I have a friend who rents out an apartment long term on the south shore through AirBnB. It works out to about the same price as he would get from renting out long term through ads but the process is actually easier for him with the platform than posting ads and answering phone calls.
I have a basement apartment that my friend rents out and when he goes on trips he rents it out. If he leaves I would consider AirBnB even if long term because it would save me a lot of trouble.
The data they received is a competitive advantage and they are not under any obligation to publish it. You don't need to, or are allowed to, extend your demands of peer-reviewed academia to modern online journalism. Stop whining, and address the claims of the article.
But surely without the original data, it's impossible to judge the accuracy of the report. How can one address the claims of the article without any idea whether its conclusions are justified? People have a justified skepticism when it comes to online reporting: it is not unusual for media outlets to take a skewed, partial, or plain incorrect view of a piece of research.
I just hate that pedantic comments like the original poster are the most upvoted on HN.
The most upvoted comment on most articles isn't addressing the topic; it's some sort of ridiculous analysis or criticism of process, or an embedded piece of javascript, or whatever.
I happen to appreciate this style of comment on HN. We live in a frenzy of sensationalism. Why can't we have a devil's advocate to remind us of the most common, basic mistakes? It's like a compiler that catches null-pointer errors for us.
As an aside, I do not think Apple gets nearly enough credit for designing iOS, WatchOS and MacOS with the needs of the blind and disabled in mind. It's truly a beautiful thing.
We don't need regulations! The Free Market(tm) will solve everything! (/s)
Snark aside, it's simply a problem of money in politics. It costs corporations less to lobby against regulations than it does to follow said regulations.
I know many Pantheon people closely and had seen what they do. It's a good platform, but WordPress.com platform tend to be a lot more mature and reliable, despite this incident.
