mrtron

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by mrtron 11y ago
Classic media is easily organizable in a few bookcases. A few hundred handbags and coats? That is an incredibly large number. Could that not be reduced by an order of magnitude?
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by mrtron 11y ago
Agree - fraud is rampant in the current ad marketplace as well. Both with fake ad-clicks and malicious installs. Facebook, twitter and other native ads/sponsored posts are the cleanest ads.
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by mrtron 11y ago
Paying to browse, a terrible idea that has been tried before. Alladvantage.com raised about 200m on that idea. The wikipedia page isn't correct, they had a pyramid based payout system. Fraudulent users would create enormous numbers of
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by mrtron 11y ago
You should visit the Tumblr offices. Google -> Yahoo is a smaller jump away from an engineering driven company than Yahoo -> Tumblr
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by mrtron 11y ago
I think the Toronto scene is the strongest I have seen. A lot of great companies doing exciting things and growing fast.
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by mrtron 11y ago
Of course there is a spectrum of trust when it comes to autonomous vehicles. I refuse to ride in a car driven by many humans, including quite a few close friends who are terrible drivers. I would be very likely to ride in an early autonomou
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by mrtron 11y ago
Canada lost about 3.5B[1] on the bailouts to GM and Chrysler as well. [1] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadian-t...
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by mrtron 11y ago
We always referred to them as the flaunters. They would carry a towel in hand, which was counter to my traditional towel wrapping technique. Basic qualification for the flaunters was grey hair.
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by mrtron 11y ago
This might be the first time I have seen someone from an Ivy league college not mention the name (intentionally). Why not just say X/Y/Z?
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by mrtron 11y ago
Garry, you provided feedback on a YC application in 2008. Thanks again for the help then, and all the best moving forward.
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by mrtron 11y ago
Which wireless over ultrasound scam? I haven't seen anything about that one.
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by mrtron 11y ago
Semi-permanently eliminating forested regions for alternate use shifts the environmental carbon balance - doesn't it?
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by mrtron 11y ago
If you are getting a request per second, I think a load balancer on AWS has tremendous value.
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by mrtron 11y ago
The automatic braking is as good as the sensors/technology. My Subaru has a dual camera system and the collision detection is amazing. It has saved me from a very hard braking or collision situation a few times. I haven't had the
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by mrtron 11y ago
You can argue against the death penalty a thousands ways. It is statistically racist, it is against the Christian way which is supposedly important in America, there is little reason to kill someone when you can securely lock them away inde
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by mrtron 11y ago
It is primarily a rebranding of the already functional yet unpopular AppleTV. It seems casual games are the desired inroads to mainstream.
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by mrtron 11y ago
I had a sandwich making machine while growing up, it was amazing. (my father was a terrible cook, but could make an amazing sandwich)
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by mrtron 11y ago
Thanks from me too. My wife and I (both uwaterloo! EE and CS respectively) watch your videos together. She has done quite a bit of wood working, and really enjoys your pantorouter. In a few weeks, after a decade of waiting, we will finally
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by mrtron 11y ago
If App Engine had some neat AWS features early on, it could have done really well. I think App Engine was one too many hops away from 'mainstream dev', but is probably very close now.
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by mrtron 11y ago
Autonomous cars will for sure be more efficient on safety and decision making. What I think they are warning against is the potential efficiency of AI machines at war. Wars could happen in minutes instead of years. You mention more legitima
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by mrtron 11y ago
For me this is the biggest thing I enjoy about alcohol - it is primarily consumed at social occasions. Convincing some old colleagues to grab a beer on a patio is much easier than convincing them to meet up otherwise. Not everyone drinks at
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by mrtron 11y ago
What is your exercise regiment? Try 30+ minutes of moderate exercise daily.
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by mrtron 11y ago
I am a moderate drinker, and currently doing a dry month. It is trivial for me to do, and I could do a dry year or decade. I will likely resume drinking alcohol after this month (or months) as I enjoy it and don't see any strong negati
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by mrtron 11y ago
I live in a condo in Toronto, and peak hour electricity is more than double non-peak. How do I install this and have it charge during off hours and use the battery during peak?
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by mrtron 12y ago
Battery life is probably a few years, and it looks like the device is designed to be disposable then.
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by mrtron 12y ago
They are changing the rules so you do not need to physically be there. I believe that is already in place.
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by mrtron 12y ago
And replace brand logos with accurate descriptions. Instead of blurring the label, translate Coca Cola -> Cola Soda Pop (355ml/300 cals)
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by mrtron 12y ago
Just change your browser agent (or at least that worked til Sept 2014)
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by mrtron 12y ago
I think the chasm we need to cross is accepting that anything "faith based" is an acceptable target of satire. Additionally, I think the satire adds a lot of value in constraining the absurdity. I don't strictly mean religion
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by mrtron 12y ago
I think that he is implying they are "muslim fanatics" not "religious fanatics". This is an important distinction if you are religious but want to pretend to yourself extremism only happens with muslims.

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