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by pcmaffey 11y ago
So then it's not really able to define infinite space so much as infinitesimal space. Going from 1 to 0. On a side note, the Hilbert Curve pattern quite resembles the folds of a brain. Which makes me wonder about the attributes such a
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
Really fantastic stuff. Thanks for posting... My question on the Hilbert Curve: When he's talking about filling infinite space, why does the curve or repeating blocks of HC's spiral out, instead of continuing in the pattern of the
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
The worst reason to apply is if your acceptance will make/break your project. If you're optimizing what you're doing around getting into YC, DON"T APPLY. Applying to YC (or any accelerator) should be an afterthought. Som
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Cannabis actually has great potential to treat cancer (it is actively used for this... lots of personal, positive stories...conflicting scientific reports). It's proven to be medically beneficial (the only known treatment?) for seizure
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And skill-based discrimination.
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Ask HN: What can startups do to increase prosperity for everyone? We need a better system for measuring and distributing the value of our work. We lose so much collective value because of the system of inefficiencies built up around how we
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
AirBnb's founders selling cereal boxes is an oft-cited example of "bootstrapping." This is the same as "consulting". Do whatever you can to survive: ie. bootstrapping.
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So if applying to both, the expectation is you'd do one or the either, as the programs are concurrent...right? So then applying to both essentially means: hope for YC CORE, default to Fellowship?
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>It's actually a very exciting situation because it means there's huge untapped potential waiting to be unlocked. YC has tapped into this just a little bit. Very much agree. The root problem stems from people's inability t
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This is why I'm conceptually attracted to convertible notes. Valuations always seemed like an illusion...but then caps became status quo as stand-in for valuation. I understand, buyers want to know the price they're paying... But
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I'm curious how YC would rate the benefits of the program? My guess (from most to least): 1. Networking 2. Urgency 3. Capital 4. Advice Advice IMO is the least valuable benefit of an accelerator. There's no shortage of advice o
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
It'll be fascinating to watch how time unfolds on the blockchain. Some will strive for absolute standards, while others maximize the net benefits of relativity.
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
Thanks, looks good. Next question for my adoption is: I want to shop anywhere online. Do they have a browser extension that can (1) handle payment processing anywhere and (2) convert my bitcoin to cash for vendors that don't accept bit
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
1. I have no idea how to get Bitcoin. A quick search takes me to several exchanges that look like torrent sites for pirating shit. 2. Nor has anyone presented me a compelling reason to get bitcoin (other than the future). Off the top of my
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I'm consistently amazed that Google doesn't do this already.
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4. You're much more likely to learn and grow professionally tackling problems you likely wouldn't otherwise face (or at least at a higher rate).
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Long way to go from 5 to 26. What else is in the works? ;)
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
Sure go for it. You don't quite know what you want, so take the challenge and learn. Just negotiate fair compensation. Despite what all the commenters are saying, zero salary can be fine if you can make it work... But it means absolute
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
This is fixable. Lots of companies try to become platforms that shouldn't. Evernote IMO is in the opposite group. It's basically a database for my mind. They should package their core offering (notes + notebooks + tags, ie. a text
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
> Personally I think PG would have been better off to just keep his mouth shut The intensity of the response to PG's articles stems precisely from the rarity of someone in his position speaking up to defend the capitalists' mon
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http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/wealth-havi...
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"And as long as it's possible to get rich by creating wealth, the default tendency will be for economic inequality to increase." This seems to be the ontological point of his essay, which reads as a loosey historical narrativ
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You should get yourself a pet. My cats communicate with me every day. "The danger here is to project our abilities into a small set of faculties animals have and say, look!, we're no better, we're no different." I think
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by pcmaffey 11y ago
There are hundreds, if not thousands (x) of people just like you. Make something you want. Then listen to people, adapt the edges 20%. You will reach millions. This has probably been said before.
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My suggestion for a name: "Gather" or some iteration thereof...
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Don't look for a cofounder. Just start working. The farther along you get, the more prepared you will be for the "opportunity"... if/when a good potential cofounder comes along. Some people call this luck. ps. The same a
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It's a different mode of attention. You're optimizing for consuming lots of information in a short amount of time. But design that optimizes for depth of engagement almost always performs better on metrics that ultimately matter.
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Why is it a bad experience to focus only on 1 thing at a time?
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Unless you die a meaningful death, like the heroes of yore. Use your life and death to inspire others, and your "honor" will live on. But if you live only for yourself, then of course, you won't matter after you die.
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This is an excellent strategic move to improve YC's pattern recognition of alternative signals coming from "diverse" marginalized groups. Continually impressed.

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