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by chefsurfing 14y ago
The writing on your blog and site seems distant to me. I would like to read a short narrative on the problems Mobify addresses, the origins and inspiration of the solution, how the solution was developed and tested and what results have b
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
This is an excellent distribution hack! By choosing this vertical they can gain traction among early adopters and 'digital influencers'. Way to go Smore! Bravo! Whoever in/out of your company that came up with the idea to focus on this ver
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
Recent changes that Quora has made to their interface ( several UI dark patterns implemented to get people to automatically share / integrate with FB / Twitter ) as well as this move of hiding answers makes me believe that they are desperat
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
T-shirts and common schwag excite more people than one might think. Ask designer(s) to to donate something beautiful.
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
I am curious what you think of Eben Moglen's "Freedom Box" project? http://freedomboxfoundation.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgu8NUm5Zxk
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
They can integrate if they can make a successful bid to join the cartels or gain significant leverage with the uber-cartels ( governmental entities ).
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
I think your analysis is correct. It seems likely they will be forced to integrate and become a taxi service dispatch infrastructure provider. It seems a smarter move to accept how "sub-optimal" markets such as these have become and deal wi
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
We were very surprised that this data was not already available some where ( I mean, it's just a list right? ) So we decided to post this to github and see if people would respond. Please let us know if you run into any trouble!
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Know the neighborhoods in your city? Contribute to an open list(github.com)
2 points by chefsurfing 14y ago|1 comments
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
This is true. If possible it is best to start with $10k of extra funds beyond this in order to remove any worry of cash-flow issues. We are participating in Round 3 and the experience although not without it's challenges has been quite posi
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
If the Skyscraper Index is predictive this is not a good sign for China's economic growth. ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_Index
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
> There's a real question as to whether war ought to be shown in all its gory "It is almost impossible to produce antiwar films or documentaries that also present images of battle. It is like trying to condemn pornography while showing
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
How you snip the name from another 80's band and let the name... "Mmmmmmmmm... DROP!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnPQdrPnCpE :)
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
My favorite quote: "stop pulling stupid stunts and to start listening". Great post, thank you for sharing.
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
The influence of RAND Corp on this legislation is instructive. CISPA is not the creation of Hollywood or even the FBI, it's coming from people building a technocratic military-industrial complex. Interesting background interview with RAND r
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by chefsurfing 14y ago
Didn't the Greeks crack it with the Trivium? http://www.triviumeducation.com/
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
Bravo! The earth has been waiting for this. ;)
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
> how old are you? The great thing about this rhetorical device is that it is both a fallacious and non-fallacious ad hominem. Asking the persons age is a legitimate question given the question of how important NYT is to public life. It
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
I'd pay to read your daydream if it were an ebook.. it sounds like fun.. like Bruce Sterling meets Adam Mansbach.
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
IMHO "granular" is the problem, not the solution. Unless of course granular can also be easy/native to the core usage pattern. Not sure why FB hasn't cracked this nut yet, but seems like EveryMe is working on getting granular right, which m
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
5k is just enough per team member, but not per team. I write this based on our recent experience; Our team of three arrived about two weeks ago to participate in the Startup Chile program. My suggestion is that your Startup Chile team needs
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
+1 He definitely is the "real deal". Known this guy for years and he is all of the above + healthy and hearty. Much startup experience and independent projects. Working with him on this would be a true adventure for those who have the privi
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
For passwords Nate suggests combining values from the name of the site with memorized values. Any security experts know if this will result in a reliable level of security?
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How do I remember all my usernames & passwords?(n8w.com)
2 points by chefsurfing 15y ago|3 comments
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
> In this case, icons, although they may look nice, should always be accompanied by text. So right. Icons are too ambiguous for across-the-board use as Google has been implementing.
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
How would your dream compare and contrast to an efficient freight rail system?
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
The skeuomorphism is failry subtle. Maybe if squeak / etoys had this interface it would have gained wider adoption?
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
I am certain a world full of autodidacts would supersed the university system we see today. For these autodidacts the universe might truly become a "University of Life". I am also certain that the true barriers keeping most people from beco
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
Not one person is born with the skills listed. They are all learned through experience - Same as programming. If anyone has learned anything valuable from hearing "verbally stated principles" please send me a link to that podcast! However v
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by chefsurfing 15y ago
Reading this reminds me of this quote: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller and another darker vision: "For if you [t

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