JDDunn9

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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I don't see evidence for consolidation around front end JS ( http://trends.builtwith.com/javascript/javascript-library ). We'll probably be stuck with yet another framework syndrome for a while...
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Netflix to Stop Australians Accessing US Content Library Using Proxies and VPNs(theguardian.com)
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Yamaha’s MotoBot Will Make Human Motorcyclists Look Pathetic(wired.com)
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Corruption is mostly tied to poverty, not economic systems. I currently live in the Middle East, and I don't see the connection you are claiming. I see poor Indians being brought in to build skyscrapers in Dubai (one of the most capit
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I've been using just the custom elements polyfill (6KB gzipped) and love it. I definitely think web components will do to React what querySelector did to jQuery. It's so nice to get rid of the bloat of these libraries, get out of
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Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6(oculus.com)
151 points by JDDunn9 11y ago|199 comments
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I've never heard anyone begrudge innovators for getting wealthy. It's about crony capitalism and CEOs who enter a company, and siphon off wealth for themselves before getting "fired" with a golden parachute.
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Japanese scientists have created a new type of hologram that you can feel(qz.com)
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
> VPN :D I've tried but Hulu even blocks VPNS :(
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I'm more-or-less doing this now too, here's a few problems I've run into: - Visa renewals. Leaving the country every 90 days to renew your tourist visa gets old fast. - Finding a country that is both stable and has a low cost
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Trademarks are industry-specific. I don't see how people would sign up for this thinking it was for a travel site.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Corruption is highly correlated with poverty. If you play the "no true Scotsman" fallacy with capitalism, where only the least corrupt countries are capitalistic, then by definition they will be wealthier as well.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
A fair number of those lifted out of poverty were in China. Haiti is still the poorest country in the western hemisphere, despite having capitalism forced on them. A black-and-white view of the world misses a lot. Economies wouldn't fu
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
You misread the chart. It means the upper class' share of total income increased from 29% to 49%, while the middle class went from making 62% of all income, to 43%.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Elon Musk's interests are 100% out in the open, so there is no conflict of interest in him giving advice. Compare that with the cloak and dagger approach of the Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch, trying to influence people secretively f
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Interactive Calendar in Pure HTML/CSS(codepen.io)
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
At least until Google vandalizes it. http://www.wired.com/2012/01/osm-google-accusation/
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
You could use the mean of the bottom decile.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I think this is a really good start for the most common types of bias. A few counter-examples that might slip through the cracks of this test: Only examining the sample without looking at the population of applicants has its limits. Especia
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Trickle-down economics is a failed theory. The wealthy only spend a small percentage of their income. They re-invest most of it. True, sometimes they invest in businesses (VC, IPOs, Business expansion, etc.), but most investment dollars go
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Research a little more about NAFTA and then get back to me.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I have no problem with improving the prospects of the poor in China/India. The issue is the savings in salary costs doesn't go to the consumer, it goes to the executives.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I looked into building a similar robot, but couldn't overcome the challenges of crossing the street. You need some pretty advanced computer vision to follow stoplights, or worse, roads without stoplights. Stairs are also a problem. I h
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
A sad day for Javascript. Why were only frameworks considered? Some of us still prefer vanilla JS. Also, more options are better than fewer. This is like saying, "Hammers have become quite popular lately, so we've cancelled plans
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
The world where only the big players can win is the one we live in now. It's difficult for a small player to be heard when Buzzfeed-type click-bate headlines dominate the landscape. Switch it around, who would pay for access to Buzzfee
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
I remember a time on the Internet before ads, when the only websites were made by geeks who were passionate about the topic. Then came the popup ads, followed by the popup blockers, banners never worked, then came contextual ads. Google mad
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
The average cost of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley was 0.043% of revenue by a 2006 survey.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Eventually yes, web components will likely kill off the usefulness of most front end frameworks.
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
To be fair, experts said that $6-$10 billion estimate was not realistic. First time projects always overshoot their budget. Also, it assumed placing tubes on the highway, instead of buying land (by far the biggest expense of the project).
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by JDDunn9 11y ago
Reminds me of Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. Deserts kick up so much dust, I wonder how often they have to clean the mirrors.

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