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811.
Giant wooden xylophone set on hill in Japan renders Bach hymn when triggered(onbeing.org)
3 points by Geekette 11y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 11y ago
Oh, my. that video is not going to help dissuade the notion for some that the new logos are reminiscent of assholes because the centre apparently resembles an anus: http://gizmodo.com/ubers-new-logo-its-an-asshole-1756692669
813.
Silicon Valley's Problem-Solving Bubble(fastcompany.com)
2 points by Geekette 11y ago|0 comments
814.
Google Boots Ad Blockers from Google Play(techcrunch.com)
2 points by Geekette 11y ago|0 comments
815.
Toronto's mayor demands an end to competition for fast, affordable broadband(boingboing.net)
2 points by Geekette 11y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 11y ago
It is a particularly bad instance of (non) data visualization. The effect on my eyes was scalding and my initial reaction was to bounce right back out. In absence of insightful format, just basic bar charts would have sufficed.
817.
by Geekette 11y ago
Not receiving floofy slippers was probably the last straw for the NSA. Hell hath no fury like a legion of 5-eyed naughties with freezing tootsies.
818.
by Geekette 11y ago
Discussion can certainly proceed without knowing every last bit of nuance of my commentary because my key point is clear: the guy's off the rails and his business partners apparently tolerated this as long as he was making them money
819.
by Geekette 11y ago
You are too sensitive to this. Consider that sometimes, one engages in tightly layered banter, knowing that only some people will read through all layers. Which is fine because at minimum, the main sentiment (in this case, "this pers
820.
by Geekette 11y ago
Basically a non-artist formerly known as merely a conceited dude, had the walls between his "knowledge" of his greatness and the perceived reflections of it from outside (e.g. from movies and others' glam lives) collide. Coll
821.
by Geekette 11y ago
Wowzers! Talk about being lost in the sauce. Dude is stomping on the broken hamster treadmill in temple of his familiar otherwise known as the wilderness of his mind, currently indistinguishable from the streets or the movies. Presumably, h
822.
by Geekette 11y ago
That is one complete typeface; love it. But how so government of them to impose an application process just to get the typeface! Especially when the font is supposedly free for commercial or non-commercial use. Edit: If the implication is
823.
by Geekette 11y ago
China's also an unlikely ally for intervention here as it too was recently reprimanded for continued use of torture in prison and cracking down on human rights lawyers and activists by the UN Committee Against Torture: http:/&#x2
824.
by Geekette 11y ago
Deeply saddening but I doubt Kim Jong Un will actually face international justice. 2014 report aside, the world has long been made aware of the cruelty in N Korea, to no avail. I don't see what's different this time to suggest th
825.
by Geekette 11y ago
Question for the Macro peeps: Does one still need to subscribe for the publication if already on YC mailing list? My inbox is currently chaos land and I want to avoid duplicate missives.
826.
Startup uses fake ridesharing job ads to trick users into applying for car loans(pando.com)
10 points by Geekette 11y ago|1 comments
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The Artist Formerly Known as Ecommerce (sub-categorization by innovation anchor)(ventureinside.com)
1 points by Geekette 11y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 11y ago
The only reliable factoid mentioned is that good data on demographics of African are hard to come by. Thus, info like economic projections for the continent as released by various organizations are equally shifty.
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by Geekette 11y ago
* "over 20 years in tech ... I can count on 1 hand the number of direct coworkers that were black ... I don't believe this is due to any sort of racism, but rather due to the education system in general. ... The only way you will
830.
by Geekette 11y ago
From an outsider perspective, I viewed Ireland as somewhat socially conservative. "Somewhat" meaning that while a significant proportion of the population has liberal/progressive views, I felt that segment was less than major
831.
by Geekette 11y ago
Very interesting news! I wouldn't have expected Ireland to be on this forefront. When I got to the paragraph below, I also couldn't help wondering which nation that was: "His comments follow a leaked report from the United
832.
by Geekette 11y ago
Wonder how services like Blendle (content micropayments platform) will fare if such blocking increases. Interestingly enough, Blendle got investment from Axel Springer (Bild owner) and NYT last year[1]. [1] http://www.mondaynote.c
833.
by Geekette 11y ago
War indeed. Well, since AdBlock introduced me to that addictive clean-browsing crack, I can't go back. I don't read Bild but as I've said before, most content I view online falls under entertainment anyway. So, being blocked
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by Geekette 11y ago
True, but there wasn't any room left. But we know in real life, that would have been taken care of within the next tweet to rally the troops. That would probably be the most retweeted tweet of all time, based on all the fellow HQ Twee
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by Geekette 11y ago
It's exact now. Meant to and thought I did drop the extra space.
836.
by Geekette 11y ago
A (what-if-the-news-broke-via-Twitter) translation: Fam, Shit got real, gotta drop, 336 deep. Mainly ingenieros. Don't get shook, all drops get $. Keep keeping on. Questions? Holla @ur boy. -J
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by Geekette 11y ago
Gotcha. So this is more about getting brilliant minds in media res, as opposed to discovering fledgling great researchers of tomorrow. Good lure; YC equity is probably increasingly more compelling than Google's!
838.
by Geekette 11y ago
Interesting. I am curious though, as to why YCR researchers will also receive equity in Y Combinator as part of their compensation? Especially given that both are organized separately and YCR discoveries won't be funneled through or us
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The most popular paid iPhone app now is an ad blocker(qz.com)
2 points by Geekette 11y ago|0 comments
840.
by Geekette 11y ago
Eh, long live ad blocking! Its great being able to view clean, distraction-free webpages and I just move on if a site refuses to load otherwise. Since a lot of content I view online falls under entertainment, the worst case scenario is tha

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