Shenglong

12 ms·

61.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Interestingly, if you want to know whether something you own is sapphire glass, you can usually conduct a simple experiment: Drop some water onto the glass face, and jostle the item around a bit. If the water stays put in a semi-uniform dro
62.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I used to withhold face-palm reactions to opinions that differed from my own on the premise that all views deserve to be heard, but there is so much ridiculous opposition in the world now, that it's become burdensome. Even reading this tr
63.
Ask HN: What's the best way to do a SV startup tour?
5 points by Shenglong 14y ago|1 comments
64.
by Shenglong 14y ago
All sold out.
65.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I'm not sure if I'm just experiencing the higher side of things, but these numbers seem low, or outdated. Friends at several of these companies have been paid on average, about $1,000 or so more than reported here for internships, excluding
66.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Just to give some numbers to this, for anyone wondering: In 2012, Amazon made $631 million profit on over $48 billion revenue - meaning they converted a little over 1% into profit. Meanwhile, almost every other comparable company had close
67.
by Shenglong 14y ago
You can lose all your money in so many ways; a reasonable expectation is that players will use caution, and hedge their risks. Applications aren't meant to teach common sense.
68.
by Shenglong 14y ago
There's a lot of criticism here, but as someone who has never done algorithmic trading before - it's very exciting. I don't believe Quantopian's intention was to target veterans, since I'm sure you vets have your own system for testing and
69.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I am not a Godaddy fan by any means, but I'm finding it difficult to ascribe blame to them for this incident. Godaddy lets people register domain names; it is not their responsibility to censor content.
70.
by Shenglong 14y ago
My friend is in the process of completing his residency in emergency medicine. When I asked him what the most difficult part of his job was, he told me, "having to see one obese person after another, knowing what I tell them will almost cer
71.
Canada prints the wrong maple leaf on its currency(abc.net.au)
2 points by Shenglong 14y ago|0 comments
72.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I personally think this feature is really cool, and has the capacity to be really useful. While I don't personally mind people creeping me, it will likely have vast social implications. For example: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46245195/jeal
73.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Locks in themselves are quite interesting mechanisms, and I'm not surprised that people find breaking them exciting. I bought a lockpicking set a few years ago, and the first thing I do whenever I move into a new house/apartment is pick my
74.
Google didn't kill the donkey(techcrunch.com)
2 points by Shenglong 14y ago|0 comments
75.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Six months is not really a mitigating factor for her overreach when he should not have spent a minute in jail in the first place. I feel like this case feels strangely reminiscent of the extortion of patent trolls, where they levy exorbitan
76.
Release the Kraken(torontosun.com)
2 points by Shenglong 14y ago|0 comments
77.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I have a family member who has passed away from Alzheimer's, and I'd like to weigh in. When you face late-stage Alzheimer's, you (and the people around you) really have one of two mindsets, realizing that conventional, already-tested treatm
78.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I don't know if Windows 8 induced PC sales can be compared to previous versions. The upgrade from 98/2000/ME/(whatever) to XP seemed, at least to the consumer, like a monumental shift. People expected the same for Vista, and 7 was definitel
79.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Paypal's customer service isn't bad because they don't trust the customer in terms of authentication - it's bad because they have horrible policies in place, and their reps are unintelligent, untrained, and unhelpful. In any case, some auth
80.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Keep those hobbies going. Keep playing soccer, or pool, or surfing. Keep doing yoga. Keep reading. Keep doing you. You’ll develop some great friends around those interests. One of my most resounding fears is meeting people in different fi
81.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I'm not talking about the methodology; I'm talking about the results. The result of inbreeding is genetic insufficiency for survival - and there are a lot of human traits that have been preserved that are not fit for survival either. Yet, w
82.
by Shenglong 14y ago
A white tiger that has already been born does not have a vote in the matter and cannot apologize for existing. Humanity has a collective responsibility to care for the two-headed calves and white tigers that we create for our own entertain
83.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Just a note, especially for non-Europeans who are thinking of doing this: I just used 23andme from Canada during the $49 A/B testing. Delivery was next-day, and other than 15ml of saliva being a lot to collect, the process was pretty smoo
84.
by Shenglong 14y ago
And it's back up.
85.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I know I'm judging, but wow, MIT students (for how smart they are in general) are not the most self-confident bunch... 9-21% of students think that next to the AVERAGE, their accomplishments are impressive. I expected this to be skewed abov
86.
by Shenglong 14y ago
This reminds me of the 1993 Chretien attack ad ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Chr%C3%A9tien_attack_ad ). Before the conservatives launched the attack ad, they did some research, asking whether the ad invoked negative feelings about Chr
87.
by Shenglong 14y ago
It'd be very useful for laypeople. No FTP, no SSH, no SCP... You just drag and drop - I can definitely see it taking off. Actually, I think I'll be using it too for shenglong.ca where I keep a bunch of static content. Lots of people have
88.
by Shenglong 14y ago
I don't believe that's necessarily true. This is more passive than active, and piggybacking off an universally recognized brand can be quite beneficial. Apple has spent billions of dollars crafting a brand that inspires trust, quality, and
89.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Facebook gets a lot of criticism, and while there are issues, overall I think the folks there have done quite well. Changes bother me for a bit, just like they do everyone, but over the years I've found that I've had to think less and less
90.
by Shenglong 14y ago
Usually I try to devise comprehensive solutions, but there are plenty of smart people on HN - so I'll just give my perspective here: When picking speakers, we typically look for three things: 1. Reach - what cool things have they done that'

More ›