Mamady

Well, there is a bit more to it... basically, the phone is really simple and everyone knows how to use it.

It allows access to the microphone without tech support issues (adjust microphone volume, give browser permissions etc).

Beyond that, listening also allows you to just call into a phone number and listen to a show - without expending your mobile data allowance.

Yes, you can listen online without signing up. It is similar to Twitch etc, but has features catering to audio streaming that you wont find on other platforms.

The goal is to make it easier for users to perform a site-wide "find". You can easily disable it by using the checkbox on the bottom right of the overlay that appears; then cmd+f will behave similar to your browser's setup.

"So the fear-mongering about companies with huge losses driving the stock market is misplaced"

Um... no. It would be great if you would come back to this article in 2 years time and run the same analysis on the same companies. I suspect the statement above will be rather invalid.

because it wasn't posted by someone with huge HN karma or a YC company.

true, but its good to hear the other side's perspective - it helps you assess how you can cater to them better.

In the UK, the recruitment agents run the IT tech recruitment industry. Very rarely do companies take on the process themselves (I mean proportionately it's quite low).

In the US, it's reverse.

What do you smoke, and can I have some?

this is pretty neat - something that would make it better is if you could 'sort' by various properties - i.e. sort by PR.

wow - this is actually amazing content. I think you should not have used such a link-bait title - I suspect people wont read because of it.

Seriously great content. Thank you!