jmzbond

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by jmzbond 12y ago
I agree, but would add a caveat. I feel like many Millennials have grown up in a world where we were so afraid of failure we over-emphasized success. Everyone is a winner, everyone gets a sticker of some kind. As many times as I see people
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by jmzbond 12y ago
Ha and you should name those routes "For the fit" and "For the sedentary" KIDDING! If you did this it would be meaningfully different from Google Maps for me, the other benefits that others have said so far don't re
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by jmzbond 12y ago
But you're making the point I am. Competition is a GOOD thing. Apple showed up in gadget segments and made them better because they weren't terrorized by existing players to keep out. Again I'm not saying that's the poin
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I find it interesting that this is the first I've heard of the original game. Before now, I had only ever seen/ played the Doge version. Thinking about what that says about me...
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I think commute time is another important consideration here. For me, the commute some days can be 3 hours round trip. Which means that by working from home, I can afford distractions, and being a little less disciplined, and still being ov
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by jmzbond 12y ago
On the flip side, as an introvert, this is exactly why I love working from home. Especially as more and more start-ups and even large companies are starting to adopt open floor plan practices, I've really felt my productivity take a di
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I love this concept, and the general potential of the sharing economy to minimize waste though. I'm curious, what are the legal barriers to sharing food that you have come across or anticipate? Perhaps it's different, but with pre
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I agree with you, and at the same time I'm a little saddened by this reality. Yes Job was responsible for some really nice gadgets that changed people's lives, but at some point the benefits are outweighed by the opportunity cost
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by jmzbond 12y ago
But as you say it's a purposeful walk to commute to/from work no? I wonder what % of people truly do the purposeless, I'm going outside for a walk, kind of walk... I know I never do that. I walk to get somewhere, I walk to sh
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I agree that KA is not a perfect substitute, but one thing I will say is that there is a huge difference in the intrinsic motivation behind someone that wants to watch a series of KA videos vs. someone that is told they must take a class. A
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I think to make a dent in this problem we need to change many aspects of our culture and how we live: 1) that any annoying problem should have an immediate and rapid solution so that we can get on with our lives, 2) that we as people need t
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by jmzbond 12y ago
In my mind, this is the same argument as whether or not we should ask people to follow a standard model or customize it themselves. Do we use SAT scores or personal interviews? Do we recruit from Harvard or allow anyone to apply because the
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by jmzbond 12y ago
Yes I completely agree with you! We plant the seeds of systems, be it legal, educational, political, economic, etc., and then they evolve, grow, and spiral (fueled by their own momentum and interesting side effects) to a state where we ofte
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by jmzbond 12y ago
This is really interesting, and I remember reading something similar awhile ago and having the same thought as I had today. I wonder how this would look if they segmented the data by education levels. When I look through my social media new
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by jmzbond 12y ago
Cornoholio has captured my meaning well. Though to be fair, I do partially think that a barter economy in some cases could e better option. To tsotha's point then, I think this is especially true because of the technology that we have.
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by jmzbond 12y ago
This is a really interesting perspective thanks for sharing. I don't think anyone intended to create this shadow economy. The founders of AirBnB, TaskRabbit, Lyft, and the like did not create those services with the intention that peop
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by jmzbond 12y ago
Thanks for sharing!
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by jmzbond 12y ago
This strikes a chord that's been humming for awhile. People flock to start-ups expecting wonderful lifestyle, changing the world, yada yada yada. But then they fall prey to the same societal pressures that they sought to escape from in
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I kind of see @zenbowman's point, though I might reword some things. The biggest difficulty I have with accepting isolated mixes of nutrients and supplements is that when we consume and metabolize food, or anything, we don't do it
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by jmzbond 12y ago
Interesting, I must be more introverted, I love love love working alone at home and really don't like cafes and this open floor plan culture that start-ups have. Personality differences really do come into play, something else I wish m
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by jmzbond 12y ago
That's interesting, do you have a strong end vision that you're aiming for? What I've found for myself is that short-term excitement from a cool project or technology or team I'm working on eventually fades, and is not a
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by jmzbond 12y ago
There are some great pieces I've read about the generational divide (I'm sure they've been on here at some point) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/magazine/silicon-valleys-y... http:&#x2
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by jmzbond 12y ago
This is a great perspective, and the corollary of mine. If you're a start-up and you're building a culture where everyone literally is an entrepreneur, maybe you can be more successful, but most start-ups don't have this cult
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by jmzbond 12y ago
Every co-op is different. Co-ops in general value the "wisdom of the crowds" and may be more proactive in seeking opinions of every member, but there are still hierarchies in place that have final decision rights. This is how a lo
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by jmzbond 12y ago
A year ago, I would have thought that the antidote to burnout was start-up culture. I'm a little less naive about it now. The reality is that you can burnout in any of these ways whether or not you're a corporate monkey or a start
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by jmzbond 12y ago
Was the downvote because this opinion, expressed in a hopefully respectful way, was just… not welcome?
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Avoiding planetary disaster = forcing companies to give up $10T(thenation.com)
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by jmzbond 12y ago
This is an interesting article, and the comments are even more interesting, highlighting other similar scenarios that have happened around the world. I'm more curious if we think we'll learn from these and in the future try to mak
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by jmzbond 12y ago
A little torn about this. Reading through the comments, and kind of agree that the project is an interesting representation of hacker culture, and certainly stimulating/ morale-boosting to work on... But on the other hand, I'm jus
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by jmzbond 12y ago
I had a long conversation with my Chinese professor about the pros/cons of learning Chinese if you have 0 background vs. if you have some background (I was born in China, moved to US when I was 6). Both are biases one can push past, bu

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