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New comment by frank_jaeger in "I Won $104M for Blowing the Whistle But Was the Only One Who Went to Jail"

frank_jaeger — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:30:41 +0000

> (It is, however, extremely important to me that I make clear that I had no idea there was a law like this for a reward when I resigned from UBS in October 2005, as the law passed in December 2006.)

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Researchers crack open malware that hid for 5 years"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:41:14 +0000

That is a really impressive piece of software. USB exfiltration of data on air gapped machines is next level. I'm in awe of their skill.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "I Went from $80,000 in Debt to a Net Worth of $200,000 in Six Years"

frank_jaeger — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:37:13 +0000

It was by no means a dig at you!

I'll check the others out for sure, thanks for sharing.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "I Went from $80,000 in Debt to a Net Worth of $200,000 in Six Years"

frank_jaeger — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:15:27 +0000

Is this not just a humblebrag? I really fail to see the point of this. It is really cool to read about people who find inventive ways to overcome economic obstacles. It's somewhat boring to read that someone got a high paying job, and married someone with a high paying job, and then things worked out.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Special projects"

frank_jaeger — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:37:18 +0000

>A complex simulation with many long-lived agents.

No need to start a new one here, just download Dwarf Fortress.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Ask HN: Help me see why everyone seems to love TDD?"

frank_jaeger — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:01:37 +0000

You're not going to get a much better reply than this. Speak their language, they will listen. Especially if you have access to historical data, it can be pretty easy to cherry pick some examples of where the improved QA would have had drastic savings.

People fear change, but no one wants to throw away money. Make them see the dollar signs.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Vizio acquired by LeEco for $2B"

frank_jaeger — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 01:44:21 +0000

I can't say I know its exact manufacturing origins, but I can say without a doubt my TV is a Vizio.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Bitcoin’s not money, judge rules as she tosses money-laundering charge"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:23:39 +0000

I'm not sure exactly what you're implying. Are you suggesting Espinoza was laundering? Or currency exchange is money laundering?

That his buddy had to cop to a plea deal with overzealous prosecutors is unfortunate, but in no way changes Espinoza's case.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Bitcoin’s not money, judge rules as she tosses money-laundering charge"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:02:27 +0000

The entire point of money laundering is to convert ill-gotten money into seemingly legitimate assets. It's not like they offered Espinoza dirty cash that he would buy for cents on the dollar with clean cash. He didn't channel their cash through legitimate business channels to obfuscate its history. He engaged in nothing resembling money laundering. This was a man who sold a commodity. Replace Bitcoin with literally anything else. If Espinoza sold them $30,000 of frozen orange juice concentrate, who cares if they're going to trade that for stolen Russian credit cards? In no way is he facilitating money laundering in either scenario.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Show HN: Polybit – Build, Deploy, Host Node.js APIs"

frank_jaeger — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:02:47 +0000

>People need to know why they can't trust you.

Why can't people trust him? Seems like a good guy to me.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Why most “clever” code ain’t so clever after all"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:10:19 +0000

What about when x is 15?

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Pokewalk"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:29:25 +0000

>TECHNOLOGY Our technology stack is a unique use of complicated algroithms...

Sold

New comment by frank_jaeger in "The Paradox of Disclosure"

frank_jaeger — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 17:30:43 +0000

This instantly reminded me of an article I read about medication side effect disclaimers actually increasing the odds of people trying the product. Both are pretty interesting effects.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterubel/2014/08/18/side-effect...

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Peter Doig sued for disavowing 40-year-old painting"

frank_jaeger — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:05:03 +0000

Was anyone else floored by this? Even in the extremely unlikely scenario of Doig actually painting a piece he would disavow, how is the greater good served by going forward with the case? The can of worms the precedent would set are shocking. I would have a genuinely hard time proving my whereabouts 4 years ago, let alone 4 decades. This just seems like such an unreasonable expectation.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "A South Korean Copy of Snapchat Takes Off in Asia"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 20:52:06 +0000

Anyone have insight as to why Snapchat is blocked in China but Snow isn't? Is Snow just currently under the radar and will likely suffer the same fate?

New comment by frank_jaeger in "DuckDuckGo announces partnership with Yahoo"

frank_jaeger — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 02:03:56 +0000

From the "technical implementation" article they link to

>When you do a search on DuckDuckGo, depending on the particular search, we will make a call to Yahoo for links, ads and other content.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs"

frank_jaeger — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 01:45:57 +0000

I was looking into those who signed (currently at 110 by the way) and I was a bit interested in the age range. Even though the years that individuals were granted the prize ranged to as far back as 1962 (James Watson was around 32 at the time), I didn't find anyone who's currently under 60 who signed. My search was far from exhaustive, so I'd be interested if anyone found a young laureate on this list.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "From Losing Money to a Profit Margin in 5 Months"

frank_jaeger — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:23:22 +0000

Solely because of the time value of money. It might seem great to have profit now, but you really want to maximize your net present value[0]. Focusing on growth early is often the way to do it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_present_value

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Airbnb Is Said to Be Seeking Funding Valuing It at $30B"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:26:45 +0000

Having a large portion of your staff barista-trained also allows for some pretty big pivots. These guys have their eyes on the longterm.

New comment by frank_jaeger in "Airbnb Is Suing San Francisco to Block Rental Rules"

frank_jaeger — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 00:38:08 +0000

Not currently no. In an unrelated note, I have an idea that just might disrupt the automotive rental industry...