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   by chejazi 11y ago

   Thought it was interesting that Growth was at the center of both of the following: > What makes you most nervous about the future? Debt. The idea that growth will remedy our debts is so addictive for politicians, but the citizens end up
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   by chejazi 11y ago

   First thought: does this account for the emerging DIY electrical engineering community, e.g. the raspberry pi "gadgeteers" on kickstarter?
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   DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit class modem goes online in Philadelphia(corporate.comcast.com)

   37 points by chejazi 11y ago|59 comments
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   by chejazi 11y ago

   > So these games usually have a bunch of people who hate the game (Griefers) yet keep playing to grief others with relatively better success. Sounds eerily similar to a ponzi scheme.
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   by chejazi 11y ago

   As a former MtG player, I remember the gambler's high I'd get opening every booster pack. But while my cards are sitting in a dusty box somewhere, it sounds like there's a lot of recirculation that happens within the Valve co
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   by chejazi 11y ago

   To take your question a step further, and into legal territory, where is the line between social signaling and false advertising? Alcohol commercials also fall in this weird conflict space.
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   by chejazi 11y ago

   I don't play games, but my roommate does for several hours every day. I asked him about it and he said he loves being immersed in it, and finds it much more engaging than other forms of entertainment, such as watching a movie. I wouldn
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   by chejazi 11y ago

   I was being sincere, and I think I identify with what you mean. A subtle (not discomforting) blanket of anxiousness has the power to snap me into focus.
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   Manage Your Gmail Right from Yahoo Mail(yahoo.tumblr.com)

   2 points by chejazi 11y ago|0 comments
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    One of my university professors always said: "No metrics, no movement." The opportunity to add value is by intersecting the metrics. As a software engineer who likes to work in cafes, I'd like to know at which cafe I have the
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Haven't signed up, but https://gyrosco.pe/features/helix/ indicates there's a "Pro" version.
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    How will you measure Glucose levels?
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    A word on their customer service: WPEngine has demonstrated exceptional technical support for me over the past 3 years, but this post demonstrates a serious shortcoming. The address consists half/half of "what we did (or didn&#x27
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Reading this made me realize: it looks good read because there are no ads on the page. It's crazy how obtrusive ads are these days..
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Unrelated: Facebook notes look good. I wonder if it's a direct competitor to to Medium / Svbtle.
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    You're right in that a lot of this is common sense. But I think the strength of the message is in making the implicit, explicit. It's the same reason people suggest "writing things down" rather than letting thoughts&#x2F
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    Bitcoin’s biggest challenges(blog.companyzero.com)

    2 points by chejazi 11y ago|0 comments
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    Navigating a social world with robot partners(sciencedirect.com)

    4 points by chejazi 11y ago|0 comments
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    > It would be nice if YC Combinator tought people how do what Paul Graham does, the whole package. Paul Graham is NOT the whole package when it comes to YC - as stated in the essay.
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Categorizing people and power as separate entities is the traditional political battle that has been going on forever. The people are the power, and the technology they have enables them to exercise that power. From this perspective, the ba
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Great article by Moxie, thanks for sharing. > If I absolutely have to frame my choices as an either-or, I’ll choose power vs. people. I would not have expected him to say that.
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    http://www.downtownmonroemi.com/
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    This is truly amazing. Indie-tourism could power a new wave of jobs. Not to mention it's uniqueness make's it incredibly more desirable than traditional tourism. Can't wait!
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    It's easy to criticize a figure who has made mistakes over his/her values that are unrelated to those mistakes. It seems that may be happening here.
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Lots of friction when it comes to financing just about anything nowadays. But everyone has pockets so if you connect them via a platform, it becomes possible to crowdsource anything: project financing, student loans, stock ownership, etc. A
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Also non-Apple hardware in the photos on their site.
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    (from the article) working over 21 hours continuously is equivalent to being legally drunk Specific to the realm of programming, I wonder if the conclusion factors in Ballmer peak performance gains ;)
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    People criticize 80 hours and then I wonder about all the financial analysts in investment banking... aren't they putting in 100+ hour work weeks, at least for the first year or two?
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    by chejazi 11y ago

    Silly for digital media to try and leech off of the more successful tech cos. In general, digital media is scrambling with various monetization strategies. But they're thinking about the problem wrong. They obsess over how to monetize
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    by chejazi 11y ago

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