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by a_d 9y ago
Questionable usefulness aside, technically, I think it is a very cool feature! :) (Roughly speaking: IPython + Gdrive = Colaboratory)
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Google just released its internal tool to collaborate on AI(qz.com)
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by a_d 9y ago
I am surprised there isn’t more on this in this thread: Persuasion is the center-piece of business activity. One of the most powerful ways to persuade is through storytelling. Well storytelling is central to our social and cultural experien
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Ask HN: What are good uses of private blockchain within companies?
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by a_d 9y ago
Robotics, but more specifically Tele operated robots. Remotely driven vehicles and remotely controlled robots. There is a chance that all factory work becomes like a video game. Tele-ops robotics would lead to: - large-scale redistribution
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by a_d 9y ago
Sounds interesting. How would one build it for 'influence'? E.g. I would imagine it to be vast and utterly fascinating to map the influence graph of Tarantino :)
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by a_d 9y ago
My first impression of Taste.io is very positive. Good recommendation! Thanks.
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by a_d 9y ago
Key passage: "When you find a writer who really is saying something to you, read everything that writer has written and you will get more education and depth of understanding out of that than reading a scrap here and a scrap there and
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by a_d 9y ago
I used to study remittance flows for a living. This was a problem that was (is?) begging to be solved. Incumbents like Western Union have always been very expensive and borderline evil. There are well known “corridors” of remittance flows t
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by a_d 9y ago
1. The most obvious advice in your case is to revise the heuristic you are using to rule out your ideas. My guess is that you are looking at 'who else is doing this' or some other question that leads to ruling out what you work on
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Jeff Bezos [Playboy interview, 2000](davidsheff.com)
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Playboy interview: Jeff Bezos (2000)(davidsheff.com)
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by a_d 9y ago
http://www.paulgraham.com/startupideas.html "The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. It's to look for problems." I personally think this is an profoundly important piece of writi
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by a_d 9y ago
"What else ticks me off about this, is that there is absolutely nothing wrong with issuing stock in your company as tokens on a block chain instead of through brokers on a standard exchange. Just do it legally, for Pete's sake! Go
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Ask HN: What would a “better” LinkedIn look like?
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There are possibly a few things happening that explain this: 1. Fear of not communicating "everything" that you do. The fear is of being perceived as a very narrow solution when it does a lot more. 2. Advice that says "commun
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Blockchains will replace networks with markets(twitter.com)
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ICOs and Economics of Lemon Markets(medium.com)
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Ask HN: What is the best alternative to Google Apps for Business?
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What CEOs Can Suffer(slate.com)
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Cryptocurrency fulfills the 'original vision' we tried to build at PayPal(cnbc.com)
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SpaceX Launches NASA Cargo to Space Station, Sticks Rocket Landing (Again)(space.com)
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by a_d 9y ago
Projects are issuing tokens to raise funds (ICO ~= IPO). They are of two types: 1) Protocol coins (coins that have some value within the project / product) and 2) Asset coins (coins that can be thought of as shares in a company). Proto
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by a_d 9y ago
Which school is this? (We are looking for a school for our kids - that's why I am curious)
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by a_d 9y ago
PG, who grew up in Pittsburgh, gave a nice talk about how to make Pittsburgh a startup hub: https://youtu.be/CpfdtgW6_oI
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by a_d 9y ago
Unrelated and probably a stupid question -- but I am curious. What would these satellites see if they looked the other way - i.e. Outwards towards space. Would they see just darkness? Some stars? Lots of stars? Would you know?
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Delaware Introduces Bill to Legally Recognize Blockchain Stocks(coindesk.com)
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Steve Bannon's Hollywood Years and the “Seinfeld” Royalties(newyorker.com)
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by a_d 9y ago
Is OpenCV (traditional CV technique) better to use or Deep Learning based approach? Has anyone done a comparison of the two approaches? The obvious flaw with deep learning is that it requires large labeled data sets - but assuming that is a
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27 very useful and less known apps(medium.com)
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