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by pvdm 14y ago
Startups by definition are elitist.
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by pvdm 14y ago
"There are way too many people in Silicon Valley who have a lottery mentality, and way too many people who won the lottery who shouldn’t have. I hope that they take their good fortune and use it for good". I can't agree with this more.
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by pvdm 14y ago
Narcissism (Delusions of grandeur) is a psychological affliction, not a drug.
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by pvdm 14y ago
His bald head reminds me of Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse now. He's gone rogue.
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by pvdm 14y ago
Out-of-touch elitist, like most of SV brats. If darpa did not exist, there would be no internet. The middle-class existed because once-upon-a-time people believed a rising tide lifted all boats.
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by pvdm 14y ago
This makes sense since we are terrible at multitasking.
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by pvdm 14y ago
Did not mean to be curt. But when I read articles like this I put up my shields. The article seems to describe how one side is winning but it's only part of the illusion that there is real debate about real issues being discussed in preside
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by pvdm 14y ago
Read some Chomsky. It doesn't matter.
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by pvdm 14y ago
Robert Morris has taught this class in the past. People who master the class can write a hypervisor. I wish it was taught in ARM rather than x86. Why have you post this here ?
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by pvdm 14y ago
Megacorps self-destruct eventually.
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by pvdm 14y ago
Not a surprise. I don't use facebook any more.
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by pvdm 16y ago
Yet, people still flock here to start companies. I reject the Republican slant of his statement.
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by pvdm 16y ago
Right now, I am reading "The Importance of Living" by Lin Yutang and this is one of points that he was trying to get across. There is no point in striving to do something, our best moments in life are those when we are just loafing and doin
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by pvdm 16y ago
Doesn't surprise me. Intel consider the ARM as a gnat on their x86 empire. Sold off their ARM division to Marvell. They will reap what they sown. Smartphones are the new PC.
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by pvdm 16y ago
Cisco is the next Nokia.
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F*ck minimalism: How a movement began to end(fuckminimalism.com)
3 points by pvdm 16y ago|2 comments
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by pvdm 16y ago
"...new oil sands projects in Canada now supply more oil to the United States than Saudi Arabia does." Is this true ? That statement triggered some doubts in my mind.
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by pvdm 16y ago
Doug Fine has partially done this. He moved to New Mexico. Installed solar panels for electricity. Shepherd 2 goats for milk. Grow his own vegetables. Converted his car to run on cooking oil. http://www.dougfine.com/farewell-my-subaru/
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by pvdm 16y ago
And what he discovered during those 5 years was really grand. Do you have a reference for his auto/biography ? I know he ran track at Columbia, manage to visit Europe and learned sanskrit.
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The Web is Dead with Howard Lindzon and Fred Wilson(stocktwits.tv)
1 points by pvdm 16y ago|0 comments
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by pvdm 16y ago
Yes. The costco one also comes with an LCD screen good for Android ports.
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The Real Reasons Why HP And Dell are So Desperate For 3Par(techcrunch.com)
8 points by pvdm 16y ago|1 comments
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by pvdm 16y ago
"Three elements of true motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose" Daniel Pink
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by pvdm 16y ago
Lost all remaining respect for Intel with this bone-headed move. McAfee and Intel headquarters are within walking distance of each other. Perhaps the CEOs met for a few drinks at Birks and decided to do this. Make absolutely no sense at all
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by pvdm 16y ago
Wait. What tech company would hire you if you already have cancer ? Just ask Brian Reid. http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/08/google_age_discr...
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by pvdm 16y ago
Morphine is not that expensive.
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by pvdm 16y ago
Travel is overrated. http://earlyretirementextreme.com/travel-is-not-worth-it.htm...
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by pvdm 16y ago
Guess George Foreman is going to give you the thumbs down once he looks you over. [see longshoreman comment above ]
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by pvdm 16y ago
Just so we are on the same page. I am refering to the V8 codec not the Javascript engine.
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by pvdm 16y ago
V8 is hardly a ringing endorsement for C++. Just sayin.

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