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by jv22222 9y ago
Can someone help me understand why @gre got down-votes here? I don't get it. As far as I remember, in the big reveal, they did make a point of saying that faceid had a much lower chance of of colliding than the fingerprintid system.
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by jv22222 9y ago
Something that should be baked in to a "new web" should be anonymity and decentralization. We need to find a way to get out of this big brother scenario we've got ourselves into. A "new web" would be the perfect tim
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by jv22222 9y ago
> Why would I, as a person looking for a job, want to commit a week or more of my free time to do something like this? Well, for one thing it would probably be a fun hackathon type team experience. It would also be good for growing your
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by jv22222 9y ago
I think, with the right platform (ie like hired.com), you could automate much of that initial process of deciding who you wanted to be part of your team.
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by jv22222 9y ago
Yes, but a web platform that is specifically geared to setting that up. Something like hired.com but just for this.
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by jv22222 9y ago
I think you could do something like night or weekend teams. They could work in a virtual capacity in a hangout, or they could come in if they were close by.
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by jv22222 9y ago
I had an idea for a startup that I think could be a much better solution than code interviews. It hinges on the fact you can get a much better sense of a developer after you've worked with her for a few weeks. So, here's the start
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by jv22222 9y ago
I agree that passion is a word that should be removed from the startup lexicon
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by jv22222 9y ago
At the moment my favorite thing to do is think about each web page as a cohesive collection of components that are the sum of what it takes to make that web page work. ie css, html and javascript for that page contained within that page. Th
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by jv22222 9y ago
> If you're really passionate about it, your own biases are almost certainly going to prejudice your business in harmful ways. I'd really like to hear more about this, because from what I've seen it's really important
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by jv22222 9y ago
That video list is awesome, good find!
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by jv22222 9y ago
@npgatech Here ya go: - http://justinvincent.com/page/960/how-to-start-a-sucessful-b... - http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com - https://www.indiehackers.com - http://www.startu
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by jv22222 9y ago
> I imagine if there was a diet that said "drink a cup of water before eating that cupcake" it might be equally as effective for compulsive eaters. Having participated in a number of eating disorder groups and also having studi
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by jv22222 9y ago
I'm going to guess it's from a legacy system and the code was copy/pasted when creating that new site... but will be interested to hear the final reason.
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The power of a 'not-to-do' list(bbc.com)
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by jv22222 9y ago
Holy crap, that list of data breaches is incredible. And by incredible, I mean really difficult to believe. If anything should be #1 on hacker news for an entire month it should be that page right there.
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by jv22222 9y ago
I hate this conventional wisdom idea and it really doesn't need to be that way in many cases. Companies like Mailchimp and 37 Signals prove that the "logical" way to do it works pretty well. (Not a criticism of your comment,
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by jv22222 9y ago
Perhaps there could be a way to instantly delete all iphone data with a voice command. Something like "siri delete my iphone code alpha nine x." Or even an undetectable command like "silly sausages" for example. Might th
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by jv22222 9y ago
I don't think that could work in th UK or Ireland... because bored kids would have too much fun cutting it open.
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by jv22222 9y ago
That is very interesting. Worthy of it's own spot at the top of HN. Thanks for posting.
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by jv22222 9y ago
There is a good general synopsis of the Voynich manuscript on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript Interesting stuff!
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by jv22222 9y ago
Jason is doing show notes as we speak!
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by jv22222 9y ago
Jason Roberts has been doing an awesome job rolling out a high level math program in the Pasadena school district. 6th, 7th, 8th graders learning Calculus. They even have an anual competition at CalTech called Solve. Info and video of kids
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by jv22222 9y ago
I've been wondering the same thing. It does, sometimes, seem to come across a bit like the thought police...
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by jv22222 9y ago
Not sure why the downvote, but this is what I was thinking about: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_dynamics Nothing to do with origins of flight but interesting and related to why flight works.
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by jv22222 9y ago
Am I right in thinking the study of fish/sharks and fluid dynamics helped with the breakthrough?
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by jv22222 9y ago
BTW That's also a great investment strategy to invest in something you know and understand like that. You're on fire! :)
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by jv22222 9y ago
Well it's because I've found it quite unfulfilling watching hundreds of entrepreneurs struggling to get to revenue. Since I've done it three times I wanted to see if I could help switch up things for them. Basically, I do hav
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by jv22222 9y ago
I really like what you've done. > We don't really market the app Well, what you did _is_ marketing (via integration), it's a great strategy when done well and looks like you did an awesome job. I've heard it said that
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by jv22222 9y ago
I've been working on a side project that sends startup ideas to developers and entrepreneur for the past year. Revenue high point has been $4k/month. https://nugget.one Within the next few months I'll be pivoting

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