geori

13 ms·

91.
by geori 14y ago
I was reminded of that as well. And when I read through the comments, one of the experiments confirmed that yes, the Diamond Age actually gave them inspiration: >> Richard Smith >> Exactly. See http://cananian.livejournal.
92.
by geori 14y ago
MS agrees w you and put together a very slick cover/keyboard for the surface.
93.
by geori 14y ago
Where I come from 16% accuracy does not mean the problem is solved. Yeah, its a big step up from where we were, but the cat detector neural nets by no means solved the object recognition problem.
94.
by geori 14y ago
There's a very simple explanation. Ben Horowitz invested in them because he loves rap music. Perhaps these kids chose this specific niche (rap music lyrics) in order to target a name partner in a top VC firm. Not a bad strategy if you wan
95.
by geori 14y ago
Steve would never have let this happen.
96.
by geori 14y ago
It's not HuffPo. It's a shot at BuzzFeed
97.
by geori 14y ago
Totally agree on Netflix. I would easily pay $25 a month for Netflix streaming if it had great content (e.g., same movies as the DVD by mail service + HBO)
98.
by geori 14y ago
I dont count clicks from any amazonaws or ec2 hostnames on my site.
99.
by geori 14y ago
I'm disappointed in the minimal amount of innovation we've seen in airplanes since the 70s. That's great that it is 20% more fuel efficient, but we're flying with basically the same tech that we did 40 years ago. Can Elon Musk please buil
100.
by geori 14y ago
Could have easily made the same criticism of Apple in the mid 90s. Microsoft can definitely be saved. You just have to fire Ballmer and put a visionary in charge. There are still some really good people working at Microsoft. Unfortunate
101.
by geori 14y ago
Anyone who invested in this company post-iPhone 4 and post-"co-CEO" RIM deserved to lose their money.
102.
by geori 14y ago
I sure am glad that I bought a 2 TB USB 3.0 last year before I had anything with USB 3.0 ports!
103.
by geori 14y ago
It'd be nice if they also handled ACH transactions from checking accounts.
104.
by geori 14y ago
Very similar to Robert X. Cringely's categories of Commandos, Infantry, Policemen in Accidental Empires.
105.
by geori 14y ago
We'll just have to wait until pschyohistory is invented.
106.
by geori 15y ago
In government your budget is based on last years budget. If you don't spend it all then you get cut next year because, presumably, you don't need that much money. Agencies spend a ton of money at the end of the year just to spend the mone
107.
by geori 15y ago
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
108.
by geori 15y ago
Totally Agree. There are no names, only anecdotes and the science is suspect. This article is 100% B.S. and I wouldn't be surprised if it was planted by a competitor.
109.
by geori 15y ago
I agree. Marcelo is a moron for turning down this guy. Although we don't run the MS stack, my startup would kill to have a guy like this to join. It is completely laughable to me that this guy has to do a side project to prove he is worth
110.
by geori 15y ago
I agree. I've got a BS in Computer Science and an MBA, which is very common. A third of the class had undergrad engineering degrees.
111.
by geori 15y ago
I loved speaker of the dead. Ender's Game was a quicker read and will make a more compelling movie, but Speaker is much deeper and compelling. You really have to grapple with the implications of first (and second) contact.
112.
by geori 15y ago
I agree. Austin is one of the most chill places in the world. As a matter of fact, the only thing people bitch about are all the self-centered Californians who moved to TX in order to escape high real estate prices.
113.
by geori 15y ago
On #2, Obama has had a pretty big impact. A) The democrats pushed through Student Loan reform alongside the healthcare bill last year. "The new law will eliminate fees paid to private banks to act as intermediaries in providing loans to col
114.
by geori 15y ago
There's a clear reason for the death of the spec. The NYT mentioned a few months ago, that software has improved the speed of calculations much more dramatically than hardware did. Is anyone surprised that the closed systems are winning!?
115.
by geori 15y ago
After Citizens United, I no longer trust the court.
116.
by geori 15y ago
Incentives that rewarded home ownership got us in this quagmire. I hate lobbyists.