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by weisser 10y ago
I grew up in the town next to Jacques and asked if he would take part in a project for French class. He invited me and my project partners to his house, gave us a tour of his TV production kitchen, let us film a segment for our video, and s
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by weisser 10y ago
We needed to "get used to" typing with our fingers quickly on a touchscreen as well. Now >95% of the people I know are incredibly proficient.
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by weisser 10y ago
One of the most memorable coffee shops I've visited. The architecture, culture, and Turkish coffee were fantastic. I went on a first date with someone who turned out to become a close longtime friend. I worked with my cofounder for 8-h
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by weisser 10y ago
Interesting use of the lyrics to Randy Newman's classic "Louisiana 1927" https://youtu.be/MGs2iLoDUYE If you only know about him as the guy who does Disney/Pixar music you're really missing out.
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by weisser 10y ago
> The icon-based home screen is showing it's age and will need a revolution rather than an evolution. Right. Anything can be accessed so quickly a home screen should be more contextual than static app icons.
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Voice is the most separate and distinct. I use my google voice number whenever I sell or buy anything on CL and I'm sure there are many other more creative uses.
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by weisser 10y ago
In some ways I find it more attractive than the Apple Watch
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by weisser 10y ago
Woody Guthrie wrote a song about a true story - 1913 Massacre - a devasting and haunting song. The song is based around the Italian Hall Disaster - a tragedy that occurred on December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan. 73 men, women, and child
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My @JFK Twitter account “has been suspended and will not be restored”(medium.com)
81 points by weisser 10y ago|27 comments
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Exciting to see that this is the top comment (at least for now) because I think this is the sort of attitude and vision for the future that will solve many of the health problems in this world. I'm also very excited by YC's UBI ex
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Why I Had a Magnet Implanted in My Finger(wbur.org)
45 points by weisser 10y ago|43 comments
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‘Star Wars’ and the Fantasy of American Violence(nytimes.com)
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by weisser 10y ago
BOAT = bring out another thousand. Source: I owned a 25 foot sailboat.
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by weisser 10y ago
Vocal fry isn't gender specific. Ira Glass (This American Life) has vocal fry and they discuss the gender bias here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/545/i...
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by weisser 10y ago
> this is not normal practice in most civilized parts of the US (pretty much anywhere on the east and west coasts) Much of the interior of the US could be described as civilized...
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by weisser 10y ago
> a system with an open specification that checks all the boxes in terms of features (not quite end-to-end encryption yet, but it's being worked on) and is not controlled by a company Half of the people reading tune out very quickly
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by weisser 10y ago
Couldn't be further from my intent. I'm not looking to give housing to people who are "already on top" - those people would not want to live in an old house in the Sunset ;)
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ha I had to Google that.
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I'm new to the Bay Area (moved here officially at the beginning of the year) so definitely interested in meeting more people / assembling a space for hackers/founders who want to live with others who are building things. May
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by weisser 10y ago
Cannot believe I'm posting here but relevant: I have a room in my house in the Sunset opening next month. $900. It's month-to-month rent. Looking to house a founder/hacker/designer/etc currently struggling with SF r
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What does it cost to make a running shoe?(solereview.com)
1 points by weisser 10y ago|1 comments
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by weisser 10y ago
It may fade. Instagram may fade as well. BUT even if they did, this is why investing in acquisitions makes sense. Theoretically everyone could stop using Facebook itself but it wouldn't matter as long as FB owned the platforms where ev
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by weisser 10y ago
So all 4 people mentioned (your daughter and the 3 in the parent) all use Facebook by way of Instagram. This is why acquisitions happen and why buying Instagram when FB did may go down as one of the best buys. Missing Snapchat may be one of
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by weisser 11y ago
> Many companies that exist today seemingly couldn't begin in 2016. Is that bad or surprising? Companies are very much dependent on timing, opportunity, seeing things as they are vs where they should go, and moving things in that di
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by weisser 11y ago
In the last month, I've gone from running in stops and starts to doing 5k with ease and recently completing my first 10k run. Here are some bulleted observations (more details at the link below) - When I got started I was almost always
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by weisser 11y ago
I used to always have earbuds in but then I ran an official 5k where earbuds were not allowed and I've never looked back. If you had told me I'd enjoy running without anything to distract me from the exercise I would have thought
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by weisser 11y ago
Their moat is the developer ecosystem and apps on the Slack platform. But it's also the fact that while it's easy to get started, the value and dependence on Slack increases rapidly by your team's investment in using it. Slac
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The Elusive ‘Runner’s High’ Has Prehistoric Roots(wsj.com)
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> Just stop working on this idea. Wow. > First of all, literally every social app in the world is designed to help people make friends. Really? --- I just signed up. I just moved to SF. All of my friends have money and live in the Mis
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by weisser 11y ago
Fantastic! Where's the ability to track what you've listened to so far?

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