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rk1987 | 3 years ago | on: Credit Suisse sheds nearly 25%, key backer says no more money

Clearly you're living in different world.

I've been trying to open treasury account for last 2-3 months. Having a notarized form is such a big blocker if you have a 9-5 day job.

The reward of getting few % higher return is not enough to figure out notary for me.

rk1987 | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

So true.

I know a friend who led product at a startup (YC). One fine day he shared concerns on how company is narrowly focusing on just one parameter. 10 mins later, he got employment termination letter.

rk1987 | 3 years ago | on: Shocker. In Cars, Physical Buttons Are Easier Than Touchscreens

Based on tests they used, this is just a click bait.

> Turn on the heated seat, increase the temperature by two degrees, and start the defroster. --- This probably is the only area where Tesla doesn't have good interface. > Turn on the radio and tune it to a specific station (Sweden's Program 1). Reset the trip computer. --- I would be interested in learning what % of population remember specific station and manually need to set it often. (Usually people have few favs and once you save them you don't need to do > Turn the instrument lights to their lowest setting and turn off the center display. --- There is some learning curve but I am sure the experience of doing it on day 1 vs day 7 of owning a vehicle is way different.

Recently a friend advised me to give any new product a week or two before making an opinion and this has worked magic.

rk1987 | 5 years ago | on: Tracking the WhatsApp habits of random smartphones

I really need "Permanently Archive Chat" feature in whatsapp. There are some chats/groups that I never want to see any message in but don't want to leave.

I believe whatsapp knows how useful this feature is but it will lead to lower usage and they are not rolling out

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