Sven7

42 ms·

391.
by Sven7 13y ago
You guys can down vote me all you want. Doesn't change the fact that US visa applications are at all time highs. As far as the tech industry goes, when it comes to the people you meet, the experiences, the talent, the cutting edge of t
392.
by Sven7 13y ago
There is a definite benefit (or some would argue side effect) to protectionism. Compared to other countries, with respect to technology, they have successfully built their own indigenous search engines, social networks, e-commerce, manufact
393.
by Sven7 13y ago
> Right now the US seems like it's on a slippery slope to fascism and/or totalitarianism rule. If that is the only thing you see, when you look at the US, feel free to leave. There is a long line of people who would be happy to
394.
by Sven7 13y ago
Just curious, how old are you?
395.
by Sven7 13y ago
As the zdnet article says the slides sound more "marketing pitch than briefing". If it is true, whats worrying is how fast things can escalate to Dr. Stranglove territory.
396.
by Sven7 13y ago
Maybe I'll just wait a day or two for someone at the Pentagon to leak guidelines on how to provide constructive criticism of their budget. Meanwhile enjoy this quote from Nicholas Negroponte - "Nationalism is the biggest disease o
397.
by Sven7 13y ago
Patroits don't work cheap.
398.
by Sven7 13y ago
Or the govt believes the program exists when it really doesn't ;) and don't tell me that hasn't happened before.
399.
by Sven7 13y ago
Agree.
400.
by Sven7 13y ago
Sure but the big difference today is the internet. Good luck trying to hire an Oppenheimer today and setting up Los Alamos in secret. Take a look at successful teams that already work with "big data" like at Wolfram Alpha or IBM's Watson. I
401.
by Sven7 13y ago
Big data is hard to ignore.
402.
by Sven7 13y ago
Even if they are getting all this data(and they most likely have access), I find it highly improbable that the govt has access to the human resources (R&D/Engineering) required, to produce something useful. Just think about the teams th
403.
by Sven7 13y ago
It is not black and white. Both models have their flaws. By and large most reporters of The New York Times towed the line before the Iraq invasion and the Wall Street melt down. When you get called into a room by very important people, and
404.
by Sven7 13y ago
"against them"? They would get paid either way.
405.
by Sven7 13y ago
Hilarious stuff :) "For example, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 91 and 93 were visibly missing. I repeat, no one in India had achieved these marks in the ICSE." http://deedy.quora.com/Hacking-into-the-Indian-Education-Sys...
406.
by Sven7 13y ago
I suggest you spend an hour at your local cancer hospital or orphanage, cause I have personally seen, stronger views than this, melt away in minutes. Helping others is deeply ingrained in our nature. But ofcourse, there are Kobe Bryant's ou
407.
by Sven7 13y ago
Take a look at e-commerce in China. Lots of people forget, that the big Chinese players are now orders of magnitude larger than the Amazon's and Ebays in the west. The "end result" thanks to "protectionist legislation" is not as straight fo
408.
by Sven7 13y ago
What's an example of "banks exposing merchant APIs"?
409.
by Sven7 13y ago
What a total mismatch. I like Scoble for providing us access to all kinds of interesting people and ideas. Not his opinions. I mean seriously, calling the guy and asking him for his opinion is like talking to the door man outside some impo
410.
by Sven7 13y ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y43qwS8fl4 - Jeff Hawkins recent talk at Google with Kurzweil in the audience asking questions.
411.
by Sven7 13y ago
I love George Carlin. Doesn't change my opinion.
412.
by Sven7 13y ago
> this is no reason for them to become populists and sway away from their actual job Protecting rights is not as easy as just giving a speech or writing a blog post. It is about engaging with the other side (not just calling them idiots
413.
by Sven7 13y ago
Have you managed a team of people?
414.
by Sven7 13y ago
This is very easy to say. Politicians are just reflections of who we all are. And imho they have the hardest jobs on the planet today. There isn't a course on Khan Academy, that they can take, which tells them what to do when uncontrolled c
415.
by Sven7 13y ago
If you are serious about it pack up and move to NY/NJ or the valley. Find a family or friends place you can crash at for a couple months during your job hunt. Or room with students living around college campuses, cause that's a great networ
416.
by Sven7 13y ago
Talk to advertisers - groupm, jivox, timesgroup etc Tell them you can provide ad targeting based on age/location/sex/income(based on age+compartment type) Doors will open
417.
by Sven7 13y ago
Both are fulfilling roads to go down. It all depends on what kind of person you are and what you want out of life... All I'll say is, if you get into academia make sure you do internships in industry, so you get to see both sides. All the b
418.
by Sven7 13y ago
After many years in the garden what still blows my mind is what one little seed can do. Surviving all manner of obstacles (rains,winds,infections,insects etc) and totally self sustaining in many cases requiring little help from my end. It i
419.
by Sven7 13y ago
Unless you have funding and are debt free take the job.
420.
by Sven7 13y ago
Never said its the zebra's fault. All I was trying to show is, you dont need game theory and social models, to explain to people what the big picture is.

More ›