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valueprop··on Vue.js 3
Thanks for sharing
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to Disrupt Booking.com / Expedia?
Appreciate your insight! Will seriously consider that.
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to Disrupt Booking.com / Expedia?
Thanks! We are exploring business models. If there's traction with low operating&marketing costs, we can afford not to charge a commission, but instead charge later for optional premium services/functionality. bidroom.com charges tourists instead.

Prior experience in the hospitality industry: none. Just started a few months ago.

(1) That's a good point. Didn't consider the marketing costs for the hotel direct bookings.

(2) Do you refer to https://www.google.com/travel/ and https://ads.google.com/hotels/ ?

We looked at these. Since hotels aren't allowed to post best prices for direct bookings, a tourist will see in the booking list:

Expedia $100; Booking $100; Direct (or hotel name) $100

Without a better price, they'll choose one of the known brands.

Any suggestions on how to tackle Google Hotel Ads?

valueprop··on How coronavirus infected my brain: anxiety, the internet, and keeping up to date
Any advice for those being alone?
valueprop··on Ask HN: Why are PayPal fees larger than card processing?
It did work yesterday... Here's another one: https://www.paypal.com/ca/business/fees

http://archive.is/JMuv3

Would this be applicable only to businesses in Canada?

valueprop··on Public-Health Puzzle: Young People Having Less Sex, Contracting More STDs
To make an analogy: a singer artist in his town used to be 'good enough'. Now he competes with YouTube and tours from 'alpha' artists in nearby cities.

So yeah, women can pick adventures with alpha males (especially considering looks) instead of a long term relationship with the average guy. This leaves almost nothing (ok-ish) for the average guy.

What's an average guy supposed to do? I'm genuinely interested in answers.

valueprop··on Shopify and the Power of Platforms
I guess downvoting means Happy with Shopify :) Good to know!
valueprop··on Shopify and the Power of Platforms
Hi,

Considering about working on an open source with turnkey SaaS hosting modern alternative. Drawback: MVP is quite big. Would you see such a need, or is everyone happy with Shopify?

Some questions, if you can spare a few minutes:

What are top 3-5 issues with the platform that you're currently using?

What do you like most about the current platform?

What would be the must-haves of another store platform in order for you to switch to it?

Appreciate your insights!

valueprop··on Ask HN: What Hacker News comments have you bookmarked?
Shameless plug: I save insightful paragraphs to https://booxia.com using a browser extension, and then I get reminded about them via email.
valueprop··on EU to move ahead with cultural quotas for streaming services
Yes please: https://booxia.com

Note we're in heavy development and research. Any feedback is welcome!

valueprop··on Ask HN: What brings you joy, without a relationship?
Not really. I have 3 friends, all married with kids.
valueprop··on Unemployment Is So 2009: Labor Shortage Gives Workers an Edge
Besides SPY, do you store the rest as cash? What if a high inflation rate will be used to avoid a recession? meaning, cash in banks will lose value.
valueprop··on Why the German elections matter to the rest of the world
Why do we still need "seats", instead of having online voting for everybody on every proposed law? Because a small group wants the power.
valueprop··on Tesla Burns Through Record Cash to Bring the Model 3 to Market
With more EVs, we won't breathe so much car exhaust in cities. This is important.
valueprop··on Show HN: AI Grant – Non-profit, distributed AI research lab
Tom, would you please add your email in HN profile? LinkedIn doesn't allow to connect.
valueprop··on Why Cutting Carbs Is So Tough
Would you please what did you do to get rid of the acne? My GF has acne too. Various face creams or treatments from dermatologists didn't work.

She tried cutting lactose (milk, cheese), which had a good, but small effect. Would like to try anything else before laser treatments.

Thank you!

valueprop··on France to end sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040
In related news, USA plans to stop using coal by 2300
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
Thanks
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
I started after seeing a dance movie, and wanted to learn to dance like that. I actually like it, and I often get compliments. And yes, dancing in clubs makes it so easy to meet women, as I discovered later. It then slowly became a strategy.
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
Also, on the ones that were nice, I considered them without ambition, eg. spending the weekend on Facebook (when not going out together), beauty salons, superficial discussions with friends, while I'm always learning/reading/doing sideprojects. Even though we discussed about it, we couldn't find a solution for me just to accept this, rather than hoping they'd work on something more meaningful.
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
Been there, done that. The only outcome was sex.
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
Thanks!
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
I'm too focused on physical aspect -- my mistake, but don't know how to change that. I'm about to end a 9mo relationship with a girl that loves me, but I can't pass over not finding her very attractive.

And the girls which are very attractive, don't find me attractive for them.

valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
Thank you and @lastofus
valueprop··on Ask HN: How to find a wife?
Excellent perspective
valueprop··on To Stay Married, Embrace Change
Right (been there). Any advice on solutions? What are the good places, how to join?
valueprop··on Flat Pack Chainless Bicycle from IKEA
There's a demand, so there's a market. The problem is other people buy stolen bikes. I would also call those thieves, even if they don't do the stealing by themselves. As long as one buys something without original papers, they support the guys who do the stealing itself.

PS: 2 of my bikes were stolen.

valueprop··on Ask HN: What is the best low-risk, passive way to invest 150,000 euros?
Thanks,

For Citizens in the EU.

While keeping a low risk, what are good options to maximize ROI for a ~5yr investment? (local bank conservative investment funds have a history of 2% for previous 3 years)

Thanks

valueprop··on Google has reportedly stopped developing its own self-driving car
Just like the did with smartphones. Maybe that's why most Android phones aren't that good.
valueprop··on Stripe has raised $150M more at a $9B valuation
Didn't realize it. Thanks for the insight.
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