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by foobaw 8y ago
Definitely - getting rich off these things means you have to go against convention. People have to call you "crazy" or "wild."
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by foobaw 8y ago
Pitch your company to key decision makers in various companies to build exposure. Attend conferences and network with relevant people - grab a drink or dinner and discuss ideas and maybe acquisition talks can organically start.
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by foobaw 8y ago
Maybe they were on reddit. Seriously though, 30 seconds vs 3 minutes is a long time in the reliability world but not atrocious.
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by foobaw 8y ago
There's also a slight chance you might find similar answers from asking this specific question in HN. Imagine asking this question in a literature conference, juggling competition, cup-stacking competitions, etc. Various age groups, ho
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by foobaw 8y ago
It looks like they're going in to rescue the kids based on the current conditions. I'm guessing this submarine solution could potentially be a back-up in case something goes wrong. I doubt it's a PR stunt - Elon doesn't
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by foobaw 8y ago
Would a polyglot with a linguistics background be someone with enough credentials to make comparisons though? I agree though that it's hard to have a baseline or even quantify simplicity/complexity in languages.
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by foobaw 8y ago
For those interested, I recommend reading "How to Read a Book" by Adler. It basically outlines the details of getting the most out of reading in different contexts.
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by foobaw 8y ago
Have you heard of Front( https://frontapp.com/ ). I know it's not exactly the same but I think Front saw similar pain points :)
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by foobaw 8y ago
On an aside, my friend is a full time sports better who has an extremely high ROI during football season on one of those Fantasy sites. He has difficulty making any money on other sports. I wonder why.
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by foobaw 8y ago
FYI: as of right now, that link publicly shows responses on https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KqGc3avWJECJnSj_YRWe7FZbB2K... . You should definitely change that ASAP.
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by foobaw 8y ago
Exactly what I wanted to say. I know it shows Korea as the 3rd most, but I feel like they should be higher on the list. Most don't report overtime and just do their work because it has become the convention and it wouldn't look go
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by foobaw 8y ago
Slightly relevant but useful: use meditation modeling ( https://eng.uber.com/mediation-modeling/ )
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by foobaw 8y ago
I am a strong believer that reading is extremely enriching for the mind. Any additional ways to enhance that experience, in my books, is a win.
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by foobaw 8y ago
GSM's official specification document is what we used when we implemented everything. "Advanced Messaging" and "IP-based messaging" were some other ways we referenced the feature like you said. Carriers definitely h
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by foobaw 8y ago
This is incredibly insightful and well-written.
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by foobaw 8y ago
I've been in the OEM industry for years and can't believe this happened in production. For something like texting/RCS, there are thousands of phones being tested thousands of time by thousands of people with multiple addition
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by foobaw 8y ago
A major benefit of attending elite schools is the increased opportunity to network. Google used to filter candidates by GPA but "quickly" learned this was a mistake. Some companies do still look at GPAs. Others specifically indica
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by foobaw 8y ago
This is an awesome idea. Any plans to allow someone to pay for this based on their success of landing a job? (taking a % of their future salary kind of like Lambda School).
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by foobaw 8y ago
I had this issue while trying to watch a World Cup match in bed. I tried to troubleshoot it myself - restarting, rebooting, resetting every connection possible. I didn't know Chromecast could go down on a large-scale like this because
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by foobaw 8y ago
I always thought Watson Health would be like a smaller spin-off product that wasn't influenced too much by IBM. T Given all the expectation of its product and the importance of ML/AI, it makes sense this was impossible.
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by foobaw 8y ago
I've played DotA for over 10 years so this development is quite relevant to me. So excited to see this next month! Although it's extremely impressive, all the restrictions will definitely make this less appealing to the audience (
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by foobaw 8y ago
I used to live in Central America and most foreigners from the US had their own maids. Some maids even had their own room in the house and lived with the family (great for babysitting, cleaning, cooking, etc)
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by foobaw 8y ago
I know Shaq also has a bunch of Five Guys'. Not sure if it's the same reason.
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by foobaw 8y ago
How about a company that facilitates physical speed dating meetings? That'd target an older demographic.
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by foobaw 8y ago
Hah! I remember this was an interview question for one of my PMs that was looking to join Uber. Without breaking NDA, it was something along the lines of "Why would Uber let customers wait longer?" It's an interesting product
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by foobaw 8y ago
Solve 150+ random leetcode questions. Play a video on YouTube of someone watching you and "taking notes."
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by foobaw 8y ago
I wonder what was actually stolen. I hope this is not the reason why Jawbone is undergoing liquidation and Fitbit IPOed.(I'm sure there are many more reasons, but it'd be shocking these stolen trade secrets were contributing facto
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by foobaw 8y ago
Someone like Justin Kan could help you with this process. Look into his startup Atrium - but looks like you already have an experienced lawyer, so it might not be as useful. I'm also going through this process right now, and it's
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by foobaw 8y ago
The article is pay-walled for me - but based on the title: people that take IQ tests also have changed. The value and significance of IQ tests have definitely shifted since 1975 so that could be a big reason.
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by foobaw 8y ago
Just to be clear - users had to give explicit permission for that status update recording feature back in 2014. There are no external apps that can record audio on Android without permission unless Google explicitly whitelists the permissio

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