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underdown··on WA, NY and CA Governors Announce Formation of United States Climate Alliance
This was not a treaty ratified by the senate so it's not legally binding in any way.
underdown··on After Misjudging Market, Bike Maker Vanhawks (YC W16) Has Been Resurrected
I think they are still misjudging the market. Im a cyclist - ride about 3k miles per year. I know very little about this bike, however why do I need a connected bike? I have a computer that I can attach to any bike I like. Hell, a smart phone on a mount can be swapped between bikes. Plus, frames break. I would rather have a modular bike that I can swap the pieces I want between.

Maybe its just bad copy, but I already have a connected bike - everyone I ride with does. The only features i see that I might not have are blindspot detection (which i can get with a cheap mirror on my helmet if i wanted it), and a carbon fiber belt instead of a chain, which means none of my existing components which I've paid thousands of dollars for will work. The fixie is a little more compelling, but the price point is a little steep.

underdown··on Show HN: ORY Editor – A rich editor for the browser, built with React and Redux
So I take it you've never shipped an MVP?
underdown··on Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities
Uber is the subject of a federal criminal probe to see if they have committed crimes. Lets not get ahead of ourselves.
underdown··on WikiTribune – Evidence-based journalism
It's bias via omission. Anything positive about Trump or the right has a zero percent chance of not being moderated away.
underdown··on H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms
Is it possible you aren't offering a wage that attracts talent? You seem to be implying that Indian labor is smarter/more qualified than US labor. In my experience, (hiring in Phoenix) that is simply not the case if you're willing to pay the prevailing wage.
underdown··on A troubling idea about climate change found new evidence in its favor
Not believing in something does not require an alternate affirmative belief.
underdown··on FetLife Announcement
I have more faith in the greed of bank CEO's than to believe this is anything other than risk avoidance.
underdown··on America’s Fastest-Growing Loan Category Has Eerie Echoes of Subprime Crisis
Now to see if Google penalizes them. Not holding my breath.
underdown··on Facebook Doesn’t Tell Users Everything It Really Knows About Them
They sell ads by offering this information in the form of targeting.
underdown··on Worried About the Privacy of Your Messages? Download Signal
What does what a few Americans believe have to do with the comment made?
underdown··on Ask HN: Can anyone recommend some fulfillment alternatives to Amazon?
wouldn't using fnsku's solve that problem?
underdown··on Show HN: PullToRefresh.js
Its the only reason I dont use firefox on android - no pull to refresh.
underdown··on Twitter suspends alt-right figureheads
and why should anyone care what the splc concludes? serious question.
underdown··on Twitter suspends alt-right figureheads
r/altright has 6,253 subscribers making it one of the smaller subreddits?
underdown··on Trump-Supporting CEO Kicked Out of Y Combinator Startup Incubator
Personally I'm willing to forgive a lot, but being a leader of an organization whose purpose is to advance a racist agenda is pretty much where I draw the line.
underdown··on Show HN: Cloud Commander orthodox web file manager with console and editor
midnight commander
underdown··on Bill Gross warns financial markets have become 'a Vegas casino'
Gold has lots of utility - just not enough to justify the speculative price.
underdown··on FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed from Consumer Soaps
I feel like a ban is heavy handed. If the government came out with an educational campaign that informed consumers of the dangers of our collective usage of antibacterial soaps and general ineffectiveness I think that would be enough to prevent their widespread usage.
underdown··on Tesla Makes Offer to Acquire SolarCity
Their quarterly LOSSES are also growing, not typically the sign of a healthy company.
underdown··on Tesla Makes Offer to Acquire SolarCity
Unlike Tesla, however, they are also losing their investors' money
underdown··on Thermal camera footage allegedly shows pro cyclists using motors
For those you just need a car.
underdown··on San Francisco Home Prices Fell for the First Time in Four Years in March
They stop adding more money in. Less future investment?
underdown··on The Global Rebellion Against “No-Skin-In-the-Game” Insiders
I'd argue both hurt poor people. Wage growth typically lags behind inflation.
underdown··on Silicon Valley and Black Coders: Howard University fights to join the tech boom
Foreign-born immigrants are recent immigrants. If you change your time frame the results might be different.
underdown··on For decades, government steered millions away from whole milk. Was that wrong?
Yes, but they aren't the government's children.
underdown··on NASA Struggles Over Deep-Space Plutonium Power
Under the social security umbrella there's also supplemental security income, that has nothing to do with what you or your spouse paid in. Medicare has medicaid, same story.
underdown··on My Title IX Inquisition
I think blaming the 1972 law is misguided. In 2011 the Department of Education made policy changes that limited due process.

Source: http://www.nacua.org/documents/OCRLetterviolence.pdf

underdown··on The Counterculture Is Better in the Suburbs
I don't mean to be a peer validating you, but this comment really hit the mark for me.
underdown··on Overhydration and Endurance Running
As a cyclist from Arizona I stopped reading after seeing that. Complete BS. Lying via omission to support your claim is not a great way to inspire trust.
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