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by gmichnikov 15y ago
I haven't read this one yet, but I very recently read the other two books you mentioned, and I'm surprised to see you lump them together. I thought In the Plex was much, much more interesting. What Would Google Do taught me almost nothing a
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by gmichnikov 15y ago
This is (I think) the most amusingly transparent comment I have seen on HN in a while. Not a bad thing; made me smile. user: ericmilliken created: 38 minutes ago
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by gmichnikov 15y ago
I also find Yelp pretty useless at this point, so I've been hoping to find a site that allows me to easily see the places that my friends (or friends of friends) have been and to see their reviews of those places. Are all reviews on your si
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by gmichnikov 15y ago
I remember coming across the idea of crowdsourced shipping before; google around and you might get some more thoughts (e.g. http://www.cambrianhouse.com/idea/idea-promoter/ideas-id/8TI... )
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by gmichnikov 15y ago
I'm 26, I did not take time off during college to travel, and I strongly regret not doing so. I recently convinced my girlfriend to take 2 unpaid months off work to travel with me (Aus/NZ). She was very hesitant when I first brought it up,
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
"...we observed that the GPS in Nexus S could function up to altitudes of about 60,000 ft..." Has anyone tried using a phone's GPS on an airplane with any success?
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Google driving directions from Tasmania to Boston(maps.google.com)
1 points by gmichnikov 16y ago|0 comments
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
On every notable standardized math test in the US, and on any commonly used calculator, a square root is non-negative. Another example: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=sqrt(x)
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
The upper age limit is 2t-14 (as you note earlier in your comment) rather than the 2t+14 you mention later. Integrating, you get -20(e^(-0.05(2x-14)) - e^(-0.05(x/2+7))) The derivative (eliminating the constant) is: (e^0.7) (-0.1)(e^(-0.1x)
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
4QB.NET might be good for a fantasy football site
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
Right now it seems AirBNB posts appear on CL as either "sublets and temporary" or "vacation rentals." ( http://newyork.craigslist.org/search/hhh?query=airbnb&sr... ) The page linked above states that "sublets & temporary" is one of
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
all player stats: games column is empty passing: yards/attempt and yards/completion could both be included, right now it looks like avg. represents yds/attempt postseason: would be cool to see player stats aggregated by individual post-seas
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
Here is a recent story from the The Harvard Crimson: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/3/30/students-year-ha... "While Z-listed students bring a wide range of interests and experiences to Harvard, many people charge that they are sim
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
christians, jews, muslims: http://www.technomancy.org/google-suggest-venn/#start=Why+ar...
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
What, if any, prerequisites are there?
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
I also got sick of feeling like just an ideas person, so I've been trying to follow this advice for the last 2 months. Any feedback would be much appreciated. I started with Python, using a combo of MIT OCW, Learn Python the Hard Way, and H
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
A new/ask intersection page.
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Ask HN: How can startups accept payments from users who don't have credit cards?
2 points by gmichnikov 16y ago|3 comments
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
Every day I regret buying my mytouch 3g instead of waiting for the nexus one on the same network at the same price.
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Ask HN: What app should I build using App Inventor?
2 points by gmichnikov 16y ago|1 comments
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
3) Education 2) Groupon for live video education. Teacher offers to teach x at a certain time at a certain price per student, with a minimum number of students required. Interesting speakers could offer guest lectures to teachers at the cla
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
HTC Magic = myTouch 3G, HTC Dream = G1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Magic , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream
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Facebook, MySpace Confront Privacy Loophole(online.wsj.com)
2 points by gmichnikov 16y ago|0 comments
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by gmichnikov 16y ago
I have not seen any data, but I don't think that's totally fair. Students from my class or those within one of mine at Harvard have started Facebook, Scribd, Airbnb, Paperless Post, drop.io, Baking for Good, and probably others that I am no
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by gmichnikov 17y ago
Try soliciting suggestions for birthday or holiday presents. Or, try soliciting feedback from 100 people on the clarity/ease of your company's sign-up process, introductory video, etc. Many of the comments will be worthless, but you'd be su