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by got2surf 9y ago
Find an un-sexy domain that you have more access to than the average person. Start to build domain expertise in that area as quickly as you can (people are surprisingly willing to talk when you don't want to sell them something, but
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by got2surf 9y ago
True, but it would still take more time/effort/knowledge to spin up your servers on commodity boards. Plus, the level of resources for configuring EC2-like servers, and Heroku-esque preconfigured servers reduce the barrier to entr
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by got2surf 9y ago
Anyone have an idea of how "technical difficulties" got introduced into the process? What comes to mind is (maybe) using a default seed? Re-initializing the number-picking-machine? Am really curious to see what kind of logical bug
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by got2surf 9y ago
The Honda Element had some great features - it was a perfect "surf and explore" car. Only thing that kept me from getting one was the fact that the front doors have to be opened for the rear doors to open. Kind of a pain, especial
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by got2surf 9y ago
The rise in popularity (and price) of Westafalias recently has been interesting to watch! Huge demand (even on $100k pre-upgraded versions), which seems to be driven by younger folks.
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by got2surf 9y ago
"Better" is tough to say - coding bootcamps are focused on getting a coding job, but university CS degrees are not (CS graduates going into other fields [like finance], research/grad school, etc). If the goal is to get a high
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by got2surf 9y ago
I bought mine through a mechanic/dealer, and had them fix the IMS bearing, rear main seals, chain tensioners, and switch to a metal water pump. Those were the main recommended preventative fixes I heard about.
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by got2surf 9y ago
I've seen most prices for replacement significantly lower than $10k - usually closer to $2-3k ( https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996/241595-ims-bearing-m... ). Plus there are a few other things that are easy
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by got2surf 9y ago
Completely agree. Plus, after initial depreciation, 911s hold their value pretty well (particularly the 1999-2004 996 models). I view a used Porsche (as compared to new) as "90% of the fun for 50% the cost".
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by got2surf 9y ago
I found the non-AMP version easier to read: https://www.wired.com/story/god-is-a-bot-and-anthony-levando...
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by got2surf 9y ago
1/10 false positives doesn't sound too bad to me. Having seen older family members impacted by the disease with little to no warning, a 90% chance at early detection would be incredible. Even with a false positive, the changes you
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by got2surf 9y ago
Take-home salary after taxes could be a lot less than $6,750 per month. Health insurance is probably reasonably priced given that she seems to have a government job. But I do see your point - she could (and many do) live closer, pay more, a
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by got2surf 9y ago
Good point - finding domain expertise for product/market fit is super important. However, that's not something that is solved purely by capital. It also takes a lot of time (in practice, you need potential customers to describe th
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by got2surf 9y ago
I'm assuming they meant deleting the <div class="video-player"> or <video> HTML element itself.
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by got2surf 9y ago
I agree, I don't think this really matters to the individual startup (in that there are probably much stronger factors for success than # of founders). But it may matter for investors looking at things with the opposite perspective - f
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by got2surf 9y ago
Instead of looking at "% of successful exits that had n founders", it seems more relevant to look at "% of startups with n founders that had a successful exit". Without knowing the distribution of startups with 1, 2,
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Amabrush has raised over $1.7M with its 10-second automatic toothbrush(9to5toys.com)
2 points by got2surf 9y ago|1 comments
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by got2surf 9y ago
Good point on the terminology. My main (and relatively early) experience has been that there are good lessons to be learned from both sides (like sustainable growth and profit models on the "non-startup" end, and rapid innovation&
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by got2surf 9y ago
It begs the question of why we (generally) feel like tech startups need to think/behave differently than traditional businesses. "Startups" in the sense of new businesses have been around for centuries (arguably longer). But
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The Scientific Truth About Planet Nine, So Far(forbes.com)
2 points by got2surf 9y ago|1 comments
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by got2surf 9y ago
Parent commenter here - I don't doubt that LSD has real effects. I think it's plausible that microdosing has real effects. But I also think that said effects are difficult to measure, because studies typically use subjective mood
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by got2surf 9y ago
While this is a really interesting article, there may be some issues around the "placebo effect" of taking a microdose vs physical effects of the microdose. (Granted, the impact of "having more creative moments" may be t
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by got2surf 9y ago
This is exciting! If you look at historic speeches (ie from American Rhetoric http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html ), there are large variations in average characteristics between various styles/contex
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by got2surf 9y ago
Absolutely - listening through the multiple samples with different intonation from both Obama and Trump, some of the samples are much more realistic, while others come off as robotic. Maybe it would be possible to train the system to prefer
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by got2surf 9y ago
Great point, I think the tech crowd may overestimate the cost of glitches, relative to everything else at play in a business. I think the point I'm getting hung up on is that the bank's stock price could drop for two reasons: bad
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by got2surf 9y ago
Great link, thanks for sharing. The quote that stood out to me was “My issue was that patient safety wasn’t front and center.” I don't have a problem with MedSec making money by shorting St. Jude's stock (that seems to align incen
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by got2surf 9y ago
I agree that making bets by noticing public information earlier is 100% okay (and in the case of Lumber Liquidators, a better outcome for almost everyone). But would this case with the bank be different because the vulnerability, unlike for
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by got2surf 9y ago
Just curious, what would the legal implications of something like that be? It seems like you're still benefitting from criminal activity that you enable, but what would the specific charge (if any) be? And any examples where people hav
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by got2surf 10y ago
Not sure about octopus, but dolphins do get high on pufferfish - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to-us... " Pufferfish produce a potent defensive chemical, which they eject when threatened.
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by got2surf 10y ago
I agree, and that's a fascinating link. I think that "hacker" can be an accurate/valid description, but also a poor marketing choice at the same time.

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