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by physcab 17y ago
What I meant is that you need to have the belief that you're never at your goal. You are constantly critiquing yourself and producing good work. "You don't know shit" is a constant reminder that you need to try harder--that you haven't fig
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by physcab 17y ago
I feel like anyone working in a startup needs to type out the phrase "You don't know shit" and tape it to their monitor. Then get back to work.
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by physcab 17y ago
People forget that depression is a normal part of life. Its normal to feel depressed just like it is normal to feel happy. What you should do is admit that you feel this way, let yourself feel those emotions, and reflect on how you want t
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by physcab 17y ago
FYI I think there's an error in your title "CouldFab" probably means "CloudFab"
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by physcab 17y ago
This is interesting. I'm trying to figure out how to do things like k-means in map reduce. I think Mahout has an implementation, but I haven't looked at it yet. Why did you do a self-join? Is this akin to doing a map-side join?
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by physcab 17y ago
Just finished watching this talk. Its pretty good. My only complaint is that there seemed to be a lot of generalization and non-technical flavor despite the technical audience (unless I'm misunderstanding the purpose of Google Tech Talks)
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by physcab 17y ago
"So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be." Everytime I hear or read this line I get chills down my back. He took a word with an incredibly negative connotation (still remains true today)
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by physcab 17y ago
Take-down campaigns won't crush startups. We get served with these notices everyday and we're happy to comply because we believe artists should be compensated for their work. But the model is broken. What will crush startups are the lawsui
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by physcab 17y ago
Awesome! Thats the plan. E-mail me if you'd like a shirt. :)
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by physcab 17y ago
Thanks! Our new version is even nicer :) You can go to preview.grooveshark.com to check it out. To answer your question, yes, we will always have a search-and-discover interface because that is where our real value comes from. As far as cri
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by physcab 17y ago
Part of it is just not having a good way of offering those recommendations when you're in the midst of an Autoplay session, which is going to change in the next launch cycle as we implement our new algorithm. As for the major labels, keep y
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by physcab 17y ago
We do have quite a bit of obscure music. For sharing songs, you might want to check out our URL shortener, TinySong.com (we have other sharing features on the songs themselves in the Info pane). You can also utilize our API if you'd like
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by physcab 17y ago
Hey, we're all huge fans of HN. Great community. Thanks for your suggestion about Autoplay. This will be fixed in our upcoming product launch. If you want a sneak peak, check out preview.grooveshark.com.
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by physcab 17y ago
Thanks! Visit anytime. We're right next to the Hippodrome on the 2nd floor above Dragonfly. If you walk out on the ledge until you hear Skyler pounding on his 1980's style IBM keyboard, you've found Grooveshark.
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by physcab 17y ago
We fully intend on offering a worldwide service. There are many factors involved of course with providing that type of coverage (some technical, some legal). But know that we are keeping our international users in mind as we negotiate con
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by physcab 17y ago
What's your shirt size? We'll send you a t-shirt (or a few!) if you're willing to try our service. And actually, I'll extend this offer to any HN reader/user. Chris from Grooveshark.
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by physcab 17y ago
Duly noted. Thanks again. The comment about adapting to your mood is in reference to how much weight we should give to your prior play history versus your current playing song. It sounds like you like the emphasis on the current song but wa
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by physcab 17y ago
We are a completely legal business. We follow federal dmca rules and if you want something taken down you can notify us and we'll remove it within 48 hours. We are also in the process of negotiating with all major labels. We like to think
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by physcab 17y ago
That's a great suggestion! Autoplay right now just takes into account your current playing song. We're hoping to build an algorithm that learns as your music moods change and adapts real time. If that doesn't give good results we might opt
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by physcab 17y ago
Haha you'd be surprised by how many people love the current autoplay despite it's drawbacks. I have a feeling we're not hearing from the people who don't like it because they end up going to Pandora for better recs. I think it's a problem
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by physcab 17y ago
The original algorithm uses a mix of strategies to select songs. Its more or less hand picked. One thing that makes Grooveshark special is that it is all user-submitted content which is terrific from a selection and discovery point of view
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by physcab 17y ago
Thanks! I'll pass the good feedback on to the rest of our team. We're working hard to bring you more features. I'm actually working on the autoplay algorithm right now so any feedback is quite helpful. Drop me a line anytime. Chris from Gr
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by physcab 17y ago
I was somewhat surprised by the cost. They mention current LED bulb prices around $100 and are driving it towards $20-$25. Which ones are they talking about? I found some on Amazon for $5-$10. Maybe it's not the right kind of white light.
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by physcab 17y ago
Gzip?
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Ask HN: What Would It Take To Startup A Telecom Company?
2 points by physcab 17y ago|9 comments
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by physcab 17y ago
I did a search on Google, but couldn't find the reference. Care to share?
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Grand Prize Awarded To BellKor Pragmatic Chaos(netflixprize.com)
85 points by physcab 17y ago|18 comments
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Netflix Awards $1 Million Prize and Starts a New Contest(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
3 points by physcab 17y ago|0 comments
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by physcab 17y ago
I've been playing with Hadoop for the past couple months, and recently have been using it quite extensively. It's an amazing piece of software and I hope to start contributing to it. If anyone wants to talk start-up ideas involving large d
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by physcab 17y ago
a) Why? (PR Stunt?) b) Is anyone truly happy with WebMynd's plugin?

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