AdamFernandez

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by AdamFernandez 9y ago
I really appreciate that one of the richest (sometimes the richest) humans on the planet takes the time to read about the experience of poverty in depth. Hopefully that continues to influence his philanthropy, and his influence on what oth
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by AdamFernandez 9y ago
To me the biggest problem isn't 'evil' AI (SkyNet/Matrix scenarios) since I don't think it is possible to predict the intrinsic motivations of non-biological intelligence (no evolved neurochemical dependencies like
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Investor Bulletin, July 25: Initial Coin Offerings(sec.gov)
160 points by AdamFernandez 9y ago|48 comments
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How Thou Canst Maketh a Fine Program in Fortran(digitalocean.com)
97 points by AdamFernandez 9y ago|36 comments
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by AdamFernandez 10y ago
Education is a great long-term solution, but we need a PSA/Marketing solution for rational thought today. Similar to the TRUTH anti-tobacco campaign. Make it 'cool' to use logic and base your decisions on rational thought.
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Fake News: How a Partying Macedonian Teen Earns Thousands Publishing Lies(nbcnews.com)
3 points by AdamFernandez 10y ago|0 comments
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Elon Musk: Our Solar Roof Could Cost Less Than a Normal Roof(seekingalpha.com)
2 points by AdamFernandez 10y ago|0 comments
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by AdamFernandez 10y ago
I can attest this problem is insidious and pervasive through-out society. Not just in the U.S., but globally. Separate from the moral issue of children growing up in disadvantaged environments, this is an economic problem, and a problem f
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How to Center in CSS(howtocenterincss.com)
1 points by AdamFernandez 10y ago|0 comments
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by AdamFernandez 10y ago
While they may one day be 'creative', I feel this will be the last bastion of human capability beyond AI. Luckily, the interesting thing about creative endeavors is that they are often a unique synthesis of many things. AI may c
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
The best possible brand connotations are an interesting way of putting it. When you are trying to get a company off the ground (figuratively) that is experimental in nature and will require a lot of capital investment, why hinder yourself
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
I agree. Of all the options, quite possibly one of the worst names you could have picked. I'm surprised the negative associations weren't obvious to them.
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
Search is not a product for Google since they do not sell it. No matter how much everyone in the world might (including Google) categorize it as such. Products are sold. The only product they sell in relation to their search engine is an
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Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet(nytimes.com)
3 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|0 comments
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
Keeping guns stored in a vault with children present is generally a good idea if you have one or more weapons that you occasionally use. However for self defense purposes, you typically don't want to be fiddling around with a vault i
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
The market could be for families with children in the house who want self defense, but haven't yet taken the plunge for safety reasons. I'm not sure how large this market would be.
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The Simpsons in CSS(pattle.github.io)
2 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|0 comments
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AI Startup Demo One-Ups DeepMind(youtube.com)
3 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|1 comments
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New AI Startup Maxima Demonstrates General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence(maxima.com)
6 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|5 comments
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
Unfortunately I did not edit it.
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Others may be unconsciously judging your features in ways you don't realise(bbc.com)
56 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|66 comments
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Content Is King (1996)(web.archive.org)
48 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|28 comments
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How We Make Gods- Lessons from the rise and fall of divinity in online games(nautil.us)
2 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|0 comments
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
Yes you can, if your primary motivation is making money and having a successful 'business' (business type or market is irrelevant to people with that motivation). You can definitely be successful with that strategy. But for many
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How Our Urge to Play Invented the Future(singularityhub.com)
1 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|0 comments
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You might not need jQuery(youmightnotneedjquery.com)
1 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|0 comments
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
Why do crops need to be grown in California or 'shipped' to China? Can't these crops be provided by other states in the U.S. that are more conducive to farming? It seems California is not a great state for farming, and was
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by AdamFernandez 11y ago
This is the most obvious explanation. It compares your email to the list of contacts that other people have imported. If you were on their list, you may 'know' them. Pretty simple.
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Turning back time by controlling magnetic interactions(phys.org)
1 points by AdamFernandez 11y ago|0 comments
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by AdamFernandez 12y ago
I would imagine that online 'get rich quick schemes' have an even higher rate of failure than most startups. Perhaps 99.99% versus 90-95%?

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