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Vince (ShamWow) is back - the Schticky(youtube.com)
1 points by psyklic 15y ago|0 comments
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by psyklic 15y ago
I'll play the devil's advocate. Casinos - The odds for many games are only slightly in the casino's favor. Most of my friends go to casinos because they're fun and provide entertainment, not to invest their money! Insurance - If the man abs
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by psyklic 15y ago
I can't comment on online courses, but in general there is a HUGE difference between people who get As and people who get 100% on every single assignment. Never making a single error is an amazing feat. I personally have only scored straigh
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by psyklic 15y ago
The article merely says that to make progress in a field, your best bet is to become an expert in it first.
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by psyklic 15y ago
True, a lot of people get wrapped up in the presentation and are sparse on content, as I believe happened here. However, the goal of these is often not to go in depth but to give your audience main points to remember. So, there is plenty of
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by psyklic 15y ago
The real question here isn't whether the F-bomb is appropriate. Rather, it's how to balance entertainment and content in a technical presentation. Zach's talk is memorable. People will remember him and talk to him afterward for sure. People
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by psyklic 15y ago
Dating is an example which bolsters the author's point. If someone says he "just isn't attracted to black people," is that racist? It may be true that he isn't attracted. But, I've found that after having good friends of a particular race (
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by psyklic 15y ago
Yes, but the aspects of the culture you're expected to know is purely dependent on your circle of friends. If you choose to hang out with entrepreneurs, your knowledge of the latest TV shows is irrelevant, and perhaps even looked down upon
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by psyklic 15y ago
Of course "not watching the videos" is an option. You decide your own culture. What if your friends don't watch TV? Then, you won't feel a need to view a show immediately upon release -- I certainly don't. All of your friends could go to a
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urban exploration
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by psyklic 15y ago
More and more I see deals that are likely to be turning a nice profit. For instance, last month there was an acting seminar in LA -- only a single 5-day session was offered which all Groupon buyers would attend. ~300 people signed up at $10
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by psyklic 15y ago
"I think your book is crap. Give it to me for free?"
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by psyklic 16y ago
I've met lots of people from online. Some networking events have their invite lists on Facebook. If so, I look up the people attending and message the ones I have the most in common with. It turns out that these people become the best frien
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by psyklic 16y ago
The graph is misleading. The "Windows PC" peak corresponds exactly with the release of Win7 -- it is now simply back to normal pre-Win7 levels. But even worse, the authors arbitrarily combined iPads with Macs. Putting the iPad by itself (be
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by psyklic 16y ago
Sure -- http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/20246/ . Specifically, they have "implemented filter primitives using PCMOS technology, used to realize the H.264 decoding algorithm." (from http://www.cs.rice.edu/~lc6/visen/2006vlsisoc.pdf
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by psyklic 16y ago
I wouldn't be so dismissive of this technology. The key is that it uses significantly less power than conventional circuit elements. For instance, this concept has been demonstrated to be great at decoding lossy video -- perfect for mobile
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by psyklic 16y ago
"Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods." - Wikipedia Sounds like an apt description of Swoopo if, acc
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by psyklic 16y ago
The point is truth in advertising. If a bottle says that it's 100% fruit juice, it had better be 100% fruit juice. Sure, I could look at the ingredients, but should companies be allowed to outright lie to sell their products? It seems that
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by psyklic 16y ago
The author is slightly off the mark. All of these "rules" we hear -- for advertising, powerpoint presenations, social conduct, etc. -- are not actually rules. They are guidelines meant for beginners who need a starting point. Most guideline
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by psyklic 16y ago
Exactly. The singers are looking out at the world. They don't know how it works, but it's awesome. To them, reducing the mystery through science makes it less miraculous. But, they are mistaken. As Feynman said, "It does not do harm to the
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BetaLi.st - Discover New Web Startups(betali.st)
4 points by psyklic 16y ago|0 comments
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I second that the site is cute =) If that is your site though, you may want to disable debugging -- it is exposing your SQL queries. (See the end of the HTML file.)
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by psyklic 16y ago
I wonder how different the website lifecycle is from the cycle of nightlife hotspots.
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by psyklic 16y ago
First of all, gravity is not a fact; it is a theory. To be more precise, it is a fact (only in casual terms) that "on the surface of Earth in free air, if I drop something it will fall to the ground." (Note this statement is still not alway
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by psyklic 16y ago
Despite it's practicality, I for one enjoyed the statistic.
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by psyklic 16y ago
I strongly recommend listening for the full effect, but here is a rough translation for those who cannot. My apologies on likely misspelling the lady's name. The grammar tries to reflect her speed/pauses/etc: Hi, this is Monasef from Cairo.
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That article is comparing apples to oranges. I perfectly agree that SMS prices are a ripoff, but to evaluate this the author should be looking at what it costs AT&T to send a text message - not at what Comcast charges you for wired br
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by psyklic 16y ago
This is even more applicable to personal relationships. It just doesn't seem like you care about meeting if you suggest hanging out then don't follow up with a time. If you say, "Let's hang out this week" and leave it at that, unless they r
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by psyklic 16y ago
Should companies only be highly funded if they are similar to popular companies already making huge exits? Wouldn't this sort of be "missing the train"?
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The complaining is simply that the authors did not hide the payload. Consensus seems to be that it would have bought them an additional few months. However, the virus worked and hiding the payload would have added to its complexity. So, kud

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