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by jeromec 16y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it likely that the angels involved also make up a strong percentage of the people who invest on Demo Day in post-YC companies? Yes, I believe so. How can it be a "PG vs Angels" situation when the partie
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by jeromec 16y ago
I don't think anybody's stated interests should be taken as an indicator of their true interests. I agree. (actually I'd replace "taken as an indicator" with "taken as an absolute indicator") In this case, with PG, I do believe that his
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by jeromec 16y ago
The interesting thing is unlike that group of Angels apparently in the bar PG's interests are less about helping himself, and more about helping entrepreneurs. From an essay by PG entitled "Why YC": The real reason we started Y Combinator
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by jeromec 16y ago
I always used to wonder why they would make the filling contain the hard crunchy part, which I really didn't like.
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by jeromec 16y ago
Cookies are a weakness of mine. It will be interesting to see if this puts me off of fig newtons... probably not. :)
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by jeromec 16y ago
Dried figs, or what might be in a fig newton, well... you're on your own on that one. err, that's what I was most interested in... I've eaten an entire pack of fig newtons in one sitting.
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by jeromec 16y ago
But at the end of the day, it, just like horoscopes, is preying on the stupid. Okay, I take issue with that. It actually pisses me off. Unlike horoscopes you are not led to think you'll receive something which is not actually delivered. T
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by jeromec 16y ago
I'm LMFAO. This is great, and now because people see this is getting usage, it will get more usage, more coverage, and then more usage lol. Nice job AR :)
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by jeromec 16y ago
It is discriminatory to treat someone differently because of an attribute they have which they cannot change. So, for example, I shouldn't refuse to photograph weddings of same-sex couples, or midgets, or disabled persons etc. I could ea
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by jeromec 16y ago
I did notice you said "helping". The reason I continued with the post is I still think what PG does, his money, influence, etc. has little if anything to do with the power shift, even in the context of helping it. VCs (and Angels to an exte
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by jeromec 16y ago
I enjoyed this article, but I would suggest a minor correction: PG is phenomenal, but I don't believe he is responsible for shifting the balance of power from investors to founders. I think that's a function of technology and the Internet i
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by jeromec 16y ago
No, I'm the last person to "twist the world" to my views. I believe in observation and evidence. Do I have a theory that there is a correlation between religion and violence? Yes. Have I explored that correlation beyond glancing at a few ch
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by jeromec 16y ago
That's a good point. Interestingly, that religion is Muslim. But if we compare countries with similar GDP the U.S. is put to shame. Even Germany beats us for being less violent, and less religious.
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by jeromec 16y ago
I'm not saying every case... but the difference between the United States -- the most advanced, richest country in the world -- as compared to say Denmark, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Ireland etc. ...
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by jeromec 16y ago
Now compare that chart with most/least violent countries: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_percap-crime-murde... The least violent countries appear to be less religious.
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by jeromec 16y ago
There are most certainly many, many extrasolar planets that we cannot presently observe, or otherwise prove to be there directly. However, we know that statistically they are certain to exist. Below is a link to the best methods we currentl
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by jeromec 16y ago
Just like with your earlier post, I agree with almost everything you say. My one sticking point here is this: A Great Unknown exists with things in it that will highly interest us and affect our lives. "Things" in it? Hard to say. Depends
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by jeromec 16y ago
Faith that a Creator exists without verifiable proof is inherently unchangeable -- that's why it's called faith. How one chooses to arrive at, or express that faith certainly may be subject to change.
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by jeromec 16y ago
Evolution is not required for Homo sapiens to exist. How do you know? If you were framing your statement scientifically it would be "Evolution may not be required for Homo sapiens to exist", which, of course, scientists already understa
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by jeromec 16y ago
So does your "Great Unknown" have sentience? That's the question. If I understand you correctly it appears you are theist.
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by jeromec 16y ago
It didn't occur to me that the source of the OP's confusion might be that he/she is a non-native English speaker. The "much less" idiom simply seemed a poor choice to use in a sentence focusing on quantities.
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by jeromec 16y ago
Replace "much less" with "let alone".
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by jeromec 16y ago
I think they're trying to be very clear about how they view digital piracy. It's like Bush trumpeting "terrorists" or "axis of evil". You can apply a terrorist label broadly or narrowly to a person, but there is little doubt about how serio
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by jeromec 16y ago
I didn't mean to get into the semantics of "theft". If you notice, I said "To me I'd consider that theft". What is significant, I believe, is the moral weight of categorizing it as theft, rather than specific technical definitions and jur
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by jeromec 16y ago
Here I don't mean to focus on the methods to get the finished product, but rather copying the product for use. The OP explains that since nothing is actually removed it's not theft. I disagree. If I want to open source some of the code
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by jeromec 16y ago
Devils advocate: there are obviously a lot of people that write programming code here. That is something created within each person's mind, and brought into existence -- just like a song. How would any of us view having our computers hacked
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by jeromec 16y ago
Thanks for the explanation, but I don't think I feel better about it. If the recycling center gets my deposit I'm wondering why they need it. I thought the point of a recycling center was that the material they collect (aluminum, plastic, p
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by jeromec 16y ago
Semi-related: Can someone explain to me California CRV on recyclable containers? My understanding is that this is meant to encourage recycling, but the deposit amount you pay at the store doesn't equal what you get when you recycle your con
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by jeromec 16y ago
But wouldn't the more efficient computers always have an advantage over less capable computers? In other words, for this system to be fair, even assuming the electricity cost argument held up which I don't think it could, wouldn't everyon
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by jeromec 16y ago
Yeah, that's the current culture here in America. I have a sister getting married Sept. 18th as a matter of fact. I had a nice talk with my soon-to-be brother-in-law, even though my parents are paying for most of the wedding. I tried to exp

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