blueski

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by blueski 5y ago
> pragmatic criticism of the current state of NFTs that have nothing to do with the concept of NFTs. Which NFTs include a central authority able to re-issue my ticket if I lose it, address mis-representation by sellers, give refunds if t
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by blueski 5y ago
> I don't really consider it solved, has Ticketmaster solved festival passes in a way everyone likes? I hate Ticketmaster as much as the next guy, but had a fine experience with the resellers (e.g. StubHub) which offer many things N
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by blueski 5y ago
But do digital goods in games really justify the Web2 -> Web3 iteration? Compared to Web2 bringing us Gmail, Maps, Facebook etc, feels a little anemic so far.
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by blueski 5y ago
> "physical clubs and events that require users to prove provenance for access" Feels like the "access to physical events" problem was solved before NFTs. > The "right click and save as" "screenshot&
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by blueski 5y ago
Which stand the best chance of going mainstream, with those who don't care about the underlying technology or price speculation?
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by blueski 5y ago
Limiting ourselves to the digital world - does ownership of an NFT give me any more rights to experience or enjoy a piece of work than a non-owner? If someone else wanted to use my Bored Ape as their Twitter photo, could I stop them?
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by blueski 5y ago
Feels a little different, in that I'd then have a fine art print to put on my wall and enjoy. In this case I have a string of characters on a hard drive. If I didn't care only about price appreciation, why would I pick the latter?
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by blueski 5y ago
In what sense do the purchasers of your NFTs have "ownership" of your work - what could they do with it that I could not, and how is this legally enforced? If NFTv2 comes out in a year with 10x the financial rewards, will you comm
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by blueski 5y ago
I'd argue the exponential growth curves for Gmail, Maps, and Facebook (with no financial reward for the user) suggests there was a good appreciation of the utility. When will get an equivalent Web3 app that isn't predominantly dri
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by blueski 5y ago
In what sense would I "own" the art? Do I have more rights over it than anyone else - and if so, how are these legally enforced? What prevents the artist from minting a different type of NFT (or whatever comes next) on that same a
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by blueski 5y ago
Partially agree - but people have been excited about e.g. smart contracts for the last ~5 years, yet which consumer or B2B apps are using them now? When Web2 came along, Gmail, Maps and Facebook were immediately exciting and obviously bette
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by blueski 5y ago
I want to be excited about Web3 and feel I'm missing something, given how many smart minds are. But every time someone talks about NFTs on a podcast I feel there are many questions not answered. For example - Kevin Rose has minted 1000
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by blueski 5y ago
As someone who works in tech and enjoys the outdoors (mainly hiking and biking, meaning I'm looking for sunny/temperate weather year round) I haven't found many better options than the Bay Area. Visited Miami and Austin in th
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by blueski 5y ago
Where have you moved? Do you like it better?
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by blueski 5y ago
You say in another post you spent only a year in SF?
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by blueski 6y ago
Any suggestions for ebike-friendly bike directions? Less need to route around hills and more accurate journey time estimates would be useful.
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by blueski 6y ago
Zumper | San Francisco, CA + Providence, RI | Engineering, Product, Design, Sales Zumper is building the future of apartment rentals, making renting an apartment as easy as booking a hotel. We've just raised a $60M series D, and are no
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by blueski 7y ago
But my understanding is that Kittyhawk etc are (at least in part) creating a new market of single-person "quick hops" within cities or metropolitan areas, displacing ground transport. Not only would this increase energy use per mi
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by blueski 7y ago
Thanks for putting this together! I've wondered before if Kittyhawk and other flying car companies count as climate-saving organizations. Flying small personal aircraft will always use vastly more energy per mile than vehicles that can
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by blueski 7y ago
Some XBox and PS4 games support keyboard and mouse. I don't think this is much of a differentiator for/against Stadia.
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by blueski 7y ago
The cheapest way to do it is buying a secondhand XBox/PS4/Switch + games for very little on Craigslist, and putting it back on there when you get bored (if that's within 6 months, I'd be surprised if you lost much). Or j
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by blueski 7y ago
Our Google Maps bill went from ~$100k per year to $380k per year as a result of these changes. Needless to say, we're moving over to Mapbox. What Google seems to miss is how this will affect customers' receptiveness to other Googl
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How we relaunched Zumper on React(zumper.com)
2 points by blueski 8y ago|0 comments
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by blueski 8y ago
I dislike it because it slows my consumption of the map; annoying while walking, possibly dangerous while driving. We're all accustomed to reading lines of text in their entirety, which results in endless repetition here. Training the
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by blueski 10y ago
Unless you count the hundreds of engineers and multiple offices Google has in SF.
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PadMapper relaunched with improved design and more listings(padmapper.com)
15 points by blueski 10y ago|0 comments
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You’re right to slow down your hiring (but not for the reason you think)(zumper.com)
8 points by blueski 10y ago|0 comments
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Introducing Dora: Zumper's new rental search(blog.zumper.com)
11 points by blueski 12y ago|1 comments
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Raising Our $6.5m Series A – Lessons Learned(blog.zumper.com)
48 points by blueski 12y ago|5 comments
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Don’t hire for brains or personality alone in early-stage startups(medium.com)
5 points by blueski 12y ago|0 comments

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