jameslevy

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by jameslevy 8y ago
You don't see this for the YC startups that have become very mainstream. Reddit is mentioned on a front page HN headline right now ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19087558 ) without mention of its batch.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
Because exit scams are a thing, it may be difficult to prove that a proof of stake blockchain will always be trustworthy, but it should be possible to verify that historic proof of stake records are accurate. I'd expect we will see som
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by jameslevy 8y ago
For me, the "read in Chrome" option in Mobile Safari never works. So there's a choice between two options, and actually your two options are to read in the native app, or to let the popover dialog take up half the screen in t
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by jameslevy 8y ago
If you asked people before the age of cars how to improve transportation, they'd ask for a faster horse. That being said, I am skeptical of the claim that VR will be orders of magnitude more popular than AR, simply because humans insti
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by jameslevy 8y ago
It's definitely possible to have tactile feedback by drawing on a connected prop whiteboard that translates into the VR whiteboard.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
Presumably there's a reason they have a few dozen blockchain engineers working on this beyond just Venmo/Paypal functionality, such as this stablecoin actually being an ERC-20 token that can be transferred to your own wallet.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
This is also an area that is of great interest to me. I've been saying for the last couple years that the only way out of this mess is for "Can't be evil" to replace "Don't be evil".
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by jameslevy 8y ago
Part of the problem with "algorithmic accountability" is that you need a way to verify that the software that is being used is identical to the one that has gone through the audit. With open source software you can do this with ch
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by jameslevy 8y ago
The only way Uber and Lyft will allow themselves to be relegated to a "dumb pipes" role is if they are forced to with regulation. Otherwise, zero chance of this happening.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
The thing that blows my mind is how "influencers" will routinely be paid well into the six-figures for sharing a photo of themselves using a product, and apparently that's the most effective way for these brands to use their
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by jameslevy 8y ago
Shelter and avocado toast.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
What is the best evidence of this? I know that Facebook was used by participants in this, but is their culpability because they didn't do more to stop it, or was it actually something they were doing that actively enabled it? Genuine q
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by jameslevy 8y ago
I don't think the creators these mission statements are too concerned about the edge cases.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
A BAC of .13 is not a low dose of alcohol. It means you are pretty heavily intoxicated.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
Why not just figure out a secure way to allow people to vote from their smart phones? I know there are some issues to work out, and some political factions that are very motivated to stop this from happening, but it seems like everything
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by jameslevy 8y ago
How large the screens should be is relative to how far away from the eye they are. Look up Apple's newest corporate acquisition announced this week. Maybe some of the screens won't be large.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
The incentive you speak of to share application datasets - is that a Layer 2 application on Ethereum where a token would be used for accessing data? Intriguing idea but not sure I completely follow what you are describing.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
You could say this about pretty much any unicorn SaaS company. A quick look at the pricing page can make some of this clear: https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/ Disclosure: former employee of SurveyMonkey
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by jameslevy 8y ago
Also, you basically never need to go to the cinema to see a movie. On an almost daily basis, you need transportation in the same way that you need food and shelter.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
From sources familiar with Uber finances, I have heard they are indeed profitable in many established markets, but in all of these markets the only reason they are profitable is high-margin products like Uber Black. If governments start req
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by jameslevy 8y ago
If you're not the paying customer, you're the product. It is likely that your data on Robinhood is sold to third parties, although I can't speak to the exact scope or whether it should be of any concern to users.
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by jameslevy 8y ago
The best way to think of this may be that Mark and the executives at FB are like a VC firm funding a new skunkworks project in a high-risk, high-reward category. Let's say there is a 10% chance that blockchain ends up being incredibly
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by jameslevy 8y ago
There is a solution for this - if the driver shows any type of pattern of not using the feature safely, disable the feature. Autopilot and comparable functionality from other vehicles should be considered privileges that can be revoked.
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by jameslevy 9y ago
Serious question: How is it possible to view Lawrence of Arabia on a smart watch?
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by jameslevy 9y ago
The solution is obvious. Allow people to export their data at least in a bulk snapshot, for the purpose of data portability. However, make it somewhat difficult/scary to do this, so that a personality quiz app won't be able to suc
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by jameslevy 9y ago
I can confirm that drivers often are fine to do this. But someone needs to pick up the items, the driver should not be expected to make a delivery themselves.
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by jameslevy 9y ago
Healthcare is a bit of an apples to oranges comparison from many decades ago. There are definitely serious problems with healthcare, but we are also increasingly getting options in healthcare that were not available 30, 40, 50 years ago and
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by jameslevy 9y ago
> their own in-housing hailing app This is very likely to be the plan.
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by jameslevy 9y ago
Sexist because men aren't welcome? While it would be the case that a social network for men could be considered sexist and maybe this represents a double standard, I'm sure there is a very good argument for why networks like Leap
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The Largest Wallet Burglary in Ethereum’s History, Now Frozen for Over Two Years(medium.com)
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