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by adam 13y ago
Inkling Markets - Software Engineer - Chicago, IL ABOUT US Inkling ( http://inklingmarkets.com ) is changing how decision-making works inside companies and government agencies using crowdsourced forecasting tools like prediction m
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Why iOS7 gets music playing wrong(newyorker.com)
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Thank you for saying this. Some in this thread are being critical of the mistakes he made in planning his retirement. That may be, but he's owning it and working his tail off to continue to do what is important to him, namely see his c
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Inkling (YC W06) is hiring. Help improve decision making in companies and govt(docs.google.com)
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Thanks for the comment. I agree that as she gets older she needs to be more self sufficient. Even now she plays by herself in small spurts. The intent of my post wasn't to insinuate that she must always actively feel she's the mos
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I Am Being Watched(amsiegel.com)
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Acknowledging Everyone's Contributions Through Revenue Sharing (Inkling YC'06)(blog.inklingmarkets.com)
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The Internship - Mining Economic Misery for Laughs(timesunion.com)
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On the other hand, we had no vesting schedule, so very founder friendly, but one of our founders left after 3 months by mutual decision. We spent the next 3 years trying to get him out of the company and ended up having to spend a decent am
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We built 55Prophets to be a new entertainment app, somewhat similar to fantasy sports, but available for any topic. We're calling it a "fantasy betting" application where you can create and/or join leagues about any number of topics, such a
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Show HN: Hacker News Fantasy Betting League, 55Prophets(itunes.apple.com)
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The Road to Making - From Starter League to Developer(blog.inklingmarkets.com)
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Everything you need to know about Apple's Q2 Earnings Call(wired.com)
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Here's a blog post we wrote a few years ago about it: http://blog.inklingmarkets.com/2008/05/judging-prediction-ma...
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Prediction markets don't necessarily have to be real currency and it's a misconception that they are only accurate if you're using real money. We have run a prediction market using fantasy currency for years: http://home.inklingmarkets.com
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Living With Less. A Lot Less(nytimes.com)
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It's interesting that in HN comments, most people are very excited for the arrival of glass. They think of it as something that will enhance their lifestyle, their productivity, etc. If you read comments about glass in other forums such as
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David Rothschild who is heavily cited and quoted in the article is doing some great work aggregating all kinds of forecasts from disparate sources at http://predictwise.com Speaking of, we built a fun little viewers guide based on Inkling
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I think the reason I began trying to understand production logs and bug alerts was more of a calming mechanism than anything else. The developers get the same alerts and are already reviewing the logs, but by me understanding them I rarely
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Ask HN: What do you wish your non-technical co-founders knew how to do?
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This is true, but think about how opaque github is for a non programmer/blogger (one of the use cases the OP mentions) vs. what he's put together which is truly about as simple as you can get in terms of getting started with a version contr
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tinok - way to make presumptions about our preparation for birth, what my wife's medical history was, the research we did, our conversations with a close friend who is a midwife, my wife's predisposition to extreme pain, and what we've been
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What it's like having a kid(amsiegel.com)
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I'm curious how often you worked in runs to this workout? Did you ever go to 2-a-days or did you just run on your lifting off days?
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The Intouchables
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We just built a prediction market iOS app for Inkling: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inkling-predictions/id549984... It uses fantasy currency due to US law...
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Defending yourself by taking stock of what you have(amsiegel.com)
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You could use prediction markets for something like this (disclaimer: i founded a prediction market software company) but unfortunately using real money isn't allowed in the States which would limit the interest of more serious traders.
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Mr. Fix It - The Engineer's Mentality in Politics(theamericanscholar.org)
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The island where people forget to die(nytimes.com)
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