Hacker News: 2009mobile

New comment by 2009mobile in "Surveillance Pricing: Exploiting Information Asymmetries"

2009mobile — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:30:10 +0000

The article describes Uber's surge pricing as a form of surveillance pricing, but this is misleading. The primary purpose of surge pricing isn't to maximize profit, it's to increase supply. Dynamic pricing in a 2-sided network is different than in retailing.

New comment by 2009mobile in "Ask HN: How much equity should an early employee get?"

2009mobile — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:49:20 +0000

It depends on how much job experience your friend has (among other things already mentioned). It could range from around .1-.2% for a new grad to 1-2% for someone with 10+ years of experience in a more senior IC engineering role.

New comment by 2009mobile in "California Now World's 5th Largest Economy, Surpassing UK"

2009mobile — Sat, 05 May 2018 15:27:29 +0000

Counterpoint: as a gay Californian (and a SF homeowner to boot), I strongly identify as a YIMBY.

Aside from selfishly wanting room for more local colleagues at my startup, it's my mission in life to preserve California as a refuge for persecuted LGBT people across the country. The best way to do that is to build more housing and stabilize rents, not to block sorely-needed high-density housing because there used be a historic gay bar there 50 years ago that few will remember.

New comment by 2009mobile in "Making the Touch Bar useful by abandoning Apple guidelines"

2009mobile — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 05:48:54 +0000

3D touch isn't supported on the iPhone SE or on any iPads. Given that it's not supported across the iOS hardware line, it's not assigned any essential functionality.

I expect that it'll play a larger role after the next major redesign of iOS in a couple years.

New comment by 2009mobile in "Where San Francisco Wants New Subway Lines"

2009mobile — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 23:31:17 +0000

Another similar rational but liberal approach would be "I want my non-homeowning friends and co-workers to continue to be able to afford the Bay Area, rather than get priced out over time."

As a young SF homeowner, that's more important to my quality of life than the price of my home going up.