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crushcrashcrushon The inception bar: a new phishing method

This is why chrome is a terrible choice - it disregards OS UI/UX choices.

crushcrashcrushon Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5B by FTC Over Privacy Issues

Leaking this data wasn't an intrinsic part of their business model.

crushcrashcrushon NYC scientist fired after raising questions about a DNA test gets $1M settlement

It doesn't guarantee it, but it makes it more likely.

crushcrashcrushon Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer without larger batteries

I agree here. I’ve owned 6 Audi’s, one Lexus and a Jaguar and the interior quality/attention to detail in the Tesla is really sub-par.

crushcrashcrushon Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA

How... would I do that?

crushcrashcrushon Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA

Can you expand on "set trajectories for yourself with success outcomes..." ?

crushcrashcrushon Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA

Excellent point. Agreed. I want to start an Amazon business.

crushcrashcrushon Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA

This was wonderful. Thank you.

crushcrashcrushon Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA

I have a real, honest to goodness question. I live in the Bay Area. I make $200,000 a year. I just had a mini-exit where I netted about $300K after taxes.

I still rent for $2700/month. I don't want to buy an overpriced home in the bay in the suburbs (I wish we had for-sale condos like Toronto everywhere... still don't know why)

I do well. I'm 32. I'm on an upwards path. But I don't feel upper class. I feel middle class. Maybe upper-middle. But I don't feel like I'm killing it. Should I?

crushcrashcrushon The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems

This is the comment of the fucking century.

If this was Apple, I wonder what your comment would be?

crushcrashcrushon Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law

Replace Chicago with nearly every city.

It’s a death wish.

crushcrashcrushon Show HN: Water.css – A just-add-css collection of styles to make websites nicer

This is wonderful! Thank you.

crushcrashcrushon Battery Power's Latest Plunge in Costs Threatens Coal, Gas

Engines are simple pumps that operate most efficiently “fully open”

crushcrashcrushon Berlin's rental revolution: activists push for properties to be nationalised

This is what happens when greed takes over and people don’t put up with it. We need the same revolution in the Bay Area.

If you’re aspiring to be a landlord: don’t. It’s not noble, it’s not useful, and it’s quite literally rent seeking.

If you live in the bay and own, refuse to sell to faceless Chinese investors, real estate trusts, etc. Sell to families and individuals who need to live.

crushcrashcrushon Komodo Island Is Closing to Tourists Because People Are Stealing Dragons

Would you shame someone who catcalls women?

I’m shaming a culture who contributes to the distraction of endangered species. I don’t see the issue

crushcrashcrushon Komodo Island Is Closing to Tourists Because People Are Stealing Dragons

I made the same roundabout point below but I feared coming across sinophobic.

crushcrashcrushon Komodo Island Is Closing to Tourists Because People Are Stealing Dragons

Because it’s an important detail to the story. Where is the demand coming from?

crushcrashcrushon Patagonia Stops Selling Vests To Some Finance Firms

Lots of finance meme accounts reflect the "Patagucci" culture of finance - check out these - they frequently showcase "sleds" - $300+ (frankly, tasteless) Gucci and Ferragamo shoes that are sort of a "post-intern" status symbol. I follow these accounts to try and have a pulse on when the next recession will hit.

https://www.instagram.com/hoeingforyield/ https://www.instagram.com/finance_god/

I could absolutely see why Patagonia wants to distance itself from these sorts of fratty, money-focused business cultures. Same with Venture Capital.

crushcrashcrushon Why Evernote failed to realize its potential

Evernote is a pig. It's the single biggest issue. It's slow to launch, slow to respond, doesn't follow Windows or Mac OS UI/UX standards, and is just clunky.

Note apps need to capture thoughts and objects seamlessly, quickly and with very little friction. Evernote doesn't do that. Launching Evernote feels like launching Excel or Photoshop, when it should feel like clicking on your Wifi menu.

crushcrashcrushon Facebook to ban white nationalist content

The only reason the valley has trumpeted the "we're just a platform" is that it was better for the bottom line and shareholders. Now it no longer is.

crushcrashcrushon FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of U.S. Broadband Providers

Yes! Apologies!

crushcrashcrushon FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of U.S. Broadband Providers

WHOOPS CONFUSED FTC WITH FCC. Apologies!

crushcrashcrushon FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of U.S. Broadband Providers

The current head of the FTC is a Trump appointee who is a corporatist.

crushcrashcrushon Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On

AFAIK Google Analytics doesn’t collect PII or aggregate that data in any way... or am I wrong?

crushcrashcrushon Our Chess Champion Has a Home

Different circles! I think the line of thinking you've brought up is a method of control to never enact meaningful tax policy; but I understand the thinking.

crushcrashcrushon Our Chess Champion Has a Home

Great point. This is also the reason we can't pass meaningful taxes on the wealthy - including cap gains. Because everyone in the US believes they'll one day be a millionaire.

crushcrashcrushon Bring Back the Stick Shift

Correct, many modern automatics are “full lockup” like the ZF8.

crushcrashcrushon PewDiePie fans keep making junk ransomware

Also, holy shit if this is real:

“As pointed out in editorials by the New York Times and The Verge, the phrase "subscribe to PewDiePie" has become almost equivalent with dumb stunts and racially fueled declarations, and was also muttered by a gunman before embarking on a killing spree in a New Zealand mosque last week.”

crushcrashcrushon PewDiePie fans keep making junk ransomware

Also, this story should not have been flagged.

crushcrashcrushon PewDiePie fans keep making junk ransomware

PewDiePie's community is toxic and gross and represents everything that is wrong with the internet and gaming culture.

This does not surprise me.