brentm

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by brentm 8y ago
And it hasn't really changed since 2016 so that is still mostly spot on. I think the real problem though is that people aren't good at remembering voice commands, either how to invoke the command or that the command even exists. W
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by brentm 8y ago
The FB media onslaught is getting a bit overdone at this point. They aren't the worst company in the world. They probably have figured out that connecting everyone doesn't necessarily make the world a better place immediately but
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by brentm 9y ago
Privacy hawks are always looking for a reason to complain about Facebook and scream I told you so.
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by brentm 9y ago
They are reportedly working on two new versions: https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/12/snap-is-developing-a-secon...
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by brentm 9y ago
At this point believing or not believing in climate change is analogous to religion. I have trouble believing any facts or data would swing a significant portion of either side of the debate. Denying climate change is easy. We're not g
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by brentm 9y ago
This is one explanation: https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-hacker-news-ranking...
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by brentm 9y ago
I couldn't point to anything specific besides general human nature and in my opinion that suggests that if it can be done for a profit it will be done. So to me it seems highly unlikely that there isn't some flavor of manipulation
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by brentm 9y ago
I would learn React if I was you. Check out create-react-app on Github. It will set you up with a working app to play with in a matter of seconds. If you're expecting to use React Native it looks like they have a create-react-native-ap
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by brentm 9y ago
> Really PRO is just a marketing term This seems to be what everyone forgets when airing their grievances towards Apple's "Pro" line. It's unfortunate but the number of people that may dislike this because of a lack o
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by brentm 9y ago
Well one thing is Litecoin has a much larger supply (3.24x according to Coincap). In terms of market cap & supply as of today a $15k Litecoin is equivalent to ~$50k Bitcoin. The market cap of Litecoin alone would be 0.84 Trillion. It&#x
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by brentm 9y ago
Sure I understand that. For BTC at least I am not sure I agree the rally will last as long as the stock market rally. I think we'll probably see a decent amount of selling in January when the gains are moved forward to the new tax year
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by brentm 9y ago
It is as rational as playing roulette. Most of people buying at this point probably can't articulate what they are buying, just that it's probably going to be be worth more money soon. I had to sell my BTC on Sunday, I am waiting
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by brentm 9y ago
If you want to play it safe and not spend a lot of time deciding where to put it, Wealthfront.
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by brentm 9y ago
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/struggling-teespring-takes-valu...
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by brentm 9y ago
What kind of events would you recommend for someone trying to get more involved in the NYC community? I've been in Brooklyn for a while but work remotely and more or less exist outside of the tech community but would like to get involv
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by brentm 9y ago
The winters in NYC really aren't that bad. Yes occasionally it snows but the storms that dump inches of snow are infrequent enough to be novel. When it's cold it's cold but if you're wearing the right jacket that isn&#x2
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by brentm 9y ago
Besides the culture wars and this current (in my opinion) backward looking view on immigration I am not sure I'd agree that the ship is sinking. Overall things are good, there is just a lot of negativity & division that I think tha
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by brentm 9y ago
A toxic culture starts from the top. DJT's seeming enjoyment of the driving of division between parties (and even within his own) is part of the problem. He is not the only problem and removing him isn't a cure but a hopeful/
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by brentm 9y ago
There is a real problem of profitable propaganda that the internet & unlimited media consumption has created. People get very excited over immigration and other hot button political issues and many exploit the people and the issues for
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by brentm 9y ago
There are threats in the world but picking the needle out of the haystack is very difficult and my biggest concern is how data is interpreted. If you were attempting to enter the US, migrating from Turkey and I determined that 3 people with
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by brentm 9y ago
The majority of people in the US disagree with everything going on right now and we welcome everyone. We will right the ship in the next 2-3 years.
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by brentm 9y ago
I agree with you. Actual bad actors are not going to attempt to enter the US with sympathetic ISIS (etc) posts on their public Facebook page. What will happen though is many immigrants will end up having entry denied based on an immigration
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by brentm 9y ago
It's hard to see how this will do anything besides generate a ton of false positives.
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by brentm 9y ago
They won't license their software any time soon. They decided against it in the earliest days and it really wouldn't fit with the Uber brand today. Maybe once they are a public, growth from new markets has slowed and they are chas
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by brentm 9y ago
Agreed. It leads me to believe that $4b is either inaccurate or it's not as simple as clearing $4B from the budget and selecting a couple of contractors.
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by brentm 9y ago
These are general consumer devices and there are trade offs. The most sophisticated hacker the vast majority of users must defeat is a prying family member or friend.
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by brentm 9y ago
> If they were stronger, they would have raised proper VC. I think that is really the most important part. A lot of people sophisticated enough to have their interest peaked by the opportunity probably figure the deals being offered are
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by brentm 9y ago
It's great for breakfast but I could not see myself living off of it only. I think the idea that subsisting only on Soylent is something a lot of people do is overblown. That idea is just a great media angle for Soylent because it seem
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by brentm 9y ago
> It amazes me that VCs find this type of business interesting There are a lot of companies out there that aren't run of the mill tech companies but are still able to massage their way into that category (another example is We Work)
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by brentm 9y ago
I love it

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