samnwa

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by samnwa 7y ago
Saying that Wyzecam was 'all over this' reminds me of Chris Rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkxB15nXRvM
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by samnwa 7y ago
It's almost as if sometimes women do things and then other times men do things! Who would have thunk it??
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by samnwa 7y ago
That's what people said when they were on Hipchat. And every other chat before Slack. Chat is commoditized software at this point.
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by samnwa 8y ago
Part of a product's functionality, especially clothing, is its ability to project attributes that you want to be associated with. Additionally, 'interesting' products give you something to talk about which also provides addit
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by samnwa 8y ago
Wait, so are you saying that your 81 year old father is actually a humanoid AI?
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by samnwa 8y ago
Why not just optimize human output like China did and incentivize education in fields that provide large scale value to society (STEM primarily) so that children are likely to deliver commensurate value to society to their costs?
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by samnwa 8y ago
Well no, Sesame Street was explicitly designed for engaging and teaching young children. Significant research and testing went into production to validate.
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OGMail: New Service I Made to Send an Offline Card to a Friend(ogmail.com)
1 points by samnwa 8y ago|0 comments
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by samnwa 8y ago
In my experience with Upwork, I have always hired two candidates for a simple job that would be an indicator of ability to do the actual job I am looking for. This has been the only real way for me to get to quality people who can deliver w
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by samnwa 8y ago
A cool trick to adjust your schedule in just 1 night is to stop eating 12-16 hours before you want to wake up. This is particular great for travel to adjust quickly to time zone changes.
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by samnwa 8y ago
They do have a monopoly because they hold a patent on the search algorithm. While 'anyone' can come up with a new search algorithm, are you really going to best the authority measure used in academia for a hundred years?
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by samnwa 8y ago
Yes it's ethical. No it's not pushing our values on the less developed.
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by samnwa 8y ago
That's because the Chevy Bolt is lame and is also not constantly barraged with negative news. Positive news is thus equally over covered.
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by samnwa 8y ago
Makes sense given that this is basically Theranos 2.
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by samnwa 8y ago
Not all that different from crazy Steve Ballmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04FOUQpnGsc .
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by samnwa 8y ago
Not necessarily. He could have secured less than optimal funding (e.g. a single source) and bought himself the opportunity to find ideal candidates now.
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by samnwa 8y ago
I have been driving a Model 3 since for 3 months now and it's the most amazing car I have ever had. I switched from a BMW 3 series, which is a no contest comparison. The autopilot is the killer app for driving long distances on the fre
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by samnwa 8y ago
This company would be cool if it were helping existing burger employees to have ownership in the coming wave of automation. Let me know when you find that company and I will invest the little that I have!
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by samnwa 8y ago
This is an interesting dichotomy to present (meaningful versus friendly work culture). I imagine there are also people who prefer the former. I am not judging at all -- find the dichotomy pretty accurate.
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by samnwa 8y ago
They only pay $5 per Bird per night. If each Bird "works" only 3 hours a day on 15 minute trips, that's about $30 a day earned per Bird. They probably get the scooters for ~$300 so each one pays itself off in 10 days. Call it
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Google starts throwing cash at Google Assistant startups(theverge.com)
41 points by samnwa 8y ago|16 comments
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by samnwa 8y ago
Vigorous discussion and then firing if you're on the wrong side of the discussion like what happened to James Damore?
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by samnwa 8y ago
The flaw here is that you assume that "Kara" will learn from her mistakes. Not always the case. Especially in "creative" personality types. Find a creative, rational person if you can.
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by samnwa 8y ago
How do I get in on this investment??
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by samnwa 9y ago
DroneShield has a much cooler solution. Watch the video: https://www.droneshield.com/dronegun .
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by samnwa 9y ago
When all the smart people are working in finance, we are fucked as a society.
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by samnwa 9y ago
What were the largest takeaways? Overall seemed kind of meh.
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by samnwa 9y ago
My eyesight was perfect for 10+ years after Lasik as well. In the last two years...had to return to glasses :-(
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by samnwa 9y ago
It's always fun to see what rich people do to find meaning.
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by samnwa 9y ago
Daniel, help me get into the good deals. I'll fight for them to stay alive!

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