quantumsequoia

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by quantumsequoia 6y ago
"if the simulation is accurate, then the person you're simulating is conscious" Not necessarily. You can't treat a human as a black box, and then use inputs and outputs to definitively draw conclusions about what's
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
Rationality: From AI to Zombies Sapiens
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
Here's info on how to build the CLI on linux https://github.com/box/boxcli/issues/55
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
Box launched a CLI recently. Not a full client, but it's something https://developer.box.com/docs/box-cli
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
What issues did you have with Box? I was considering trying them
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
They're definitely more "tainted" than those brands. I'd say public perception of ethics in tech brands, from most to least ethical, is: Apple Microsoft Google Amazon Facebook (whether or not those perceptions are wel
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
The whole Facebook sells data thing is something I see said a lot, but haven't seen anything show. Is there any evidence of this? Wouldn't selling data be detrimental to their business model of being the golden goose for showing a
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
Is collecting user information itself considered unethical? Isn't the unethical part abusing sharing of that information? No one rallies against the US Census as unethical
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
Privacy, maybe. Environment? They make their phones in Chinese factories with suicide nets
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by quantumsequoia 7y ago
Nearly every criticism of Google also applies to Microsoft. Google considered a censored search engine in China. Microsoft actually has one. Google had a contract with the military but didn't renew it. Microsoft actively has one. Micro
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by quantumsequoia 8y ago
I can't reccomend Box enough for businesses. It's an enterprise facing alternative to Dropbox. It has a lot more features companies will find useful Dropbox is first and foremost a consumer company
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by quantumsequoia 9y ago
I'm intrigued. Do you know what the startup was called?
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by quantumsequoia 10y ago
Is this that unusual? I'm sure there are many teachers out there whose entire classes passed. I'm pretty sure in high school, my entire class passed. It was unusual for people to fail APs. (My high school only admitted the top 2%
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by quantumsequoia 10y ago
A 3 or higher is considered a pass
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Ask HN: What is a reasonable price for the development of this site?
2 points by quantumsequoia 11y ago|1 comments
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by quantumsequoia 11y ago
I graduated high school last year in new york city. While it varies from high school to high school, I can assure you, the majority of high school kids in nyc do not have data plans, including me. That's not to say we can't afford
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by quantumsequoia 12y ago
OP here. I'm considering the following. 45% of revenue while I'm with the company and maintaining the site. If I leave, I get 20% of profits for 3 years or while my code base is being used, whichever is shorter. How does that soun
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by quantumsequoia 12y ago
Thanks for the advice! I'll keep it in mind
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Ask HN: How much should I charge for building a website for this startup?
1 points by quantumsequoia 12y ago|4 comments