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Mulpze15 | 3 years ago | on: Modern football through the lens of René Girard

>It's different in America

Yes. Not sure how it makes his argument weaker. There is a weak sense of community in US sports fans, where it is well understood that sports teams are first and foremost a commercial enterprise.

It is perceived differently in Europe where fans are attached to the team fo r other reasons and want to limit the commercial impact in the sport, probably for some of the reasons explained by the author.

Mulpze15 | 3 years ago | on: The skater punk’s guide to MediaRecorder

So funny to read this for me. I made a pretty good living for myself leveraging MediaRecorder. And "pretty good" is an understatement.

Someone's garbage is someone'else gold....

Mulpze15 | 3 years ago | on: Your competitor wrote the RFP you're bidding on

ROI of RFPs... It is so depressing for me to spend time on an RFP that I won't do it unless I am 100% convinced the RFP was written for me, because I know the account/people.

It's not just the time spent on it, it's the feeling of powerlessness and wasting time you could be spending on something much more fulfilling.

So much more fun to say "no, I won't bid" after a few emails, with little work behind it.

Mulpze15 | 3 years ago | on: Things we did not do while reaching $2M ARR

That's exactly what the author says. He does not give advice. He just give a laundry list of facts for his business.

The only advice is to not sweat over things you don't do. Do you suggest one should?

As a business owner, it resonates with me.

Mulpze15 | 3 years ago | on: Elon Musk owns 9.2% of Twitter

Then he probably is the biggest shareholder now. Based on public data Vanguard and Morgan Stanley were the biggest with about 8.5% each.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

Each time I gain weight, it's indeed a LOT easier for me to skip some meals and get back to where I want to be, rather than eating less or better.

Just 1 data point confirming the parent post.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Google fined €150M, Facebook €60M for for non-compliance with French legislation

Is this true?

1- If I count page views on my site, no consent necessary.

2- If I count sessions on my site, no consent necessary.

3- If I count page views per sessions on my site, is consent necessary?

4- If I count return visits on my site, consent necessary?

5- if I remember what people bought on my site, consent necessary?

Related to 3 and 4, how long is a reasonable cookie expiration?

6- Am I looking at this issue the right way?

Thx.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Opt Out of Cynicism

From the article:

"a no-complain challenge [...] The goal is to make it 21 days without having move the wrist."

As in 21 days without complaining.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Groups never admit failure

Sports teams. Many admit failures collectively. Not always for sure, depending on the circumstances, but it happens very frequently. Small group though.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: What really happened at the Millennium Tower?

>Fifty-two piles will be drilled along the north and west sides of the tower all the way down to bedrock.

If the bedrock is now supporting a significant share of the building, does it make it more or less able to cope with earthquakes?

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you tackle your own negativity?

>I just find it important to think in worst-case scenarios for various reasons

That's the key point. I think about the worst-case scenario as well, it is important. But as long as it does not kill me or leaves me with lifetime super negative impact, I am not spending too much time on it, because it is an inefficient use of my time and brain bandwidth.

The reason is that statistically things turn out fine, usually not perfect but 99.9% not worst case. And most of worse case scenarios are avoided _not_ because _I_ considered and avoided them. Differently said, even if you start with 5 potential really bad outcomes, after a short while 2 or 3 become irrelevant anyway because circumstances.

Being ready for the lucky and positive upside is more efficient in the long run in my experience, and much more pleasant along the way.

It feels like a superpower to me to be positive when I look at all these sad and negative people who don't even realize how much _they_ are hurting themselves, not the circumstances around them.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Why don’t the French celebrate Lafayette?

If you are interested in Lafayette and eager to travel, I suggest you visit the beautiful town of Le Puy-en-Velay in the Massif Central where his statue is proudly erected. Off the beaten path for most, but rewarding for the others.

Then go to tiny village Chavaniac where you'll visit the castle he lived in for a while, that carries his name.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Corellium

Yes but the article also says:

"Part of the two-year case was settled just last week—days after news of the company’s CSAM technology became public."

And

"On Monday, Corellium announced a $15,000 grant for a program it is specifically promoting as a way to look at iPhones under a microscope and hold Apple accountable. On Tuesday, Apple filed an appeal continuing the lawsuit."

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of the Gulf Stream

I see this as a very US centric view. I remember ecological issues were huge in Germany as early as the 80s. The pandemic has been well managed by a number of countries across the globe.

Especially about global warming, it is not a specie problem. It is possible to fix, and some countries / groups of people are better than others at it.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Nvidia Canvas

When photography appeared, it made a lot painters obsolete... It forced many to rethink their skills beyond reproducing faithfully nature.

That's the nature of progress and art.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project

What if it was a purposeful Streisand effect, if we would assume there is not such thing as bad publicity.

I bully a lone open source dev, everybody get fired up, I go front page HN, maybe as the bad guy, but now people hear about me, and total sign-up increase.

Would be devilish, maybe would work?

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Evidence from leaked account data on how elites use offshore banking [pdf]

It is harder and harder for US persons to put their money abroad. All foreign banks must declare US Persons to the US authorities.

I am sure some figure out ways, but you have to go in dodgier places.

This is a new development is the last 10-20 years, so there is progress. It should help people trust the system is getting fairer.

If one is against taxes, and uses lack of enforcement as a reason, I smell dishonesty.

Mulpze15 | 4 years ago | on: Crazy New Ideas

This essay resonates a lot. I have currently a crazy new idea. I feel I am a domain expert. I am working really hard on it and have good feedback from non tech people in the domain.

Still, so many non experts dismiss my ideas and prototypes. Without asking Why, How, etc. And feeling good about themselves, tapping themselves in the back for "helping me make my ideas better".

I am not talking about other domain experts, those criticisms are super interesting. But being a computer dev and/or being smart in your domain does not make you a domain expert in my domain.

The ratio of supportive people vs incompetent critics is astounding. Even as I have one successful company behind me already. The lonely reference at the end feels right.

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