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by mindgam3 8y ago
I've spent a similar amount as you on Airbnb as a hotel replacement over the years. I have the same exact feedback. What started as a great community vibe is now being exploited by slum lords. It's really a shame, the site is a vi
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by mindgam3 8y ago
I’m a mational master, 2400 blitz/bullet player and full stack dev, and I support this message :-). LiChess is an incredible resource for the chess community. I’m also building some software integrated with lichess to help people get g
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by mindgam3 8y ago
This: “If I were Mark Zuckerberg, I might actually relish seeing my users agonize over the question of “to delete or not to delete.” Every moment they are talking about whether to walk away from the content they’ve created and the network t
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Successful consumer product, which is what they are going for according to the article
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Unfortunately, they still look too dorky to wear in public. All the tech gadgetry in the world won’t make a successful product if they don’t solve the fashion problem first.
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by mindgam3 8y ago
I agree. The Like button turned everything into a performance done for points. They are extremely unlikely to remove it as it drives engagement which drives their entire business model. Arguably Karma points on HN have similar drawbacks, bu
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China’s Nreal raises $15M to shrink augmented headsets to size of sunglasses(techcrunch.com)
82 points by mindgam3 8y ago|55 comments
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by mindgam3 8y ago
“Update: Zuckerberg asked me in the comments of his posts for some format and speaker suggestions. My ideas include: A formal debate between him and a civil but pointed critic. - ...” Hear, hear.
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Zuckerberg’s 2019 challenge is to hold public talks on tech and society(techcrunch.com)
5 points by mindgam3 8y ago|3 comments
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Thanks for doing the research. Even with smartphone sales peaking, and assuming massive growth in games industry which I’m not totally convinced about, the market for reality is still significantly bigger than the market for escapism. Alway
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Riiight. Because the market for immersive escapism (video games, Hollywood, etc) is so much bigger than the market for dealing with mundane reality (smartphones). Good luck with that prognosis. Andreessen’s point about audio being “titanica
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Andreessen: VR will be “1,000” times bigger than AR(techcrunch.com)
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“Facebook’s rise as a global arbiter of mental distress puts the social network in a tricky position at a time when it is under investigation for privacy lapses by regulators in the United States, Canada and the European Union — as well as
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In Screening for Suicide Risk, Facebook Takes on Tricky Public Health Role(nytimes.com)
75 points by mindgam3 8y ago|100 comments
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Investors and entrepreneurs need to address the mental health crisis in startups(google.com)
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Full text below for those allergic to FB domains. I feel like he would win more allies by taking a more apologetic or at least humble stance after a brutal year, rather than ending by saying he’s “proud of the rest of the progress” made thi
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Zuckerberg reflects on 2018 in end of the year post(facebook.com)
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Hungarians Fume as Statue of Former Leader Is Downgraded(nytimes.com)
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by mindgam3 8y ago
The one about Facebook edging into countries’ politics is particularly concerning for anyone worried about authoritarian regimes. “In countries where the line between extremism and mainstream politics is blurry, the social network’s power t
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Yeah. If you look closely, there are a lot of these little rhetorical hacks sprinkled throughout the article which has the effect of glorifying AlphaZero.
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Saying "Strogatz did once beat a grandmaster in chess" without specifiying that it was simultaneous exhibition is a lie by omission. I am a chess player, and I would never insult another player by claiming to have beaten him or he
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Ironically, the company mentioned in the article for spreading disinformation has the following mission statement: “New Knowledge protects your brand from social media disinformation by identifying fake accounts, fake news, and propaganda c
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by mindgam3 8y ago
You forgot to mention his sole grandmaster win came from a simultaneous exhibition where GM Larry Christiansen played against 35 people at once. Trust me, playing 30 boards at once is a wee bit of a handicap. Not that I doubt his cross-disc
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Interesting. I wasn't aware of either GGP or the fact that there was work at Stanford on this topic. Thanks for sharing!
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Yeah, fair point. I didn't even think to challenge him on that. Technically it's not undisputed given that DeepMind hasn't made it available for any kind of "fair fight" organized outside of its own office. I'm
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by mindgam3 8y ago
As I wrote near the top of my comment, I already laugh at myself for falsely predicting AlphaGo/AlphaZero dominance by a decade, give or take. But the leap from where we are now to AGI is several orders of magnitude more complicated, a
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Is it just my sonar beeping off the charts, or does anyone else hear the unmistakable signs of a submarine article? (1) Apologies in advance for what may be perceived as a rant. I have a very low tolerance for clickbait-y BS like this as it
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Nothing but respect for the people on the front lines of San Francisco’s poverty and homelessness crisis. When I was down and out a few years ago, nursing wounds and high five-figure debt from a failed VC-backed startup, I took a meal at Gl
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by mindgam3 8y ago
One of the money quotes for me (emphasis added): “The tech industry was collectively upset by its proximity to a government and funding source that blatantly misused its power. Silicon Valley gets most of its money through SoftBank’s Vision
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Silicon Valley’s Year of Reckoning(techcrunch.com)
2 points by mindgam3 8y ago|1 comments

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