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by jteo 16y ago
Just to share a quote that motivated me in university (and turned my grades around dramatically) "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will
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by jteo 16y ago
It is difficult to distinguish between talent and people who are lucky.
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by jteo 16y ago
You don't own a watch? =)
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by jteo 16y ago
UI development is not a democratic process.
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by jteo 16y ago
I disagree. Derivative traders provide financial instruments to hedge risk. What do angels and VCs do? Finance companies that scam online users. http://techcrunch.com/2009/11/07/horrible-things-slink-back-...
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by jteo 16y ago
There is no such thing as an original idea. (And yes, I use Apple products)
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by jteo 16y ago
I humbly disagree. Markets are not 100% efficient in aggregating information. The list of examples is endless. Remember 3com and Palm?
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by jteo 16y ago
Sounds like a great usecase for Node.js. =)
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The American Family’s Financial Turmoil (visualeconomics.com)
3 points by jteo 16y ago|1 comments
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by jteo 17y ago
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Otherwise we would all be filthy rich by now. Sticking to the topic: Apple is well on its way to becoming the future Sony. Microsoft is throwing money at everything it can (which is a su
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The Magnetar Trade: How One Hedge Fund Helped Keep the Bubble Going(propublica.org)
3 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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The best frakking books about the financial crisis(paul.kedrosky.com)
10 points by jteo 17y ago|1 comments
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Esolar and the future of solar(e360.yale.edu)
1 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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Background behind the Joe Stack Suicide Note(noslaves.com)
6 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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Akihabara, Eat Your Heart Out(bunniestudios.com)
1 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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Morningstar acquires Footnoted(footnoted.org)
1 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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by jteo 17y ago
It boils down to Quality vs Quantity. The idea and reality some people can be rich without developing something of value (as defined in the blog post) is offensive on a very primal level to most people. It just doesn't seem right and fair t
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by jteo 17y ago
On one page: http://www.newsweek.com/id/233131/output/print
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by jteo 17y ago
On an unrelated note, Wikileaks needs a freenium model, or some other means of revenue besides donations.
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The banker who can't get out of Qatar(ericellis.com)
35 points by jteo 17y ago|14 comments
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by jteo 17y ago
Outsourcing doesn't work because good software engineers are few and far in between.
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Small by Choice, Whether Clients Like It or Not (nytimes.com)
6 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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by jteo 17y ago
Then one would be better served buying a GPU from either Nvidia or ATI.
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The myth of talent(gladwell.com)
3 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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by jteo 17y ago
My experience is that not every PhD obtained one to become a teacher. In fact, most of them teach due to the requirements of the university (during their almost-PhD years), as opposed to any burning desire to shape the next generation.
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by jteo 17y ago
The iPhone app store is Apple's beachhead into mobile computing in general, the iPhone the first of many such mobile platforms. App store developers get rich, and Apple's platform becomes more popular and attractive to users. It has worked
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The world's best banks(economist.com)
3 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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by jteo 17y ago
They make good software, have a solid business model and are profitable. What's not to love?
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Tunecore - On-demand music cd delivery by Amazon.com(wired.com)
3 points by jteo 17y ago|0 comments
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Startups are easier in a country with welfare.
2 points by jteo 17y ago|4 comments

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