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901.
by pyb 12y ago
Did sama not simply consider that, by the time AI becomes so powerful as to be dangerous, we might also be able to program an AI with the opposite function, ie 'save humanity', and watch it fight the 'bad AI'?
902.
by pyb 12y ago
The AI apocalypse scenario is basically a red herring, in a sense. All the terrifying weapons that we imagine in such a scenario might come to exist, but they'll be commissionned and controlled by humans.
903.
by pyb 12y ago
2 things : - Make sure you add Racket to the Scheme total. - Interest in Common Lisp has tended to come and go over the years.
904.
by pyb 12y ago
Sorry, title fixed!
905.
Pieter Hintjens: How to Capture an Open Source Project(hintjens.com)
9 points by pyb 12y ago|4 comments
906.
by pyb 12y ago
What's your location ? It may be the case that the local job market's not very good at the moment.
907.
AI beats roguelike NetHack(reddit.com)
5 points by pyb 12y ago|0 comments
908.
Here's What Killed the British Technology Industry(forbes.com)
1 points by pyb 12y ago|0 comments
909.
No Visa Favors for Startups in the Immigration Plan(alleywatch.com)
1 points by pyb 12y ago|0 comments
910.
by pyb 12y ago
Yes
911.
by pyb 12y ago
Your posting is much better than average, as you potential recruit can easily picture what they'll be doing and with whom. However you're still erring on the side of evaluating people on their buzzwords.
912.
The Grind vs. The Pivot(avc.com)
36 points by pyb 12y ago|7 comments
913.
How top startups pay designers(gv.com)
4 points by pyb 12y ago|0 comments
914.
Against Acceleration(techcrunch.com)
5 points by pyb 12y ago|1 comments
915.
Major brain pathway rediscovered(theguardian.com)
5 points by pyb 12y ago|0 comments
916.
by pyb 12y ago
Recoltes et Semailles (links posted below), Esquisse d'un Programme (a mathematical text), and possibly more.
917.
by pyb 12y ago
Your criticism is a very contrived, as it seems to me that YC have been careful to ensure that most of the speakers are recent entrepreneurs. The VCs on the course are also former entrepreneurs.
918.
by pyb 12y ago
Yes, it's just that we're used to more focused initiatives from YC.
919.
Jeremy Paxman on open-plan offices(theguardian.com)
3 points by pyb 12y ago|0 comments
920.
by pyb 12y ago
Is it just me, or are these RFSes too vague to be inspiring or actionable. It looks like you perhaps had a good list of actual ideas, which you redacted to death ?
921.
Uber is now forcing Uber Black drivers to accept UberX fares(pando.com)
12 points by pyb 12y ago|0 comments
922.
by pyb 12y ago
How so?
923.
by pyb 12y ago
The actual driving test is pretty much the same length and difficulty. (although I did the car test in France and the motorbike test in the UK) The French theory test needs a bit more preparation as more trick questions are asked. Also, the
924.
by pyb 12y ago
Not really, The difficulty of getting a license is similar in France and the UK (source : I did both)
925.
by pyb 12y ago
Shel Kaphan, Amazon's first employee, should arguably be seen as a cofounder of sorts: Although he's not officially considered a co-founder, he and Bezos were discussing the company even before it was incorporated, and Bezos once
926.
by pyb 12y ago
I can't imagine Hitch still competing in this market in a month's time.
927.
by pyb 12y ago
Surely the simplest explanation would be that angels investors in the valley have been making money, and are therefore investing more.
928.
by pyb 12y ago
Ah yes, you're right
929.
by pyb 12y ago
Notice how they removed a couple of walls and made it 5x easier than the original.
930.
by pyb 12y ago
There are many good hostels in London (can't remember any really bad ones). For instance I rather liked St Christopher's London Bridge.

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