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by curo 7y ago
I'm not an expert, but a brief scan of secondary sources (Wikipedia and Our World In Data) show it going back to 1910 in the Americas at least: https://ourworldindata.org/intelligence Edit: ah excuse me, I misread. I h
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by curo 7y ago
I have a tangential question around brain hacking. The Flynn effect says we're gaining an avg of 3 IQ pts every decade since the early 20th century. Meaning our great grandparents, on average, would be considered mentally handicapped c
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by curo 7y ago
As an early alpha user as well, I'm also impressed at how quickly it's coming along. Great job
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by curo 7y ago
Not technology but science: Feynman's QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter. You can have zero physics background (like me) and still understand a bit about quantum electrodynamics. If ever I had to distill a complex subject, I&#
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by curo 7y ago
Hakeema | Director of Operations | Cambridge / Boston, MA or Remote | $65k - $110k + Equity Build and refine the operations and customer success engines, hire data professionals, and take our startup to the next level. Hakeema | Enterp
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by curo 7y ago
> inter-generational wealth mobility in the US is quite low, much lower than in most of Europe I was surprised by this so I looked up a few sources. Not saying it's not true but we must be looking at different sources, here's a
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by curo 8y ago
I don't think it's difficult at all to come up with a mechanistic/reductionist model for attention (or any related functioning: FEF, saccades, salience, etc). But pure awareness is entirely different. You can't get aroun
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by curo 8y ago
The scientific method was designed to study phenomenon and test observations empirically. There's an essential problem with using science to confirm or describe that in which phenomenon and confirmation is presented. If you're tal
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by curo 8y ago
Indeed, they're expert purveyors of world cuisine.
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by curo 8y ago
No true Scotsman would classify enchilada as solely sushi, when the extra layer of cheese on top puts it in a superposition of being sushi AND toast.
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by curo 8y ago
I agree that you shouldn't be constantly reacting to incoming email, but what about your own outreach? Same caution?
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by curo 8y ago
Every hour you're at the computer, click "publish" or reach out to push your piece, or email someone to ask to guest post. Any outward action that has you reach out in some way.
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by curo 8y ago
I got this too. There's zero incentive for startups to protect data privacy of their users when the repercussions are just that they have to shoot out a broadcast email to their old users asking them to spend hours resetting passwords.
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by curo 8y ago
I wish I knew more Hegel, but I feel like the synthesis model feels more calculated, whereas cycles seem reactionary (like economic cycles), albeit maybe with a positive trend. Also feel free to share your disagreements. I love history but
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by curo 8y ago
The Wikipedia article on Gen Z has some interesting info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z#Characteristics One big trend is a massive shift towards saving and financial responsibility, more risk-averse, less
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by curo 8y ago
This is so relevant. Just 10 mins ago, I got a short, casual, no-reply email from Teachable about an email & passwords breach. If you're a startup and you're storing plaintext passwords out of expediency, realize you're d
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by curo 8y ago
The world runs in cycles. You start to see various shifts when you zoom out historically. Conservative / liberal oscillations for instance: The Age of Enlightenment prized composure and disparaged human emotion. The Romantics countere
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by curo 8y ago
Sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit are starting to make editorial decisions of what counts as hate speech, what accounts and pages should be banned/removed, what affect do algo changes have on the content surfaced, what suggestio
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by curo 8y ago
Quick trick: every hour that you spend in front of a computer make sure to send out one email. If you're a writer, send a blog post to someone to edit or publish it. If you're a entrepreneur, send out a sales inquiry. If you'
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by curo 8y ago
Is the new Air a safe bet? I'm looking to buy before the end of the year. Does anyone know or suspect whether Apple has or has not fixed their hardware problems?
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by curo 8y ago
Absolutely. I'm happy to see Nisargadatta's name here. For some reason self-inquiry hasn't taken off in the US like Zen, TM, or Vipassana has. These are also gems: * The Truth Is by Papaji * Be As You Are by Ramana Maharshi
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by curo 8y ago
Hakeema | EIR, Higher Education | Journalist & Higher Ed Specialist --- If you're a higher education enthusiast, we're looking for someone to run our new higher education platform. You'll be running your own only media co
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by curo 8y ago
This seems like rich fodder for a tech debate: Trump's Twitter bans were deemed unconstitutional, how does that apply to the companies themselves? Is Google's discussion to change algos after the immigration ban just? Should antit
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by curo 8y ago
I follow a prayer-like process for some life choices. Heart <> Gut <> Mind (colloquial terms). The article advocates ways for the mind to check the gut. But perhaps the person commenting is saying there's a direct way to ge
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by curo 8y ago
Does anyone have a rule of thumb on when A/B testing becomes important for startups? We have a few thousand visitors a month and are starting to convert, but my guess is A/B testing language and buttons would be premature optimiza
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by curo 8y ago
Super grateful to a16z and YC for these. I wonder as a founder doing their own sales, if there are resources about actual tactics, how to make calls, handle objections, etc. These strategy videos are great. Does anyone have a recommendation
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by curo 8y ago
I think the left would respond that urban populations are diverse & educated. And the right would respond that it's hard to preach conservative values of individual liberty and personal responsibility (e.g., leave me alone, i'
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by curo 8y ago
Work ethic vs details-oriented are two diff things. Maybe have a pull request model where you approve and give feedback? If it's truly work ethic, then your call on whether to continue the project. Projects/startups are like roman
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by curo 8y ago
I got rejected from YC at the interview stage, and Justin sent me the rejection email. Great frigg'n guy. I protested and he out-classed me by replying to my objection. Also, this article is spot on. This is a back pocket article becau
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by curo 8y ago
I thought Waymo has pretty much cracked that nut. They've covered several million miles of testing in AZ and CA. You might be right, but do you have any links where I could see where your skepticism is coming from. Waymo vs Quanergy is

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