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by petargyurov 7y ago
> Does Enlgish routinely localize foreign alphabet names? All the time. In terms of pronunciation, the English love adding extra vowels and elongating others when pronouncing foreign words, especially names. A classic example, which even
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by petargyurov 7y ago
Really cool stuff. I'm picturing a future where humans achieve so much more due to a never depleting neuro-plasticity.
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by petargyurov 7y ago
Trailing forward slashes seem to confuse it. I pasted ` https://news.ycombinator.com/` and it thinks the website is not in the database.
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by petargyurov 7y ago
It's funny isn't it... just a pretty space golf game on the surface; but a monster of mathematics underneath it. Impressive stuff!
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by petargyurov 7y ago
> its results are such garbage Whenever people complain about DDG's search results I am always a bit baffled. It works 95% of the time for me and that 5% is occurs when I am searching for the answer to some obscure bug. I know this
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by petargyurov 7y ago
> I sorely regret the decision and consider it to have fundamentally ruined my life beyond repair. This is an incredibly worrying statement; nobody should feel that way. Do you mind if I ask why you think it has not only ruined your life
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by petargyurov 7y ago
I like this one more: https://ui2.worldspinner.com/ The process can seem a bit lengthy but you can skip most parts (e.g.: culture generation) and just get to the map bit. Here is a map I made last night: https://
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Ask HN: How do online marketplace platforms acquire an initial user-base?
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by petargyurov 7y ago
Sorry, what/who are you referring to?
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by petargyurov 7y ago
Thanks for considering it. I have bookmarked your site; I am not ready for beta testers just yet but will definitely need something soon and this seems very neat.
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by petargyurov 7y ago
Some (not all) of the services listed seem like they could be very useful but I am verging on the sceptical side. Perhaps clarifying these points will ease my doubt: 1) Who is behind this? I can't find this information easily on the we
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by petargyurov 7y ago
An insightful article. On the flipside, I want to know how to apply this to P2P platforms, such as marketplaces and freelance websites. I've always wondered how the likes of PeoplePerHour, Fiverr, etc, first started. Did they ensure th
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by petargyurov 7y ago
I am a bit confused -- are you saying that the article in your second reference is one of those "credulous write-ups" that we should be wary of or are you using it as a genuine reference?