gyro_robo

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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Using Flash to play video is genius ? What?
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Our brains ARE computers. Conscious machines are a matter of when, not "if". Think of a computer simulation of every atom of your brain, along with modelling the electrical impulses going through it. It WOULD be you, and it would be reall
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
UPvoted for title! Reminds me of the Animal House fraternity.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Steve Yen already did it, a couple years ago. http://code.google.com/p/trimpath/wiki/TrimJunction
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
There's a difference between critiquing ideas and ad hominem attacks. "Think smarter" is so vague and nebulous it can refer to anything you want it to. This is the first time I've heard it refer to "focus", as that usually falls under
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
> There's still a higher probability that you WILL come to your desired solution if you have more thoughts. Sounds like an unsupported assertion to me. And not how the brain seems to work, at least that we can tell -- e.g. computer ch
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Except you don't get points for merely getting on base -- it's not "success". And if the bases are loaded, a safe double is better than a home run with bases empty. As for Sequoia, they funded YouTube. If they had thought it could go pu
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Because it costs a billion dollars to buy a YouTube. For that kind of dough you can try out 50,000 Y Combinator companies.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Leaden handcuffs, they aren't worth anything yet.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Uhh, simply thinking faster doesn't mean you'll think the appropriate thoughts to come to your desired solution. Without emotion there's no real compelling reason to choose one arbitrary course of action over another, and it takes time for
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
I think there needs to be a bit more of a description of why it's different and better. Run it by Bruce.
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Google Code: Search before you spend 2000 hours porting Rails to JavaScript(code.google.com)
4 points by gyro_robo 19y ago|1 comments
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ It shows you what coverage is available where you live. Definitely get health coverage. Even with a deductible on a PPO plan, you still pay LESS than if you didn't have any coverage, because your insurer
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
"We'll give you $600; you give us 6% of your company"?
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
How far does $20k US go in India?
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
That won't stop people who are trying to generate traffic; they'll just make more than one account.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Seems like a wasted effort, but an incredible effort nonetheless!
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
A couple extra bytes... 16 extra bits
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
It only has 4 points, which says 3 people here don't know actual women. I think that's encouraging!
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
It's the "Web 2.0" fashion, kind of like punk kids all making the same kind of skinny jeans.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Funny, I was just thinking about this the other day. I don't think most of its users could afford to move things in-house, assuming Amazon would even announce in advance that S3 was shutting down.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
I would wish them good luck if they wanted to take it! The hard part is the execution. Everyone has great ideas that they can't implement . That's why I learned to program in the first place.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
So like a monthly $10-$15 value... Hmm.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Yes true. You won't waste the time in acquisition talks if you're not interested in selling. Yes, everyone has a price, exactly, which is why the whole notion of pretending you don't want to be bought is meaningless BS. You just don't
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
At first, my reaction is: Easy for Larry to sit there and demand it! Second reaction: But then, the only way things improve is for someone to have unreasonable expectations!
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Yes. I don't think start-ups need to be super-careful about hiring , they need to be careful about evaluating and retaining . The only way you know if someone is good or not is to give them a shot. I would have no trouble hiring someo
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
That's all beside the point. The point is what results you get.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
From the day we opened in February to the day we closed in July we were barely in business six months. Unless it was all of February and all of July, try five months. I guess that's one of the details he was talking about. Ironic.
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
I think he has more good info than just that . What do you do once you HAVE assets people will pay for? "Never sell your company for shares in a VC backed startup, there are just too many ways you can end up playing the role of Rube Sucke
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by gyro_robo 19y ago
Seems like it would make more sense to do it directly, though, than funnel millions out the door with no return. A Google investment fund.

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