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by takahisah 9mo ago
Great pod. Timing wise he had to have known about it during recording, but he didn't give anything away.
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by takahisah 4y ago
When was the last time USPS wowed you with their innovations and speed?
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by takahisah 4y ago
I think this is why modern day politicians are so bad. They need to be so good at rewriting history that they cannot put their thinking in clear writing. I read letters and essays written by Abraham Lincoln and was struck by the clarity of
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by takahisah 5y ago
Ten years ago I was at Infinite Loop, when Apple held a special event in memory of Steve. Everybody was wearing sunglasses to hide their tears, even Tim and Jony. I remember Jonys speech quite vividly as it showed how truly close they were.
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Transitioning to Tesla Vision(tesla.com)
49 points by takahisah 5y ago|60 comments
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by takahisah 6y ago
Whenever I read about Murakami novels being translated, I'm reminded of his writing process for his first novel, "Kaze no uta (The Wind Song)". He wrote the novel in English first, and translated that English version into Jap
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by takahisah 8y ago
To me, a business decision is always based on _relative_ risk to reward ratio. If you're a startup hiring employee number 3 vs Google hiring employee number 739813, your risk profile is completely different, but the absolute dollar inv
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by takahisah 8y ago
> Project Titan is a huge gamble. Titan is not a gamble. It's a hobby. And from the eyes of a Trillion Dollar Company, it's not even an expensive one. What's the worst that can happen? They spend a few more years on it, po
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by takahisah 10y ago
It looks like this article came out a week after his death. Sometimes it amazes me how tasteless and low these writers can be.
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by takahisah 10y ago
They must be kicking themselves for spinning off Niantic. With Pokemon Go I guess their revenues in Other Bets segment would have been significantly higher. Why make bets in the first place if they're not going to see it through?
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by takahisah 11y ago
I was also super impressed. I know him as マイケルレドモンド (Michael Redmond in Katakana), and it was the first time I saw him speak English. He's fluent in Japanese and frequently commentates on matches in Japan. This is a video of him commen
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by takahisah 12y ago
Of the 15 largest stock investments, IBM is the only one that has lost value (page 15). Simultaneously, it looks like the largest cost based investment (next to BAC, which is unlisted in the table). Yet, he does not seem to address that pos
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by takahisah 12y ago
He made it sound as though it is technologically trivial, as long as society and businesses would get behind the movement. I don't think that is the case from a security standpoint and also designing an api that would allow for widespr
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by takahisah 12y ago
The QA is really interesting. Most of the questions I felt he handled well and showed that he has knowledge of the domain. Two questions in particular stood out: Q: How can I, as a developer, get my hands on the expensive software suite? A: