pcmaffey

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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Migrants are a global issue. Their numbers have increased drastically everywhere this decade, and will continue to do so at alarming rates. Even potentially epochal rates once the rising seas displace a billion or 2 people.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
What's the biggest limitation he's facing right now with Tesla / SpaceX?
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
I've heard from several VC's that they wouldn't touch a company that raised a previous round via Title III. It makes sense on one hand (cloudy legal ramifications, which I'm sure will be no fun for the first big exits th
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Fred is right, it's the entrepreneurs who are mythologized as heroes... and by consequence, the VC's are idolized as hero-makers. This industry / culture feeds off everyone's desire to be the hero. Why do so many startup
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Fyi, the parent of the OP ( http://themacro.com/future/ ) has a header image that breaks on mobile.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
I get 5-6 meals out of a $14 organic rotisserie chicken for my wife and I. 2 from the wings and breast. Then we slowcook the carcass into bone broth which becomes the basis of an awesome soup. I've got thai curry chicken soup on the st
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
My answer is a metaphor: When we plan to climb a mountain, we aim for the top and focus on everything that's required to get there. It takes real experience to also plan for the trip back down.
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Ask HN: Why can't we vote from our phones?
2 points by pcmaffey 10y ago|1 comments
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
I can vouch for this. I cold-emailed Leo. He responded thoughtfully, and after a few back and forths, I didn't follow up... signaling (correctly) that I wasn't ready at the time. Here's the thing: we (founders) optimistically
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Its crazy seeing motorcycle racers countersteer to get a deep, knee-on-the-ground lean into a turn, with the wheel and handlebars turned the opposite direction. For cycling, I can only explain this passage by saying I lean a little left fir
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
It all comes down to our culture of hero worship. American heroes are defined by Hollywood. The #1 trait being - they get the girl. This Darwinistic prerogative of American Individualism has been the defining factor of our hero worship. If
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Only in a world where banks and governments aren't involved. Otherwise the game can be extracted ad infinitum.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Dependency. Unless you don't value independence.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Thanks for this. I've been looking for an excuse to buy a chess clock.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
What's ironic about this metaphor is that Agile's roots can be found in building construction. We all know the story of Toyota, but where did Toyota come up with the idea? From Japanese stone masons. The nature of building with st
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Instantwatcher.com is your answer, with direct links to watch on netflix.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
This is the theory. And I don't think you're wrong at all in analyzing the motives/endgame here. But there are reasons texting arose as a preferred alternative to voice. Audio interfaces will win in cars, possibly homes and o
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
Weird. Read the New Yorker article about HBO's Silicon Valley with this bit about Tom Perkins. Then googled him to find out who he is and learned he'd just died... >In 2014, the Wall Street Journal published a letter by Tom Per
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
This is why I play speed chess exclusively. It combines the potential strategic purity of chess with the human craftiness involved in games like poker. Limitation is the source of all creativity.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
>Is it possible to send messages between the tabs? Save objects to local storage: localStorage.name = "dang"; alert(localStorage.name);
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
The ability to grieve for the deceased is an intrinsic part of the healing process that needs to happen, after death rips a person from the fabric of their loved one's lives. The dead body allows for death, in all its unknown shock, to
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
These are exactly the things that make it more "real" of a game, to me. It encourages guessing, yes, but it also encourages snap-shot pattern recognition, quick decision making, bluffing, calmness under pressure, and as you say, i
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
I highly recommend speed chess (5 mins), as it allows for many more repetitions. You'll learn faster what works / doesn't. Intersperse every once in a while with a slow game to rethink your fundamentals and strategy. Also, sp
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
TLDR; Our ability to not give up is the key to not giving up.
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by pcmaffey 10y ago
They should have just removed the scared passenger.
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
We used to be adults when we left home for college or a job. Then, college became an extension of our youth... Now, that's not enough either. We need our jobs to be our next day care... We're growing up slower. It's not a pro
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
Attachments to fame, money, and power inherently limit your power. This is why you always see cult leader types who use "real" spiritual tactics eventually fall into an ego-trap. If you are truly "on the path", you will
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World After Capital(gitbook.com)
1 points by pcmaffey 11y ago|0 comments
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
There is no such agreement to click. If there were, then yes you'd be breaking an agreement. But there isn't, so it's not part of the transaction.
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
Not 100%. But what about 80%? Even 50%? Is it still worth it for publishers? The greatest cost of digital fraud in a case like this would be perceptual... given the current paradigm.

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