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   by mgalka 11y ago

   I only just discovered this one, but it's one of the most interesting startups I've seen in a while. Premonition - http://premonition.ai/ It helps you choose a lawyer by analyzing legal data - which lawyers usuall
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   by mgalka 11y ago

   "shoved his arms into the water up to his shoulders. With his chest tightly pressed to the side of the boat, he kept his hands steady, a few inches apart. When a fish swam between his hands, he smashed them shut, digging his fingernail
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   Map: Every Death on Every U.S. Road 2004-2013(metrocosm.com)

   7 points by mgalka 11y ago|2 comments
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   by mgalka 11y ago

   Thanks. This does make sense. Was trying to figure out if I should be using them when I tweet out a link. Seems like the value is more about when you hand off the link to someone else.
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   Ask HN: What is the purpose of link shorteners?

   2 points by mgalka 11y ago|10 comments
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   The biggest brand in the world is Colgate?(theguardian.com)

   1 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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   by mgalka 11y ago

   Same here. I started using Twitter about a year ago. Before that I thought it was just silly status updates about what someone had for breakfast. I couldn't have been more wrong. It is the counterpoint to the decay of mainstream media,
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   by mgalka 11y ago

   HN is awesome, and I imagine very hard to copy (Union Square Ventures tried). But I don't see how it gives the accelerator such a big advantage.
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   by mgalka 11y ago

   I've always wondered about this. Is it really just the brand that has made Y Combinator the #1 accelerator for so long?
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    A fresh look at Cuban trade(trans.maps.arcgis.com)

    17 points by mgalka 11y ago|11 comments
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    Data Mining Reveals the Extent of China’s Ghost Cities(technologyreview.com)

    2 points by mgalka 11y ago|1 comments
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    The New Oil Order(ft.com)

    2 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    We Mapped the Uninsured. You'll Notice a Pattern(nytimes.com)

    1 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    Everything you ever wanted to know about the NYC Marathon(tcsnycmarathon.org)

    1 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    The 'true' unemployment rate looks about the same as it did in 2009(metrocosm.com)

    2 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    by mgalka 11y ago

    Is it just me or did this problem fly completely under the radar during the govt bailout?
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    by mgalka 11y ago

    Really like this one. Lots if practical uses. Only problem I see us that the graphics momentarily disapper after reaching the top if the page.
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    Speeding kills – for every 1 minute saved, 2.5 minutes of life are lost(metrocosm.com)

    3 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    Map of all nuclear bombs ever exploded(youtube.com)

    1 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    World Statistics Day data visualization challenge – results(worldstatisticsday.org)

    2 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    Nearly 1 in 4 UK adults do not have basic online skills(theguardian.com)

    1 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    by mgalka 11y ago

    Saw a great post relating to this a few months ago. http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/using-data-... At the very least the reporters could have checked Glassdoor and seen that employees actually rat
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    by mgalka 11y ago

    I suspect many of my messages are getting flagged as spam as well. Is there an easy way of checking whether emails are going through?
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    Bill Gates and Elon Musk are wrong: AI is not going to take over the world(salon.com)

    2 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    Dry counties have more meth labs(economist.com)

    2 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    300 yrs of world population growth, 1800-2100(metrocosm.com)

    1 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    by mgalka 11y ago

    I think there are some ethical issues with this, but the idea is brilliant.
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    by mgalka 11y ago

    Reminds me of the time when everyone (myself included) felt entitled to free MP3's, and then got pissed when the record companies disagreed. A boycott is when you abstain from transacting. Ad blockers are not a boycott, they're ju
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    Bill Nye on why the anti-abortion argument is scientifically flawed(fusion.net)

    2 points by mgalka 11y ago|0 comments
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    by mgalka 11y ago

    Agree. Not saying we should get rid of the military, just questioning whether all $600 billion of that spending is really where we should be spending it. I don't have any particular criticisms of Section 8, but it's an inefficient