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by galtwho 11y ago
there is no doubt it is. Surely this should be a given even before knowing about the snowden saga. After snowden saga we all should know this as a fact.
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by galtwho 11y ago
By same token investors should be assured only a % of their principal in case of down rounds. You want the big payoff you have to take the big risk. To be assured the whole principal or 2X is ensuring that the risk is transferred to other p
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by galtwho 11y ago
Zukerberg managed to get such investors. If investors want in on the game, then they need to make the sacrifice. If the company wants the investor money, they make the sacrifice. whoever is desperate loses more.
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by galtwho 11y ago
except for the fact that Employees and founders salary is generally below market rate while at the same time they are expected to work more than standard hrs( 8 Hrs?? ) and be available 24x7 to fix issues. Equity with promises of big payout
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by galtwho 11y ago
A few issues I came across 1. Sign up btn on main page didn't seem to work but the one at the bottom worked. I browsed aroudn a bit before I clicked on signup and not sure if that had a effect. 2. Post sign up, I got a tool tip asking
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by galtwho 11y ago
This doesn't apply to Bhuj though. From what I hear, the town has unparalleled facilities not found anywhere else in the country all courtesy of its expats and business people.
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by galtwho 11y ago
>> It's not in my self interest to isolate myself or to treat others poorly. This is how I see it too. It is in my self interest to be caring of others and do it some times at a loss for myself. While there are many times I have
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by galtwho 11y ago
what are you talking about? I understood Rand as if each of us truly focus on our individual needs then the world will be a better place. The world is lot shittier because there are lots of people who seem to think they know what someone el
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by galtwho 11y ago
Or Wright has Multiple Personality Disorder[1]. One is sloppy and the other is thorough. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10625626
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by galtwho 11y ago
Well there is https://www.criptext.com/
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by galtwho 11y ago
His point still stands. With data as the focus, GA should be built in such a way that users don't see the need tyo use Mixpanel & others. But that is not the case. Which suggest Google isn't that good at productivizing stuff.
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by galtwho 11y ago
Isn't Science all about letting data shine the light. Why would we have a hard time accepting?
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The danger of a single story(ted.com)
1 points by galtwho 11y ago|0 comments
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by galtwho 11y ago
To add, IMO there is a gap in the market for a dumb phone that can also act as a 4G router. I can then pair it with my tablet/iPod touch when I need to go online. But most times, I want to use the phone just to make/receive calls&
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by galtwho 11y ago
>> Prove you deserve to be at the table, prove you deserve to be there based merits etc.. Not because of gender, race etc. I would add white privilege or majority privilege to that... quite a few blokes get a seat at the table cause t
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by galtwho 11y ago
>> I'm not sure the people who hire programmers really want to view them as adults. More like minions, talented but immature young men rotating through, happy with their video games and foosball tables and salaries that pay well
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by galtwho 11y ago
I think the evidence is to the contrary as I mentioned in my earlier comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10372862 and the inferences from those evidence is that women are predisposed to studies that involve human
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by galtwho 11y ago
basically a comedian asked question on why women were still choosing non-hard sciences in scandinavian countries inspite of the overt and covert equality measures. it ends up pitting one side against other. My reading is only one side had e
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by galtwho 11y ago
the more equal a society the less likely women will opt for hard sciences as evidenced by this doco on the "Gender Equality" paradox https://vimeo.com/19707588
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Peeple: Yelp for people(theverge.com)
1 points by galtwho 11y ago|0 comments
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by galtwho 11y ago
An earlier discussion citing the same paper https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9826200
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Long-held theory on human gestation refuted (2012)(sciencedaily.com)
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by galtwho 11y ago
and hence they had strict rules of hygiene then... many passed on as superstition but served a purpose... The Indian form of greeting of Namaste as opposed to Hand shake is one such practice...
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by galtwho 11y ago
or how about Shewag is India's Warner :)