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811.
by jedc 18y ago
"Unfortunately though, the people who use IE6 are the same people who click on "You won $10,000!! Click on the monkey to claim" adverts" Um, not necessarily. Some of us are stuck on corporate machines that prevent you from running anything
812.
by jedc 18y ago
Doh! (smacks forehead) And thank you!
813.
by jedc 18y ago
I'm truly impressed and would love to play around with my own version. But it is funny how re-creating forty-year-old technology is now considered an achievement.
814.
by jedc 18y ago
That's a great piece of writing... I wish McSweeney's had an RSS feed.
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by jedc 18y ago
In regards to the App Store: why can't people understand the concept of a line? People are complaining because supposedly "unworthy" apps like this make it through ahead of their world-changing app. That's because the "unworthy" app got th
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by jedc 18y ago
Fan when we can take care of medical questions quickly and efficiently (yes, it _can_ happen with the NHS), but also critical of some poor experiences we've had.
817.
by jedc 18y ago
I'm also a fan of the NHS, but also try to recognize where it (like any organisation) fails. Very courageous, and incredible initiative by the doc! (I can imagine a number of docs thinking about how they could do it, but this guy actually
818.
by jedc 18y ago
Unfortunately, when they might have to shell out millions if the baby dies after using an untested medical device, that's not an easy thing for them to see.
819.
by jedc 18y ago
To clarify, the NHS is a VERY risk averse organisation. And a home-built dialysis machine is a very risky machine to build and use. Well done to the doc.
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by jedc 18y ago
I'm really surprised that the NHS let it happen!
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by jedc 18y ago
It's definitely my favorite app, as well. I download the paper before I leave in the morning, so when my train into work dives into the tunnels, I can catch up on the news before I even show up at my desk! (Much more productive than spend
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by jedc 18y ago
My problem with this is that everybody getting their ideas in the same place quickly turns to group-think. And that breeds derivative products and services with negligable added benefit.
823.
by jedc 18y ago
True. And those top finance jobs still go to a small minority of people.
824.
by jedc 18y ago
Except for those MBA's that go into the higher tiers of banking/finance/trading. Those guys can get bonuses that, if saved over a few years, could easily reach $5M.
825.
by jedc 18y ago
Very true. Younger people don't know you unless you blog, apparrently!
826.
by jedc 18y ago
I've done a lot of research/consulting in prediction markets. I'm not totally surprised that in theory bluffing is possible. I've seen cases of market manipulation in my research. But I think everyone should look at the results in a diffe
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by jedc 18y ago
Awesome! Back in college I made a Matlab program that used Genetic Algorithms to find the optimal flight path for spacecraft that had to do "fly-by"'s of particular planets at particular times. It was complicated, but a lot of fun. (Unfor
828.
by jedc 18y ago
It certainly provides a better understanding of what the VC's are thinking about when they're investing. Of particular note was how soon they have to identify the "losers" and cut them off from further funding.
829.
by jedc 18y ago
Not necessarily. I'm quite a newbie here, but have enjoyed the discussion already. Then again, I do specifically try to ignore your typical trolls/spammers.
830.
by jedc 18y ago
Scanning that article was a waste of a minute of my life...
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by jedc 18y ago
+1 from me
832.
by jedc 18y ago
That's too bad. I really want to see them succeed, but it's a whole series of difficult engineering problems. I'm glad to hear they've got cash to keep them going for a while, but they need to start racking up successes soon.
833.
by jedc 18y ago
I'm speechless...
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by jedc 18y ago
An interesting look "behind the scenes" when it comes to VC money concerns. I love that there are some people out there willing to share their thinking.
835.
by jedc 18y ago
I LOVE the analogue meter. Very retro...
836.
by jedc 18y ago
Not really. Roger Ehrenberg has been writing some great posts on what went wrong with his company (Monitor110) at informationarbitrage.com, and has been getting some great feedback. They can leave the private stuff to themselves, but it wou
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Monitor110 Learnings: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Bad(informationarbitrage.com)
4 points by jedc 18y ago|0 comments
838.
by jedc 18y ago
LifeJacketStore? How did that make this list? Anyone could re-create that business TODAY and make a profit. The market probably isn't big enough to make a living only selling life jackets, but how is that relevant? On the other hand, Roge
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by jedc 18y ago
I don't particularly agree with him, either. If you're doing sensible things, like turning off push e-mail when you're in the office, not keeping 3G on when you're in patchy coverage, etc. it should last you the day. I live in London, wher
840.
by jedc 18y ago
Very sad news, indeed.

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