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It’s not debt bondage in Roblox. It’s company scrip

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_scrip


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRh0QiXyZSk

    You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store

Well, company scrip specifically IS actually illegal, so it must be something slightly different.

The CEO does not say it’s a horrible idea. The interviewers say that. CEO says it’s “brilliant idea”.

In case you don’t want to watch the video: his answer is yes BUT he needs to figure out how to do it legally in the different jurisdictions that control kids gambling.

And well, and he wants it done for a "educational" purpose without Robux (which I assume is the in-game currency), slightly missing context from your TLDR there.

But as mentioned in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47334696, for sure he's still out after dat monez, he's the CEO after all.


Where does he mention “without Robux”?

Literally seconds after the linked segment. Give it a listen for a minute.

Edit: To be precise, he says "no free Robux":

> no free Robux, no free prizes, just a game called the dress to impress predictor where it's not like trying to get kids money or anything like that

You could have also read the comment I linked earlier.


Were the payments considered income?


Yes, but they were under the 1099 reporting limits, while they both owe taxes on them, neither were required to report it to the IRS... assuming this is the one and only time they paid each other for services rendered.


Yes, but they just didn't tell the IRS and nobody was any the wiser


Electrics won’t replace ICE until the range issues in cold weather is figured out.


It is figured out though. Pre-heat the battery, or drive a little while before charging. A fast charging stop will significantly heat up the battery, heat that can then be transferred to the cabin.

I live in Norway and for most people, EVs are an improvement during cold weather in my opinion. They get warm inside much faster, drive better, and while the range is obviously a lot lower, it isn’t a deal breaker if you buy a good EV.

EV wouldn’t represent 97% of new car sales in Norway if they were worse in the cold IMHO. The country put incentives but they are phased out and many people don’t mind paying a lot.


Vast majority of worlds population doesn't live in places where cold weather range is a problem. Even where it is, cold weather range is a 3 month inconvenience of having to charge more often.

Yeas sure there are use cases where gasoline is more convenient than BEV. But just because the usecase is relevant for you doesn't mean it's globally relevant in the big picture.

Also how much people are ready take inconvenience depends how much they have to pay for the luxury of using gas. Even ignoring the global warming aspect, the EROI of oil drilling is plummeting. We'll never run out oil, it will just get more and more expensive as the easy sources of oil are all used...


It will be a non-issue with the inevitable additional (charging) infrastructure roll-outs along with mandates for on-board heat-pump battery management.

Just look at what Norway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicles_in_N... has done in just 20 years and let's just say it's not known for its warm climate.


Tell that to the Norwegians.


Then it looks like it is figured out because BEV is replacing combustion at an ever increasing rate.


Not only in cold weather. Good luck trailing something big for a long distance even in the summer. In my model X the range is reduced to hardly 150 miles. Really inconvenient.


This is like the argument that LED traffic lights are bad because they don't get hot enough to melt snow on them.

It's something that doesn't matter most of the time and when it does matter you use something else. LED traffic lights started getting built with heaters in them.


What do you mean by trailing? Like, driving on a trail? Like an off road one? Why would you do that in a Model X?


Probably pulling a trailer for a long distance.


Is it possible that one day certificate expiration will be a thing of the past?


How would they get recurring revenue/donations then?


Brendan Eich’s contributions to computing are immeasurable. Your opinions of his social or political views don’t change that.

Do you not use Linux because you don’t like Linus? He’s quite a controversial figure. And before you say Linux is not Linus, the same can be said about Brave and Brendan.

Many other people work on these projects than just the leader.

Do you not use JavaScript because you don’t like Brendan?


> No moral choice is possible unless all your choices are moral.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som...


> what are you doing with all those extra milliseconds you claim you're saving?

Watching more ads.


Do you know how many “mights” and “may not” are in your post? A lot.

You “might” lose half your investments after working 16 Hour Days for 20 years to a divorce. You might get hit by a bus.

Nothing is promised except for this moment, right now.


It's a risk trade-off vs how many years of life you have left. Nobody has a crystal ball. I'd rather have enough to retire and then die unluckily, than not have enough to retire and live until I'm 100.


Future humans will be part human, part lizard, part zebra fish, and seveal other species. We will regrow teeth, heart, and limbs. Sometimes we might accidentally grow a tail.


We do already...sometimes. Vestigial tail


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