joshmarlow

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   by joshmarlow 11y ago

   You might be interested in a middle ground. While the valley is a great networking hub, you can probably get a similar but more limited experience from some of the smaller startup hubs like Denver, Houston, Chattanooga (my own home). You
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   by joshmarlow 11y ago

   While super cool, the vertical farming idea may take more up-front capital and effort. Maybe a phased approach: start with traditional farming subsidized by 2) and build up funds and resources to eventually setup 1)? Anyone can work on the
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   by joshmarlow 11y ago

   Very interesting! Not something I can be involved with right now, but it resonates with a couple of ideas I've kicked around. Maybe they'll be useful? 1) what about (possibly automated) vertical farming? It sounds like there&#x
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   by joshmarlow 12y ago

   I feel like there should be a general dumping ground for cool-but-as-yet-unimplemented-ideas. It could be for people who have an idea, but don't know how to build it, or just don't have the time, but really want it to exist. You
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   by joshmarlow 12y ago

   Agreed. I'd say "You can pick up 90% of any language or planform in a few weeks." That last 10% though is some edge-case/deep understanding that you won't even know about until you really need it (and it's pro
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   by joshmarlow 12y ago

   You know, whether right or wrong in this case, I think you're on to something. As a culture, we do like to focus on singletons - we like the idea of lone geniuses toiling away and changing the world and skip over the amount of team-wo
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   by joshmarlow 12y ago

   Agreed. I would also like to see what (if any) reply she had to this letter.
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   by joshmarlow 12y ago

   Man, that would be a good read.
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   by joshmarlow 12y ago

   I would worry about relying only on specific countermeasures like explosive detection. You can only build detectors like that for attack's that you can imagine; it's always possible someone is a bit more clever and comes up wit
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    by joshmarlow 12y ago

    Thanks for the thorough comment and links. While blogposts are often interesting/thought-provoking, it's great to be able to read a response by a professional.
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    by joshmarlow 12y ago

    Assuming consciousness is an internal state (nothing mystical or metaphysical), isn't this the same thing as a long nap? Ie, is the fact that the you after a nap feels like a continuation of yourself of no benefit to the you before