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   by slapshot 17y ago

   "Cars, electricity, furniture, plumbing, health, advertising, the economy, and most certainly, computers." The list you gave is almost entirely technology and math-driven. I know plenty of people who would list "emotions, families, friends
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   by slapshot 17y ago

   Somewhat ironically, the image of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is a Photoshop (among many other debunkings, see http://www.hoax-slayer.com/elephant-moon-quiz-question.shtml ). It's a minor point, but somebody commenting on how stupid u
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   by slapshot 17y ago

   It always struck me that 4chan is not the most positive example of what happens when an unlimited number of people are given unlimited anonymity. Sure, 4chan was there for Anonymous, which engages in some political activity. But 4chan also
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   Do "Startup in 3 Days" events like StartupBus create unrealstic expectations?(techcrunch.com)

   2 points by slapshot 17y ago|0 comments
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   Google's Super Bowl ad - video and instant analysis(reputationdefenderblog.com)

   15 points by slapshot 17y ago|25 comments
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   by slapshot 17y ago

   Interesting idea, but were the somewhat derogatory names really necessary? It seems the best way to describe people is to start by not insulting them.
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   by slapshot 17y ago

   Apple has become the prime example of closed computing. It has its benefits: the iPhone is painfully easy to use, has very few viruses, and works pretty much all the time (except when AT&T drops, but that's a separate worry). Google is
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   by slapshot 17y ago

   I would much prefer a version of MobileMe that I can remotely activate -- I do not want my every movement being stored in some database on the off chance that it will be useful. I would much rather activate it when I need it, LoJack style.
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   The Top Ten Groundbreaking Tablets(crunchgear.com)

   1 points by slapshot 17y ago|0 comments
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    The right way to calculate your rate on investment(avc.com)

    10 points by slapshot 17y ago|1 comments
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    Bing, Google, And T2: The Race For Semantic Search(techcrunch.com)

    4 points by slapshot 17y ago|0 comments
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Why is there no "all on one page" button? :( HuffPo fail.
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    I am amazed at the future of our children. Somewhere, some kid is going to have a science fair project that teaches him interferometry. This is way cooler than those old books of science fair projects ("grow salt crystals!"). The next ge
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Works great when the artist is smart and safe. Works poorly when the artist doesn't think the edits through, doesn't take adequate safety precautions, or makes a worse mess of things. And don't even get me going about the people who think h
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Not as long as the data on computers is worth something. A Fortune 500 laptop might be worth $100 in parts, but $5,000 (or $50,000) in data ransom.
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    Facebook, Zuckerberg, and the privacy ecosystem(reputationdefenderblog.com)

    2 points by slapshot 17y ago|0 comments
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Thanks for the tip, happy to change it to hit it a little more squarely.
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Very good point. Will do next time, thanks. I was hoping to loop in the CES tangent a bit because it's at least funny -- it's not only about the Crunchies.
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    For the record, the original title was: "The tunnels that did not revolutionize delivery in Chicago." The point was to tell a lesson for current startups: it is about tunnels, the tunnels were supposed to revolutionize delivery, and they di
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Yep -- the URL has "NSFW" in it, so wanted to make it clear.
21. 351.▲
    by slapshot 17y ago

    Trying to capture both themes without being too complex; it's an interesting post that's hard to summarize in 85 characters.
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    Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crunchies(techcrunch.com)

    11 points by slapshot 17y ago|18 comments
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    Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad Home Page(users.ameritech.net)

    35 points by slapshot 17y ago|16 comments
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    While that would be an awesome Jetsons future, this doesn't seem like the kind of system that would well for long-distances, amateurs, heavy items, or fragile foods (would you like your 6-pack of beer shaken or shaken?). It's like the tunn
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Quite the impressive series of tubes.
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Just me, or does it monkey with the "back" button?
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Amazon was not the first bookstore. Google was not the first search engine. Did they give up?
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Absolutely. My day job does make the world a better place. But it doesn't resolve a lot of the very serious issues in the world.
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    Ask HN: The best way to put technical skills to the greater good?

    36 points by slapshot 17y ago|46 comments
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    by slapshot 17y ago

    Resolution 6 - I will not pretend that my startup is Glengarry Glenn Ross. While I should Always Be Closing, the rest of that movie is a mockery of the deal-closing process.