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He can go to the countries, but like PG said it would be in an exclusive resort. He can't do anything that would negatively affect the company which means he can't be seen/photographed doing a lot of the stuff that makes these backpacking trips so fun. He can't go into a 7-11 to buy something without being recognized. There are pros to being rich and famous but let's not pretend there aren't cons.


I'm not very knowledgeable so take this with a grain of salt, but I believe he's talking about the common strategy of having your business set up in Delaware.


Yes, Delaware is a very common place to incorporate businesses. Even Google is technically a Delaware corporation[1]

[1] https://investor.google.com/corporate/certificate-of-incorpo...

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware#Incorporation_in_Delaw...


Thanks a lot for doing this.


Just to play devils advocate, depending on what you are doing working smarter might be less productive than working dumber for longer hours.


Out of curiosity, why not put your phone in the front pocket?


Because half the population doesn't have front pockets that fit phones, and sometimes your purse is slightly out of reach.


I'd be surprised if most jeans for women have back pockets that could comfortably fit an iPhone 6. They're generally design additions rather than serious pockets.


> I'd be surprised if most jeans for women have back pockets that could comfortably fit an iPhone 6.

The rear pocket in women's jeans might be able to accept an iPhone 6, but only if the woman's rear isn't present at the same time.

It's interesting that "cargo" pockets, located on the side of the pants at mid-hip height, are popular right now, because that's a much better and safer place for a phone than the back pockets.


The thing with back pockets is that the phone can stick up out of the pocket and stay in there. So the amount of pocket you need for that to work is reduced.


You don't have to be part of that half of the population.


You make it sound like it's elective...?


Membership in the group of people who wear pants with non-functional pockets is elective. That said, I think we all know what the original poster actually meant, and this subthread isn’t illuminating anything.


I keep my phone in my front pocket 90% of the time. However, there's been a number of times where I've been distracted, and have slipped it in my back pocket just before sitting on it, such as finishing a conversation just before getting into the car or working on something that may get my front wet, like gardening. It's a nice adrenaline rush feeling it under me all of a sudden, but, thankfully, I've never inflicted damage like that.


Because you can't sit down at all then. The note 3 (which I own and love) is too big.


Keys and change go in front pockets and tend to scratch phone... Phones fit in back pockets and I've never damaged one that way in many generations of iPhones (and also Android phones).


When you really stop to think about it, the amount of things in our lives that depend on the weather are overwhelming.


My electricity bills seem to have been more expensive last summer than last winter (obviously no heating in the summer, and no cooling), which I suspect is because of less precipitation (though I haven't looked into it).


Do you mind expanding on what exactly you do?(in an anonymous fashion if necessary) As someone currently looking for a career this sounds intriguing.


I think this question is a lot like asking if an obese person wants to eat themselves to death, should we let them?

You can debate whether or not it is morally justifiable to allow this to happen, but you can't really argue that it is healthy behavior.


> ... but you can't really argue that it is healthy behavior.

Of course you can. Suppose you've been told that you have inoperable pancreatic cancer and that the end will be painful even with the best medications (often true). How is it healthy behavior to suffer through such an end?

The bottom line is that suicide should be accepted as an option in some cases. The fact that it isn't (generally) accepted only shows that public ethical thinking is primitive, shallow and indifferent to the needs of individuals.

This is slowly changing. A few U.S. states have adopted assisted suicide laws to deal with scenarios like the example above:

http://euthanasia.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=00...


Even in the Valley, an attractive woman rarely is rarely thought of as out of place. People would be too busy hitting on her or admiring from a far to question where she came from in my experience.


Would you mind expanding on point 3? Why wouldn't using Uber be better?


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