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901.
by robg 13y ago
Indeed, if pg is a pseudo-intellectual, then the word "intellectual" has so little meaning as to be useless. That's not ball washing. That's a comparison to the journalists, academics, writers, editors, analysts, etc etc
902.
by robg 13y ago
This is particularly true in the age of Twitter, where a single sentence taken out of context can go viral. Now anything you say about a controversial topic has to be unambiguous at the level of individual sentences. Ugh, how depressing.
903.
by robg 13y ago
Is this a stated intention? [ref?] It seems more to be a nice consequence of their approach - to attract great talent.
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by robg 13y ago
How horrifying must it be to have every word dissected by a linkbait culture? Then when the mob hears something in their pre-determined wheelhouse, the pitchforks come out with a vengeance. Moreover, anyone who has read pg knows this kerfuf
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I Had My DNA Picture Taken, With Varying Results(nytimes.com)
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906.
Orwell in America(blog.oup.com)
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Why do consumers hate paying by the mile or the minute so much?(slate.com)
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908.
by robg 13y ago
Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to info@ycombinator.com. http://
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Meet the 26yo woman behind one of this year's biggest venture capital wins(boston.com)
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by robg 13y ago
I try to take 10-15,000 IU (of D3 in gel cap) two to three times a week. Yes, it really works in that my blood testing showed the difference. I have seen no side effects, but then I was really, really deficient. One side benefit: No more sy
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The Art and Science of Growing Snowflakes in a Lab(blogs.smithsonianmag.com)
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The War For Your Wrist(techcrunch.com)
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by robg 13y ago
I hacked this with Vitamin D supplements.
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Tablets at restaurants: Applebee's, Chili's race to eliminate human interaction(slate.com)
32 points by robg 13y ago|51 comments
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by robg 13y ago
It's a multi-billion dollar niche.
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by robg 13y ago
I was never a nap guy. But in testing our biosensing watch I've been amazed that naps reliably reduce my stress and in as little as ten minutes. I'm now up to over 20 naps and they've all had the same effect. I wonder actuall
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Real-time FBomb Map(fbomb.co)
1 points by robg 13y ago|0 comments
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by robg 13y ago
Anxiety disorders affect over 40 million Americans. You are not alone. Yet fewer than 10% will find adequate treatment. Simply speaking out is the first step to combating the symptoms. Treat this like any bacterial infection or virus. It re
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by robg 13y ago
I'm an example of this trend. I trained for a decade in big data for neuroimaging. Then I realized I was working long hours with little upside beyond my own curiosity. I certainly wasn't changing the world in any tangible way. I h
920.
by robg 13y ago
Folks complaining about price - I think about Legos. Given what they are, they are really expensive. And yet, growing up, I wanted every present I got to be Legos. Even if Littlebits has a smaller market because of price, if it's a pas
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by robg 13y ago
Truck drivers have their hours federally mandated too. Surgeons? Nope.
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by robg 13y ago
I'm a neuroscientist by training. I'm really surprised that we don't talk today about the brain among knowledge workers like we do muscles with professional athletes. We all know that less sleep, worse nutrition, and long hou
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by robg 13y ago
It's a no-brainer. One seat at one dinner for one seat for one year of education. That's an obvious win for everyone. I'm sad something so trivial turned into something so meaningful can become so controversial.
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The Best Time Of Day To Drink Coffee(fastcodesign.com)
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by robg 13y ago
Interested in brains but not a zombie? Worry about your stress and anxiety, and want to build tools to bring brain health and performance into the 21st century? At Neumitra we build wearable and mobile technologies to address the effects of
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Your snooze button is the enemy of both good sleep and productive wakefulness(psmag.com)
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Was iOS 7 created in Microsoft Word?(youtube.com)
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by robg 13y ago
Academia struggled with this problem for a number of years. When I started in 1999 it was typical to toss 50% or more of data from kindergarteners. Then around 2002-2005 I saw a few independent groups take this tact. Some gave stories to ki
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Video: Silicon Valley | Watch American Experience Online(video.pbs.org)
1 points by robg 13y ago|0 comments
930.
by robg 13y ago
Without extensive government funding, it would never have become Silicon Valley. http://video.pbs.org/video/2332168287/

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