nanoGeek

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Facebook Turns Messenger into a Platform(techcrunch.com)
5 points by nanoGeek 12y ago|0 comments
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Nintendo will make games for phones(cnet.com)
4 points by nanoGeek 12y ago|0 comments
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Ex-Machina Director Talks Artificial Intelligence and His Unsettling Robot Ava(techcrunch.com)
1 points by nanoGeek 12y ago|0 comments
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Pinterest raises $367M at $11B valuation(businessinsider.com)
5 points by nanoGeek 12y ago|0 comments
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
Machine learning is a hot topic today, like AI in general. Facebook and Google use Machine learning algorithms to increase Ad revenue and serve more relevant information to the user. Machine learning is also used in health care to predict E
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NASA announces technology competition at SXSW(bizjournals.com)
3 points by nanoGeek 12y ago|0 comments
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
Great point, seems like after all the biggest issue with AWS is the inconsistent performance. But if you use S3 to store files this is not an issue...
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
Great point. Also, on AWS if you use Amazon Linux you are even more 'locked-in'. Maybe that's the reason many hosting companies give you discounts at the beginning.
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
Thanks for the answer. Maybe I need to understand better the advantages and disadvantages of cloud.
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
One question. If real hardware was always 50% cheaper then AWS wouldn't have been such a success. Can you please explain in which scenarios it makes economical sense to use AWS compared to real hardware?
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
No one can predict this, but in my opinion (in no particular order): 1) Health (e.g. theranos) 2) Artificial Intelligence 3) Virtual Reality 4) Internet of things
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
In this life very few things are black and white. Getting a gold badge in Python is not as great as starting the next Facebook but it's definitely a clear sign that you know your stuff. I think your badge is worth much more than $3, bu
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
How much harder is compared to ACM ICPC?
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One Hour Grocery Delivery(techcrunch.com)
2 points by nanoGeek 12y ago|0 comments
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
It's really sad to see a company end up like that... In the end, you should only risk what you are prepared to lose. Those guys maybe risked a bit more than that.
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
I think you should not worry about your age, after all there is nothing you can do to end up younger. You should have confidence; you are much more experienced than the average 25 year old developer out there. On the other hand, as others h
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
Thanks! Maybe I should delete the submission?
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by nanoGeek 12y ago
Thanks, didn't know this... Now I understand how big tech sites write 'new' articles.
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Worst things about working at Google(businessinsider.com)
11 points by nanoGeek 12y ago|5 comments