drewrv

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by drewrv 10y ago
> most universities are run by bureaucrats with the actual mission of continued existence and expansion Existence is a prerequisite for all learning/teaching/research, and expansion is implied in these goals too. Unless their s
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by drewrv 10y ago
I see two problems, one is that consumers don't buy health insurance, their employers do. So the insurance company that is willing to deny legitimate claims and kick sick people off its rolls in order to lower its costs will win. The b
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by drewrv 10y ago
Not sure if this is the anecdote you're looking for, but my spouse did a few online Python classes, decided she enjoys it, and enrolled in a coding bootcamp. She's set to graduate in a couple weeks and already has an offer.
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by drewrv 10y ago
Well, it isn't called the Main Street Journal!
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by drewrv 10y ago
He does have something similar, in the Theil Fellowship. I don't think they're too scared of competition, YC says that they receive more qualified applicants than they could accept.
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by drewrv 10y ago
It really amazes me how much of that show is true.
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by drewrv 10y ago
Your examples are comedies, which can get away with it as the audience isn't expected to take things seriously.
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by drewrv 10y ago
I don't see why they'd panic. A prominent Trump supporter sits on their board.
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The VC Software Stack (medium.com)
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by drewrv 10y ago
Nintendo amazes me: as an organization they make incredible games yet are terrible at everything else.
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by drewrv 10y ago
Their Super Mario Run example is great for the "what not to do" department. http://www.useronboard.com/how-supermariorun-onboards-new-us...
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by drewrv 10y ago
I was pretty happy with the onboarding at flowkey.
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by drewrv 10y ago
That part starts at 8:50 in the video, here's a direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKY6BGcx37k&feature=youtu.be...
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by drewrv 10y ago
From your wikipedia article: > (Craig Lambert) includes the rise of technology and robotics as forces leading to the growth of shadow work
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by drewrv 10y ago
Automation has already replaced some service jobs, for example at grocery store self checkouts. Expect more to come (taxi/uber driver for example).
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by drewrv 10y ago
Have you tried Holoball or Audioshield? Those are my go-to games when I'm looking for some exercise.
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by drewrv 10y ago
Ice shelves act as a "plug" to slow glaciers running into the sea. So the melting of ice shelves causes glaciers to run into the sea and melt faster. Check out the BBC documentary "Frozen Planet", episode 7 goes into det
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by drewrv 10y ago
I've been thinking about bootcamps a lot recently as my wife is attending one and it's amazing to me how dismissive our industry is of bootcamps, while we're totally supportive of "self-taught" developers. People le
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by drewrv 10y ago
Also possible that they have a sense of superiority that people living off a UBI wouldn't have. Or that an heirs parents were never around because they were too busy. It's why I try not to reason from my own anecdotes and support
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by drewrv 10y ago
I've met a number of wealthy people in my life who never had to work and I wouldn't wish that life upon my enemies. I don't know how else to phrase it but having to work builds character. That being said, I'm a fan of th
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by drewrv 10y ago
I'm happy to work with people whom I disagree with politically. But if you're concerned about privacy, giving all your files unencrypted to a company that is uninterested in your privacy (as demonstrated by their board) is just bo
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Me too but I was hoping it would be Gates.
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It was always a mistake to call it a law in the first place. People treat it like it's gravity or something.
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by drewrv 10y ago
I've had my vive for over six months now and still play a couple times per week. I've lost interest in traditional games at this point.
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by drewrv 10y ago
Diabetes is punishment enough for your hypothetical gluttony. I see no reason to arrange society in a way to further punish sick people.
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by drewrv 10y ago
Maybe it's true due to human psychology but that doesn't mean we should institutionalize it.
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by drewrv 10y ago
Or we could decouple access to healthcare from employment.
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On The Media: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/otm
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by drewrv 10y ago
I found the same content much more readable here: http://blog.wishpond.com/post/115675436672/growth-hacking
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by drewrv 10y ago
If your company starts to go belly up and you get acquihired, you'll probably walk away as empty handed as a bank default, due to liquidation preferences and other terms in VC funding.

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