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by kriro 10y ago
Could you outline the exact reasoning why YC still believes SV is the place to be for a startup. I've never heard any explanation that went deeper than "well investors are there and network duh" It seems very broken that IT s
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by kriro 10y ago
My working hypothesis is that there's more programmers in the "very good" bucket that don't care all that much about monetary compensation than in other domains. As long as a certain X that is deemed fair is reached they
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by kriro 10y ago
There are some things you cannot contractually agree to in most countries. A government would also intervene if I agreed that you can kill me to harvest my organs if the money goes to my family and similar scenarios. It's an interestin
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by kriro 10y ago
Sometimes I wonder if the strategy of announcing "due to the anti commercial data privacy demands in Germany we are forced to suspend all German WA accounts for the next couple of days" is ever discussed at Facebook. I'd be i
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by kriro 10y ago
I haven't researched the BB in a while. Are there any BLOBs that remain (graphics?). Last time I checked it was the freest alternative I found.
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by kriro 10y ago
I can only speculate but I believe it is due to the fact that it kind of looks like a paper clip shaped like a monkey ear (speculation on my part but I've heard that before). Klammer is short for Büroklammer (= paper clip) and Affe is
817.
by kriro 10y ago
If they want an instant network effect there's a really simple play...integrate it with Pokemon Go. If it's the only official IM program that'll work with/is tightly coupled with Pokemon Go enough people will install it.
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by kriro 10y ago
So how unreasonably would it be to ask for a 1 million(+) cash signing bonus from Google as a fresh CMU graduate (if they want to I'd agree and make it repayable proportionally if I leave after X month)? At the very least I'm gues
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by kriro 10y ago
Didn't Taleb advocate cash holdings (90%) and high risk investing (10%). I always though that 90% cash was a pretty whacky idea and personally just stick to portfolio theory. I think your plan (substitution index funds for cash) is alr
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by kriro 10y ago
"I have nothing to fear because I have nothing to hide." The best comeback to this is usually asking if they have drapes/shades for their windows at home. I think I read that in a CCC guide to talking about privacy/secur
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by kriro 10y ago
Counterpoint of sorts, taking German PhD programs as an example... You usually have to work on it for 3-6 years (many professors assume you'll use the full 6 years or it can't be interesting enough research), often times only bein
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by kriro 10y ago
I'm not sure the headline is warranted as natural science career paths that involve R&D departments of established companies are a very good choice (as is academia in these fields). Taking slow and steady wins is actually a good ch
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by kriro 10y ago
The PR implications of this, particularly in Germany, will be interesting to follow.
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by kriro 10y ago
I'm not convinced this is true. To give a tongue in cheek example, how many countries have someone "in charge" with a PhD (in a STEM field)?
825.
by kriro 10y ago
I'm very glad there's a solidly researched counterpoint to the 10k hours and everything is possible stuff. Deliberate practice is still enough to get really good at everything (imo) but I'd say it's sort of like compound
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by kriro 10y ago
"Take us through a typical work day for you/your cofounder". "Well for four to six hours we do X,Y,Z very focused and intensely and then we rest and think subconsciously/do nothing". "Wait you mean you&#x2
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by kriro 10y ago
The hypothesis that (human) intelligence could very well be rooted in prosocial behavior seems interesting. Too bad they turned the control group into fur coats or they could have seen if the tame foxes are more intelligent than the non-tam
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by kriro 10y ago
The playground looks pretty cool but I kind of second this. I recently built something for an iPad (ad-hoc install for a client on a single device). Never developed anything in the Apple ecosystem. XCode was surprisingly stubborn and it see
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by kriro 10y ago
The pricing model could be the logical conclusion to some basic behavioural economics insights. Feeling of a loss >> feeling of a win. Thus you create an ever present feeling of that potential loss (missing out on the lower price) whi
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by kriro 10y ago
I know very little about photography. Why do I want such an app. I point and shoot with my S7 Edge and get decent enough pictures. Am I simply not the target audience? I'm also naively assuming that if I don't particularly like th
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by kriro 10y ago
I own a ML-1640 (and bought one for my dad as well) with a low enough firmware number that lets me use any toner. It's a great black&white laser printer that works nicely on Linux.
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by kriro 10y ago
As someone who owns everything Cthulhu Wars (CW) I can support that suggestion. I know nothing about the Glorantha universe and will back it for the 450$ tier. CW is gorgeous (amazing production those miniatures are the best board game piec
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by kriro 10y ago
Unix like shell + Python/Perl/Ruby = car That being said I really don't mind that MS went the PowerShell route. It improved their ecosystem a lot and I belive was also one of the engines behind the more open minded move towar
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by kriro 10y ago
How hard is it to integrate the device in a non-Windows environment? I know a couple of warehouses that might be interesting in testing the device for navigation/parts identification etc. but one of them runs on BSD and the other on Li
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by kriro 10y ago
To provide a counterpoint...do I really have to care all that much. I know many people that obsess over money but quite frankly I feel like it's mostly a hygiene factor. As long as grave injustices are avoided interesting work trumps i
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by kriro 10y ago
Very interesting. "A CDN, but for the real world" is a great way of summarizing it, too.
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by kriro 10y ago
My thoughts as well. I'd guess Building 8 since that is probably based on Hateful 8? So basically the 8 that build stuff (building used as a verb). Pure speculation though.
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by kriro 10y ago
I agree the hardware requirements are the real downer for mass adoption. I'm eagerly awaiting the Playstation VR headset (preordered) and I agree that next gen XBox is probably the best strategic partner (since it's close to a PC
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by kriro 10y ago
Not too long ago people assumed that nobody likes to wander around with huge battery packs attached to their smartphones. If the perceived value is great people are willing to put up with a lot of crazy stuff. Also I know plenty of people w
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by kriro 10y ago
"""we have done 4 major projects""" + """We've been profitable the entire time""" Just communicate that and you should be fine.

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