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by vijayr 13y ago
Imagine a tool, that can write the biography of any person, simply by going through the truckload of data that we generate. -- Dating/Relationship stuff from FB status -- Spending habits from credit card data/Mint/Amazon etc
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by vijayr 13y ago
may be so, but when it is overused, it loses it's seriousness, no?
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by vijayr 13y ago
why is everything a "war" - war on drugs, war on this, war on that ...
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Planetary Resources engineers - quit jobs to join asteroid mining company. AMA(reddit.com)
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by vijayr 13y ago
Thanks, this sounds interesting. At least, the work in these shops might be a bit more interesting than pure corporate places. Worth giving it a shot.
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by vijayr 13y ago
oh okay, thanks. how would you advice him to approach such companies, as he probably doesn't have a portfolio yet, plus he is new to web dev?
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by vijayr 13y ago
By digital agency, do you mean web dev shops?
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by vijayr 13y ago
Agreed. Can we start making a list of alternative services to google? I love search and gmail, but don't want to use G+ etc. Youtube is also annoying, by asking you to enter full name, link accounts etc. Also, is there any alternativ
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by vijayr 13y ago
Perhaps we can have a button - purely tech articles, and everything else. Readers can turn off/on this button and the links appear/disappear accordingly?
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by vijayr 13y ago
slightly off topic - anyone moved from coding to product management? I thoroughly enjoy product management - market research, coming up with new product ideas, feature ideas etc. No clue how to make the transition though :(
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Dimple - visualization API based on d3(dimplejs.org)
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by vijayr 13y ago
Disgusting (if the story is true). I suppose we shouldn't be surprised in a world where everything is a commodity. So why not make humans also a commodity? Rate their brain, body parts, behavior - even those who are not public figures
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by vijayr 13y ago
And NYC please :)
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by vijayr 13y ago
I wasn't saying they should skip intelligence collection, please re-read my comment above. The intelligence agencies exist and are needed for a reason, and they should collect/process information etc - that is their job, isn&#x
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by vijayr 13y ago
Say you use some service based in Europe or Asia, and you visited a bunch of countries in Europe or Asia. would you be okay if those governments accessed your data, without any reason, without any warrant? It is not about Americans vs for
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by vijayr 13y ago
Does anyone care, outside of tech circles? Most people don't seem to care, even though they understand what's happening
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by vijayr 13y ago
do you have the source?
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by vijayr 13y ago
may be start by refusing to sign contracts for anything other than what is absolutely necessary (like apartment lease, for example)? don't sign contracts for gyms, phones, cable etc? that would make it a tiny bit easier to switch between
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by vijayr 13y ago
Ok, so is there any place/any country in the world that is balanced? not free for all/wild wild west where anyone can do anything (like parts of Africa) and not where the govt counts every breath it's citizens take? something in-between, a
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by vijayr 13y ago
So what is the best deterrent for such behavior? Obviously, fines aren't going to work - for someone who is worth billions of dollars, a couple of millions is pocket change. Also, if trees/forests are destroyed, it takes decades to restore
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by vijayr 13y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if in a few years from now, Amazon starts directly competing with FedEx (not just delivering the products they themselves sell). If there is one company that thrives on volume and razor thin margins, it is Amazon. J
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by vijayr 13y ago
One thing that is annoying with all these review sites is that there is no way to verify if the reviewer has actually used the service she is reviewing. Amazon differentiates between the reviews from people who have actually bought the pro
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by vijayr 13y ago
It would also be a world of half finished projects. Most people who do things just for the sheer joy of learning, challenge, art etc would lose interest in a task when the challenge is conquered.
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by vijayr 13y ago
True. But fitbit can only give health related data - what if one wants to track multiple things in his/her life - finance, health, food habits etc
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by vijayr 13y ago
It is more than just privacy. When we don't pay for email, we are at the mercy of free email providers. They can terminate our account for any reason, without no appeal whatsoever. It has happened before. Email is fundamental, it is the o
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by vijayr 13y ago
This has bothered me too. The other day, I was talking about email (fastmail, rackspace etc) with a couple of colleagues - both of them scoffed at the idea of paying for email. The very same people who go to starbucks every single day, dr
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by vijayr 13y ago
incredibly self indulgent How? There are people who spend thousands of dollars on shoes, clothes etc. Heck, how many of us here spend tons of money on the latest gadget? Compared to these, spending money learning something just because h
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by vijayr 13y ago
This is a nice read. Is there any place where we can learn more about these problems? as in, a place (blog/site etc) that lists problems that are real world problems to solve, than twitter/facebook type?
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by vijayr 13y ago
that blog is very very interesting, and eye opening. thank you for the link.
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by vijayr 13y ago
I do the same, and I know a few others who do the same. It is really annoying to see FB buttons (somehow, twitter and google buttons don't annoy as much - not sure why)

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