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An industry shudders as Amazon buys Whole Foods for $13.7bn(economist.com)
3 points by weston 9y ago|0 comments
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by weston 9y ago
It's called Gonzo journalism and Hunter S. Thompson popularized the style in the 1970s ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzo_journalism ).
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by weston 9y ago
"Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" is one of the best books I've ever read. I made the mistake of reading it on an airplane on my first trip out to Las Vegas. The book is so funny that I'm sure the people sitting next to m
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by weston 9y ago
Rent a car and drive down to Santa Cruz and walk along the beach. Also, go hiking in Big Basin State Park, which is very close to Santa Cruz.
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In Silicon Valley, power industry is next target for disruption(houstonchronicle.com)
3 points by weston 9y ago|0 comments
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Houston Community College to launch coding school for Apple apps(houstonchronicle.com)
2 points by weston 9y ago|0 comments
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by weston 9y ago
From the article: "In the Houston ISD, nearly half of this year's highest-ranking students once struggled to speak English, making them among the largest groups of non-native English speakers to be named valedictorians and salutat
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Nearly half of Houston's 2017 valedictorians were once ESL students(houstonchronicle.com)
2 points by weston 9y ago|2 comments
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by weston 9y ago
Excellent read. Still arguably the greatest tv show ever made. The Wire is essentialy a classic Russian novel but in the television medium.
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by weston 9y ago
Hi Dang, I submitted the article. I was trying to use the r/futurology article title which was, "University of Houston physicists have discovered a catalyst that can split water into hydrogen and oxygen, composed of easily availab
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UH Researchers Report New, More Efficient Catalyst for Water Splitting(uh.edu)
105 points by weston 9y ago|100 comments
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Why Work at a Startup?(westonludeke.com)
2 points by weston 9y ago|0 comments
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by weston 9y ago
After reading Tim Wu's "The Master Switch" a few years ago, this can only be bad for consumers leading to less choices in the marketplace. Just one step closer to returning to the monopoly days of Ma Bell. More competition le
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Canada Wants Silicon Valley’s Tech Employees(theatlantic.com)
18 points by weston 9y ago|7 comments
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by weston 9y ago
Same here, I love Longform! I save them to my Instapaper and read them when I have downtime or am stuck somewhere (like a waiting room).
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Marketo buys sales engagement platform ToutApp(zdnet.com)
1 points by weston 9y ago|0 comments
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by weston 9y ago
She could also focus specifically on YC companies and their success and/or failure stories.
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by weston 9y ago
I thought the best chapter was on Phillip Greenspun of ArsDigita. Phillip was forced out of his own startup by his board and he eventually maneuvered behind the scenes to regain control. If there's a "Founders At Work 2.0", m
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by weston 10y ago
Canada actually has a lot of organized crime (Sicilian & Calabrian mafia groups as well as biker gangs like the Hells Angels), it just isn't reported on much in the States. Not all drugs flow through Mexico: Cocaine often moves acr
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Google expands fact-checking effort to all searches worldwide(searchengineland.com)
3 points by weston 10y ago|0 comments
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by weston 10y ago
Lots of negativity in here, but I'll say I really enjoy how incredibly simple Dropbox is and has remained since it launched. It's so easy to explain how it works to my non-techie parents ("It's just another folder on you
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Hoop Maps makes finding a game of pickup basketball as easy as a tap(techcrunch.com)
2 points by weston 10y ago|0 comments
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by weston 10y ago
That's "news" for the majority of publishers in 2017: Clickbait headline designed to generate traffic to sell ads. Actual journalism and content becomes secondary. It makes you appreciate actual journalism.
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by weston 10y ago
The real headline of the article is "Five entrepreneurs get free plane tickets to pitch for $100,000 in seed funding from Austin’s top angel investors"
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by weston 10y ago
If you like this movie, I highly recommend the book it's based off of: "The Hoods" by Harry Grey.
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by weston 10y ago
Good question: I'm fascinated by startups and I came across HN and I've been reading this site since around 2010. I now work for Streak (YC S11) in support and I'm learning web dev on the side. Also, even if a reader of HN is
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by weston 10y ago
Oregon State has a reputable online CS post-bach degree for those who've already finished undergrad but want to go back.
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The mind-blowing AI announcement from Google that you probably missed(medium.com)
3 points by weston 10y ago|0 comments
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The Power of Non-Zero Days: How You Can Have an Excellent 2017(westonludeke.com)
3 points by weston 10y ago|0 comments
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How a Serial Con Man Fooled Silicon Valley and Took an NFL Star's Millions(inc.com)
2 points by weston 10y ago|0 comments

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