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by apechai 14y ago
You get 2^n - 1 which is what he means by scaling 2^n. That's because the (sum of numbers 2^k for k = 0 to n - 1) = 2^n - 1. Example: if you have one, she hires 2, those 2 hire 2 each. You have 1+2+4 = 7 = 8 - 1 = 2^3 - 1
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by apechai 14y ago
Ayone have experience as to how Python compare to R, Matlab (Octave) and other tools for data analysis? R has great libraries but I would prefer to use Python.
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by apechai 14y ago
It's true in the short term that social and mobile trend chasing will be detrimental to investment in other areas of tech, but markets and VC returns will correct this over the longer term. Trend chasing and herding makes it harder to inves
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by apechai 14y ago
This is more likely to put mom & pop stores out of business than threaten the big players like Fastenal, Grainger, McMaster-Carr and MSC Direct. Mom & pops focus more on retail / small business customers who are price sensitive, so
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by apechai 15y ago
GoDaddy is owned by private equity firms KKR and Silverlake. These firms aim for short term profits at the expense of creating long term value. Silverlake was the firm behind the whole Skype compensation fiasco, which was basically a quick
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by apechai 15y ago
It depends what you mean by a 'start-up'. If start ups only refer to businesses where technological innovation drives competitive advantage, then New York will have a tough time. The future Googles, Intels, Apples etc fit in this category.
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by apechai 15y ago
I'm looking to start an e-learning start up. Been involved with some start ups on the business side and I can code enough to set up a web app / social app, but looking for a technical cofounder who has better chops than me. Contact me if yo
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25 Years of Computer Animation(wired.com)
2 points by apechai 15y ago|0 comments
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Photo of a voodoo market in Lome, Togo (and others)(theatlantic.com)
1 points by apechai 15y ago|0 comments
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Generation Make(areallybadidea.com)
6 points by apechai 15y ago|0 comments
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by apechai 15y ago
Pretty sure the Beatles had a pretty big effect on society and the status quo. The power of art and music tends to be a second order effect: it inspires people. Without the music of the 60's/70's, do you think Steve Jobs would have dropped
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HN: Let's #boycottZynga
5 points by apechai 15y ago|2 comments
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by apechai 15y ago
Let's give them a taste of their own medicine. They grew off exploiting the Facebook feed and twitter. I started #boycottZynga on twitter. Please retweet. If we get the message out and convince people to stop playing before IPO, we can hurt
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How Markets Brought About the Collapse of Governments(futurecasts.com)
1 points by apechai 15y ago|0 comments
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by apechai 15y ago
You're right - I wasn't referring to all mass produced things. But I do like it when someone buys (or makes) a gift that's unique, but cheap, rather than something generic but expensive. For example, take toys. There's this store that sells
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by apechai 15y ago
Beautiful knives. I hope the handmade movement really takes off. Maybe people could consume less but unique artifacts that have a real story behind them rather than accumulating mountains of mass produced, generic stuff that ends up in a tr
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by apechai 15y ago
tryruby had the in-browser coding before codecademy. I'm pretty sure codecademy uses the jq-console plug in which was around before: https://github.com/replit/jq-console Badges have been around in video games and educational games for a w
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by apechai 15y ago
Good idea. A quiet place (with lost music) and anti-social media (with sharing buttons at the end). Hopefully, the irony is intentional. Makes me wonder if the desire to optimize UI/UX and the viral loop will keep shortening our attention s