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The Library in the Lobby at Andreessen Horowitz
- untilHellbanned 10y agoTl;dr ....(nothing)
- anguswithgusto 10y agoIt doesn't surprise me that Andreessen takes such an interest in Hollywood considering that VCs are today's talent agents. Betting on future stars, dealing with big egos, building businesses which promise their customers similar things (fame, wealth, respect)
- grellas 10y agoHard-copy books may in reality be just as ephemeral as the endless streams of bits and bytes that flow around us these days but, to me, there is always something that just projects a sense of a well-ordered mind and an all-is-well-with-the-universe feel when I see finely-bound versions of such books arranged on shelves with a purpose as they are in the pictures shown here. This is a real throwback, but a nice one. The article itself is fluff but for me, as a long time book buff, this part was intriguing. Not fine-library stuff, just a nice way to convey a feel of real interest for a lobby entrance that would normally be utterly prosaic. It just has a stamp of individuality about it, and I like that.
- ttam 10y agorelated: anyone know why (and how) did he delete his 100k tweets?
- allsystemsgo 10y agoHe was tweeting and retweeting so much.
- guiambros 10y agoBut why deleting the old ones? I mean, it's his right to do whatever he wants with content he created, but seems a radical measure.
- CptJamesCook 10y agoProbably a carefully calculated PR play for A16Z.
- gist 10y agoThis is obviously a planted PR piece. Also will note that those books look like they are in remarkably good condition as a group. They don't look like they were abused cover to cover by many people at all. It's almost ironically like some kind of a movie prop setup but lacking the key review that would ensure accuracy and realism in the final product. Separate issue is that as we can see from HN comments [1] not everything that is written is accurate but it's often interesting and makes a compelling read. [1] One of the reason that I read less books is that any book that I used to read (non fiction, business or history let's say) is always the point of view of only the writer.
- jgalt212 10y agoI feel your discontent about non-fiction. I have a saying about fiction, "at least you know for sure the author is lying."
- Cpoll 10y ago> This is obviously a planted PR piece. Also will note that those books look like they are in remarkably good condition as a group. They don't look like they were abused cover to cover by many people at all. My own library looks a lot like this. I'll only buy a book after I've read it and decide I want it permanently. After that, I might flip through it, but rarely carry it around or expose it to any sort of abuse.
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- Sam_Harris 10y agoLooks like the 3rd or 4th time this has been posted.
- dang 10y agoBut without significant discussion, which makes a repost ok. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- ddp 10y ago"Voice Acting for Dummies." Perfect.
- Hydraulix989 10y agoWhen I was there, I spent more time looking at the books than pitching, and they practically had to throw me out LOL.