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by amoorthy 6y ago
Re-posting as original post ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24520745 ) was flagged because we accidentally posted from our newish company account. Sorry about that.
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Is Climate Change Responsible for This Season's Wildfires?(blog.thefactual.com)
6 points by amoorthy 6y ago|1 comments
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by amoorthy 6y ago
Highly recommend the documentary My Octopus Teacher on Netflix. Beautiful story of how a free diver forms a friendship of sorts with an octopus. Preview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s0LTDhqe5A
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by amoorthy 6y ago
I'm sorry to hear of your family's struggles. Your advice is spot on and something I discovered during a 10-day Vipassana retreat. I wish I could say something to help your daughter or you. Maybe that beauty and happiness are poss
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by amoorthy 6y ago
Worried about mail-in ballot reliability this election? Read on for what's really going on at USPS as The Factual reviews 39 articles from 26 sources across the political spectrum. (disclosure: I'm one of the co-founders of The Fa
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What happens when a Democrat and a Republican go on a 20k mile road trip?(blog.thefactual.com)
4 points by amoorthy 6y ago|0 comments
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by amoorthy 6y ago
Some amazing comments on this thread. Thank you! If you're looking to take an actionable step to help with racial injustice consider supporting the Equal Justice Initiative. (eji.org). Inspiring org and a leader we would all be proud t
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by amoorthy 6y ago
Dorsey is right to want to encourage broader discussion across the political spectrum on topics. But the current fact-checking approach is flawed as it requires human judgment, which is hobbled by people's biases and potential lack of
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by amoorthy 6y ago
Such a difficult question. My thoughts: we're all trying to strike a balance between work and family. Whatever balance you manage, be present wherever you are. For whatever time you are with your family put away your phone, and be pres
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by amoorthy 6y ago
My son started in the Russian School of Math - a pretty popular after-school program in many US cities. What is fascinating is the core theory that algebra can be grasped by children as young as 6. And there seems to be some truth to this g
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by amoorthy 6y ago
Hi folks. Founder here. In the last few weeks you've likely seen some news about COVID-19 and have thought "wait, is this true?" To answer that question, we built a simple, free utility for everyone: IsThisCredible.com. Post
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Show HN: Check the credibility of any news story(isthiscredible.com)
9 points by amoorthy 6y ago|3 comments
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Thank you so much Peter. If you have a moment - do you know if any impact to Adjustment of Status applications? I've been waiting for my EAD and Advanced Parole for 4 months. Thanks.
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Hi folks - Many of you are looking for the latest and most credible news on COVID-19. My startup, The Factual, analyzed 6000 journalists across 410 news sources who cover the topic and found the top-rated reporters. The Factual's Credi
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The Most Credible Journalists on Covid-19(blog.thefactual.com)
4 points by amoorthy 7y ago|1 comments
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by amoorthy 7y ago
As others have said this study doesn't have enough data to be conclusive. So most people, including me, comment based on which of the following we believe in: 1. People are inherently lazy. UBI will encourage them to do less. 2. People
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Hi there - answers below: 1. We have a list of about 1000 news sources that we pulled together from lists of popular news sites and Twitter. 2. We use a 5-point political spectrum: Right, moderate-right, Center, moderate-left, Left. Politic
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Hi there - I'm the co-founder for The Factual. Many people are worried about being in a news bubble, especially as the 2020 election approaches, and often wade through a lot of duplicate content as they browse multiple news sources. Ou
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Show HN: Daily email with best news articles from both sides(thefactual.com)
4 points by amoorthy 7y ago|3 comments
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Are articles from Right-leaning outlets less credible?(blog.thefactual.com)
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The credibility of news articles plummeted before and during the Iowa caucus(blog.thefactual.com)
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Btw, not as satisfying as woodwork perhaps but you can do small electrical projects around your house and feel a sense of accomplishment. e.g. installing dimmer switches. Turn off mains and then easy to follow instructions that comes with t
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by amoorthy 7y ago
The economics of these micropayment models are not in the interest of publishers. This post I wrote called "Why isn't there a Netflix for News" may be helpful: https://blog.thefactual.com/why-isnt-there-a-netf
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by amoorthy 7y ago
I saw Dr. Christensen explain his theory at a talk given to me and ~100 HubSpot colleagues about 10 years ago. I don't remember any other speaker like I remember him. He was so kind and so clearly insightful. I know it sounds cheesy bu
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by amoorthy 7y ago
This is a great point. Can you please confirm with a source (or other commenters confirm)? Thank you.
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Answers to your questions/comments: 1. "Quality" of each source is a historical rating for each site. This varies as sites write higher or lower scoring articles over time. So not a judgmen
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by amoorthy 7y ago
The unfortunate reality is most people will not apply such guidance regularly given the torrent of information we are faced with. Pardon the self-promotion but my company, The Factual, has built a chrome extension that evaluates how opinion
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Like many commenters here Rush defined so much of my teen years. Songs like Subdivisions, Limelight, both written by Peart, captured much of what I saw in my life. So sad to see Peart gone but the Rolling Stone article outlines how much sad
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by amoorthy 7y ago
A former boss of mine told me once: "if you think you need X before you do Y you will forever find Xs". He went on to be a very successful CEO of a F500 company so his advice likely has merit. The takeaway I had was that you shoul
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by amoorthy 7y ago
Such a great thread with so many parents talking about how much joy they get from their children, especially ones with learning challenges. You all are really role models. Thank you. One quick comment on PG's statement here: "Part

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