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by jonmc12 11y ago
I thought the discovery of the quantity of distinct populations (~5k currently) and densities (relatively even) of upper-ocean viruses was perhaps an under-rated discovery that could lead to more advanced understanding of both the evolution
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by jonmc12 12y ago
The Interval ( http://theinterval.org/ ) is a bar/cafe/museum in SF by Long Now that has details on this project as well as a pretty cool cocktail bar. Worth a visit.
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Getting Started with App Previews in App Store
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by jonmc12 12y ago
I read the book Topgrading a few years back, defined A-player relative to the position: "An ‘A’ player as defined by Topgraders is one who qualifies among the top 10% of talent for the compensation available for a position (any positio
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by jonmc12 12y ago
I've been using Hitch the last month or so, and Sidecar has had the functionality for some time as well. Its cool to see Lyft and Uber offering the service. IMO, a big win for consumers, because offering more service-level options, an
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by jonmc12 12y ago
Was re-reading "Why TV Lost" essay by PG ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=501696 ), which seemed inspired by Justin.tv. A lot of the points in the essay from 5 years ago were really telling, including the rol
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TSA design challenge for next generation security screening(innocentive.com)
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by jonmc12 12y ago
I've been impressed with Dropbox Datastore ( https://www.dropbox.com/developers/datastore )
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by jonmc12 12y ago
my mistake, just noticed made by you, not applebees!
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by jonmc12 12y ago
Anyone else see this hilarious Applebee's facebook 'fan'? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/this-g... The app may be a subtle PR campaign playing off the satire. Can&
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How Using a Decision Journal can Help you Make Better Decisions(farnamstreetblog.com)
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by jonmc12 13y ago
Cleese says to switch back and forth and specifically drills into the aspect of getting into open mode. I didn't take that to mean you should not switch back and forth within a state of single flow if you can. Also, I think the charac
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Gmail Opens Drop 18%: Are Tabs to Blame?(litmus.com)
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Email Personalities: Creepers, Wire Walkers, Binge Deleters…(blog.mailstrom.co)
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by jonmc12 13y ago
“Business destroys creativity, self-knowledge, emotional well-being, your ability to be social,” - does not seem to reconcile the partition of mental activity presented in "The Role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert p
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by jonmc12 13y ago
Mobile push notifications? I suspect at least one technique that is helping with mobile engagement is the aggressive push notification strategy they have deployed in last 3 months. Its not just when someone mentions you, but even random wa
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by jonmc12 13y ago
This article left me thinking about how big of a mess the 2014 world cup could be - a whirlwind of political protest, drunken fans and violence. Brazilian leadership really has their work cut out of them. However, in China, where oppressi
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by jonmc12 13y ago
Video is available now: http://vimeo.com/67076984
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by jonmc12 13y ago
"Other people cannot always see your intentions, they can see your actions." - so true, so important to understand. I would add exercise to the list for sure. The energy and cognitive boost absolutely required to be at your best as you age.
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by jonmc12 13y ago
This is nothing more than having to put up with a system that is tested and optimized for the average reaction from consumers who use these services. Most people don't "realize that their only job is to get you off the line". They walk aw
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by jonmc12 13y ago
imo, the sentiment of this article is better articulated in discussion of his biography. Not sure why its presented as an edgy opinion. ie, http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/11/be-a-jer... "(Jobs) was not the world's great
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by jonmc12 14y ago
Google drive or s3 support? I use google drive to keep GBs of photos on web bu off of my harddrive. I don't think any of your connected services (picasa / flickr) manage this as elegantly as Google Drive.
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How would you like to invest in immortality?(tech.fortune.cnn.com)
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by jonmc12 14y ago
More facts from Red Cross: http://www.hcredcross.org/pdffiles/Donut%20story.pdf
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by jonmc12 14y ago
Why does Lehman say Heroku is "one of a kind in the world"? Isn't Cloud Foundry equivalent? http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-main-differences-between-C...
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by jonmc12 14y ago
Craigslist in '95 another example.
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by jonmc12 14y ago
"Clearly there are hundreds of uses.." - and that was exactly the introduction for the Google code camp for Wave. Uses and value at Google scale are 2 different things.
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by jonmc12 14y ago
"tell us what you would do if you had Glass" - uh oh, this is exactly how Google Wave started. They are asking because it is a cool tool and they don't know how people will get real value yet.
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by jonmc12 14y ago
I think you may be missing most interesting point of article which is about the cognitive limits of enhancing skill through deliberate practice. There was an academic paper a few years back "The role of deliberate practice in the acquisitio
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by jonmc12 14y ago
In 'How to Create a Mind', Kurzweil states that Kasparov could simulate 100k board positions in parallel. Which was roughly same working knowledge as, say, Shakespeare with 100k word senses ( http://books.google.com/books?id=FCcXiBPurdEC

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