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by seanoliver 2y ago
New York actually had Air Taxis (passenger van helicopters) that shuttled people around the city until 1979 when a horrible crash ended the company forever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Airways
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by seanoliver 3y ago
Life almost certainly exists elsewhere in the universe (particularly if you consider that which is beyond what we define as ”observable”). As others have commented, it’s too large for it not to exist. However, it does seem extremely rare an
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by seanoliver 3y ago
I don't see how Sam can return if the board doesn't resign. It's either them or him at this point.
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by seanoliver 3y ago
What is the actual problem with AI generated text in and of itself? If it was completely AI generated without any human intervention, it likely would have been fairly generic / poor writing anyway. At least for the time being, AI is a
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by seanoliver 3y ago
Not unpopular at all IMO. AI should be (and is) raising the bar all around, both for students and for teachers. This teacher is failing the test.
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by seanoliver 3y ago
Props to the Airtable team for keeping the faith for 2.75 years between launch and first customer.
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by seanoliver 3y ago
> - forcing a range means these ranges will skew lower so higher performing people will lose out and average salaries will go down I could easily see this having the opposite effect: Forcing a range causes employers (particularly those w
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by seanoliver 6y ago
Of all the questions I've been asked in interviews over the course of my career, this is the only one I can actually still remember to this day. Partially because it's extremely unique. And partially because I was fairly certain a
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How to Find the Best Time to Post on Facebook(blog.optimizely.com)
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Building an MVPP: Minimum Viable Product We’re Proud Of(blog.optimizely.com)
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by seanoliver 12y ago
Ah good point. I'm not very familiar with Thai. I'll also say that many Chinese songs try to retain the tones as much as possible, but they're generally a lot harder to make out in music, so it's usually not the most use
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by seanoliver 12y ago
I wouldn't call this the "secret" to learning a foreign language as an adult. Obviously immersion in a language is ideal, and the fact that he had already learned Spanish is even more ideal. I'm currently 2 years into my
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New Features in iOS 8 Developers Need to A/B Test(blog.optimizely.com)
2 points by seanoliver 12y ago|0 comments
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Introducing a Faster, More Powerful Optimizely Results Page(blog.optimizely.com)
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Optimizely for iOS Beta(optimizely.com)
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Pick a Small Market(seanoliver.me)
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10 Essential Tests to Drive Mobile App Downloads, Engagement and Retention(blog.optimizely.com)
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14 Testing Terms You Need To Know(blog.optimizely.com)
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4 Ways to Be More Productive While Driving(seanoliver.me)
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Be More Productive with the "Do" Folder(seanoliver.me)
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Optimizely's (YC W10) so fast, Web surfers won't notice it(usatoday.com)
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Why to Try(medium.com)
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Turn off Email Notifications: A radical step toward peace, focus, and power.(medium.com)
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Turning Off Email Notifications(seanoliver.me)
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LinkedIn's New Mobile App(blog.linkedin.com)
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by seanoliver 14y ago
I've been looking forward to this game for years now. I thought it would never come. And now that it's here I'm totally saddened and appalled that EA would ruin such an incredible legacy for such petty reasons. There has to be another way t
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How to write great marketing copy for your startup.(venturevillage.eu)
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My wallet is obese.(seanoliver.me)
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Outsourced: Employee Sends Own Job To China; Surfs Web(npr.org)
2 points by seanoliver 14y ago|1 comments
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by seanoliver 14y ago
This is why I read Hacker News. Every now and then you find something so candid and real that it makes you sit back for a moment afterward and really consider the decisions you're making and the things you're focused on. Thanks for sharing.

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