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by visakanv 12y ago
Great layperson-accessible read by Tim Urban about the future of AI. Would love to hear some thoughts from HN readers well-versed in the subject.
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by visakanv 12y ago
I've thought about this a LOT, as a person who hated school growing up and makes a living with skills I picked up almost entirely online. I think the current system of traditional schools and online courses is a sort of awkward/si
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by visakanv 12y ago
Agreed completely that land is hugely advantageous in agrarian society, yes. Here's the thing though- landowners don't just own land. They receive disproportionate profits and dividends from charging others for the use of that lan
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by visakanv 12y ago
Oh hey, sorry I didn't see this earlier! +1 for associative memory +1 for morning purges, very powerful stuff +10 for constraints! Absolutely. +1 for self-dating +1 for unstructured play +1 to extreme-hunting (I'm reminded of a bo
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by visakanv 12y ago
Reading this also reminds me of Balzac's Lost Illusions. I highly recommend it to anybody who thinks that what's going on is anything new: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_perdues http://www.
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by visakanv 12y ago
> "You basically just can't come in, bro up, stack up and get the f* out." Sadly, this is a myth that has been perpetuated since the literal Gold Rush and before. Life is tough. There's no need to drink stylish $12 w
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by visakanv 12y ago
I like Derek Sivers' take on it. Your next big break is going to come from someone you know, so get out there and know people. Be helpful, and make sure people know what value you can create/provide. And they'll make the refe
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by visakanv 12y ago
It seems to me that you think I'm offended, or upset, or concerned about "appropriateness". I don't actually care for any of that! Here were my thoughts: 1- We could have had an interesting discussion about finance 2- in
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by visakanv 12y ago
I've written a bunch of stuff about this, but yeah these past few posts/submissions make me realize that there would be utility in a centralized post. I think the closest thing I've written about this is "Letter To A You
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by visakanv 12y ago
If you dig into the etymology and history of the word, I'd think yeah, absolutely. > entrepreneur (n.) 1828, "manager or promoter of a theatrical production," reborrowing of French entrepreneur "one who undertakes or
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by visakanv 12y ago
Agreeing! "What use is electricity?" "What use is a newborn baby?"
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by visakanv 12y ago
It's interesting to look at your comment, and look at the nasty comment that it provoked. This is the starting point of a cycle of nastiness. You could've asked the person to elaborate or be specific, or even contradicted or quest
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by visakanv 12y ago
> Entrepreneurs are just people who take a chance in order to make a real difference. I'd go so far as to say- entrepreneurs are just people who are trying to solve problems. I get annoyed when I hear people ask things like "Ho
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by visakanv 12y ago
Yeah. If you want to do things differently, you have to see things differently, and/or you have to want different things. And different emotional states achieve that. Or drugs. Or travel. Or anything, really, apart from "the same
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by visakanv 12y ago
Yeah, imagine investing in things like... the first electricity service provider, or the first telephone, or the first TV. All of those things are multi-billion dollar industries. I'm sure this entire exchange has been played out befor
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by visakanv 12y ago
So I would love to have/see some discussions on HN about creativity. But I'd prefer to hear less about how some state affects creativity and more about specific creative exercises any of you might've taken. Travel makes you m
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by visakanv 12y ago
I also think that there are specific exercises that can make you a lot more creative. I wrote about this once from the perspective of songwriting. Instead of trying to write a good song, why not try to write the worst song ever? The sillies
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Let's chat, HN: On "X makes you more creative"
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by visakanv 12y ago
I definitely use my guitar as therapy, too. I think there are a few different kinds of creativity. (And there are a few different kinds of feeling down, and a few different kinds of happy, and we seriously can't conflate all of them to
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by visakanv 12y ago
Thank you so much for this. I have encountered this POV before, and it makes a lot of sense, though I have had some difficulty assimilating it fully. Oddly, I feel better hearing it from somebody else (more data points, maybe?). I really ap
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by visakanv 12y ago
Genuine question: What can a person do to get better at acting on something that they struggle with, when they acknowledge it to be valid/true?
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by visakanv 12y ago
Although if you think about it, a lot of people obsess over tiny little things just to please: * parents * love interest * fashion * social group In a sense we all do it all the time. "Gaming the system" and what have you.
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by visakanv 12y ago
> The thought of stopping simply doesn't occur. My stomach will rumble, but I won't feel hunger. Conversely, changing tasks in response to external input becomes much easier. This sounds like my daily life, actually. (I'm
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by visakanv 12y ago
My summary: * There are 2 types of motivation- intrinsic (curiosity) and extrinsic (desire for recognition) * It's often assumed that intrinsic + extrinsic is better than just intrinsic. * But it seems to be that introducing extrinsic
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by visakanv 12y ago
Oh, my god. It's always one thing to intellectually appreciate these things, and another to begin to sort-of get a sense of the actual large numbers. All those stars. Wow. I'm guessing now that even this doesn't actually comm
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by visakanv 12y ago
The writer's use of imagery and contrast is pretty powerful. Here are the quotes that stuck out to me: > He was curled up like a fetus and in a white plastic bag. It's the same bag we put everyone in before we stick them in the
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by visakanv 12y ago
The HN community definitely cares more about privacy and security than 99% of 'regular' users so what you describe has a good chance of being common behavior here! I personally can't be arsed to protect myself, but that'
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by visakanv 12y ago
Yeah, I realize my naiveté on hindsight. It's not the end of the world, but it does seem rather unfortunate.
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by visakanv 12y ago
Yeah, here in Singapore I've witnessed several instances of really "Wait, why would you do that?!" urban redesign by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. I would assume that the people working in there must be passionate about
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by visakanv 12y ago
Oh! I've always thought about those things as "impulse buys", but I never quite realized that they were also functional distractions! I look at magazines when I'm waiting in line at my local supermarket. Sneaky sneaky.

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