HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

kapauldo

262 karma · joined September 21, 2009

Kapauldo AT gmail
submissionscomments
kapauldo··on Big tech is built on predatory pricing
Great research and writing. The inevitable conclusion is that Amazon and uber are either doomed or are doing to jack up pricing some day.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: Bitcoin about to cross $10k. Still a skeptic?
It still feels like a mostly speculation platform and not a transactional one.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: Is Ruby on Rails still worth it?
What would you suggest if you don't know rails?
kapauldo··on Yale researchers conducted an experiment to turn conservatives into liberals
What did they do? Force them to read?
kapauldo··on Tim Ferris comments on his move from Silicon Valley
He's the Billy bush of tech.
kapauldo··on Ethereum Now Handles More Transactions Than All Digital Currencies Combined
Is there any way to know which transactions are for goods and services and which are for speculation? That is a necessary number to interpret this headline.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: How to deal with inexperienced interviewers?
Wrong audience
kapauldo··on Ask HN: We didn't get a single person to pay for our SAAS – what could be wrong?
Good idea. Too expensive. Try $9/month see if that works
kapauldo··on Matt Blaze Recounts Teenaged Harassment By John Draper
Who is John draper?
kapauldo··on Southwest Airlines is intimidating our startup
If you distribute the scraping load to a browser plugin you could probably avoid the tos violation. And aren't there apis that would give you this data, I love counter gaming tech like this. I hope you rebrand and keep going.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: What service do you use for audio conference calls?
We've been using their sample twiml as our business conference line for 5 years. It's outstanding and unbelievably cheap.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?
Virtual reality.. It was a solution looking for a problem last decade and is still.
kapauldo··on Lawmakers Demand Investigation into FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
Flagged! Quick before someone opines!
kapauldo··on A Beginner´s Guide to Getting Things Done
Here's the short version: make to do lists and folders and shut off your phone and email for an hour so you don't get interrupted. It's like weight loss techniques. They all work if you follow them.
kapauldo··on Show HN: Pingpoint – Business logic alerts to the right person at the right time
Is this a zapier for developers? Not sure what it is.
kapauldo··on The Bitcoin bubble – Greater fool theory
"People are not buying Bitcoin because they intend to use it in their daily lives." This is why it's a bubble.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: What is your favorite place to find work?
Hall monitors everywhere.
kapauldo··on Acid reflux drug linked to more than doubled risk of stomach cancer
Quite a commentary on the lack of confidence in modern medicine isn't it? No none trusts the specialist.
kapauldo··on Why and how the Cryptobubble will burst
Happy that there isn't much disagreement here. A rational consensus is uncommon on Hn.
kapauldo··on Will.i.am's startup raises $117M, enters enterprise market
Celebrity worship is harmless when it consumes leisure time and disposable income. This is not going to end well.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: Is it possible to publish research work in CS without any affiliation?
The lack of affiliation is less of an obstacle than being an undergrad. I'm 48 with a phd in cs, my advice is spend your energy elsewhere.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: What are your favorite books of all time, and why?
The Trial. It is a book end on how bleak life could possibly be and has served me incredibly well for the 20 years since I read it.
kapauldo··on Massive Government Report Says Climate Is Warming and Humans Are the Cause
Surprised this isn't flagged.
kapauldo··on Why I’m Against Unions at Businesses I Create
Kids who don't read history become confident in poorly supported contentions.
kapauldo··on GOP tax bill would tax tuition waivers for grad students
They don't believe education should be incentivized. Bizarre that smart people voted for him.
kapauldo··on Appalachian miners reject retraining because they think coal will make comeback
Sad how one wing of the party manipulates the other.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: What are top promising technologies of tomorrow must get involved today?
Not block chain, Internet of things, self driving cars.
kapauldo··on Show HN: Frappe Charts – GitHub inspired JavaScript charting with zero dependencies
This is great. Thank you!
kapauldo··on Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a good idea
This is bizarre.
kapauldo··on Ask HN: Why is software quality an afterthought for many people/companies?
Time is money and fast cheap and good often beats slow expensive and great in business.
← PreviousPage 2 of 11Next →