Plough_Jogger

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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
ZowPow was a YC gaming company: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/zowpow
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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
A big problem with GMOs is that they facilitate the use of massive amounts of pesticides.
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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
Difficult to do with a language that isn't Turing complete.
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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
I think you mean BRKA / BRKB
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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
First cached by the Internet Archive in Feb. 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050208021807/http://www.qbrund...
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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
Water cannons are actually fairly uncommon in the US; the preferred water-based crowd deterrent is the fire hose.
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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
Internet Archive (May 7 2015) Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20150507073902/http://hackershel...
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by Plough_Jogger 11y ago
Which iOS game development companies are the most effective in driving this kind of behavior?
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
I'm talking about being able to accurately assess the comparative chances of success between two (or many) startups, not to accurately predict the chances of a single startup's success. This is something that many talented develop
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
'The number/color that is going to be successful' In roulette, there is no competitive advantage between specific numbers or colors. In startups, that is not the case.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
(2) As a very early employee in a hugely successful startup. But this is roulette, since most startups fail and some only succeed after so much dilution that your share ends up tiny. This is a very poor way of describing the risk / ups
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
A research paper authored last year cited a study which found that only 30% of the variation in performance could be attributed to deliberate practice. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
I can't imagine YC having a problem with team members testing a competitors' product, that's a pretty fundamental aspect of market research. Yes, they admitted to being influenced by yor charts, but you can't really clai
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
It's always easier to complete work on a per-job basis rather than hourly, and in my experience clients like this structure as well. A lot of good suggestions in this thread. One addition I would make is to check out MotivApp.com, real
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
Reviving a dead comment: "Similar to other man made materials such as fiberglass, carbon nanotubes, commercial cellulose, and of course asbestos; what is good for industry is often not good for people's health and disposal and han
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
Carrying a beacon in your pocket seems like a really impractical solution if you own a smartphone.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
The majority of their portfolio companies are based in the US, where regulation will likely stifle the growth of commercial drones, at least during 2015.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
Subscription is available (and popular) on YouTube for video, and the content of Podcasts is generally episodic, lending itself to a subscription model. What about this do you find to be 'so ridiculous'?
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
It is inevitable that US venture funding eventually rose to Y2K levels, and I would argue that it will likely continue to grow. There were only 361 million Internet users in 2000, in the entire world. For perspective, that’s 40% of Facebook
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
"From an economist’s point of view, this paragraph is very hard to understand. Real GDP and productivity statistics are calculated after adjusting for price changes – so they are unaffected by inflation or deflation."
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
I think it is safe to assume he is aware of 'the wall'.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
Another major aspect in the success of Instagram was timing. The close proximity between its release and the release of the iPhone 4 meant that for the first time, consumers carried network-connected, (relatively) high resolution cameras da
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
A First Course in Probability: http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-First-Course-in-Probability-EDN-9-... Linear Algebra with Applications: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linear-Algebra-with-Applications-5ed... Int
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
The next 'Pirate Bay' will likely be on a decentralized storage network like Storj, rather than rely on a single point of failure. Much more robust.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
What is your current altitude?
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
I've had the exact same question.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
PCDuino3 Nano: http://store.linksprite.com/pcduino3-nano/
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
My thoughts exactly.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
The government is not 'the very fabric of this nation'.
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by Plough_Jogger 12y ago
No wifi?

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