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The Trillion-Dollar Grift: Inside the Greatest Scam of All Time

rollingstone.com
2 points·by rubyron·3 年前·0 comments

Zynga May Have Just Laid Off 100+ Employees From Its Austin Office

techcrunch.com
464 points·by rubyron·14 年前·212 comments

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rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
As I was reading this, I was mentally preparing my reply to call BS on your story, as no instructor would do this on your first lesson.

Glad to see the twist at the end - great story!
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
TIL about a 2,000 lb "manhole cover" (big armored plate they welded on the end of a pipe to contain (HA!) the explosion) that got launched into the atmosphere in 1957 by a nuclear explosion test, leaving ground at 150,000 mph (220,000 fps). Spoiler: it probably vaporized.
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
Prometh? Trying to process that product name. Is it promise with a lisp, or are you in favor of meth?
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
They need a fake hand to rise up and wave over the steering wheel so pedestrians will know they’re waiting for them.
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
Could heat the place with GPUs.
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
didn’t think I needed the /s
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
This would be great to use on my sites so users choose stronger passwords.

Is there an api planned, or is it open source?
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
Pretty much every browser extension can/must do that.
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
Something you never want to hear from your lawyer, or doctor, is that your case is interesting.
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
Clippai™
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
Probably the same number. Almost every startup in SF uses SVB by default.

edit: misread. My estimate of at least 30% of VC-funded startups in SV using SVB stands. It’s recommended as the default by most investors.
rubyron
·3 年前·discuss
Maybe the 10% quit over that, and they spun it as layoffs.
rubyron
·4 年前·discuss
NSAIDs are anti-inflammatories. Analgesics are anti-pain. Completely different mechanisms.

I had arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus in my knee this year. My doc (well-respected pro sports ortho in Austin) put me on ice and rather long term Naproxen (NSAID). So not every doc has gotten with or believes in the new thinking.
rubyron
·4 年前·discuss
> All I can say is that I have never been so insulted (even by the likes of my moronic sister (who seems to delight in making me uncomfortable (and she is so good at it, knowing just how to push my buttons (which I think is a skill that all siblings possess to some extent (which I believe proves some sort of genetic link (despite the fact that I really enjoyed genetics in school (relating on so many levels to Gregor Mendel and his peas (but of course peas make me gag, since my throat swells when I eat them)))))))) as I was by someone suggesting that I have ADD.

Brilliant.
rubyron
·4 年前·discuss
Same as it looks coming out of your nose or throat - clear to whitish/yellowish.
rubyron
·8 年前·discuss
It could be based on speed rather than mass. Above 5-10 mph or so, you turn a motorcycle with pretty much total countersteering, forcefully pushing forward on the inside hand grip to get the motorcycle to lean over. The faster you're going, the further you need to lean the motorcycle.