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by harigov 10y ago
Maybe they should open this up as a AI programming platform and sell any algorithms that come out of it.
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by harigov 10y ago
I guess that maybe the point of the game.
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by harigov 10y ago
I am surprised that you would have to post it here. Don't they already provide some way to contact them? Given the small number of movies and shows that get produced, I expect that they would have responded to everyone.
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by harigov 10y ago
Well, Netflix is one of the most data driven companies we know of. Maybe they see something that we don't? Also, some stories inherently require significant amount of money to produce and there is nothing that you can do about it. Sure
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by harigov 10y ago
That is one more thing that these folks from ISRO and big Indian organizations enjoy. They are usually out of cities and are completely self-sufficient. You rarely if ever get out of your organizational town, and the town itself has lots of
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by harigov 10y ago
It's not a problem with the investment itself but inability of economics to evaluate such investment decisions. A lot of externalities like positive PR for the scientific progress of the country, research outputs that can benefit in ot
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by harigov 10y ago
Not totally true. These scientists do make quite a lot of money. Also, their life is well set - they get cheap housing, cheap food, cheap consumer goods, free healthcare, etc., Even in terms of Indian standards, these scientists get ridicul
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by harigov 10y ago
There need not be a law. The simple fact that US CBP can (and did) ask you to open your social media accounts and browse through implies that what you post on social media can act against you.
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by harigov 10y ago
What made you doubt my seriousness? Of course I am serious. I am not aware of how bad refugee crisis. Sure, people are complaining but we are not talking about millions of refugees that change the social fabric altogether. Globalization has
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by harigov 10y ago
What is going on in this world? I was reading news today that the parties on the right side of political spectrum are gaining ground all over Europe. US already has Republicans in power. Every country is becoming more nationalistic. What is
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by harigov 10y ago
I would say - just brand them as completely different services unless they are totally dependent. Just because movies are served on top of YouTube doesn't necessarily mean that they literally have to be part of YouTube website. Why not
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by harigov 10y ago
I guess some of these leaders have strengths that we probably can't easily put into words. For ex., a leader who can bring about the best from people, a leader who has a knack for understanding people, etc., I wonder how much of those
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by harigov 10y ago
No, synced playlists that are curated by professionals, backed by millions of dollars of budget. I wouldn't consider that as mind-blowing either. It's a sarcastic comment on reactions from the valley about what they consider as an
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by harigov 10y ago
The biggest problem with Google is their branding. They launched so many services - Google Music, Youtube Red, Youtube TV, Youtube Live, Hangouts Live, etc., it's just impossible to keep up on what they are actually trying to do. I am
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by harigov 10y ago
If we started out with a Netflix like video hosting platform and then someone launches a live, continuously running, and a curated-list-of-shows platform, everyone would consider that as a mind-blowing "innovation". I guess some p
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by harigov 10y ago
Turning that question around, what sort of a leader do you want to work for? Or folks usually like to work for? This whole idea of growing a company as the only (or most important) thing that matters is something that should die. We want pe
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by harigov 10y ago
It may not be so bad because most of Android apps are built on Java which isolates a lot of what OS does. For other native apps, if Google builds a POSIX compliant OS, it should be fairly easy to port/run.
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by harigov 10y ago
Just out of curiosity, did you reach to this conclusion based on what you read in the news about Theranos or do you have some other extra information? I have no relation whatsoever to Theranos and I am genuinely wondering how someone can ha
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by harigov 10y ago
Keep in mind that once something is accomplished, it's not too long before other companies do the same as well. I see no reason why Azure/AWS can't do the same in next few years. If that gives Google an edge, great! But it wo
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by harigov 10y ago
That is total nonsense. As an Indian, I can assure you that the bias is usually other way around. Of course, I have no data to prove. A more accurate way to look at why Indians are all over the place in technical companies is to go look at
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by harigov 10y ago
Yes and no. Most H1B's are stuck on that visa for a long time [more than 6 years] because they are waiting for their green card. Because green card is restricted by country, folks from India/China/Mexico have to wait much muc
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by harigov 10y ago
If you are looking for a 1-bed apartment, it will cost around $1600-2000. You can find something for less if you are willing to live in a smaller place.
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by harigov 10y ago
I wonder if the plan here is to create a market by creating consumers. If enough consumers are present and the govt requires companies to invest money in building industries in India, in order to serve those consumers, they can probably spe
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by harigov 10y ago
In other developed countries, I think universal basic income makes sense, but not in the case of India. India has several systemic problems and a significant portion of the population has little to no education. Any income that can sustain
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by harigov 10y ago
You miss the point. The fact that you start by asking that question first, instead of say "what do you love doing" or "where do you live" says a lot about culture.
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by harigov 10y ago
I am not sure what you mean by "happen" but as far as I am concerned, it is already happening. In 10-15 years, it will probably be as pervasive as a smart phone.
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by harigov 10y ago
Don't you think such people would be interested in investing on their own rather than part of YC as their partner? I don't know the revenue sharing approach that YC uses with their partners but I don't believe that it is good
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by harigov 10y ago
I can't believe how terrible this whole Yahoo sale and renaming fiasco has been. It's clear that the company intended to be sold and move towards this sort of structure. Why are they dragging it on for so long that the name "
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by harigov 10y ago
Would you use the same reasoning when selling American products in foreign markets? Folks from poor countries struggle with lack of facilities/nutrition and try to produce some stuff in competition with those with better facilities&#x2
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by harigov 10y ago
Atlassian isn't Google or FB that they can buy something for $425M and then sunset the product. It is more likely that they will probably provide Trello as an option for their users to better manage their projects.

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