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vor 9 Jahrendiscuss

It does make sense. The antecedents of World War I can be traced back to the demise of Charlemagne and how he chose to split his empire among his three sons. Obviously there are many proximate causes that contributed to the outbreak of the war, the fundamental instability of the French German relationship is a huge contributor. The Franco Prussian War crowned what was essentially the anti-Christ to the French in their own capital and united France and Russia in containing a unified Germany's expansion

vor 9 Jahrendiscuss

It does make sense. The antecedents of World War I can be traced back to the demise of Charlemagne and how he chose to split his empire among his three sons. Obviously there are many proximate causes that contributed to the outbreak of the war, the fundamental instability of the French German relationship is a huge contributor. The Franco Prussian War crowned what was essentially the anti-Christ to the French in their own capital and united France and Russia in containing a unified Germany's expansion

vor 9 Jahrendiscuss

A lot of that technology relies of aerosols which would exacerbate the ocean acidification process. Get engineering is really hard to get right

vor 9 Jahrendiscuss

It's easy to blame the people who can't afford to pay their bills but it misses the point.

First, someone who misses their car payment shouldn't find themselves in physical danger. Having your car shut down while it is running is incredibly dangerous and unjustified.

Second, most of these people are being preyed on by lenders who know they cannot pay the loan on their car. The business model is no longer helping someone find a vehicle, but rather renting them a vehicle in the short term and expecting them to default so you can sell the same car over and over again.

It's much easier and more comforting to blame the victims of this fraudulent business model than it is to examine and fix the underlying issue with predatory loans in this country.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Amtrak could make a killing with a service that sent you via high speed rail and sent your car via regular rail either before or after you departed.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

I'd encourage people to read the article rather than focusing on the headline. The author makes a lot of way more interesting points than the title would indicate.

I tend to agree with the article -- Slack is going to get squeezed by Microsoft or Google because companies are already paying them for business services

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

I too used to be in ad tech and I agree. It's a race to the bottom with no real upside. The business model is often broken with ad tech companies. Rather than sacrificing profits for long-term growth, they're essentially selling a dollar for 99 cents. It can never be profitable.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

First of all, the US didn't win the Second World War -- a coalition of the US, Britain, France, China, and, especially, Russia did.

Secondly, the US's biggest contribution to the war was manufacturing capacity. Period. Sure, some of the things built in America were designed elsewhere, but the US could outproduce everyone by an order of magnitude thanks to abundant natural resources, a large population, and a heavily industrialized manufacturing base. Not being bombed isn't really a factor in that equation.

Also, America produced its share of extraordinary weapons during (and before) the war -- the Thompson submachine gun, the Jeep, the 50 cal machine gun. American submarines were first rate along with aircraft like the P-51. American trucks were the backbone of both the Western and Eastern Allied supply lines.

It's pretty disengenuous to summarize Americas contribution to the war as you have above

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Yeah I've tried a lot of these and every time I find that I'm not actually doing anything productive, but just linking pieces of text together. They seem like the ultimate busywork tools.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Why do you genuinely believe the Rift is DOA? They is, objectively, a huge amount of hype around it today.

When we're talking ethics, why is Facebook more objectionable than HTC or Samsung or Microsoft? They all have awfully checkered pasts.

Finally how is Facebook's ambition with the oculus on PCs any surgery than valves or Microsofts or anyone elses? It seems to me that everyone is out to own the digital experience and rightfully so

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

One of the more accurate descriptions of America that I've seen. It's truly a country of contradictions.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Seems interesting and reminds me a lot of the Nextbit Robin - a kickstarted android phone that can offload less-used data and apps to the cloud.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

It seems far more logical at this point that the Oak Island sinkhole is a result of natural phenomena and rumors / myths. I'm highly skeptical that there is anything at the bottom of the pit.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Besides the creepiness, the law around recording people without them knowing (one-party consent) is state-by-state

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Completely agree with the article. The TSA is expensive, ineffective, and unreliable. Moreover, between immigration and the TSA people actively avoid flying through the United States if they can help it.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Am I the only one that has less confidence that Magic Leap will actually ship anything after reading about their CEO? The way they talk about him makes it sound like he has a million ideas all the time and isn't laser-focused on getting X, Y, or Z out the door and in the hands of customers.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

In Boston at least I've had a far better experience with Lyft than Uber. I know the driver pool is very similar so it's probably the result of a small sample size on my part, but Lyft drivers have just been better, happier, and more conversational.

I've heard Lyft pays them slightly better, so perhaps that's part of it.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

I agree. I stopped checking Facebook in December. I'm happier and I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. All my real friends know how to get in touch with me and do. Everyone else was never really a friend anyway.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

100% agreed. I've worked for companies where A/B testing is so consuming that nobody see that they're shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.

Like ANY other tool, A/B tests have their place, but the incremental gains you're likely to produce from a different color button pale in comparison to what else you might be able to do with that mental energy.

Also completely agreed that paid traffic is a completely different beast.

vor 10 Jahrendiscuss

Same story in Boston, except that most of my friends still take Uber. I've had far better experiences riding with Lyft drivers and the drivers seem to enjoy working with Lyft a lot more.

Uber is my backup option now if there are no Lyfts available.