Like a lot of tech start-ups, Harper's was founded on a simple question: Why can't we just search the bars nearby to find out who's there and what's going on?

像许多技术刚刚诞生的时候一样，哈珀是基于一个简单问题而开发该应用的：为何我们不能搜索一下附近的酒吧，然后发现谁在那里以及那里将会发生些什么呢？

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Rather than cursing out the hapless employees for their inability to get his order right, Fitzpatrick began thinking about why a simple process like a drive-thru wasn\\\\\\\'t automated.

Fitzpatrick开始思考为什么免下车餐馆这样一个简单的作法不能实现自动化，而不是在想把那些没能力将工作有序进行的无用的员工清理掉。

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Why couldn't we add a simple mechanism to PubSubHub so that when a client subscribes to push updates, it leaves behind some optional identifying information about the user like their name and avatar?

我们为什么不给PSHB协议添加一种简单机制，当客户端订阅推送更新时会留下一些识别信息，如姓名、头像等？

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Why take a simple concept like indexed investing and make it more complicated (and slightly more expensive)?

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And this is why inventions like Turere's -- home grown, simple, affordable and effective -- can make a big difference.

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