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If they were smart they would hire a diplomat like Condoleezza Rice (Dropbox). They have a ton of experience dealing with crisis, external perceptions, government relations, and lobbying on an international level.

tmcproon Ask HN: Should I Sign an NDA??

I wrote about exactly this: https://medium.com/startup-study-group/why-i-wont-sign-an-nd...

tmcproon Calling card

In India they still call them visiting cards

tmcproon How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide

All credit cards have a BIN number (first 6 digits) that typically are associated with one bank. Checkout this list[1]

[1] https://www.bindb.com/bin-list.html

tmcproon Understanding Agent Cooperation

I wonder how Deepmind will simulate game theory as it advances

tmcproon Once mocked, Facebook’s $1B acquisition of Instagram was a good move

Instagram was uncluttered. People posted original content. The content was typically once a day and people would spend 5 minutes "getting the right angle" and other 10 minutes picking the right filter. Today my Facebook feed is clogged with people reposting links, videos, or photos that are more click bait than news worthy. Instagram still allows me to see what my network is up to without the political headlines

tmcproon Ask HN: What service would you pay $1k/mo for?

Unlimited Uber rides

tmcproon Airbnb Law Enforcement Transparency Report

> (in the case of certain types of national security-related requests in the United States like national security letters) from publicly acknowledging receiving it, such as in a transparency report like this one. (To date, we have not received a national security letter or other similar request that would limit our ability to disclose it here)

They have included a warrant canary

tmcproon 455 Tb of live streaming were transferred during the Olympic Games Rio 2016

Would be about $93k worth of bandwidth from AWS Sao Paulo Region (about 3x more than AWS US-East)

tmcproon Why do so few humans kill themselves?

I think most people don't want to be a personal or financial burden to those they love when they reach that age.

tmcproon Why do so few humans kill themselves?

the highest suicide rate is among people 85 years or older. With the advancement of healthcare people are living longer. So the rate of suicide amongst younger demographics most likely has declined slightly

tmcproon Show HN: CLEAR Card – AI powered credit card for startups

Banks have a lot more information about the merchant when you swipe your card. We use this information to add smart controls to the card.

Yes this is a REAL credit card, and will have no issues working internationally. However, some of the categorization and controls may not be as accurate as they would be in the US.

We are trying to improve our categorization of transaction using machine learning so when you categorize different transactions it will become more accurate over time. We also are working on technology that pulls data in from different APIs (i.e. Yelp, Foursquare, Google) to get even more details about merchants and locations.

tmcproon Show HN: CLEAR Card – AI powered credit card for startups

Hello HackerNews. Excited to announce CLEAR card, something I have been working on over two years.

Happy to answer any questions from the community and hear your feedback.

tmcproon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2015)

SEEKING WORK - Remote - Based in Miami I am a very experienced developer focusing on Node.js and front-end work. Some call it Full-stack. Mainly Javascript things. Good understanding of business goals too.

I have a ton of experience building scalable apps on AWS, using things like Redis, MQs, Postgres/Mongo, etc.

You can contact me at tm@lucid21.com for sample works and projects I have built.

tmcproon Delve: a debugger for Go, written in Go

The real question is if it can debug itself.

tmcproon Ask HN: Your recommendations for Windows PC backup software solutions?

I had a pretty good experience with Backblaze. I tried out Crashplan and Carbonite but they by default don't upload some of the file types and sizes I needed.

tmcproon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

Stealth Startup in Banking (Miami, FL) - REMOTE

We are looking to hire excellent:

1. Front-end / full-stack JS developers who are comfortable in building beautiful interactive websites.

2. Back-end developers with experience in the banking world with a strong background in Node.js

We are looking to disrupt the banking industry and now good technology is what will power the evolution of business banking.

Shoot me out an email at jobs@lucid21.com to learn more.