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New comment by param in "Long before trees overtook the land, Earth was covered by prototaxites (2013)"

param — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:52:47 +0000

Wait so Super Mario Bros is factually historical?

New comment by param in "Vets today are like doctors yesterday"

param — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:44:43 +0000

Your own link [1] says "Ob/Gyn about $30,000- $35,000". The OP said "an Ob's ins CAN COST 71k a year" [emphasis mine] so doesn't sound 'flat out wrong' to me.

Next - could you explain why you are bringing in malpractice CLAIMS data in a conversation about PREMIUMS?

New comment by param in "Show HN: World’s first £3 flat fee (0% FX markup) money transfer service"

param — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:48:29 +0000

Helpful tip for founders: India has a ton of diaspora abroad and is always looking for a deal to send money back home

New comment by param in "I was terrified of an eyeball injection"

param — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:30:21 +0000

I was always iffy about LASIK and got it done to appease my wife & I can tell you it was way simpler than I was imagining.

I can't even put contact lenses in my eye myself, but getting operated was a breeze. I have been glasses free for 8 yrs now - its great!

New comment by param in "Newark cops, with reform, didn't fire a single shot in 2020"

param — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:16:14 +0000

And do we know why this disparity exists?

New comment by param in "NYC Spent Half a Million Dollars per Inmate in 2020, Report Says"

param — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:24:14 +0000

Trust in government ops is valuable for success of democracy

New comment by param in "Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Robinhood in the State of New York"

param — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:55:23 +0000

I think they are allowing you to sell, not buy

New comment by param in "Consumer Protection Bureau Aims to Roll Back Rules for Payday Lending"

param — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 21:49:24 +0000

Here is the best argument in favor of the change: >> if the rule had kicked in, some two-thirds of borrowers wouldn't qualify for a payday loan

If the above is true (and not fake news), I would like to understand how the industry was expected to survive with 2/3rd of its customer base taken away in an instant; and what alternative services these customers would have been routed to...

New comment by param in "H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada smooths way for techies"

param — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:45:30 +0000

Not my words.

Did I induce cognitive dissonance in you?

New comment by param in "H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada smooths way for techies"

param — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:47:29 +0000

Yep, it doesn't go far enough - even if all countries did everything in the accord we wouldn't change anything.

If this was a business setting, a proposal like this would be laughed out of existence. Somehow, when it is a Dem/progressive policy people still take it seriously.

New comment by param in "H-1B: As immigration furor roils Silicon Valley, Canada smooths way for techies"

param — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:33:58 +0000

Just do a google search.

Even the UN admits it was a fraud: https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/the-un-admits-...

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:36:59 +0000

A couple of thoughts come to mind when I read this paragraph:

1. If there is meat in her story, I am sure there are multiple lawyers who will be willing to work for a share of the settlement - i.e. she never pays out of pocket.

2. It seems we have a society where the "plaintiff" is wronged bad enough to go to court, but is wronged enough to complain about it and have society decide and punish on her behalf! Even when society doesn't know enough about the case.

This reminds me of the doctor who shot that lion in africa... society punished him really really bad - he lost patients, lost ability to work, and what not. Later, it turned out he had done everything by the book, and is not slated to be punished/held accountable either in US or zimbabwe. Same thing here... idiots on the internet feel they KNOW uber is wrong, and they are willing to punish the company by #deleteuber, and willing to go on a downvote spree towards people like me on online forums.

What happens if 6 months later it turns out Susan was lying? Will all of you come back to upvote me?

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:36:22 +0000

Point taken. That's why I am here to sort of point out a counter argument to DHH. He seems to be calling for consumer activism without making a serious case (at least for me) so as to WHY.

There have been allegations of misconduct, fine. Latest there is a sexual harassment claim... Those are VERY attractive to certain class of lawyers. Why not let law take its course? Why do WE, who know nothing of what happened, have to PRE-JUDGE and punish the company upfront?

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:25:04 +0000

Again, lets keep subjective opinions out of the picture for a second.

Specifically, In Uber's case, tell me what they did that SHOULD be illegal and we can talk about it.

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:22:03 +0000

Yes, and my original comment was that DHH didn't do a good enough effort to convince me. And I was saying that I won't support it.

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:21:25 +0000

Sure, but it could also be confirmation bias. Why is it that there have been so many stories of misdeeds and they still haven't been punished?

In your world, it could be because they are an evil monster, and they bought off the cops and the plaintiff.

In my world, it is possible that none of them were instances of breaking the law and worth going after.

PS: read up on confirmation bias.

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:18:33 +0000

I agree with you. But that's not the world we live in today.

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:07:52 +0000

Because that's what shares represent. I 'give you money' to try to add wealth to the economy. If you do anything illegal, you burn. Not me.

Economics and law 101

Edit - just want to clarify - if the company execs do something ILLEGAL, they should go to jail. Shareholders WILL get punished beause shares will get a hit. But how is it fair to start punishing the company overall with consumer activism just because there are allegations of misconduct?

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:06:43 +0000

Why don't you tell me, and why don't your respond to my core argument - which is - why don't we let the law take its course?

Why do we need consumer activism all the time? Are you saying the laws are insufficient? Then tell me which specific laws those are.

New comment by param in "Deleting Uber is the least you can do"

param — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:49:06 +0000

I skimmed through the article fast, so here is what I gleaned:

1. Donald Trump is bad, Thiel is bad for supporting him.

2. There are problems at Uber

3. ... ?

4. Lets punish ALL shareholders, and YOURSELF, by not using the service.

5. ... ?

If some law has been broken, I would prefer that the guilty person(s) be held accountable. I am not sure why I have to pay more for taxis at this time