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by colins_pride 17y ago
There's a flag/ vote-up mechanism already in place That's right; the point of this poll is to challenge that mechanism. Check out the results above; it's currently running more than 3-to-1 against the idea that the existing system is adeq
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Yes
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by colins_pride 17y ago
No
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Really cool stuff ... the other clips in this series look like they're worth checking out too
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Not only do comments and stories probably not take equal work, but there are unequal numbers of stories and comments. This is an issue because the goal is to maximize karma per unit of effort, so the question is how does the expected_karma_
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by colins_pride 17y ago
I realize this is a bit obvious, but you have to find a way to expand the project beyond twitter. Otherwise they change the api and you're smoked.
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Did you read the article? The primary example in the article is that of a team with no skill destroying all of their opponents (some of whom had a lot of skill) through good strategy and effort. In other words, Gladwell offers a compelling
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by colins_pride 17y ago
"Can you please teach me something?" I only use it when I'm interested in the candidate, and the interview has progressed to the point where we're both comfortable.
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Bill Gates' Battle to get into Augusta (1998)(online.wsj.com)
8 points by colins_pride 17y ago|5 comments
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by colins_pride 17y ago
My understanding is that BillG had to rip the radio out of his car back in the day. He needed to think, and he couldn't stop himself from listening to music while he was driving. We have the noprocast feature.
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Only if the aggregate impact of those errors is lower than the aggregate impact of the overpayment mistakes that people make when the file their own taxes. The latter also offers much more in the way of plausible deniability.
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by colins_pride 17y ago
If what's in essence the same article gets posted a couple of dozen times, am I allowed to make the same cynical/snarky comment each time?
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Probably even more so ...
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by colins_pride 17y ago
I would argue that Hacker News is at least as notable as Digg or Reddit. In other words, absolute notability may be hard to establish, but in this case relative notability is a cinch.
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Verizon Said to Be in Talks for the iPhone (nytimes.com)
2 points by colins_pride 17y ago|0 comments
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by colins_pride 17y ago
It is a New Kind of Search until proven otherwise ..
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Polyphemus does the hoovering(economist.com)
1 points by colins_pride 17y ago|0 comments
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by colins_pride 17y ago
It’s just a major shame that Apple’s business model and contempt for its users is even less appetising than Microsoft’s… Huh?
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The Novel is a bit like Google Street View(lrb.co.uk)
1 points by colins_pride 17y ago|0 comments
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Toward an understanding of just why we're so fascinated with pirates(thesmartset.com)
1 points by colins_pride 17y ago|0 comments
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Rates vary - substantially - by reigion depending on sources of power and transmission costs. If you live in an area with hydroelectric power, you pay much lower rates, for example. If you live a rural area, you have to pay for the connecti
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by colins_pride 17y ago
Utilities are public goods, and people pay proportional to the cost they impose on the system. And the economics work out well, not because there is a conscious effort to impose markets on people, but instead because incentives are aligned.
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by colins_pride 17y ago
FedEx and UPS take the most profitable business from the USPS, while the post office serves everywhere and everything That is an awesome insight, it really cuts through all of the noise. If it weren't for the universal service requiremen
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Twice Blessed: Language and Cognition(economist.com)
7 points by colins_pride 17y ago|2 comments
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by colins_pride 17y ago
You might want to check out Bolt Bus. Between DC, Philly, NY, Boston it is now my preferred method of travel. Power outlets, wireless for the laptop, trips every hour, good city center locations, online booking, and super-low prices make it
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Inventing a New World(online.wsj.com)
1 points by colins_pride 17y ago|0 comments
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by colins_pride 18y ago
The topic is very interesting, but whoever designed this needs to go spend some time with a Tufte book ...
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by colins_pride 18y ago
No, I would call this a news aggregator. The two-way communication that characterize blogs is a big improvement over traditional media. But blogs still have two classes of participants: a few people with permissions to post and comment, and
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by colins_pride 18y ago
he says that if he is prepared to chase one sheep round the field for 45 minutes or so Your friend must not be a programmer. If he were a programmer, methinks he would just get a sheepdog, and save the 45 minutes.
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The Endurance Running Hypothesis(seedmagazine.com)
88 points by colins_pride 18y ago|40 comments

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