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by adenverd 1y ago
> That sounds a lot like work. Correct. This is why the Product Manager role exists - to define "what problem are we solving, why, and for whom?" by engaging with the market. But if you already know what problem you want to sol
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by adenverd 1y ago
> If you've listened to NPR or watched PBS, you know they're about as neutral as you can get while still covering both mainstream sides. NPR is about as far from neutral as media gets, both in topics they choose to cover and in
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by adenverd 4y ago
Side note/feel good moment: the author Raymond Chen is an OG beyond-super-engineer at Microsoft, and is an incredible person to work with. He assisted me with my intern project many years ago, and was amazingly eager to share his wealt
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by adenverd 5y ago
And just using the phrase "performative erudition" is itself an example of performative erudition!
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by adenverd 5y ago
I'll add that real world sensors (including cameras) are noisy in ways that are difficult to model 100% accurately in simulation. Same thing with aerodynamic effects, especially when the drone gets close to the ground or other objects,
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by adenverd 5y ago
The US DoD already has drones with these capabilities for recon in contested buildings and caves: https://vimeo.com/316222669 https://shield.ai/products/nova-class https://www.wired.com&#x2F
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by adenverd 5y ago
AFAICT they are. You can't find a GTX 3060, 3070, or 3080 for less than 4x MSRP right now.
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Intel shuts down RealSense AI-powered camera business(engadget.com)
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by adenverd 5y ago
> developers control the cryptocurrency issuance because despite the issuance is (usually) determined algorithmically, developers have the power to change these algorithms...If we compare this system with the US dollar system governed by
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by adenverd 6y ago
Sleep Cycle [0] does this with "Intelligent" wake mode, and has a standalone app for the Apple Watch. I'll also be shocked if this isn't a native feature of Apple's Sleep app within a year. [0] https://9t
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by adenverd 6y ago
"Noob gains" doesn't have anything to do with setting goals or quantitatively measuring progress. It refers to the speed at which unadapted athletes are able to progress (e.g. add weight to the bar, run farther) each workout
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by adenverd 6y ago
One of the engineering teams I work with is building an image pipeline to correct rolling shutter distortion from a robot camera. I still have no idea how they're generalizing a solution to different types of movement and angular veloc
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by adenverd 6y ago
Video games will become a much more powerful force at sparking kids' interest and creativity in a subject, which will lead to better educational outcomes. In my experience, video games are a fantastic way to learn the initial 50% of a
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by adenverd 6y ago
Don't know if I agree with "never" punching down, but I wanted to share a poignant example of what punching down poorly looks like: https://twitter.com/davejorgenson/status/1269288466493341696 Wayne
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by adenverd 6y ago
This is one the most important jobs of product managers, if you have them: building out a backlog of shovel-ready high ROI work aggregated from customer requests, user analytics, and strategic engineering efforts. If PM is doing their job w
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by adenverd 6y ago
GIMP's UI/UX has been garbage since long before 18.04. Not contradicting anything you're saying, just noting that it might not be the representative example you're looking for.
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by adenverd 7y ago
Amazon effectively leveraged investment capital to do exactly what they said they would do - innovate, learn into the market, and improve iteratively. From investors' perspectives (and probably consumers' perspectives as well), Am
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by adenverd 7y ago
Not backwards. The point he's making is that hard problems attract talent and capital, which makes them easier to keep going.
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by adenverd 7y ago
Optimism is arguably a form of error, just as pessimism is. And yet it is one of the most valuable qualities you can have when undertaking ambitious projects.
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by adenverd 7y ago
San Diego is one of the best places to live in the US. Cost of living, homelessness, and failed neighborhoods are no worse in San Diego than in Seattle or Austin. Benefits are perfect weather, proximity to Silicon Valley VCs, recruiting fro
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by adenverd 7y ago
I'd love more info how Netflix propagates schema changes to downstream stores. How do you apply migrations to heterogeneous databases? Applying binlog messages only works if downstream stores are the same flavor database as the source.
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by adenverd 7y ago
Came here to suggest Streaks, I've been using it for a few months now. My favorite features are: - Streaks that track Apple Health data. Really nice job with the integration. I use this for tracking daily calorie, macronutrient, and wo
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by adenverd 7y ago
Would love to learn more about this. Any resources you can recommend?
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by adenverd 7y ago
This is the most accurate description of a "weight loss journey" I've ever read. I was obese (40%+ body fat). Now I'm fit and healthy. Like you, it took me a decade to get there. Anyone who thinks it's easy or simpl
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by adenverd 7y ago
Probably not what you’re looking for, but I started writing regularly after getting an iPad and Apple Pencil. There are a number of good apps that let you mix handwriting and typing and a bunch of other media, including OneNote (my current
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by adenverd 7y ago
Bit of a crypto-tangent: more than anything else, the hope of replacing advertising as the economic engine of the Internet is why I care about the cryptocurrency space. In most cases, I think crypto is a solution looking for a problem, but
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Pessimism vs. Progress(economist.com)
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by adenverd 7y ago
Tyler makes a compelling case in his book[1] that economic growth is responsible for most of the biggest improvements in human flourishing over the past century. He concludes that economic growth is a moral imperative. All three participant
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by adenverd 7y ago
I'm afraid to ask, but, in what community is this phrase spoken frequently enough to warrant an acronym?
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by adenverd 7y ago
> Hopefully there's something useful in that context but many of these ideas could be applicable beyond that also. They’re very applicable outside the context of consulting - they’re fundamental for any leader joining a new organiza

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