markkat

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   by markkat 13y ago

   I saw the talk at U of M. It was both insightful and entertaining. Unfortunately the Q&A was dominated by questions about Reddit. I wanted to hear your thoughts on bitcoin, but knew you'd never get through the line at the mics. Hav
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   by markkat 13y ago

   >Edit: ok there is a limit of 21million bitcoins by 2030, and a world assignable wealth of ~210 trillion USD. So, if bitcoin works and can be the repository for all worlds currency, it would have to be worth 10,000 USD per bitcoin. By my
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   Google+ cannot be undone.(hubski.com)

   4 points by markkat 13y ago|0 comments
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   by markkat 13y ago

   Juicy.
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   Ask HN: Did the vertical spacing increase?

   5 points by markkat 13y ago|3 comments
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   by markkat 13y ago

   That is the question. Personally, I'd argue that Twitter and Google+ are informative, but there are significant differences to be sure. I haven't been much involved in Google+ communities, I wonder if 'Not Mine' pressure
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   Personal content isn't a sin.(hubski.com)

   7 points by markkat 13y ago|3 comments
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   by markkat 13y ago

   I agree with this approach. Keep the number of individual stocks you invest in at a manageable level. Know why you invested in them, and go long. IMO the longer you go, the less noise in the decision-making. Ex: Ford is at >$2. Will Ford
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   The Great [Edison] Diamond Disc Experiment(stjohnkarp.net)

   5 points by markkat 13y ago|0 comments
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    by markkat 13y ago

    :) The house is a link.
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    by markkat 13y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. I'm actually in the midst of a new user flow redesign. We also have some new ideas for non-feed browsing that we will be trying out. We've tried a few approaches to make the site a bit easier to ease into.
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    by markkat 13y ago

    IMO we are currently in a surveillance state. I wrote my rationale on this on this 2 months ago: http://hubski.com/pub?id=88146 In short, the difference between a surveillance state and a police state is a matter of nature,
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    by markkat 13y ago

    Our approach is that the author can choose up to two tags, and the community (excluding newbies) can add a third. The most suggested community tag is the current tag.
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    by markkat 13y ago

    http://hubski.com is in many ways a mashup between HN and Twitter. I created it from the HN source code. Building feeds built from following people and tags keeps noise down. People are pretty careful about what they share (retw
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    by markkat 13y ago

    However, the half-life of atmospheric CO2 is about 100 years.
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    by markkat 13y ago

    I was lead to believe that Larry Page was Google's CEO. How does this get sent to print?
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    by markkat 13y ago

    http://hubski.com http://popurls.com http://www.brainpickings.org/ http://kottke.org
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    Tin-Can, a novelty name, a serious app.(t3kd.com)

    1 points by markkat 13y ago|0 comments
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    by markkat 13y ago

    Well, it's their job to keep up with the state of technology, I guess. Still, I remember the State Department talking about developing tech that was supposed to help protesters in areas that service was disrupted. Tin-Can would fit that bil
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    by markkat 13y ago

    Hey, mk here. Just an average one, really. But IMHO there's no good reason why people shouldn't be able to communicate in this manner.
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    by markkat 13y ago

    mk here. Development is ongoing, and we are open to suggestions/critiques/advice. Thanks!
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    Tin-Can: building a one-to-many messaging app sans Internet or cell service(hubski.com)

    4 points by markkat 13y ago|2 comments
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    by markkat 13y ago

    One big problem with comments is the isolation. If I leave a comment on a blog, there's little chance that I will return to see responses to it, and I even if I do, it isn't part of my online persona. There's a very asymmetrical relationshi
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    by markkat 14y ago

    Price stability is the only way to lose the interest of the investment crowd. I think it will happen eventually, but it might be so far away that another similar currency might become preferred for exchange first.
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    by markkat 14y ago

    On the other hand, I am sure that there are many waiting for this crash, looking to buy in, or buy more.
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    by markkat 14y ago

    This is true. Until BTC can be insured, and thus, easy for most people to feel secure having, bitcoin is going to have a serious drag on widespread adoption.
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    Hubski: Mirrored threads (an experiment)(hubski.com)

    1 points by markkat 14y ago|0 comments
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    by markkat 14y ago

    Hubski: http://hubski.com You can follow people, ex: http://hubski.com/hub?id=NotPhil or tags, ex: http://hubski.com/tag?id=economics
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    by markkat 14y ago

    Thanks. Feel free to send feedback along after you kick the tires. It's always useful to get a fresh perspective. We always consider Hubski to be a work in progress.
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    by markkat 14y ago

    I don't think it's possible to build a system without human intervention that keeps the bad content out and promotes interesting discussions. I disagree. IMHO it can be accomplished with the correct structure. The problem you identify is