tylercubell

I placed my first-ever order on the Google store last year for a Pixel phone. Then a FedEx employee left a voicemail asking suspicious questions about my package. Then my phone went missing. FedEx later said they had no record of an employee calling me and would "investigate". It took two weeks of relentlessly following up to get a replacement. FedEx was never able to locate my stolen/missing phone. Never order directly from Google and avoid FedEx at all costs.

Reminds me of the original version of blockles [1] on i'minlikewithyou (later OMGPOP) [2]. That was one of my favorite games back in the day. From reading the Wikipedia article, it looks like they were a YC company too.

[1]: https://youtu.be/-JziMvyIyKI?t=24

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMGPop

In contrast, "Algorand delivers the fastest finality possible thanks to its Pure Proof of Stake (PPoS) algorithm invented by MIT Professor Silvio Micali. The consensus mechanism doesn’t admit forks at all, which reduces the risk of micro forks to zero. The block creation time on Algorand is less than 5 seconds, and all transactions reach immediate finality." [0]

And although Algorand doesn't include some of the more "controversial" privacy features, it's still RTBF-compliant. [1]

[0]: https://www.algorand.com/resources/blog/role-of-transaction-...

[1]: https://www.algorand.com/resources/blog/right-to-be-forgotte...

I have no memory of opting in, I checked under Settings -> Google and "COVID-19 Exposure Notifications" was set to "Off", and the MassNotify app was still installed on my phone. It has no icon and the only way to find it is going to Settings -> Apps & notifications -> See all apps and it comes up under "Massachusetts Department of Public Health". Then when you go to the Google Play Store and search "MassNotify" or "mass notify" or even "Massachusetts Department of Public Health" (the exact name of the app), it doesn't come up in the search results. You have to go to "Manage apps & device" on the Google Play Store then scroll down to "MassNotify" which doesn't even match the name of the app in the other settings menu. This is pretty shady.

Would it be reasonable to assert pure proof of stake is less risky than delegated proof of stake? I don't claim to be an expert in crypto but from what I've read it seems like pure proof of stake is a leap ahead of other consensus algorithms in terms of security, energy usage, etc.

Algorand has been Proof of Stake for years (2019 MainNet launch) and it's actually carbon-negative [1]. It's a shame more people don't know about it. Its founder is a Turing-award-winning MIT professor (Silvio Micali) who solved the blockchain trilemma [2] with the Pure Proof of Stake consensus algorithm. The tech is leaps and bounds ahead of other cryptos.

[1]: https://www.algorand.com/resources/news/carbon_negative_anno...

[2]: https://www.algorand.com/resources/blog/silvio-micali-lex-fr...

Additionally, Algorand has pledged [1] to be carbon-negative.

[1]: https://www.algorand.com/resources/news/carbon_negative_anno...

What's stopping Mercury or Brex's partner bank from pulling the carpet out from under them too? The bank I switched away from to join Azlo is archaic and frustrating to deal with but I'm having second thoughts creating an account with another banking startup if it might close a few years later. I now have to inconvenience my clients and ask them to update the ACH information they have on file. I have no idea if there will be problems getting my money out either. I never expected this from a bank.

Yo dawg, I heard you like Facebook, so I put a Facebook in your Facebook so you can Facebook while you Facebook.

It's called water hammer. You could try putting in water hammer arrestors.

I also have tinnitus from chronic ear infections when I was a child. I find that the WHM doesn't get rid of the high pitched hum but temporarily adds a white-noise-like sound on top of it.

The first strategy I completely agree with. Growth happens outside of your comfort zone.

The second and third strategies I don't completely relate to. If it works for you, great.

The fourth I would somewhat disagree with. You need to know where you're going before you start playing but "moving towards a perfect mental image" is just silly. Is this piano player trying to be a robot? There are countless ways to play certain pieces and a lot of the time it depends how you're feeling that day. Play like a human being. This quote by Beethoven is apt, "To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable." I would say the most important thing is to play with passion and to try to stay true to the spirit of the piece you're playing.

Source: my personal opinions after playing classical piano for 14 years.

I think the actual product images are more tangible to the customer compared to the illustrations. My gut feeling is that the new design and repositioning of the elements on the page don't make a huge difference aside from drawing attention to the product images.

Software that could kill. Medical, aerospace, driverless?

Edit: nvm

It sounds like you don't have clarity of purpose in your life. Work is just a comfortable distraction. Diet and exercise won't solve your problem.

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The CFPB should definitely be added to the list of lawyer alternatives. I had a minor issue with a bank and filing a complaint with the CFPB got it quickly resolved whereas my state's consumer protection division didn't even bother writing back.

Mistake #1 is rushing into the relationship. If you're excited or desperate, you'll overlook things that could bite you in the ass later.

Ask yourself a few questions first. Does your cofounder have a track record of execution or do they bounce from scheme to scheme without achieving anything? Are they sane and competent or do they have a criminal history and a troubling social media presence?

Do your due diligence. Run a background check (seriously). Don't be afraid to ask the hard and uncomfortable questions up front.

In my own experience, if I were to bring on a cofounder again I would write a honeymoon period clause into the Founders' Agreement. Something to the effect that if the relationship doesn't work out during an initial period of time, each party's risk is limited to only the money and time they put into it. I'd rather get an annulment than a divorce if possible.

I understand the supposed reasoning, although in my own experience the uniformity of the fries is very spotty nonetheless. Usually employees don't spread the salt properly or they don't hold the shaker long enough for all the salt to properly dispense anyway. This negates any benefit of the AccuSalt.

Instead there are generic shakers that could get a very similar result with some training, even though they don't have a built-in measure. All commercial kitchen supply outlets have them.

Better yet, when kitchen staff are ultimately replaced by robots (or the salt dispenser gets built in to the fry station) this won't be an issue anymore.

I worked in a franchisee-owned McDonalds circa 2011 and I agree with the sentiment of this article. At the time they were trying to be all things to all people. Instead of focusing on their core strength: burgers and fries, they expanded an already crowded menu by introducing items like the McWrap and Fish McBites that nobody really wanted. Since then I think they've been trying to turn things around by trimming the fat from the menu ("getting back to basics") and actually responding to what customers want by doing things like introducing all-day breakfast.

Also, I got the sense that they don't have a great relationship with their franchisees. For example, there's a special salt shaker called AccuSalt[0] that the McDonald's Corporation requires franchisees to own which costs hundreds of dollars if I remember correctly. It's a total ripoff because the thing is a cheap plastic POS that breaks whenever it's dropped and franchisees aren't allowed to buy a generic one. As a result of this and probably 100 other little things, I once heard that the franchisee I worked for got the McDonald's Corporation to fly out an HVAC tech across the country to fix a thermostat out of spite.

[0]: https://www.sonoco.com/productsandservices/plastics/accusalt...

The student asks, "how?". The master asks, "why?". That's why you feel a difference in the two performances.

Speaking as a classical pianist, I think the conventional musical notation system is actually pretty good. My only issue is having to memorize Italian, French, and German phrases to be able to read music properly. IMHO, music notation should be localized.

It depends on what your goal is. If your goal is to build a toy app for the hell of it then you can probably get away with a few scripts and a sqlite database and call it a day. If your goal is to learn a specific framework, then go for it. Generally speaking, the overhead of a framework is usually worth it for larger projects but not necessarily for smaller ones.

The part that sticks out to me is:

> It is crucial to note that affirmatively declining to discuss the investigation in the absence of counsel is not the same thing as remaining completely silent. If you are not in custody, your total silence, especially in the face of an accusation, can very possibly be used against you as an adoptive admission under the Federal Rules of Evidence.

I thought we had the right to remain silent. Can someone explain this?

Coming up with the idea is easy. Sustaining the motivation to grind over long periods of time is hard. Entrepreneurship is an internal struggle more than anything else.

For pianists, I think many would agree with Hans von Bülow when he called Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier the "The Old Testament" and Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas the "The New Testament".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_B%C3%BClow#Quotations

I think your challenge is to be objective about your co-founder since they're your good friend. From the outside looking in, it sounds like the equity split needs to reflect the amount of risk you're both taking on. You're full-time, they're part time. The words: "financial obligations", "but", "committed", "after" all create a lot of doubt and uncertainty in my mind. The percentage is something both of you will need to work out but I definitely think you should have the majority share, at least initially. If something changes then both of you could reevaluate later. Perhaps you could put something in the contract that would incentivize your co-founder to join full-time in exchange for more equity.