evanwarfel

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by evanwarfel 6y ago
There's a difference between re-defining one's local monetary system to use 'chunks of time' instead of money, and variably pricing select goods and services in terms of 'how much money you make in an hour.' Th
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
On behalf of all us, thanks for your work. Does the distance between the two surfaces at different temperatures matter? I'm sure this has occurred to you and your team, but the ambient temperature inside of a bedroom, beneath the roof,
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
> “The two most coveted symbols online are an Instagram verification and being on Forbes 30 Under 30,” said Taylor Offer, founder of an apparel startup called Feat Socks, who mentions his Forbes win (class of 2018) in his Instagram bio.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
Every time I read a new climate change article or headline, I think about how much of a squandered opportunity the MIT Media Lab represents. It has a budget of $80MM, access to some of the best minds on the planet, and not beholden to the p
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
> One day, he proposed, the company could “solve the problem of children without parents,” and from there go onto other causes such as eradicating world hunger. >Mr. Neumann has told several people over the past two years that a perso
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On Eliminating Rush Hours(towardsdatascience.com)
4 points by evanwarfel 7y ago|1 comments
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Wikipedia's Appeal(medium.com)
2 points by evanwarfel 7y ago|0 comments
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
Oh no! Keep fighting the good fight.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
Great, thanks for answering.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
They may not! But there is information asymmetry between the advertisers and us individuals. Also, if enough people signed it, such a pledge could be used as a collective bargaining chip, one that could be used to convince C-suite executive
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
That's a great point. People should be able to opt-out.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
In all honesty, it's because I did not know that paying for Reddit / Youtube would turn off the ads.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
Ah yes, the other end of the spectrum, which I also find not unattractive.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
Great question / good points! I don't mean to single out word of mouth recommendations. Perhaps the pledge could be individually modified so that one could specify per-platform definitions.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
I have not heard of the Boulder Pledge, thanks for linking to it. I imagine Roger Ebert was on the receiving end of a lot of unsolicited offers, being a public figure and all.
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by evanwarfel 7y ago
G4S is the world's third-largest private employer; they run private prisons.
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Ask HN: Would you sign an anti-ad pledge?
10 points by evanwarfel 7y ago|22 comments
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Five Tech Regulation Proposals to Reduce Screen Addiction(medium.com)
7 points by evanwarfel 7y ago|0 comments
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by evanwarfel 8y ago
Nice idea. One issue is that most users will think that you have responded to the incentive to inflate the prices and make yourself look better by comparison. Some ways you can make your estimates more credible include: - 1) give ranges
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by evanwarfel 8y ago
Other than closely reading the literature that informs what you are writing about, one way to write better quality papers is to reach out to the relevant academic researchers and engage with them. If they are interested in your ideas, they
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by evanwarfel 9y ago
Because not everything has finite variance.
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Consciousness Is an Inevitable State of Matter(medium.com)
2 points by evanwarfel 9y ago|0 comments
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In Space, No One Complains About the Documentation(medium.com)
4 points by evanwarfel 9y ago|0 comments
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How to Improve Google Search(medium.com)
2 points by evanwarfel 9y ago|0 comments
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Visualizing Node-Link Graphs(medium.com)
2 points by evanwarfel 10y ago|0 comments
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by evanwarfel 10y ago
I agree. It's interesting that you use a metaphor of "going deeper." The way I came to the same conclusion (that, at some point, all of us share a common goal) was to view the problem not 'deeper' but more and more
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Benefits of Using VR for Data Visualization(roadtovr.com)
1 points by evanwarfel 10y ago|0 comments
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VR and the future of Data Analysis(medium.com)
2 points by evanwarfel 10y ago|0 comments
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by evanwarfel 11y ago
Sweet! We'll need more things like this if we want to see our share of societal progress. I have faith that more programs like this will blossom in the coming years. @sama -is this only for severely resource intense research projects?
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by evanwarfel 11y ago
I've always wondered why we don't see more of the studio model (like Pixar) in tech companies. Especially ones focused on innovation -- Thomas Edison didn't just invent a single product, and that trend still influences how GE

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