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by ironchief 9y ago
There is a large public knowledge gap in understanding the difference between engineering and science. Neuralink is much more basic R&D science heavy than Tesla and SpaceX are. Both Tesla and SpaceX had decades and hundreds of billions
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by ironchief 9y ago
Sussman wrote "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" which is the book formerly used in many introductory CS courses including 6.001 "The wizard book" is a great read and I recently starting flipping through
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Lyft Mono – Hands Free Ride Hailing(take.lyft.com)
3 points by ironchief 10y ago|1 comments
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Why is TV 29.97 frames per second?(youtube.com)
1 points by ironchief 10y ago|0 comments
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by ironchief 10y ago
I'd watch Oh Dearism II first [1] as it's only 5 minutes long. Then read Sarkov's "Without Sky"[2]. These two pieces of information are the best way to ground yourself against both "news" and apathy. 2014
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by ironchief 10y ago
Agreed. I think you should be able to go to either extreme that is safe. 1. Everyone gets just the equipment they were born with. Its barefoot with nothing beyond basic clothes for modesty/support. In this scenario its all about the hu
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by ironchief 10y ago
I thought so too. However, the valuation of Instacart is now in the range of Whole Foods $3.4B vs $9.3B Expect to see much rougher competition from Whole Foods. They have quietly already started this with their coupon app[1] (the wedge) and
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Did Star Wars Help End the Cold War? [pdf](scienceandglobalsecurity.org)
1 points by ironchief 10y ago|0 comments
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by ironchief 10y ago
Amazon is playing to win here. Tech: The Dash Wand [1] puts Alexa on your refrigerator and every time you scan an item, Amazon is building up a database of the most popular SKUs they should add to their warehouse. Scale: Scale is the name o
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The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and Spillovers [pdf](eml.berkeley.edu)
2 points by ironchief 10y ago|0 comments
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by ironchief 10y ago
It is very likely Steve Jurveston. 1. In a comment about the announcement alluded to it as a "recurring dream"[1] 2. 5 years ago, described a moon orbit as "when I plan to fly in space. I have two specific missions in mind&qu
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Setting the Record Straight on the Digital Divide(medium.com)
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by ironchief 10y ago
No I don't care to. First, its an ad hominem attack on credibility which while sometimes useful does not refute the central points that Pai made. "If there's something wrong with the senator's argument, you should say wh
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by ironchief 10y ago
Haha, nope I'm just a normal person who listens to that podcast on the way to work and did some internet searching to dig up his dissent. Maybe I need a more popular hobby? I feel like more of us should be reading the background inform
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by ironchief 10y ago
There is a great "Tech Policy Podcast" that covers this issue and why Ajit Pai made this decision. Very much worth a listen, I think he is much more reasonable and inline with HN than you might think. [1] More specifically, are hi
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by ironchief 10y ago
Good. There isn't a clear and immediate consumer benefit for this regulation on a dying technology. Quote from Ajit Pai - “the Commission should focus on ways to ditch the set-top box and embrace the video marketplace of the future.” r
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How Machine Learning Is Being Abused(medium.com)
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Virtual Cinematography(kertgartner.com)
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by ironchief 10y ago
Exited for half a unicorn based up in New Hampshire!
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Arctic Sea Ice Graphs(sites.uci.edu)
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by ironchief 10y ago
The time period covered by the book (1998-2015) is significant. This is Ive telegraphing the end of the Jobs roadmap. "from 1998’s iMac to 2015’s Apple Pencil" which is very much in line with the following Jobs quote of pre-iPhone
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My Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island(fourhourworkweek.com)
1 points by ironchief 10y ago|0 comments
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by ironchief 10y ago
Agreed, the Steelcase Think[1] is by far my favorite chair. The Think needs almost no adjustment because it automatically adjusts when you sit in it. Comfy every time for every user. This is a far cry from the Aeron which has numerous and c
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The Pill Freaks of Silicon Valley(nymag.com)
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Can Infrastructure Spending Be a Silver Bullet?(knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
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Uber quietly promoted an employee to be its new CFO in January(businessinsider.com)
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The returns to entrepreneurship(startupboy.com)
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Tech Giants Are Devising Real Ethics for Artificial Intelligence(nytimes.com)
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400k GitHub Repositories: Spaces or Tabs?(medium.com)
21 points by ironchief 10y ago|17 comments
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by ironchief 10y ago
Have to agree. RP1 has taken the ideas of VR past and synthesized them in a fun young adult novel. Nexus paves a highway over our present into the biotech future. It makes you think about how free individuals harness technology and the cult

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