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by greggarious 12y ago
Here's a fun exercise in speculation: How long does HN think it will be between confirming life (e.g. bacteria), confirming life (e.g. mammals / bugs), and confirming intelligent life? (Never is an an acceptable answer for all 3,
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by greggarious 12y ago
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.
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by greggarious 12y ago
The beauty of AWS is that the marginal cost[1] is low. It might cost slighly more to use an AWS instance than servers(s) than to run server(s) of similar computing power. But once you build those servers, you're stuck with them. You al
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by greggarious 12y ago
Define "computer scientist". I work in usability, and do experiments all the time.
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by greggarious 12y ago
Does dying at 56 from cancer you tried to treat using pseudoscience until it was inoperable count as "breaking down"?
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by greggarious 12y ago
More likely they'll be passed out on their dorm floor within 15 minutes of arriving at college. I met a lot of people in undergrad with overbearing parents who partied way too hard - some of whom failed out.
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by greggarious 12y ago
One thing I am not clear on: Will Apple make ApplePay available to Android users? If they do, they would get more sales. More people wielding compatible phones would also drive adoption. (Think of how Discover used to be made fun of on Fami
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by greggarious 12y ago
I agree it's sensationalist: "Not only was she awarded an exceptionally high mark of 85 per cent" In most PhD programs (at least in the USA), a B is the absolute minimum grade you can get to receive credit for a course. An 85
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by greggarious 12y ago
Maybe try FB's bug bounty program? https://www.facebook.com/whitehat
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by greggarious 12y ago
Most engineers don't consider meetings to be "work". It's pretty normal to only "work" for 4 hours (or even less) and spend the rest of your time on overhead - meetings etc.
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by greggarious 12y ago
It's you. You are the monetization strategy.
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by greggarious 12y ago
They also don't give a breakdown of what colleges they hire from. (Which is a good heuristic for social class) Not everyone had the privilege to be able to go to Stanford.
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by greggarious 13y ago
I am also interested in this. It could end up being a nightmare scenario. Someoen signs up for a month, says "You know what, I like it here. I'm not leaving." Even if they kept paying rent, they might be an unpleasant person.
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by greggarious 13y ago
I don't think this entirely will kill AirBnB. For example, I used AirBnB when doing an internship. Since it was >30 days, it was legal. I liked that I was able to read reviews, verify identities, and in a worst case scenario contact
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by greggarious 13y ago
I think the assumption by most customers would be that the cost of Amazon prime offsets these costs, ensuring these price rises do not occur.
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by greggarious 13y ago
He could also be gathering data to make the case for a raise. If he can show the industry rate is higher than he's being paid, that's better than saying he feels subjectively he's worth more.