ericxtang

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State of the Ruby stack(blog.newrelic.com)
7 points by ericxtang 15y ago|0 comments
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IBM's Watson is now a medical expert(technologyreview.com)
3 points by ericxtang 15y ago|0 comments
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Google's "Future of javascript" internal doc(lambda-the-ultimate.org)
10 points by ericxtang 15y ago|0 comments
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by ericxtang 15y ago
It's super difficult to find a startup PM at the beginning, partially because it's super difficult to find another person who has the same product vision. It's much easier for the founder with strong conviction to see the product through,
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by ericxtang 15y ago
Like any kind of spamming, I'm sure it will be stopped, especially if it's not even automated.
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Dygraphs: A Dead-simple Javascript Visualization Library(dygraphs.com)
5 points by ericxtang 15y ago|0 comments
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by ericxtang 16y ago
Do you have a particular algorithm when selecting pictures?
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by ericxtang 16y ago
Khan academy is a huge step forward, delivering key concepts in video forms. However, this approach only goes so far. Human interaction becomes important when higher-level concepts are introduced. For example, I can't imagine getting thr
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by ericxtang 16y ago
We've built an API using ruby on rails. I highly recommend the book written by Paul Dix if that's what you are using. http://www.amazon.com/Service-Oriented-Design-Rails-Addison-...
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Kinect hack that turns your life into a comic TV show(kotaku.com.au)
3 points by ericxtang 16y ago|0 comments
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by ericxtang 16y ago
I think people you know are the most important resource in terms of finding a business-savvy co-founder. A lot of VCs/angel investors are willing to help smart hackers find co-founders or even interesting projects. Also, going to marketin
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by ericxtang 16y ago
I think it different in each city. I live in New York, and this city is in dying need for more engineering talents to feed its fast-growing startup scene. Being a hacker, the last thing you wanna hear is some finance dude pitching you an i
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by ericxtang 16y ago
CUDA has come a long way since it's birth as a student project.
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by ericxtang 16y ago
You can totally just set up a mirror in the U.S to access any websites. There are also services out there to get around the firewall.
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by ericxtang 16y ago
Really fantastic piece of software. It's about time we move away from using java wrappers for NLP stuff. Anyone know a similar project in Ruby?
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by ericxtang 16y ago
There are plenty of successful enterprise software providers and there always will be. It really depends on the expertise of the founding team. The product just has to make sense. Some companies stop at the point when the purchase decisi
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by ericxtang 16y ago
Anyone know what the "bottlenecks" are in YC? I assume it has to do with the number of advisors? Also, I wonder if the growth in number means decrease in quality (or experience) for the entrepreneurs.