity.

I also want to point out that this policy is not what companies want. They want the removal of sponsorship requirements and quotas. They generally want to be free to hire who they want.

> country has the right to determine what kind of immigrants it prefers

Yeah, obviously. You prefer we discriminate based on college education. Why? Don’t people without masters degrees deserve equal treatment? Equal opportunity?

> The country shouldn’t take in for employment a bunch of people it doesn’t need should it?

The country isn’t a person. If a company wants to hire someone, then obviously they do “need” them.

This is discrimination, and nothing to celebrate. People without degrees deserve equal treatment. People who want to work lower-paid jobs deserve equal treatment.

This is a sad day for the USA, as we move further from the principles that made us great.

This is discrimination, and nothing to celebrate. People without degrees deserve equal treatment. People who want to work lower-paid jobs deserve equal treatment.

America should stand for liberty, personal responsibility, and equality of opportunity. Not racism and elitism.

Our immigration laws continue to be a stain on this great nation.

Yeah these questions scream “only 20 year old naive idealists need apply”

The obituary question is so insincere and disingenuous.

Change.org sells the list of signatures for petitions (who signed what petition).