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by mathattack 13y ago
I think the point of carrier relevance is importance. Somehow Apple still seems to capture much of the volume. I have to believe there is still room for disruption at the bottom of the market. Someone could devise a very cheap way to just
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by mathattack 13y ago
IMHO - There are 3 distinct types of conversations at professional events. 1 - I want to sell you something. (Something can be part of a company too) 2 - I want a job. 3 - Let's connect and be friends. (This includes "Let's
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by mathattack 13y ago
Indeed. Just a few looks and I realized that I needed to stop until I get home. I know I won't be getting much sleep tonight.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Physicists are two points, mathematicians three. :-)
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by mathattack 13y ago
Unless it's been changed, yes.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Clifford Stoll's writing should be required reading. He missed some of the technological leaps of the past 18 years that improved adoption (this was pre-pre-Bubble) but the many of the ideas of human contact do ring true today. I was
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by mathattack 13y ago
You know you're on the right track when people are saying, "But why isn't this in there already?"
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by mathattack 13y ago
Very well put. It is VERY hard to beat the market unless you have inside information. The cost of buying enough stocks to have a broad portfolio is more than a few basis points to a cheap index fund. Even most active mutual funds fail to
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by mathattack 13y ago
I think the key insight is if enough people provide misinformation, the real information is useless since it's hard to tell what is true. One could say that this over-feeding of information contributed to why folks didn't see 9&#
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Specs for Microsoft’s Next CEO(linkedin.com)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
Yes - he's virtually unemployable now if he doesn't lose his job.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Perhaps it was police at the time deciding to take a less aggressive stance? This was ~15 years ago.
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by mathattack 13y ago
But there is a fundamental angle that I find odd about people's perception of intelligence. People expect intelligence to be always found alongside ambition. In many cases these don't go side by side. People with higher intelli
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by mathattack 13y ago
$5000 to enter a top high school? It shows how little currency there is there! In some US cities $5K won't pay for the admissions consultant, let alone the first 3 months of tuition! And yes, it seems fascinating that someone from NK
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by mathattack 13y ago
As others have mentioned, consistency can be important in coffee. I ask for the same coffee every time in Starbucks, and make mine the same every morning at work. But... That's not to say you aren't on to something. Cranky fol
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by mathattack 13y ago
I recall a period during my stint in SF where they started allowing drinking in the parks because "the homeless live in parks and should be allowed to drink at home" I think they're there because they don't freeze and an
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by mathattack 13y ago
I'm not so sure about this. That's like saying, "People will always have AOL accounts." Well, eventually they became irrelevant. In addition, there are other ways it could end. Perhaps a government finds a way to shu
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by mathattack 13y ago
His core point is still true - when the price is so volatile, it's now not a means of exchange, it's a speculative investment where the last buyer will get 0. It's kind of like the Palm/3com mispricing in 2000 when the
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The quest to turn computers into creative artists(m.bbc.co.uk)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
Yes. It claims to be updated in 1999.
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by mathattack 13y ago
I like that there is a perspective of time. A six month sprint would not care so much about working hours, ignoring hype, and investing in productivity tools.
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by mathattack 13y ago
This is consistent with my limited experience in video. Tons of editing is required. This makes the Khan Academy all that more impressive.
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The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth(faculty.chicagobooth.edu)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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by mathattack 13y ago
Very true. We expect users to know explicitly what they want, and be familiar with structured analysis. That's just not the case. This is why prototyping is so important. It's kind of like, "I don't know what I want a
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by mathattack 13y ago
On my worst days, my kids are still thrilled to see me when I get home. Hang in there! There's nothing wrong with getting a boring corporate job while you regroup. I think Zed is the best help you can find, but post an email address
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by mathattack 13y ago
I was thinking the same thing. They could give away three million in new prizes. It's worth the PR that it will buy. It only takes a few lost contracts for them to lose more than that in goodwill.
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by mathattack 13y ago
There is definitely an irony in shoddy construction being done in an earthquake prone country. I think part of it may also be that the construction companies form a strong political lobby.
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by mathattack 13y ago
The cockroaches will find a way.
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by mathattack 13y ago
Heavy stuff. Here's an example of P&G fessing to spying on a competitor when it learned about what the subcontractor was doing. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/07/business/p-g-said-to-agree...
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BlackBerry shakeup: Third time's a charm?(tech.fortune.cnn.com)
1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments

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