jannw

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   by jannw 4y ago

   I wrote a phd, in part, on this (actually on crowdfunding for creatives, but this essay bookended the thesis). Writing in 2008 KK essentially predicted D2F crowdfunding built on e-mailing lists and facebook. He gets a lot right, and it stan
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   by jannw 4y ago

   Sea anchors are generally not recommended these days - they are difficult to effectively deploy, maintain, and recover - far preferable is a jordan series drogue: https://www.jordanseriesdrogue.com/
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   by jannw 4y ago

   Sems strange to complain about an automatic mechanical watch being itself - like complaining that a manual car needs you to change gears! He has a very nice watch. Setting the time if he doesn't wear it takes a 10 seconds (a minute if
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   by jannw 4y ago

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbfMkh940Q
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   by jannw 4y ago

   Many cities were originally built mostly in wood (e.g. London, Amsterdam). There's a good reason that they aren't any more. They burnt down - quickly and spectacularly. Typically laws were then made to require only re-building in
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   by jannw 4y ago

   Most predictable research outcome ever. I wish I could get funding for research like this ;-)
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   by jannw 4y ago

   My PhD was on crowdfunding in the Creative Industry - One of my published papers was on the effectiveness of online marketing channels (email newsletter v. facebook v twitter) ... Quick answer is that, for "fans", email newsletter