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You actually proved it’s a story: for some people it’s news that couples can live in different houses and have any other type of romantic relationship than dating.


This is amazing. Thank you.

In your experience what’s the most convenient e-ink device for free ebooks? Ie Kindle is optimized for amazon so probably not the most convenient for this.


It’s not the easiest to get SE books onto Kindle unfortunately, though we obviously supply them. I personally read on a Kobo, and I think they’re starting to be available in the US now? You can just drag and drop our kepubs into the mass storage and it’ll import them. Apple Books works well too if you’ve got an iDevice (although there’s a lingering bug with forced page breaks that I really need to fix).


How did Unreal compare regarding that issue?


It was much more straight forward to build levels that would be well lit with the standard tooling in my experience. I didn't have to change anything at all and there were fewer weird artifacts to clean up.

The asset workflow from Blender to substance painter to Unreal also had no hidden demons. It all just worked as expected.

Just to be clear as well, my concerns weren't about the post processing stack which I got working to good effect in Unity. But the lightmapping and material workflow is just a bit clunky in unity. To say nothing of the confusion that having more than one lighting engine causes in docs and online support.


Interesting, best of luck! What are your closest competitors? And do you intend to provide other tiers for above 39, or are “digital nomads” above that age too few?


Thanks! For digital nomads the biggest option today is Worldnomads. Coverage is comparable. Main differences is that they are 2-3x more expensive, don't have subscription-option and don't offer home-country coverage (the one we have is 30 days for every 3 months).

Yes we do intend to add more products, next one is to complete a global health insurance that includes primary care. We currentl offer 40-49, 50-59 and 60-69 as well, but at higher price points. Most of our users are in the 18-39 age-range, so this was the segment we tailored it to.


Was just reading about yoga. Since you’re familiar with it, do you know if there are plans to support css grid?


I don't think there are any plans to but facebook has so many engineering resources that they may just add it one day.

For now it's just Flexbox and I think that covers most developers' needs.


I'm not on the Yoga team but work with them quite closely. There are no active plans for adding CSS Grid support mostly because the spec is kind of awkward with the ASCII-art style definitions that are very reliant on CSS as the source language. Personally, I've been warming up to the idea of using CSS Grid for UIs more and more lately after reading this post on Mozilla Hacks[0], but we haven't had many requests for adding it otherwise.

[0] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/02/css-grid-for-ui-layouts/


The question here may not be face to face vs remotely, but a person vs a rudimentary AI. Can one feel acceptance and support from a chatbot that has no sense of self?


It seems possible that the external is the trigger to allow oneself to feel and acceptance and support internally. For me, that was the difference maker in talk-therapy; I learned how to treat myself better, tutored by an external resource.


The plot context overview on Wikipedia is chilling just by itself...


> I want to bet on your company without feeling dependent on worst case restore scenarios

If you’re worried about Keybase disappearing with all your data, doesn’t backing up your computer cover that scenario?


They survived the Judith Miller controversy. What is it about the HRC-NYT emails that ends their credibility in ways that Judith Miller didn't?

edit: I can't think of a good reason to downvote this question (please do explain), but I'll rephrase: the Judith Miller Iraq reporting was bad to say the least, and they got rid of her. In this case I am under the impression that the problem is a few isolated cases, but I'm not well educated and am possibly missing something. What about these emails makes this a sweeping issue over the whole organization, as opposed to a few reporters having abused their welcome?


Judith Miller and the NYT’s (and news media more generally) credulous Iraq War boosterism were much more damning. Most of the folks involved, either on the media side or the government side, suffered absolutely no consequence to their reputations.


> Most of the folks involved, either on the media side or the government side, suffered absolutely no consequence to their reputations.

I still cannot believe this. In fact, it's probably the single most poignant fact of the Iraq war. It shows us that the NYT was not outraged by the "mistake" but supported what was effectively a propaganda effort.

This is why I liken the NYT to America's Pravda. The stories it runs help to bolster the legitimacy of certain institutions and create PR and misdirection as needed to allow the status quo to continue.


It wasn't stolen, it was lost and found. [1]

And for the credentials part, you're assuming a certain amount of technical knowledge and interest for iPod features beyond the basics.

[1] Relevant, from this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10247974


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