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by dgallagher 14y ago
You only regret what you choose to regret, that is if you decide to regret anything at all.
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by dgallagher 14y ago
I don't mind waiting in line so far as things in front are progressing efficiently. In my current culture (MA, USA), there's little punishment available for inefficiency, such as taking a long time to pay, or deciding on an order for food.
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by dgallagher 14y ago
How do they hedge against bed bugs? That's a solvable problem. I still love the idea.
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New Hampshire is building a tech cluster in Boston’s shadow(bostonglobe.com)
8 points by dgallagher 14y ago|3 comments
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by dgallagher 14y ago
When there's demand for a product or service, supply will follow if it's profitable(1) to sell. Banning something, or shaming people away from doing it, doesn't eliminate demand. Supply reduces, cost increases. If costs gets too high, deman
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by dgallagher 14y ago
Knife Party (formed by two Pendulum guys) released an amazing mix two weeks ago: http://knifeparty.com/news/ukf-live-stream You'll like if you're into Skrillex, Kill the Noise, Nero, Zedd, Swedish House Mafia, etc...
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by dgallagher 14y ago
Maybe it would work better on an interstate, particularly flat sections, where there are no cyclists, and vehicles are constantly moving forward at high rates of speeds? Warnings could be posted to warn motorcycles not to swerve (e.g. like
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by dgallagher 14y ago
Not in the same boat, but in the initial beginning, I'd make sure you give them as many opportunities to quit as possible. It'll weed out those who aren't truly dedicated, and may jump ship anyway 3-24 months from now. I'm not sure how comm
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Intuit Acquires AisleBuyer Tech for $80 – $100 Million(bostinno.com)
1 points by dgallagher 14y ago|0 comments
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by dgallagher 15y ago
Yeah. The wiki article has a list of what they released: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Corporation One neat thing they were developing, but never came to light, was Jaguar VR. It was a virtual reality headset, using IR-tracking, whic
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by dgallagher 15y ago
Jack did some amazing things while owner of Atari Corporation too (his son, Sam, was CEO). They helped bring the Lynx to market, developed by Epyx, which was "miles" ahead of other consoles at the time. It had amazing sound, color graphics,
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by dgallagher 15y ago
Julian looks athletic in the final pictures, like a distance runner or triathlete. As a distance runner I have a similar body type too. At the gym you'll see a wide array of body types. Lean and mean, all the way up to muscular and bulky, a
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by dgallagher 15y ago
How many people can you convince to wear glasses that do not normally? Probably the same number of people you can convince to buy and carry a metallic/plastic rectangle in their pockets everywhere. If it offers utility at an affordable pr
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by dgallagher 15y ago
If it grows on a plant, or eats plants, or eats things which eat plants, it's not processed food. If it didn't exist 150 years ago, or you cannot find it in nature, it's processed food.
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by dgallagher 15y ago
I through together a (rough) Cocoa version: https://github.com/dave-gallagher/OSX-For-Cocoa-Hackers Binary: https://github.com/downloads/dave-gallagher/OSX-For-Cocoa-Ha... git clone git@github.com:dave-gallagher/OSX-For-Cocoa-Hack
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Invest Your Time, Don't Spend It(boston.com)
1 points by dgallagher 15y ago|1 comments
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by dgallagher 15y ago
From the article: Margolis adds that he no longer owns any Apple stock and hasn’t been employed by the company since 2008. Having not worked there since 2008, he's not in the position to make that comment. It sounds like he was just venti
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by dgallagher 15y ago
I've designed algorithms via OmniGraffle similar to this, though had to manually write the code later. It's an interesting way to do things, and it does seem to make designing complex things easier.
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by dgallagher 15y ago
Something I've pondered about doing is eventually buying and living out of a motor home. No property taxes, easy (in some areas) to park, and you can pickup and drive away from impending natural disasters (e.g. hurricane). Park near a libra
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by dgallagher 15y ago
Think of how many people YC has seen flow through. Successes, failures, one's they can't predict yet. There are probably certain patterns and traits in the good ones. They've also seen what types of idea's work best with certain types of pe
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by dgallagher 15y ago
I think you're correct that with multiple computing options, some cloud-based, you'll see tailoring to specific jobs. Accountants, lawyers, salespeople, programmers, all do slightly different things, and will need different UIs. Also, as co
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by dgallagher 15y ago
We're moving into an age of five different types of inputs: 1. Keyboard 2. Mouse 3. Touchscreen (finger, stylist) 4. Audio (e.g. Siri) 5. Video (e.g. Kinect, eye tracking) In video games, going all the way back to t
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by dgallagher 15y ago
I agree when looking at biological evolution, such as mutations in genes, this won't happen in 1,000 years. You're correct, the time scales are far too short for that. In my post I was instead talking about technological evolution, though I
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by dgallagher 15y ago
It only takes a tiny percentage to turn down said machine. If 10 billion people plug-in, but 1 million abstain and continue to evolve past the 10 billion, the majority stagnates. Those 1 million will eventually gain a competitive advantage
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by dgallagher 15y ago
As you suggest, this is definately a legacy issue of being tied to the teat of a 1980's terminal. People still like to edit in simple editors. I've viewed it as a Model-View-Controller problem, where everyone is attempting to merge the Mode
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by dgallagher 15y ago
You're talking about highly-focused, or micro, search. Yeah, Google doesn't seem to do that very well. They have a few segments, like book search and image search, but it's not specific enough. One thing I search for sometimes are code exam
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by dgallagher 15y ago
Rich people have the same number of seconds per day as poor people, except each second is worth more. Right now everyone is driving a black Model-T; there isn't a premium edition of email available, though one is certainly desired (personal
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by dgallagher 15y ago
A replacement for email probably won't look very much like email. It'll inherit the good and drop the bad. Speech ---> messenger ---> letters ---> telegraph ---> telephone ---> fax ---> email ---> ??? What's good
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by dgallagher 15y ago
It probably wouldn't be too tough to make an arm-band device which periodically pricks you, possibly beeping a few seconds before it happens. I'm not sure when diabetics need to calculate glucose levels, if it's either after each meal, or p
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by dgallagher 15y ago
Privacy will be one challenge, but I think seamlessness (as you mentioned) is currently the bigger challenge. I'm a runner, so diet is important. For 9 months I tracked everything I ate. Weighed portions, counted calories, logged everything

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