jasonlmk

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by jasonlmk 10y ago
I'm surprised there aren't more philosophy-oriented books mentioned here. I think they make great gifts. Many of my friends are straight out of university, and it's a period where most people seem to start asking existential
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by jasonlmk 11y ago
You hit the nail on the head here. The real issue with abundant rare earths is that over 95% of the global shipment of rare earths has historically been controlled by China. Because of this, there's significant exposure to their export
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by jasonlmk 11y ago
> 98. Testimonials. Create commercials featuring real-life people in situations where buying a Mac (or switching to a Mac) saved the day. This is an example of one thing that Apple gets really right. For some reason, other companies have
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Google launches portal to buy patents(reuters.com)
7 points by jasonlmk 11y ago|0 comments
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by jasonlmk 11y ago
Many of Einstein's actions were driven by the fact that he detected growing anti-Semitism early on. In fact, he relinquished his German citizenship twice because of this, and it was largely his fear and prediction of persecution that b
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How Andreessen Horowitz Is Disrupting Silicon Valley(medium.com)
5 points by jasonlmk 12y ago|1 comments
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Mobile’s “One Game Wonder” Problem(techcrunch.com)
1 points by jasonlmk 12y ago|0 comments
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LIFX Gets $12M Series A From Sequoia(forbes.com)
1 points by jasonlmk 12y ago|0 comments
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Adobe's New Pen and Ruler(fastcodesign.com)
145 points by jasonlmk 12y ago|48 comments
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The Wartime CEO(writing.jan.io)
2 points by jasonlmk 12y ago|0 comments
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After Years, Michigan’s Attempts To Build A Startup Ecosystem Bear Fruit(techcrunch.com)
22 points by jasonlmk 12y ago|8 comments
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
Particularly excited about the cost reduction of batteries. They remain a barrier to having more affordable electric cars, and 30% goes a long way in putting more EVs on the road.
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What salary do founders get?(thenextweb.com)
2 points by jasonlmk 13y ago|0 comments
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Startups, This is How Design Works(startupsthisishowdesignworks.com)
2 points by jasonlmk 13y ago|0 comments
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BetaBrand Embraces Comic Sans(feld.com)
1 points by jasonlmk 13y ago|0 comments
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Meet The 2014 Hardware Battlefield Entrants(techcrunch.com)
3 points by jasonlmk 13y ago|0 comments
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
>While the camera was on, which was kind of intimidating Felt the same way. There should be a homescreen of sorts when launching the app (e.g., an aggregation of all the questions you have asked. If none, then place a prompt to "ask
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Rand Paul Couldn't Be More Wrong About Unemployment Insurance(theatlantic.com)
9 points by jasonlmk 13y ago|5 comments
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
In case anyone missed it: Prezi finally decided to pay him the bounty. Still a bad move to have denied him the bounty in the first place, but good to see that they're listening to the outrage.
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
These ones got me: Google has an entire country What is Possible When There's no need to build a windmill Ask HN: How would I get my entertainment via BitTorrent Absolutely hilarious!
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
I'd love to hear some of your thoughts about how technically feasible this actually is (under a single discussion thread). [1] Sirkneeland states that it's going to be tough to engineer the antenna [2] nwh states that "Any ex
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
Coming from Australia, we've never had much exposure to Amazon, which leaves a ton of opportunity for price comparison websites. Personally, I'd find it a pain if a price comparison website diverged from their core search offering
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
Agreed. It's an actual testament to his skillset being put into use, and conveys more about his ability than a paper resume would.
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
Comes down to how inelastic I am at that price point as well. Personally, if I'm going to pay $739 for a 5c here in Australia, I might as well fork out an extra $130 to 'future proof' myself with the 5s. I get the feeling tha
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
A similar research based on the land lotteries in Georgia in 1832 and in Oklahoma in 1901 showed that outright increases in wealth (i.e., winning the lottery) had little or no effect on generational wealth. There was also another similar re
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by jasonlmk 13y ago
If i'm not mistaken, Jason left his YC-backed startup some time ago. He's working out of D.C now with the Smithsonian.