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by aresant 11y ago
That is just such a fantastic headline. So close to linkbait but really just a brilliant summary of what actually happened. So good I actually remember it from last time (and clearly others did too based on first comment!). I'm always
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by aresant 11y ago
I purchased a commercial motion simulator as part of research for a vr tech we're working on and while you can immediately see the potential, it's not quite there yet. Some resources to share If you buy a simulator - offsetting to
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Android Geofencing is broken and how we fixed it(pathsense.com)
16 points by aresant 11y ago|1 comments
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by aresant 11y ago
And a link to the study directly http://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.08874v1.pdf
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Google charges for YouTube ads even when viewed by robots(ft.com)
4 points by aresant 11y ago|1 comments
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by aresant 11y ago
Story I expected based on headline and the outraged HN comments: "guy takes nude selfies and is charged with crime." Actual story "guy is charged with having nude images of underage girlfriend on his phone, prosecutors inflat
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Android Geofencing is broken(pathsense.com)
3 points by aresant 11y ago|0 comments
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by aresant 11y ago
Reddit turned up a picture of the clock http://i.imgur.com/jGZ8RBU.jpg
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by aresant 11y ago
What is truly meta is that this entire "misunderstanding" is CENTRAL to the Poem's popularity. Variations of this story and headline have been popping up for years - like in the wonderfully informative "Top 10 Most Misun
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by aresant 11y ago
Just a random note - https://getpocket.com/ lists 17,000,000 users on their badge @ the bottom, last update I found was in April @ 12m (1), and this article highlights 20m Back in the day when we built the Trapster.com webs
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by aresant 11y ago
As a huge fan of his work I'm sad we don't get to see another reinvention of horror akin to what he did with scream. Craven sort of puttered in the first 20 years of his career - first a professor, then a porn director (why not),
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by aresant 11y ago
Of all the classic games that I wish would be brought to modern specs that's it. For those not indoctrinated Its a love song to Porsche, you drive and race every model from inception to late 1990s. It still holds up pretty well and it&
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by aresant 11y ago
One of my closest friends was the founder / CEO of Trapster - Pete Tenereillo - who was crushing Waze for years in total MAU. Trapster was originally positioned @ speed trap avoidance but as they grew to tens-of-millions of users their
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by aresant 11y ago
A "shower head" start up? Atomized water? From YC? Digging into the multiple reviews / press articles I think I figured out why investors love this and we should be compelled. This is not a "shower head". This is so
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by aresant 11y ago
I am nostalgic for a Windows I can PAY for that minimizes my participation in the "I am the product" monetization world.
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by aresant 11y ago
Having done this for a small biz (<20 employees) recently a couple of comparison points: a) We spent about $5000 to set up with an attorney. b) It's a !@%!@ nightmare to deal with the guy, with the taxes, etc. I would estimate 20 -
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by aresant 11y ago
The best part about this 3-year old hack is that it's still working, on us this time :) The story starts in 2012 when it was a "Adwords hack" -> https://pando.com/2012/05/02/vungles-co-founde
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by aresant 11y ago
Syd's work is regularly featured at /r/retrofuturism - great submission the other day I'm paraphrasing below: First load this up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8mC9AKHoAQ Then open up this Syd Mead ga
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by aresant 11y ago
I think it's a stroke of genius to launch something so aesthetically terrible on HN / PH (aka the early adopter crowd). For a group of people that see a dozen bootstrap / sandwhich vid style launches a week this stands out, a
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by aresant 11y ago
"On the conference call, Ms. Porat noted that mobile cost per clicks continued to strengthen, and that the gap between desktop and mobile is narrowing." (1) It's no surprise that after the "mobilepocalypse" earlier
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by aresant 11y ago
Think about the political clout that the Public School Teachers union carries (with ~2.7m members) (1) The largest international employer stands as WalMart with 2.2 million employees (2). Uber just a few days back announced a plan to hire 1
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Google AI creates 3D models from Street Viewvideo(youtube.com)
3 points by aresant 11y ago|0 comments
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by aresant 11y ago
I work with a local biz with ~70 locations, just signed up and would consider switching over from a competitor based on your pricing / UX - what's the best way to get in touch w/you?
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by aresant 11y ago
What a perfect PR headline. Exciting, confusing, non-specific. "Wow a 52% quarterly surge, Tesla's on fire!" I thought that meant they sold 52% more cars than Q1. But what they really are saying is "Tesla sold 52% more c
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by aresant 11y ago
Don't miss the one where the artist includes a avatar in there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbDQYXNDXKM
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by aresant 11y ago
This story obviously becomes a proxy for "what to do with uber / sharing economy employees" given the recent labor commission ruling in the favor of a plantiff (1) I think that the current "one size fits all" thinki
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by aresant 11y ago
I'll toss another idea out there - a 20 piece is a LOT for one person but could be an option for 2 adults or even a single parent and two kids. And if you can reel in 2 - 3 people for a "healthy" chicken entree you sure bet c
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by aresant 11y ago
They bought the stake for $12 - 15m in 2004 when CraigsList sales were estimated at $7m/yr (1) Today CL's sales are estimated to be ~$335m and doubled year-over-year (2) (1) http://www.sfgate.com/business/arti
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by aresant 11y ago
PathSense | San Diego | OnSite | Software Engineer & Machine Learning Scientist PathSense is building a better location stack for iOS and Android - better-than-GPS accuracy with 90% less battery drain. We're funded by Data Collecti
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by aresant 11y ago
Facebook at the time of IPO in 2012: -= 526 million daily actives (1) -= $1b net cash flow / yr -= Last money in pre-ipo values it at $50b pre-money (2011) (4) when daily actives were 372 million -= $90b market cap after 1st day Snapch

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