narak

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A child genius raised in poverty, she wanted to change the world(magazine.atavist.com)
3 points by narak 9y ago|0 comments
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by narak 9y ago
I'm curious why UBI has become popular over Milton Friedman's negative income tax. It seems to avoid a lot of the lack of incentive and cost issues.
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by narak 9y ago
Thank you for the insight!
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by narak 9y ago
What's your opinion on https://www.transcriptic.com/ (not affiliated)
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by narak 9y ago
This seems like a legitimate use-case for permissioned ledgers where various lenders have necessarily siloed lending history data but also have an interest in seeing what data everyone else has for prospective lendees. In the longer run, yo
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A 3D model of Manhattan, built from YouTube videos(github.com)
2 points by narak 9y ago|0 comments
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by narak 9y ago
Please expound...
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by narak 9y ago
Good CS fundamentals are important because they are transferable skill to a wide array of problems a startup may face. Just because someone wrote an impressive framework or library doesn't mean given a complex problem outside of their
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by narak 9y ago
https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet Some self-education links at the bottom as well.
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by narak 9y ago
Password Safe + pwSafe ios and mac clients + Dropbox
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by narak 9y ago
In fact the almost case is more valuable because the survivor in this case was doing absolutely nothing wrong and lived to tell the tale.
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by narak 9y ago
Running has recently been shown, in contrast to previously held views, to strengthen spinal disks. [1] Pull-ups/chin-ups/dips are probably the best upper body weight exercise, followed by classic floor exercises pushups and leg ra
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by narak 9y ago
Email is still the de facto protocol for business communication, so you could probably build a professional network on top of it.
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by narak 9y ago
http://www.metafilter.com/ http://lesswrong.com/ http://www.econlib.org/ , https://www.cato.org/ , https://mises.org/ (disclaimer: austrian econ slant)
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by narak 9y ago
What about GM/Cruise's existing fleet of 50 with an additional 100+ on the way? [1] All equipped with LIDAR which to my knowledge you and Tesla don't have, but will need for level 5. I know Uber ATG also has a sizable fleet a
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by narak 9y ago
One eye backed by millions of years of training in depth perception and object recognition... The argument that humans are able to drive with just two cameras and software (brain) is deeply flawed because the brain is highly advanced in are
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by narak 9y ago
Would also recommend "Principles of Object Oriented JavaScript" by him: https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Object-Oriented-JavaScript...
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DICKS: Do you need to be one to be a successful leader? [Video, 35min](youtube.com)
2 points by narak 9y ago|0 comments
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by narak 9y ago
This type of smoke and mirrors bs is common in tech startups in my experience. The good news is even if the company is unwilling to disclose, Delaware law requires companies incorporated there (most tech startups, even in the Valley) to dis
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by narak 9y ago
Highly recommend watching this to get answers from the man himself: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xtpgkX588nM
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by narak 9y ago
This is a super cool idea really well executed. I wish this existed when I was learning to program.
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by narak 9y ago
It reduces the complexity of the tunnel needed for combustion vehicles (most cars today) by not needing more complex exhaust infrastructure, and thus makes this idea more immediately viable.
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Ask HN: What do you use to manage your professional relationships?
2 points by narak 9y ago|3 comments
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by narak 9y ago
I use the following 3 sources: - https://examine.com (each article is well sourced) - Canadian Government: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.ph... - US Government: https:/
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by narak 9y ago
I used to feel this way but there is intellectual concentration risk. Reading the same stuff as everyone else has created an echo chamber for me, and I intend to seek diverse sources again like I did before the link aggregator era.
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by narak 9y ago
This is really cool. Do you mind putting your contact info in your "about" box if someone wants to get in touch to learn more?
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by narak 9y ago
I've tried a lot of the newer tools, of which I like Sketch and Framer the best. However, nothing seems to beat paper+pencil and then directly going to code. Somehow, static design tools have never been able to capture what's poss
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by narak 9y ago
Thanks. Did you bother with OCR and encryption?
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Ask HN: What do you use to digitize your paper records?
13 points by narak 9y ago|5 comments
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by narak 10y ago
http://sparkjava.com/ Definitely not all batteries included, but a great minimalist web library to get started with.

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