mamurphy
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Comment · 5 months ago
Comment · 1 year ago
I remember reading a stat on reddit that 10% of users upvote and 1% of users comment. So if my memory is (near) accurate, that's very common behavior.
Comment · 2 years ago
Yes; another example:
https://stevekrouse-staticwordle.web.val.run/eyJhbnN3ZXIiOiJ...
Comment · 2 years ago
Another commenter posted the archive page. No comment on whether this "made it ok," but some of the other photos show the hooks being used in a different context, more like a nanny cam.
This one (https://web.archive.org/web/20231204210803/https://m.media-a...) shows hooks in what looks like a mudroom catching an image of a person in black clothing in a ski-mask, indicating a use case of the hook would be to surreptitiously record a thief.
On the archive, it is advertised as a "Hidden Clothes Hook Camera, Mini Spy Camera HD 1080P, Nanny Cam with Motion Detection, Wireless Security Camera for Home/Office/Pet Monitor, Video Recorder No WiFi Needed, No Audio" with no mention of it being a "bathroom spycam."
Comment · 3 years ago
I, in turn, was reminded of the (quite fun, for 1 play-through) 2016 game about mining oil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmoil_(2016_video_game)
Comment · 3 years ago
This tweet has the cartoon: https://twitter.com/Benioff/status/549339156854214656?lang=e...
I also found it at the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995
I am unsure of the original source.
Comment · 3 years ago
See also the independent company energy sage (https://www.energysage.com/). They provide what seems like a similar service, and have an active referral network in some markets.
I got several quotes through them (though decided to hold off on solar for the time being last fall).
Comment · 4 years ago
The "That’s it!" at the end gave me a nice chuckle. Fun article, quite involved it seems.
Comment · 4 years ago
Ironic that Manu's immediately previous blog post from 2022.04.27 is titled "Not Going Anywhere" (https://ma.nu/blog/not-going-anywhere).
Comment · 4 years ago
The relevant reply: https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/wa1zob/comme...
>We sold a cheap van in the company name. I was 100% straightforward about this with Stripe. I would happily reverse the charge and reprocess it through our primary processor. The customer would also be willing. We have all the paperwork to prove the sale and a signed credit authorization. Stripe has asked us for 0 documents pertaining to the sale.
>On top of being out this money, we have to remit sales tax to the state for this sale. It's not a truckload of money but it's enough to make a small business owner throw his head in his hands
If we are taking him at face value that he sold a van, should we also take him at face value that he would be happy to reverse the transaction to his customer and that Stripe is holding his funds hostage and is impossible to get a resolution from?
Comment · 4 years ago
> This is what happens when clients have the lowest bidder mentality.
Your conclusion is completely at odds with this quote from the article:
> WebAgency quoted the highest rate of anyone I interviewed, but their portfolio best matched the style I wanted.
Comment · 5 years ago
Nils's blog post[0] that I found linked here[1] from here[2]. I found that last link from the google search (Nils Maier blog post Firefox extension).
[0]https://www.downthemall.org/the-likely-end-of-downthemall/
[1]https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-dev...
[2]https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-changes-firefox-apis-d...
Comment · 5 years ago
Do you have any sources your can share or more info about this?
I Googled and the first result was "Under delta, supply chain strains, Toyota slashes production."[0] Many similar results[1][2][3].
Six months ago they were getting temporary reprieve because they monitored supply and snapped some up[4], but now, six months later, they seem to be having to slash production like everyone else.
[0]https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-technology-business-hea...
[1]https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a37364490/toyota-cutting-g... [2]https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/toyota-slashes-producti... (pbs reiterates AP report) [3]https://www.thestreet.com/phildavis/stocks-options/thursday-...
[4]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-07/how-toyot...
Comment · 5 years ago
This comment, including the part about Europe, prompted me to research this issue a bit. I Googled 'European homelessness' and came across articles[0][1]that suggest that while there are a few cases of success in cities like Helsinki (or Salt Lake City[2]) with 'Housing First' policies, homeless is getting worse in Europe. Denmark and Finland seem to be doing well[1][3], and could serve as a model.
I'd like to learn more about if Europe overall is doing better than the United States. I couldn't find comparative numbers with solid data. Thank you for sharing your story, I am glad you found a light at the end of the tunnel.
[0]https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/22/homelessness-in-europe-a... [1]https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46891392 [2]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-homelessness-housing/... [3]https://archive.thinkprogress.org/four-countries-the-united-...
Comment · 5 years ago
Another comment in this thread prompted me to research a bit. While building expensive housing is probably fine, it seems that the cities with the most success have adopted a housing first[0][1][2] policy. Building cheap housing (and housing homeless there) is a major part of what is seen by many as the most effective solution.
[0]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-06/why-is-ho... [1]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-homelessness-housing/... [2]https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46891392
I think this hits on the spirit behind GP's point. Clarity, leading to an article like the one posted, gets more people upset. The equation (Upset/People x People) results in a larger number -- people, as a whole, are more upset.
>But you can see the logic behind why many other big companies would just respond with an opaque message like "thank you for your report, it will be handled in the appropriate manner". Because saying the truth gets people more upset.
If a company is vague, there's nothing to write about, one person (maybe) gets more upset than they would have facing clarity.
But if the company is clear, there is something to write about, and an article like the one posted makes people, overall, more upset.