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by Quizz 11y ago
Researchers have nothing better to do than explore the harmless neuroses of the middle class?
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by Quizz 11y ago
The process of learning to program is more vocational than lecture hall. Most colleges and their deans don't get it.
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by Quizz 11y ago
Amazing! I believe everybody has a strength, it's just not every strength is a celebrated achievement. I could've been a nationally ranked hopscotch player at 9, but alas...
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by Quizz 11y ago
Yep and people are surprised when violence suddenly erupts against the police.
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by Quizz 11y ago
Just like vinyl LPs have their fans, this is just another retro lifestyle choice
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by Quizz 11y ago
How rampant is nootropic use in Silicon Valley?
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by Quizz 12y ago
Good post mortem, ironically most startups won't listen because startups by their very nature have "blinders" on.
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by Quizz 12y ago
This looks like a feature that LnkedIn could incorporate if it ends up being useful. From the candidate's standpoint it's a lot of duplicative work because much of this info is already on LI. Also, for the tech industry, isn'
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by Quizz 12y ago
The biggest obstacle is the assumption that most beggars use cash for cigarettes, liquor and drugs. Until this assumption is overcome, there will be reluctance to give cash.
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by Quizz 12y ago
Yes! Totally cool if 75% of all rebel pilots were Asian females due genetic predilection for aerial combat superiority!!
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by Quizz 12y ago
Great info thanks!
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by Quizz 12y ago
But is $40k on offer in these more affordable parts?
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by Quizz 12y ago
LOL the irony
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by Quizz 12y ago
Good times for startups.
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by Quizz 12y ago
The problem is that the "audition" is valuable work product that can be redeployed and has value to the employer whereas if a theatric audition is recorded and ever used in the final movie or anywhere, then that actor will get pai
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by Quizz 12y ago
It's called inexperience and immaturity - people seriously expect a bunch of twenty something's who've never operated a business to get things right in 3 months? Or better yet, can you imagine the abuse if you worked for a st
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by Quizz 12y ago
YC is tech specific; it's self selecting, so any tech entrepreneur regardless of color will apply to YC. Are there other tech accelerators with higher black applicants? Maybe the pipe starts in elementary school and not age 22. YC&#x27
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by Quizz 12y ago
I'm using Yesware freemium and think it's cool for personal use but have not experienced the 'must have' epiphany yet to upgrade.
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by Quizz 12y ago
The problems of inner city schools go beyond the education system. It's like trying to fix Iraq by sending more doctors - it does little to address the root cause.
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by Quizz 12y ago
Inner city living is the emotional equivalent of a hovel: single parent never home or addicted, mother has different abusive boyfriend each month, a walk to school is an invitation to join a gang - living in the inner city is about survivin
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by Quizz 14y ago
A better sell is cheaper quality projectors or larger screen Larger screen size for less. Consumers will buy more 60" TVs if they drop to sub-$500 territory. More 60" TVs mean more "smart" content can be stuffed along the margins. Hardware
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by Quizz 14y ago
I would like to fill in some gaps that's not addressed by the OP: 1. The object of a humane society is friction-less living whereby everybody's basic needs (food, shelter, safety) are met without having to "work" because robots have automat
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by Quizz 14y ago
I think the context and purpose of the article is more like this: Coursera + Kaggle performance is a legitimate a way to identify promising data scientists. As a hiring manager, I would be as interested in talking to these competitors as ta
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by Quizz 14y ago
I believe "Steve Jobs" personality would not survive a typical corporate environment. To begin with, he's anti-authoritarian. This quality alone means that he will be in constant combat with his managers - not good for a new hire. Secondly,
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Mavericks: Geniuses or Jerks?(fastcompany.com)
1 points by Quizz 14y ago|2 comments
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by Quizz 14y ago
It appears that the diamond market has reached its peak, and is on its way out: http://www.economist.com/node/21538145 The Oppenheimers have sold their entire stake in DeBeers - they've cashed out. They went from producing 80% of the glob
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by Quizz 14y ago
Article from 1982, less relevant today. No bank today would ever use diamond as an asset or collateral.
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by Quizz 14y ago
It's bad because it's a vertical cartel, from mining to distribution. Cartels are illegal in that it limits the free market using artificial price controls. It's the artificial price controls that are illegal. Apple faces competition from A
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by Quizz 14y ago
A pre-owned diamond exchange platform. Inspired by this article recently on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4535611 During these hard times, give people a platform to sell their existing diamonds at a higher price than what jewelr
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by Quizz 14y ago
A few problems: 1. The subject property breaks, who pays? Insurance is clearly necessary, but who will go through the time to process a claim? What if it breaks in transit between owners? 2. Theft. What's to keep an owner from disappearing

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