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721.
by dluan 12y ago
Gets good at page 26, the chairman discusses how Berkshire Hathaway got started, though really the whole thing is fascinating. I wonder at what point YC will begin to compete with Berkshire Hathaway.
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Berkshire Hathaway 2014 Annual Report [pdf](berkshirehathaway.com)
138 points by dluan 12y ago|87 comments
723.
Experiment is looking for a designer(experiment.com)
1 points by dluan 12y ago
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by dluan 12y ago
Hey - feel free to reach out directly to denny@experiment.com, happy to learn more about your project and see how we can help!
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Experiment is hiring a product designer(experiment.com)
1 points by dluan 12y ago
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Earth Primer(earthprimer.com)
170 points by dluan 12y ago|30 comments
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by dluan 12y ago
I wonder if it's possible to do things that others don't like, but doesn't pay - that then ends up becoming something that does pay. I wonder why PG didn't charge his friends for writing papers. Not sure where this is go
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Nature owner merges with Springer(nature.com)
3 points by dluan 12y ago|0 comments
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Linux versus E. coli(blogs.discovermagazine.com)
3 points by dluan 12y ago|0 comments
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by dluan 12y ago
I was afraid that if you read my comment in a certain tone, then it might come off as smug. It wasn't meant to be. I've edited it so it will be less so.
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by dluan 12y ago
I think you might be reading too much into it. Spending time in EPA was a constant reminder that I was voluntarily stepping into a bubble everytime we left. The dichotomy was and is still unbelievable. A lot of people have the distorted vie
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by dluan 12y ago
When we first moved down to the bay area for YC, we moved into a new development house in EPA right next to Ikea. I frequently joke that EPA is not the same as Palo Alto, and while the rest of our batchmates had apartments in dowtown Mounta
733.
by dluan 12y ago
It's posts like these that show just how ripe for innovation academia has become. It's no surprise that there are now so many science tech startups popping up. Founded primarily by scientists. https://hackpad.com/S
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by dluan 12y ago
Hmm, wouldn't a close-to-spherical material (something like tire rubber) work?
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by dluan 12y ago
I wonder if it'd be possible to use a smaller wheel (maybe a sphere), and also raise the deck? Suspension? I would try it, but just like with boosted boards, I think I would still prefer a normal skateboard. Because I can still kickfli
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by dluan 12y ago
Wondering if this can support color, and why not?
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by dluan 12y ago
Debatable on whether or not you can assume litigation is grounds for defamation. Even if it is true, it's not necessary that anonymity required the scientist to sue. I think the appeal for the case to drop is not to discourage discussi
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by dluan 12y ago
Funding review is different than pre-publication or even post-publication review of results. One argument is that review of results is easier for a reviewee to defend in public, since the data and results are stated and there's nothing
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by dluan 12y ago
Everyone pays somehow.
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by dluan 12y ago
I think one thing that rarely gets mentioned, is that startups get harder. As in, the more traction you show, the harder it becomes to continue that traction, or alternatively, more traction is now expected of you. Combine this with the inc
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by dluan 12y ago
Honestly, just last night I was looking and editing photos of a recent trip, and I uploaded them to tumblr to share on a small photo blog I just recently started. After spending some time trying to get the colors right, I realized that tumb
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by dluan 12y ago
I naturally started saying in my head "bee-pee-gee", but since the P stands for portable, maybe even "bee-porg" instead of "bee-peg"? :)
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Eisenbahnnet: how the electron got spin(dennyluan.tumblr.com)
11 points by dluan 12y ago|1 comments
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by dluan 15y ago
And I already know about the twitter's, hulu's, etc. I'm more looking for creative uses of RoR.
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What are the best/most creative web apps and websites built with Ruby
1 points by dluan 15y ago|2 comments