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Explicitly mentioning “no cameras” is currently very off-putting because the expectation is that there are no cameras in private accommodations. It comes off as well as saying “We won’t file a frivolous damage claim against you.” That wasn’t something I was really worrying about, but, well, now I am.

There is one exception, and that is to clarify both where the cameras are and aren’t. Saying “We have a security camera over the garage door, but no cameras in the house” comes off much more sincerely.

> Only iff you can be confident that the occurrence of this trigger word means that a person indeed experienced stillbirth

As the original tweet pointed out, if there are only searches for "stillborn" and "baby not moving", followed by days of silence (especially with no "vacation" trigger), then an algorithm should be able to figure it out. Especially if friends and family are all commenting with crying emoji and the user has said pregnancy adds "aren't relevant to me".

But of course, I haven't created a multi-billion dollar social network, while Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg have, so I clearly don't understand how to maximize advertising ROI.

Last time I looked, Riot, Mattermost, Friends, and Rocket were good options. This post compares five alternatives: https://blog.okturtles.org/2015/11/five-open-source-slack-al...

(Disclosure: I work with okTurtles)

> Those ads are not your friends. Don't expect them to treat you like they care.

> You're not sharing your information with a human. You're sharing it with a business who is tuned to maximize profit. The ROI on dealing with still births for advertising is probably negative.

Considering only the profit aspect (because the ethics, social responsibility, and public opinion aspects have already been addressed elsewhere in this thread and on twitter):

Surely it's a better ROI to have a user than to lose a user. Hence, it makes more sense for e.g. "stillborn" be a trigger word that stops/blocks pregnancy-related ads for X time than for the user to be so brokenhearted by the platform itself that they leave.

Surely it's a better ROI to show relevant ads than offending ads. Hence, it makes more sense to show e-counseling ads to grieving eyes than to show them tragedy-reminder ads.

Honestly, this seems like a no-brainer from any perspective.

> Is it even possible to have good internet service in this country?

Yes. I have zero complaints about sonic.[0] They deliver reliable service at a reasonable price (cheaper than Comcast's intro pricing here), and have stellar customer service and punctual install techs. They also have a history of receiving all 5 stars on EFF's yearly "Who Has Your Back" report [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_(ISP)

[1] https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2017

> Having an iPhone isn't inexplicable. You can finance or lease a phone for $30-$40 a month.

You can also be given an iPhone as a gift or hand-me-down. Or decide to keep it instead of selling it when you lose your job or get really sick the rest of your life goes off the rails.

To offer a real life example, in Hurst v. W.J. Lake & Co., the court ruled that 49.5% was not "less than 50%" because of "the peculiar meaning attached to the words" by the trade in question.

tldr casebrief: https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/contracts/outline-contra...

More details & quotes: https://h2o.law.harvard.edu/collages/2981

Definitely a practical approach with Chrome.

I prefer Firefox, and instead of opening a new window for each interest/topic/task, tabs are grouped using Tree-Style Tabs [0], with only the in-focus group expanded. When done with a topic, it's easy to close (and/or bookmark) all related tabs by closing that tab tree. The new Firefox Containers [1] makes this "grouped tabs as windows" approach even better, as individual containers can even be hidden from the UI.

[0] https://github.com/piroor/treestyletab

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...

> as someone trying to figure out how to pay for a new $100/month insulin prescription

Last weekend, another internet stranger recommended prescriptionhope.com, which charges $50/mo/script. [0]

> Why are these framed as independent factors? For many people the lack of financial stability is a primary source of depression and anxiety.

Not only that:

- poverty "can change your genes and increase your chances of depression" [1]

- relieving poverty (by $73/mo) "significantly improves mental health" [2]

- "anxiety disorders in poor moms likely to result from poverty, not mental illness" [3]

Of course, not everyone agrees. Some researchers found that improving mental health led to improved financial situations (and not the other way around.) [4] Regardless of which has a larger causal effect on the other, studies continue to show the two are certainly linked, and not independent factors.

[0] https://imgur.com/gallery/ROYXD

[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/depression-anxiet...

[2] blog/news writeup: https://www.madinamerica.com/2015/11/relieving-poverty-signi...

abstract: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10597-015-9950-9

[3] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120720083312.h...

[4] https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/10/poverty-a...

If the code has been checked more than once, then you can only be sure that >=(n - 1) counterfeits exist. Checking the code does not verify whether yours is the counterfeit, only that you weren't the first to attempt verification.

> In the US, e-deposit of checks is a passable option to avoid fees.

My bank (credit union) charges a $2 fee for each check I write, regardless of how or where it's deposited. Yes, it's cheaper than a bank transfer, but checks still aren't fee-free for everyone.

The fire department attracts helpers. That's certainly also true of the police department, but they also attract those who like to exert power over others. (At least in the USA.)

One of the comments says:

> when I searched on the problem just now, I found complaints about the same problem going back to 2006.

Excellent answer. Feature propagation & saturation is also a reason to offer/develop a version that doesn't require an OBD port.

Your customer base consists almost exclusively of those who are both willing to spend $499 on an accessory and who don't already have a reverse cam. Many potential customers won't have an OBD port in their car because OBD-I wasn't around until the '90s. Muscle car enthusiasts and parents (happy to spend $499 to prevent an accident) passing down an older car come to mind.

It would be great to see a second generation version that works without OBD.

There's a link in the footer that leads to a submission form:

https://mike706.typeform.com/to/o6eSiQ

Regardless of whether your argument is correct [0], I can't imagine your target audience is more likely to sign up (vs. bounce) when hit with a second pop-up before reading half an article.

[0] e.g. pop-ups --> less tech savy users 'dismiss' popup by signing up --> newsletter unread and/or marked as spam --> can't {accurately} track whether you're having any impact --> etc

This Freakonomics podcast episode discussed (the lack of) bathroom music: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/time-to-take-back-the-toilet...

The "Happy birthday" messages were nice the first time (circa "thefacebook"), but the more I thought about it the more depressing and creepy it became. I hid my birthday, then closed my wall, and then left facebook entirely. Now it's only sincere messages from a close few, which feels like much more.

I didn't (and wouldn't) make such a comment. However, based on my personal experience, if wealth or race were a predictor at all, my "informed voter" group would likely be comprised of disproportionately few wealthier individuals.

Looks like the #HairTokens announcement will be made soon.

https://twitter.com/TheDAONews/status/732303373093900288

Something the other replies didn't mention is that some (many?) homeless people wouldn't be hired for minimum wage jobs because they'd be considered overqualified. [0]

There's always the option to leave education and employment off of your resume, but during the interview how do you explain even a four-year gap without mentioning "I was doing a Ph.D in particle physics" or "I designed marketing materials for Goodyear"?

[0] For example, a "Emmy-award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and Harvard grad cannot land a job as a greeter at The Container Store." http://www.scarymommy.com/club-mid/the-illusion-of-control-o...

Thanks! I enjoyed the comments the last time this was posted. For example:

- YKK anime: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8658920

- riri makes good zippers, Corozo makes good buttons: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8659176

In theory, that implementation of negative income tax (NIT) would cover everyone and seems to have nearly [0] the same effect as a basic income (UBI). However, in practice, the effects will not be equivalent.

With UBI, future checks are already coming, and thus can be relied upon. This gives people the freedom to leave undesirable jobs/relationships without worrying about funding tomorrow's basic needs. With NIT, people would need to apply for an adjustment to their benefits and find a way to self-fund until the application is approved. That hurdle will prevent many from leaving undesirable jobs/relationships and impede numerous others.

As an example, many citizens eligible for food stamps don't {re-}apply. Some don't know they're eligible, some can't navigate the application process, some don't want to go through the application process (many invasive questions, time consuming), and others don't want the stigma of receiving non-universal benefits. [1] [2] With a universal system like UBI, everyone is eligible, the application process can be simple and non-invasive [3], and there is no stigma.[4]

Bonus: UBI (hopefully) allows for elimination of some bureaucracy, instead of folding existing bureaucracy into a new program.

[0] While adjustments can be made to funding and payment structures to make NIT and UBI financially similar, no adjustment in NIT benefit timing addresses the fact that it's non-universal.

[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/14/food-stamps_n_37570...

[2] CA study of Food Stamp participation: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cpns/Documents/Network-FSO-...

[3] Alaska PFD one-page application on p.9: http://csd.wustl.edu/publications/documents/pb09-65.pdf

[4] "Money for Free" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hidqABq4Yc&feature=youtu.be...

1. Adjust withholding. (Addresses "retroactive" issue for all near-normal employees.)

2. Allow regular payments for long-term situations, somewhat like the current US SSI system. (Addresses "retroactive" issue for unemployed & independent contractors.)

3. Allow immediate and regular payments for temporary situations, somewhat like the current US Unemployment Insurance system. (Addresses temporary/unplanned unemployment.)

4. Fix over/underpayments of negative income tax at tax time.

Is that an accurate understanding of the proposal?

I did mention implementation of negative income tax via withholding in the final sentence of my comment. However, I haven't read/heard how adjusting withholding would work in a non-retroactive manner for independent contractors or those who are temporarily jobless. What's a non-retroactive negative income tax payment proposal for persons in those situations?

> At least here in the US, money problems are (mostly) a money-management problem.

There is a money-management problem in the US, but it crosses class lines and is a different problem than addressing/ameliorating poverty. Financial literacy would do a lot of good for a lot of people, but money management advice/lessons don't address the needs of those without money, regardless of whether they grok the message.

My experience with poverty in the US, both first- and second-hand, is that the money problems are mostly a money-deficit problem. Being poor is expensive in many ways: financially[0], emotionally[1], intellectually[2]... and poverty closes doors in ways many don't realize[3].

[0] http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21663262-why-low...

[1] https://newrepublic.com/article/122887/poor-people-dont-have...

[2] http://science.sciencemag.org/content/341/6149/976

[3] http://tressiemc.com/2013/10/29/the-logic-of-stupid-poor-peo...

People with food stamps but no money still need to buy things that cost money (e.g. new glasses, bike tire repair). The solution is to sell their food stamps for cash, and the black market only pays ~$.80 on the dollar. It's more efficient (and less patronizing) to give people $1000 to spend as needed than to give $1000 in vouchers, requiring them to jump through hoops to extract the needed cash at a 20% loss.

In addition to what's been mentioned in other comments, one big difference between basic income and negative income tax is who receives them. Basic income is given to everyone, and negative income tax is only given to those below a threshold amount -- creating two classes of people. The funding structure is substantially similar because in both systems some people pay more in taxes than they receive. However, by only distributing the payments to a subset of the population, there is a social stigma associated with receiving benefits. With a universal payment, there is no stigma.

By virtue of being tied to the tax system, negative income tax operates on a year-based system and pays retroactively. Regardless of whether the year's overall income would qualify for negative income tax, individuals must self-fund any time off. A negative income tax does nothing to help those who are temporarily out of work, or who only want a few months off to help with childcare, learn/improve skills, or address an illness. Implementing negative income tax by making adjustments to withholdings would help employees with low incomes, but does not address the self-funding issue for low-income independent contractors, or those experiencing temporary/long-term joblessness.

I had one as well. Safari on iOS 9.2.1

Thanks! I very much look forward to seeing this out in the wild.