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901.
by gniv 9y ago
The real milestone was achieved last year, when AlphaGo was unveiled, and played (and won) against Lee Sedol.
902.
by gniv 9y ago
> we should fix what is broken about the system Who is we? The state? I don't trust the state to be able to fix this. Remember the launch of healthcare.gov? Google employees had to step in to fix it to make it usable.
903.
by gniv 10y ago
"They are more like guidelines, anyway"
904.
by gniv 10y ago
I really hope the new wireless attempts to the last mile are successful. I think both Google and Facebook are seriously trying.
905.
by gniv 10y ago
Sorry, my comment was too short. I said nothing about money. I simply pointed out that they should have done more due diligence when choosing the CEO. (Based on what I read at the time though, sounds like they didn't even try -- they w
906.
by gniv 10y ago
That's why the responsibility was on the board to find somebody willing and capable of playing Extra Hard.
907.
by gniv 10y ago
I've never liked sugar in my coffee. H&H is enough to make it smooth. I think, like everything, it take a few tries until you get used to the new taste, and forget the sugar-coffee taste.
908.
by gniv 10y ago
The question of why it didn't take off is answered in the article, albeit in parentheses: "(Maglev is indisputably more expensive upfront than high-speed rail.)"
909.
by gniv 10y ago
Maybe or maybe not. The glass doesn't look damaged. But it's not really important. Google should not have even asked the question -- just offer to send a replacement. This is a new phone that they want to be successful, so they ne
910.
by gniv 10y ago
> This is reflected in Google's financials as a falling 'cost per click' (what Google gets for an ad click). But what is not known is the cost of a _similar_ click. Since the number of clicks increases dramatically quarter
911.
by gniv 10y ago
I wouldn't put too much stock on those numbers. They are probably statistical estimates, not actual counts.
912.
by gniv 10y ago
My point exactly.
913.
by gniv 10y ago
And yet we are willing to pay 2x for food from farmers markets, artisans etc. That food was made with processes that go against technological progress. Why not apply the same thinking to selling the food in stores? The cashiers can provide
914.
by gniv 10y ago
Or maybe Miami will turn into a Venice-like romantic canal city, where travel will be done by jetski, tourism will flourish, and real estate prices will keep going up.
915.
by gniv 10y ago
Brew beer. It is rewarding, (mostly) fun, non-trivial, and the result is surprisingly good.
916.
by gniv 10y ago
I don't think they cater to those types of professionals. The demand from corporations is probably so high that that's who they need to keep happy.
917.
by gniv 10y ago
Charging networks maybe, but range no. The Chevy Bolt that will start selling in a couple of months has 238 miles range. GM doesn't have the superchargers, but they can afford to price these cars with zero profit for a while, if they w
918.
by gniv 10y ago
AT&T the holding company is not the AT&T company you imagine. See here for what makes up the current AT&T: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T#Corporate_structure I think most of the money is made by what
919.
by gniv 10y ago
I wish your comment were higher up. It does indeed take time to internalize how to use these data structures, and that's what the interviews usually test.
920.
by gniv 10y ago
So if two cameras are better than one, why not three, or four? I assume the hardware is not too expensive (compared to the cost of the phone), and then you can have really nice optical zoom capabilities.
921.
by gniv 10y ago
None of those companies are Google though.
922.
by gniv 10y ago
Or you could ask for their email. I give my google email to the candidates I interview, if they ask.
923.
by gniv 10y ago
Ash: http://www.livestrong.com/article/449416-what-is-ash-in-food...
924.
by gniv 10y ago
> What is there really for them to offer in that space? Electric cars. Yes, there is Tesla, but not much else. And, as Tesla proved, there is significant demand for an electric car done right (ie, powerful, long range, not expensive). Th
925.
by gniv 10y ago
Yeah, I don't get it either. This is pretty much what happened to the Soviet Union -- weak economy pushed to the brink by collapsing oil prices.
926.
by gniv 11y ago
I just got excited because apparently I've been living under a rock and never heard of the Bolt. The Model 3 looks slick, but if GM can deliver, this car might be a bigger deal for the future of EVs.
927.
by gniv 11y ago
The Chevy Bolt looks pretty good! Some more recent pictures: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/darin-gesse-chevrolet-bolt...
928.
by gniv 11y ago
In some cases (Google, Facebook), they are paying more, but since the number of employees is relatively small, it makes little difference in the amount of cash they accumulate. This might be true for many large corporations, but hard to stu
929.
by gniv 11y ago
DeepMind is part of Google.
930.
by gniv 11y ago
This was neat. The explanation starts around 1:50 https://youtu.be/yYAw79386WI?t=1m50s

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