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by robg 12y ago
There's a theory of epistemology that's tied to naive physics. We're built to study physics. The same is not true of computer science except in the vaguest possible uses of "language".
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by robg 12y ago
Not in physics, I didn't. Infants start testing gravity. They watch how objects move and collide. Physics is built-in. We do understand it. A decade and half later that "understanding" is exactly what's necessary for dri
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by robg 12y ago
It's a great answer but, a minor quibble, we have thousands of hours studying physics and the laws of motion before we ever drive a car. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_physics
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by robg 12y ago
You make it sound so easy. In medical hardware it's anything but.
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by robg 12y ago
They are already selling. This acquisition won't affect that. It will help them get more publicity with more resources and more expertise. The numbers will be going up, not down.
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by robg 12y ago
I forgot about uBiome: http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/18/ubiome-raises-4-5m-from-ang...
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by robg 12y ago
100% chance of success vs. something much lower than that. Building hardware is hard enough. Jumping through the medical regulations is something else.
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by robg 12y ago
Awesome news! Congrats to a great team.
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by robg 12y ago
It's amazing to me that we don't talk more about the microbiome today. We all the various bacteria populating the gut and all the various things we eat, the bacteria change and so affect how we feel after we eat. Hopefully soon we
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iWatch’s Killer Feature Could Be Two-Factor Authentication for Payments(techcrunch.com)
2 points by robg 12y ago|0 comments
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Maryland is the first state to rule Uber is a transportation company, not an app(politico.com)
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Where slavery thrived, inequality rules today(bostonglobe.com)
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Here's How Americans Spend Every Minute of Their Days(huffingtonpost.com)
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by robg 12y ago
Sounds like they knew what would happen: States with Medical Marijuana Have Fewer Painkiller Deaths https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8245373
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States with Medical Marijuana Have Fewer Painkiller Deaths(smithsonianmag.com)
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Lyft Says Uber’s Recruitment Efforts Are Hurting Drivers(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
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by robg 12y ago
Can you explain how this happens?
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by robg 12y ago
I bet this is true of most public performances. Ever been to a big sports match? The crowd reacts as one. Concerts too. It's pretty spooky, the bigger the event the more the crowd seems to be a hivemind.
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by robg 12y ago
I've been exclusively an Uber customer. Reading this, I'm installing Lyft and giving them a shot.
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How a chicken farmer and 27 imaginary spies helped win World War II(mentalfloss.com)
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Dropbox: How another rocket-like tech company got away from Boston (2012)(bostonglobe.com)
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Ed Catmull, Disney/Pixar Animation – How to Argue with Steve Jobs(ecorner.stanford.edu)
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by robg 12y ago
Open link in an incognito window.
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by robg 12y ago
Crying. A terrible loss of a kind soul. My favorite story: [Christopher Reeve's] approaching operation to reattach his skull to his spine (June 1995) “was frightening to contemplate. … I already knew that I had only a fifty-fifty chanc
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To Work Better, Work Less(theatlantic.com)
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by robg 12y ago
it's really important to think independently and take the time to really get to know founders and understand businesses Will this view carry over to YC interviews? 10 mins does not engender this outcome.
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How a Jewish Doctor in a Concentration Camp Duped the Nazis With a Fake Vaccine(politico.com)
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by robg 12y ago
Not flawed per se, if we see Zimbardo like Milgram as the guy in the white coat. If anything it's a case study in what "encouragement" means in the social context, like Abu Gharib or the Holocaust. No study is perfect, it can
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by robg 12y ago
Protip: Browse nytimes.com using an incognito window. In Chrome, right click, open link in incognito window. No login, ten articles. When you reach ten, close the window and start again.
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This Procedure May Improve Your Brain – and Uncover the Real You(op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com)
1 points by robg 12y ago|2 comments

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