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Show HN: VimGenius(vimgenius.com)
9 points by hpvic03 13y ago|6 comments
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by hpvic03 14y ago
It sounds like you think all scientists should learn how to code. I am certain that there are many people who rarely use calculus and physics simulations in their work, and who would never need to program even if they knew how.
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I agree. And while a genius/superman may be able to do both, everyone has their limits. It may be smarter to pick one thing and focus completey on it.
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by hpvic03 14y ago
Saying that the poster has a serious personality disorder is just over the top. Give it a rest, "game" just means having an interpersonal dynamic that makes conversations and relationships more fun and engaging. It doesn't mean changing who
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I think when intelligence is mentioned in these discussions it is implicitly defined as "being reasonably capable of doing everything a human can." However, intelligence can also be defined as "the ability to maximize a risk/reward function
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by hpvic03 14y ago
My definition of optimal was in terms of control over the environment. We could kill all 50 billion chickens if we wanted to. If we want to redefine optimal to mean quantity of genes in the environment, then humans don't come out on top rig
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by hpvic03 14y ago
> This is a misreading of evolution. To start with, we are not optimal. Not even locally optimal. No species is. Who is the optimal human? Is that person alive today? Optimal refers to having the highest probability of surviving and rep
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I get what you're saying -- you could assign a level of importance or interesting-ness to an article that would be different than other people's. I think adding a collaborative filter to HN or Reddit based on what you vote and view could a
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by hpvic03 14y ago
That's interesting. So it seems that Twitter integration provides the best content. I'm don't use Twitter very much, so that's not an option for me. If my experience is the same as every other non-twitter user's, then it's likely that Prism
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I don't really see how news can be "personalized." News isn't personal, it's just "what happened." It can be separated into categories and sub-categories ad infinitum, and I could subscribe to those categories, but I can already do that by
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by hpvic03 14y ago
Congrats on the raise :) I just tried Prismatic, and while it seems interesting I don't think I would become a regular user. Though I may not the target audience. I'm usually satisfied with Hacker News and The NY Times, though occasionally
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I took a look at it, and I just don't think it would work for my non-tech savvy clients. There's too much going on.
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I'm asking because if I don't find something that works well, I'm going to build something. Right now I use a .txt file, Gmail, & Dropbox to keep things organized, but I'd like to a place online that works with all that instead of tryin
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Ask HN: Project Management for Freelancers?
11 points by hpvic03 14y ago|11 comments
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by hpvic03 14y ago
"I suppose that is one way to reduce incarceration rates: reduce the number of laws." Yes, and legalizing drugs would be one way of doing that. "I thought drugs were okay?" Marijuana was found to be non-harmful by medical researchers. Certa
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by hpvic03 14y ago
Your opinion is very uninformed. You can't think of anything positive that would result? What about: - ending our massively expensive "war on drugs" - ending massive spending on incarceration - decreasing the U.S. incarceration rate, which
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by hpvic03 14y ago
What problems do these ideas solve? I suppose working with mentors could help students be better prepared to join the workforce, but students can already do that on their own by getting internships. Classes could be self-paced, but then lik
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by hpvic03 14y ago
Whenever I read Matasano I think Monsanto instead. They both start with M and end with O, and the inner consonants are similar. And Monsanto does not have a great reputation...
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I have a hard time understanding why people bought FB IPO stock. The P/E ratio was around 100 when it went public, and their main revenue source didn't seem to be growing fast enough to justify this. I know hindsight is 20/20, but I'm genui
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by hpvic03 14y ago
Calling people names is against the guidelines and the spirit of HN regardless of past comment history.
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by hpvic03 14y ago
So this is like serendipitous-travel-networking. This seems like a small market to me. Even if you got it off the ground it would be difficult to charge for it. How about removing the travel aspect, and just start a serendipitous-networking
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by hpvic03 14y ago
Is it? Apple under Jobs was defined by complete perfectionism, which enabled it to create great products. Steve had great taste - he was as much Chief Designer as he was CEO. Focus comes from the top, and the focus on design has been Apple'
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by hpvic03 14y ago
I'm sure Elon will get his due. It's just a matter of time before the rest of the world finds out about his accomplishments. E.g., I don't think many of us here on HN were surprised to see Drew Houston on the cover of Forbes.
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by hpvic03 15y ago
Are they coming out with an iPhone version anytime soon? This seems useful.
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by hpvic03 15y ago
You make a good point about the transition period. I'm a fan of Kurzweil and am convinced that many of his predictions will come true. However, he paints a rosy picture of the future and glosses over any potential conflict in the transition
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by hpvic03 15y ago
It's not so impossible to believe. The objection I often hear (and I recall that this is PG's stance as well) is that as old jobs disappear new ones will take their place. For example, as the article mentioned, the former toll booth operato
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by hpvic03 15y ago
The utility formula is a fact of business. Utility = Users * Size of Problem, just as Revenue = Volume * Price Except that utility isn't always measured in pure revenue, as you can have ulterior revenue streams (advertising, selling data, e
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by hpvic03 15y ago
The problem itself may be small but the number of potential users is fairly large. The majority of Americans live with other people. This would probably be more useful for people living with friends rather than for families, but that's stil
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by hpvic03 16y ago
The long term economic benefit from having more startup founders may even make up for any extra cost of the program.
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by hpvic03 16y ago
Is that really true? Out of curiosity, how do you know this?

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