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by dsalzman 7y ago
PDF to the original Parkinson's law article in The Economist (1955) https://www.berglas.org/Articles/parkinsons_law.pdf
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I’ve worked on a project with DIU. I was really impressed with the process and how they short circuited the often long and bureaucratic process of getting new technology into the gov.
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by dsalzman 7y ago
If you want an easier introduction I suggest Michael Lewis’s book the Undoing Project.
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“ The spectral signatures of the best companies I’ve invested in are remarkably similar. They usually have most of the following characteristics: compelling founders, a mission that attracts talented people into the startup’s orbit, a prod
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Bored People Quit (2011)(randsinrepose.com)
1 points by dsalzman 7y ago|0 comments
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This essay has a taste of “Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance”. Really enjoyable and authentic style.
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“Fiat Chrysler is going to launch a new version of its Fiat 500 battery-powered vehicle in Europe this year, along with plug-in hybrid versions of its Jeep Compass, Renegade and Wrangler models. That, combined with the Tesla credits, should
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by dsalzman 7y ago
Apple Watch. Leverage HealthKit/ResearchKit. https://www.apple.com/researchkit/ High quality sensors. Data is encrypted e2e
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Nicky Case is amazing. His interactive game to explain segregation in cities is very eye opening as well. https://ncase.me/polygons/
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How a differential gear works (1937) [video](youtube.com)
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Hacker News Classics (2018)(jsomers.net)
311 points by dsalzman 7y ago|42 comments
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"Of the 176 people on board, 82 were Iranian, 63 were Canadian and 11 were Ukrainian (including nine crewmembers), along with 10 Swedish, seven Afghan and three German nationals. None survived." What a tragedy.
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Prefab Tiny Home for 30k(nestron.house)
9 points by dsalzman 7y ago|1 comments
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Why Procrastinators Procrastinate (2013)(waitbutwhy.com)
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Buy an old amazon kindle for $20. You can root them and remote into them via ssh for display control
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A Sick Giant(waitbutwhy.com)
220 points by dsalzman 7y ago|128 comments
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Airpods are an integral part of Apple's future medical ambition. Always in ear Airpods constantly taking your Temp, HR, Glucose, GSR, etc. With the kicker that it is only stored locally and securely on your device, all processing done
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Direct link to PDF Spec https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/samsungbusiness/produ...
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Sonos needs a pivot quickly. The high end residential control space is still up for grabs. Control 4 and Crestron with their dealer/programmer networks are the ultimate rent seekers. These homes have tons of legacy equipment that would
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by dsalzman 7y ago
I don't think the claim is technology in general, but non quantum based computing.
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Interesting, there has always been a large chasm between "Hobby" grade MCU boards like Arduino and "Industrial" grade systems. Hopefully this shift can get more people through that chasm into productive applications.
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I would not suggest getting Chicago made into a mug:) https://www.zazzle.com/map_mug-168739066664861503?t_map_iid=...
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I really hope this was Sky Mall. When I was younger I had a fantasy of flying first class while perusing through the Sky Mall magazine. See something I needed immediately and order it over the airplane phone that used to be in the headrest
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by dsalzman 7y ago
Cargo ships are unregulated and burn the lowest grade oil called bunker fuel. These ships can emit the equivalent sulfur emissions of 19 million ICE vehicles.[1] [1] https://www.cadmatic.com/resource/articles/does-o
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Announcing Bluetooth LE Audio(bluetooth.com)
90 points by dsalzman 7y ago|104 comments
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These articles always remind me of the movie GATTACA. Released in 1997. Classic exploration of engineered perfection and raw human will.
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This goes back to my old quip of the easiest way to increase GDP to 5% would be to force everyone to learn how to actually use Excel. HT "You Suck at Excel" - JS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbkaYsR94c
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by dsalzman 7y ago
Opportunity for a company like $TESLA or other startup to provide additional competition in the farm equipment space. It's a duopoly between John Deere (Green) and Case IH (Red). A modular electric system would work well since the requ
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+100 "I would love to see the following analysis: A map of repetitious tasks, spreadsheets, and manual data extraction by function in the Fortune 500. Budget breakdown of current software spend, by function, by line, in the Fortune 500
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by dsalzman 7y ago
Yak Shaving and Bike Shedding are some of my favorite sayings.

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