myth_buster

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by myth_buster 8y ago
I've been using this for finding videos to watch while eating and its been great. A lot of talks here do show up in the feed.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Hey it's election season. Time to refresh DB. /s
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by myth_buster 8y ago
> Pre-requisites >You'll need a 6.033-level understanding of the web, SSL, security, public key cryptography, and _Bitcoin_ Interesting.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
FWIW, the action from finding 1 reads > Action 1: We are _shutting down_ Google+ for consumers.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
> The idea of circles sounds fantastic on paper but it's simply too much work for the common user. Google has ML based version of circle where depending on who is on the photo or whom you have added as recipient it suggests addition
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Greater Boulder Area, CO. _If you can survive the winter_ - It's college town with good departments (talks and other activities). - Decent startup scene - Some research orgs exist (NCAR/NREL) - Local incubator - Options to pursue
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by myth_buster 8y ago
He may be a troll but that doesn't discount the point he's addressing that in the absence of subscription model, content will be driven by who pays for it (ie. other than the readers).
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Operative word here is _malware_. Bloomberg reporting was about a hardware hack.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
@dang Looks like a bug [0]. The story has been on top of the page for a while now with over 500+ votes. I believe it got merged with a new story that messed up the vote count. 0: https://imgur.com/kYztZ9T
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Those articles were hitting their spam filter (not sure why reliable news sources won't be whitelisted) which prevented users from posting and deleted posts that were already made. They may have fixed the "bug" now.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
> 10. Millions of people will use and appreciate your software What an understatement.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Two extremes as displayed on same day: a. Gizmodo says Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information and HNers are concerned b. IRL, Roommate also gave them their Facebook email and password (for $15/mth)
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Thanks for clarifying. Even with E2E wouldn't you still want the code to be open source or an independent audit done? As I said, not an expert.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
WhatsApp, with more than 1.2 billion active users, is one of the easiest ways to send secure information. “With WhatsApp, it’s as simple as sending a text message — but it’s encrypted,” Mr. Dance explained. I'm not a security
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Thank you for sharing your story/learnings. I didn't come across your blog initially. These specially resonated with me: I need a higher level of certainty than investors do because my time is more valuable to me than their mo
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by myth_buster 8y ago
I'm using VSCode for my FE work and love the tooling, integrations and marketplace. Happy with the vim plugin, formatting support and terminal support within the IDE. Not a surprise here coming from Visual Studio. In the past I've
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Creator is on reddit answering questions... https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/9d8fck/as_a_kid_i_vis...
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Well, white collar crimes are not punishable offense.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Something along the lines of https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-...
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by myth_buster 8y ago
30,000 ft view. [0] It's interesting to see market's reaction post management issues were brought to light. [0] https://imgur.com/ZdRpdiZ
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by myth_buster 8y ago
I'll bite. What's not in public domain that would question the cap?
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Gun germs and steel The Innovator's Dilemma Thinking Fast and Slow Godel Eschel Bach Hard Things about Hard Things
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Computer Science – A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong(youtube.com)
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by myth_buster 8y ago
> Sometimes the cover-up is more damaging than the crime. I hate walled gardens. What troubles me more is that something that came from addressing a competitor's product (Fb's Instant Articles in this case) has grown to do more
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Cached: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xcMrTh... As the page is erroring out.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
One of the main drivers IMHO, and not mentioned in the article, is quantitative easing or the ZIRP. Money is cheap and easily available (to select few) which has helped players in private equity to borrow and spend. Consequence of this is t
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by myth_buster 8y ago
/s
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by myth_buster 8y ago
Your assumption _why aren’t they popular among consumer facing companies_ is incorrect. Almost all UX and product development takes into consideration. Ex: gamification, pricing, freemium model etc.
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by myth_buster 8y ago
The belief that interests arrive fully formed and must simply be “found” can lead people to limit their pursuit of new fields and give up when they encounter challenges, according to a new Stanford study. Mantras like “find your pas
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by myth_buster 8y ago
> The truth is funny. Honest discovery, observation, and reaction is better than contrived invention.

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