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by alecdibble 14y ago
That's a good idea! Have you thought about making Chrome/Firefox extensions as well to interface with your service? I feel like the extensions would be more integrated and provide a better user experience. I would use this service if an ext
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by alecdibble 14y ago
I have tried both the Wiki and am now trying the mindmap method. For me, mindmaps are much easier to visualize where content is and where content isn't. Also, traversal is much less cumbersome. These two factors make a huge difference in th
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by alecdibble 14y ago
It's great to hear success stories using these methods. Do you think you could post example mindmaps (with personal information removed) that showcased how you used them to achieve those goals?
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by alecdibble 14y ago
I use mind maps for mapping out venture ideas because once you are finished, it is very easy to visualize what areas of the idea still need to be planned/hashed out. However, I never thought about using it for programming. I would like to c
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Thanks! I enjoyed the way you approached the explanation by exploring the problem instead of the solution.
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Note: Within the same dialog, you can usually set who is allowed to view the posts. I typically set the option to only allow "Me" to view them. I have never turned back from a sign-up because of this fact, but it is very annoying how often
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by alecdibble 14y ago
I think it is important to realize that MANY people believe these things and think like this. Going to a university and then becoming an engineer has caused me to take for granted the fact that there are MANY people who believe or can be co
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by alecdibble 14y ago
"The second law of thermodynamics, which states that energy cannot remain perpetually in motion in a closed system, doesn’t apply to the torus, Mr. Gamble argues on the Thrive blog, because 'a torus is not a closed or isolated system.'" Wai
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by alecdibble 14y ago
You call it a marketing ploy. I see it simply as a reaction to anti-competitive behavior. What should Uber do? Not make a big deal about it? You really think they designed their business model just to bait cities to ban them so they can get
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by alecdibble 14y ago
And you don't think corporations themselves lobby government entities? It is a little silly to generalize this down to unions. The problem is government influence, not who did the influencing.
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Wow. The UI is slow and clunky, the layout gave me a headache, and everything seems to move a lot longer than it should. The fact that they need the tutorial on the topbar should have been an indication that the design should have been scra
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by alecdibble 14y ago
So Uber should pass out flyers to all competitors before it moves into a town? As long as good ethics are used, it is called business competition and is generally a good thing. Do you think Uber is doing anything unethical? From the parent
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by alecdibble 14y ago
"And yet, where are the hunter gatherers? Seems the agriculture people won, for the most part." There are no hunter gatherers because agriculture will guarantee a more prosperous and growing population. There is absolutely no doubt about th
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Ok, then let's take that part out of the argument. Either way, for a LONG time, humans ate one way. Once humans discovered agriculture and processing, they started eating completely differently. Most "traditional" knowledge comes from the l
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by alecdibble 14y ago
The reason why your argument doesn't make sense is because of optimization. Evolution is a process that has optimized our bodies to certain conditions. So, in theory, learning about traditional eating sounds like it would be the perfect ans
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by alecdibble 14y ago
This article annoys me. Here seems to be the general structure: * Generalize PG's statement until it is basically irrelevant to the point he was trying to make. * Fill in a whole article speculating about the generalized interpretation of P
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by alecdibble 14y ago
You are making a lot of assumptions about how Amazon implemented ads. I would be VERY surprised if they kept the screen on after locking just to display an ad, especially when battery life is such an important metric for tablets. Also, many
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by alecdibble 14y ago
They actually mention on the front page their plan for the iPhone 5 in regard to the rumors.
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Because publishers want your money. This is actually a HUGE problem in academia that has yet to be disrupted. "we believe the publisher adds relatively little value to the publishing process... We are simply observing that if the proc
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by alecdibble 14y ago
It wont seem spammy if it is well executed. Just make it easy to unsubscribe from the tips without unsubscribing from the book notification. Also, make it clear in the first email that the recipients only signed up to get notified about the
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by alecdibble 14y ago
One big suggestion is to have an easy link from the blog to the main site. I know it gets said many times on here, but it is a very big turnoff. As far as the app goes, I really enjoy the design. I also really like the concept and hope it w
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by alecdibble 14y ago
This is the only part of the article I don't agree with: In the end, it wouldn’t have benefitted me to stay in school longer, and Y Combinator was too good of an opportunity to pass up. How do you know there would be no benefit to
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by alecdibble 14y ago
The issue is that it would be much harder for an algorithm to figure out whether a line was something you drew or the grid lines of the paper, especially if the orientation is off. If the algorithm only has to look for a dot pattern with a
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by alecdibble 14y ago
In my own experience, diet had a much more dramatic effect on my day-to-day mood. Switching to basically a slow carb diet helped my mood and outlook tremendously. EDIT: I wanted to add that exercise also has a great effect on my mood, but o
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Patent reform will most likely have to come out of the legislative process, not the judicial branch.
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by alecdibble 14y ago
The grids or lines on the notebook are dotted. Their algorithm knows the geometry of those dots ahead of time, so it can exploit that fact to figure what the orientation is suppose to be.
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Bugs: Typos Upgrades: Sequels
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by alecdibble 14y ago
I feel like this same effect could apply to most things that are "addicting". When something is taking time away from a relationship, it is most likely going to cause problems. Things that cause similar problems in excess: Porn, Sports, Fri
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by alecdibble 14y ago
I just loaded the app up. I really enjoyed the beginning animations and how the gestures were taught. I personally feel the gestures are intuitive and easy to pick up. Congrats on the launch!
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by alecdibble 14y ago
Actually, the title isn't wrong, it's just misleading. When you read "new form of matter", your first thought was probably liquid, gas, solid, plasma, (something new here?). However, those refer to the "state" or "phase" of matter. Form: th

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