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   by ippisl 15y ago

   Interesting is not so important. The article says that it's more important to understand the meaning and influence of new things on society. I'm not sure that the guy who invented something is the one we should ask about how it would affect
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   For noobs who want to write web-based business apps , microsoft lightswitch seems like a much better tool.
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   How can you simulate something you don't completely understand? Many medical diseases are reasonably understood, at least at a level we know to associate symptoms with tests and treatment processes.And there is real simulation software that
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   From what i read, today's online learning is pretty social , not self learning.I guess that's a big part of what enables so many people to be successful in learning at home.
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   It's too early to conclude what are the limits of computer mediated human socialization.It's still a pretty young field.For example, just before something like 6 months , google came out with google+ hangouts, and now some people are cooki
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   > but can you diagnose a patient? To learn that, you need access to training in real hospitals which are only given to students enrolled offline. There are medical simulation tools that teach you to diagnose patients, train you in surge
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   The reason you can(maybe) pick programming up so fast, is because you re-use pre-built systems. given the best pre-built systems, how complex medicine is really ? In india you see shortly trained staff doing doctor's work, doing psychiatris
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   But they talked about a huge number of robots , something that might double or triple current robotics industry out of the blue. Seems too big. Another explanation is that it's just a scare tactic to subdue workers. looking at their past be
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   by ippisl 15y ago

   I think the animation in southpark is the easy part. But consistently writing great comedy week after week, that targets enough people is very hard. for example , aqua teen hunger force , and sealab 2021 are also using low cost animation ,
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Google is currently being investigated on anti-trust issues . A huge show of political force might annoy politicians. Google's just being careful.
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Building mobile, handheld computer games(A 14 year's old did build an app game that got very high in the app store). opening a web shop. Building robots(at today's kid's levels). Designing really complex and fast digital circuits(using FPGA
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    |What's a good enough level of expertise to code for you own business? I think it's very much depends on your goals and tools. For example, you can probably design a useful business application in Mircosoft's lightswitch in a short time .An
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    The economics of online education seems very similar to those of TV and software industries: large one time expense on content development, global winner takes most competitions(for courses taught in english), brand names are important. Thi
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    I did a few search for stuff like "interesting online toy store" , "fun toys" "best toy blog" etc, doing a bit google search , a bit blog search and following a few links and got those: http://www.drtoy.com/ - seems more geared towards ad
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Another example of better discovery tool online is jinni.com .it uses semantic search to categorize movies and tv content. It really does a great job in discovering new movies. And regarding the small shops and discovery: The web is flooded
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Does SPDY also improve video playback ? because that's what i heard was better for youtube on chrome.
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Actions speak louder than words. Brendan Eich, Mozilla's CTO , which has some authority around issues concerning the open web , think Native client and Dart are bad for the open web[1]. Also one small way to improve the search experience, i
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Google might also benefit greatly from SOPA. One possible scenario is that millions who are used to free content(and now hate big content companies due to SOPA) will use youtube much more, especially for longer content and share much more y
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Spreadtrum releases platforms for $40 smartphones: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4231253/Spreadtrum-r...
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Yes , he may be able to optimize the cost of the napkins even further. But currently , they're cheap enough. The real problems are marketing(which the article says is a huge problem) and distribution(which from what i read about india, is a
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    A few points he forgot to mention about audio, without answering it's hard to make a convincing argument: 1. There isn't a lack of sound currently. there are tons of podcasts , and even more video shows that can be consumed as sound(lecture
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    All we've seen from foxconn is a lot of huge promises.They amounts they mention were equal to doubling the robotics market in a very short time. On the other hand , threatening to replace workers with robots in mass , seem like a powerful n
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    There's a lot of innovation in technology for online fitting of shoes and clothes. There's a company using the kinect to create a virtual mirror so you can see how clothes will look on you. There's a company that asks you the model and size
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    But also the audience for ereaders skews older. see[1]. It's hard to tell if it's because older people read more , or because they like ereaders. But: " “Tablets and e-readers are relatively easy to use. Couple that with light weight and th
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Why is the decline of the bookstore any different than the decline of record stores?
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    http://highscalability.com/
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Maybe all these companies have no other choice but to compete. If they had they would have found some way to prevent too much competition. But the core of amazon, google and facebook is: gather all the consumers and their data , and market
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    From what i understand ,in this effort , google only plans to be a search engine for companies who offer one-day shipping e-commerce. I wonder if this is just google saying "get of my lawn" to amazon with regards to android.
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    I don't understand why amazon didn't offer HDMI connection on the fire(and a separately sold cradle). They could have sold more units, have more prime users and get some control on the TV and the gaming market.
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    by ippisl 15y ago

    Assuming tablets will run android , i would be surprised if intel made much money from atom processors on the tablet, considering the competition.