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by dchmiel 14y ago
In Guns Germs and Steel Jared Diamond states that "civilization is the result of a chain of developments, each made possible by certain preconditions." Interestingly religion never was one of those preconditions.
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by dchmiel 14y ago
As much as I like the article it really left thinking that there is much left to investigate. Does the relative dollar amount vs the absolute dollar amount affect the ultimatum game? How does differing income levels affect the results. It d
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by dchmiel 14y ago
That's a good insight of how the income is perceived. If I knew I received a few days income all year long my perceived value of receiving income in the experiment is lower than what the locals would perceive since it is more variable and t
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by dchmiel 14y ago
They did control for that by offering an incentive that was only a few days' wages. "The stakes Henrich used in the game with the Machiguenga were not insubstantial—roughly equivalent to the few days’ wages they sometimes earned from episod
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by dchmiel 14y ago
You see this pattern of over generalizing in business when expanding internationally service or product offerings. 'It works here so lets just sell it there' has caused a few blunders. Cultural differences can mean colour has different inte
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We Aren’t the World(psmag.com)
174 points by dchmiel 14y ago|148 comments
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Don’t blame the system(startupnorth.ca)
1 points by dchmiel 14y ago|0 comments
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by dchmiel 14y ago
Do they have some connections to some programmers they now who are of equal talent?
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by dchmiel 14y ago
I'd like to see some researchers in the field of psychology and physiology take these existing theories and knowledge of human body and begin to see if we can measure in daily life. If we had a tool that would let us know when we were most
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by dchmiel 14y ago
Thank you for everyone who lent me some support and offered suggestions on this. I don't know the best way to respond on HN so that each of you get a notification regarding this thread. I took some time to think about this after everyone co
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Ask HN: How do fellow entrepreneurs deal with the stresses of Christmas?
4 points by dchmiel 14y ago|5 comments
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Response to the NYT article on data center efficiency(blog.diegodoval.com)
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The Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing Your Own Psychology(bhorowitz.com)
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Over the top raid on Kim Dotcom(techcrunch.com)
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by dchmiel 14y ago
It would be interesting to get a caricaturists take on this if this is how they see people before they draw them. Also, if they knew of this optical illusion before it was published.
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by dchmiel 15y ago
A great example of technology disrupting existing practices in a very niche area. How do spy agencies recruit today for clandestine operations with so many people on or were on Facebook. Isn't that a lot of people who can blow an operators
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by dchmiel 15y ago
I think this comes into the "You don't find a technical cofounder, you earn one." category. And trying to get a programmer to build this for you without even giving them founder recognition or founder shares is absurd. No one will work for
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by dchmiel 15y ago
I'd like to see a list of who was asking for such private information. It would make people think twice about applying to those companies in the future.
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Facebook threatens to sue employers who request job seekers’ account passwords(news.nationalpost.com)
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Greg Smith's rant costs Goldman $2.2-billion in one day(business.financialpost.com)
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How accidentally cutting yourself can save a life.(fastcoexist.com)
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Tips on Funding Your Kickstarter Project(the99percent.com)
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by dchmiel 15y ago
Good advice built on a great essay. http://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/
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by dchmiel 15y ago
He only looks at companies from trusted sources so finding those sources and having their ears leads to grabbing his attention. How does someone get on Ron's radar when they aren't in the valley? Is it a stretch to assume he has sources com
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by dchmiel 15y ago
I guess I was looking to see if there could be a more direct approach to it. Your pension fund invests in multiple assets classes and in multiple industries because of diversification. With a mutual fund that strictly invests in startups in
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by dchmiel 15y ago
You're right that there won't be another Facebook. Just as there hasn't been another Microsoft or Google. But thinking that there isn't going to be anymore large up and coming companies that change the competitive landscape is false. It'd b
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by dchmiel 15y ago
So creating a fund that has a clear investment strategy of investing in a particular startup. How about creating mutual funds that invest in startups in general. It'd allow for diversification of multiple startups and give founders one conc
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by dchmiel 15y ago
If so many apps do this, why all of the sudden uproar with Path doing the same? I'm not condoning it, just curious why it still happens and so frequently. It seems to me that the "industry best practices" actually need to be best practice.
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by dchmiel 15y ago
Do any larger companies (Google, Apple, etc) implement stand-ups? I'm curious to know if this is being adopted by companies with larger staff numbers.
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by dchmiel 15y ago
We're running as well.

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