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51,644 | transburgh | 2007-09-07T12:42:58 | My ten awesome ideas for the big Internet sites (1% reward please) | null | http://valleywag.com/tech/ideas/my-ten-awesome-ideas-for-the-big-internet-sites-1-reward-please-297355.php | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,657 | transburgh | 2007-09-07T13:13:31 | Netscape Goes Traditional; Does Calacanis Take the Hit? | null | http://www.centernetworks.com/netscape-goes-traditional-does-calacanis-take-the-hit | 2 | 1 | [
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51,662 | drm237 | 2007-09-07T13:21:04 | Ever-younger entrepreneurs | Internet, low costs lead to early-in-life startups | http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/09/07/ever_younger_entrepreneurs/ | 12 | 2 | [
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51,664 | nirs | 2007-09-07T13:28:22 | Burns Statistics -- Spreadsheet Addiction | null | http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/spreadsheet_addiction.html | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | no_article | null | null | null | null | 2024-11-08T17:57:00 | null | train |
51,668 | transburgh | 2007-09-07T13:36:39 | How much equity for investors and employees? | null | http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2007/08/how-much-equity.html#isError:false | 7 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,678 | hhm | 2007-09-07T13:52:36 | The three phases of software development (after the Seattle stuff by Joel) | http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/09/06.html | 9 | 4 | [
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51,689 | chmike | 2007-09-07T14:15:48 | Hacking a rail road... [video] | http://haha.nu/creative/hydro-train-stunt/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,695 | transburgh | 2007-09-07T14:27:08 | Texas startup says it has batteries beat | null | http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070904/ap_on_hi_te/no_more_batteries;_ylt=AuNrAoRHgHZLCW5vBZAJTKms0NUE | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,698 | adnam | 2007-09-07T14:36:55 | A good example why unions aren't just "Razorfish" | Sorry, it still bugs me. | http://libcom.org/news/papua-new-guinea-wildcat-causes-millions-losses-05092007 | 2 | 5 | [
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51,709 | nickb | 2007-09-07T14:55:30 | Oldest Affiliate Program In The World | http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/08/28/the-worlds-oldest-affiliate-program/ | 10 | 4 | [
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51,710 | ahsonwardak | 2007-09-07T14:56:56 | 5 Killer Startups | http://www.centernetworks.com/rip-tv-pix-ie-vinomatch-fusedworld-clickbooq | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,711 | ahsonwardak | 2007-09-07T14:59:07 | Software Engineering or Software Development? | http://forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/2007/06/23/quot-engineering-quot-in-software.aspx | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,714 | Neoryder | 2007-09-07T15:08:21 | Steve Jobs: "Because I Can" | http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070906_002891.html | 38 | 11 | [
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51,729 | gieb | 2007-09-07T15:35:04 | The calculator that understands you. | What do you think? | http://en.gibney.org/calculator/ | 2 | 2 | [
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51,731 | estherschindler | 2007-09-07T15:40:57 | What if Yahoo and Microsoft Merged? An opinion from CIO.com | null | http://advice.cio.com/c_g_lynch/what_if_yahoo_and_microsoft_merged | 4 | 1 | [
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51,737 | transburgh | 2007-09-07T15:49:35 | If Business Meetings Were Like Internet Comments (Funny) | http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/18/if-business-meetings-were-like-internet-comments/ | 5 | 0 | [
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51,742 | yubrew | 2007-09-07T15:51:29 | Enterprise buyers look to small vendors for innovation | http://www.information-age.com/infolog/enterprise_software_unwrapped/2007/05/enteprise_buyers_look_to_small.html | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,744 | yubrew | 2007-09-07T15:54:39 | Business Intelligence, ERP top 2007's IT spending list | http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid41_gci1233170,00.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,751 | dawie | 2007-09-07T16:03:56 | Opera 9.5 alpha a worthy contender | null | http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070905-first-look-opera-9-5-alpha.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,752 | jkush | 2007-09-07T16:06:50 | Javascript Validation As You Type | http://www.livevalidation.com/index | 1 | 1 | [
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51,765 | terpua | 2007-09-07T16:28:09 | IPod's Next Killer App? Double Your Storage With ShrinkMyTunes | null | http://www.wired.com/software/softwarereviews/news/2007/09/shrinkmytunes | 3 | 8 | [
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51,788 | terpua | 2007-09-07T17:03:26 | Grooveshark Music Service Pays You To Upload Music | null | http://crunchgear.com/2007/09/07/grooveshark-music-service-pays-you-to-upload-music/ | 6 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,796 | gscott | 2007-09-07T17:26:35 | Comcast cuts Internet service to bandwidth hogs | "In March after Comcast sent her a letter warning that she and her teenage son were using too much bandwidth. They cut back on downloads but were still disconnected. She said the company would not tell her how to monitor their bandwidth use in order to comply with the limits."<p>Unlimited Internet too unlimited? When Internet providers decide where the limit is on Unlimited Internet... | http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20633771/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,799 | mcxx | 2007-09-07T17:36:12 | My Workstation: 10 essential pieces of kit | http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/web-designers-workstation.cfm | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,815 | whacked_new | 2007-09-07T17:57:25 | Future career path of gifted youth can be predicted by age 13 | Cut to the chase: "Overall, the creative potential of these participants was extraordinary. They earned a total of 817 patents and published 93 books. Of the 18 participants who later earned tenure-track positions in math/science fields at top-50 U.S. universities, their average age 13 SAT-M score was 697, and the lowest score among them was 580, a score greater than over 60 percent of all students who take the SAT."<p>Controversy time. | http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/newspub/bjfTyg?id=37167&mode=print | 5 | 16 | [
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51,816 | dzohrob | 2007-09-07T17:59:27 | i invented facebook too. how about you? | http://muhammadsaleem.com/2007/09/04/i-invented-facebook-too-how-about-you/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,825 | nreece | 2007-09-07T18:17:24 | US spies are getting their own social networking site | http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/social-networking-for-spooks/2007/09/06/1188783381421.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,832 | nreece | 2007-09-07T18:28:47 | It's Official: Apple is the New Microsoft | http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136949-c,companynews/article.html | 27 | 32 | [
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51,837 | KeshRivya | 2007-09-07T18:45:31 | Startup uses Paris Hilton to kickstart mobile content marketplace | Small games company MyNumo uses Paris Hilton iPhone game to launch marketplace for publishers. | http://smartstartup.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/paris-hilton-la.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,866 | transburgh | 2007-09-07T19:35:55 | A Facebook app that makes money? | null | http://valleywag.com/tech/schemes/a-facebook-app-that-makes-money-297253.php | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,880 | jsmcgd | 2007-09-07T20:09:11 | Domain registration | I'm just about to register a domain however I though I'd pause and ask you guys if you have any opinions on which domain registrar to use. | 3 | 7 | [
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51,885 | adamsmith | 2007-09-07T20:17:41 | Squash the Bug, Then Close the Window | http://blogs.xobni.com/asmith/archives/62 | 17 | 7 | [
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51,888 | rami | 2007-09-07T20:22:32 | Facebook eases freshmen fears, fosters friendship | http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/09/07/cnnu.facebook/index.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,891 | transburgh | 2007-09-07T20:28:33 | Google Putting The Squeeze On VCs | null | http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/09/07/google-putting-the-squeeze-on-vcs | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,906 | henning | 2007-09-07T20:57:24 | The value and values of libraries (PDF) | The guy is kind of stodgy and a little overly conservative, but overall a pretty good speech. | http://mg.csufresno.edu/papers/Value_and_Values_of_Libraries.pdf | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,908 | nickb | 2007-09-07T21:00:35 | Video of robot that balances an inverted pendulum (runs on Java) | null | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWJHcI7UcuE | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,918 | brett | 2007-09-07T21:29:21 | Massive List of Rails Development Tips | null | http://nubyonrails.com/articles/massive-list-of-rails-development-tips | 11 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,922 | aston | 2007-09-07T21:43:40 | The iPhone and iPod touch: Leading the way to better web apps | http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/09/the-iphone-and-.html | 4 | 1 | [
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51,925 | dawie | 2007-09-07T21:45:50 | Brainstorm: The software garden | null | http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/591-brainstorm-the-software-garden | 5 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,929 | lkozma | 2007-09-07T21:58:54 | A place to look for ideas | http://www.halfbakery.com/category/Computer | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,933 | mk | 2007-09-07T22:08:40 | OSCON 2007 - Simon Peyton-Jones - A Taste of Haskell Part I | http://www.bestechvideos.com/2007/08/09/oscon-2007-simon-peyton-jones-a-taste-of-haskell-part-i | 6 | 1 | [
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51,937 | drusenko | 2007-09-07T22:13:04 | Xobni releases new investment details | http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/07/roundup-singularity-hype-xobni-rapleaf-selling-your-data-vudu-seedcamp-and-more/ | 17 | 16 | [
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51,939 | rms | 2007-09-07T22:17:01 | Russian scientists discover new mineral that absorbs radiation | http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/13304 | 12 | 10 | [
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51,943 | DocSavage | 2007-09-07T22:21:13 | Railsify: Directory for rails plugins & tools | http://railsify.com/ | 9 | 2 | [
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51,944 | luccastera | 2007-09-07T22:21:28 | Liquidation Preference and Participation Commentary | http://www.startupconversations.com/2007/08/liquidation-pre.html | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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51,945 | terpua | 2007-09-07T22:22:48 | Alum Charged With Hacking Into Texas A&M | null | http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-College-Hacking.html?ex=1346817600&en=2b7a3ceda0264fcf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | 4 | 1 | [
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51,951 | terpua | 2007-09-07T22:35:57 | IPhone: American Express Honoring Price Protection For iPhones | null | http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone/american-express-honoring-price-protection-for-iphones-297684.php | 1 | 1 | [
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51,958 | nickb | 2007-09-07T22:50:25 | You greedy, shallow iPhone whiners | null | http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/squealing-swine-the-sad-position-of-early-iphone-adopters/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
51,964 | hhm | 2007-09-07T23:50:00 | Interesting analysis on the commercial malware industry [PDF slides] | http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/malware_biz.pdf | 9 | 3 | [
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51,968 | r7000 | 2007-09-08T00:14:03 | 10 tips for web programmers | http://www.aclevercookie.com/10-tips-for-budding-web-programmers-and-designers/ | 2 | 1 | [
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51,974 | donna | 2007-09-08T00:45:41 | Venture capitalist: We need to prepare for artificial intelligence | http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6819441 | 11 | 27 | [
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In physics, a singularity is a black hole, a rip in the fabric of space and time where the conventional laws of physics cease to apply.
A group of scientists and technologists, many based in Silicon Valley, believe a similar phenomenon is about to take place in human society, thanks to incredibly accelerated technological change.
The “singularity” they fear involves the emergence of brilliant machine intelligence, possibly within the next 30 years. When that happens, the basic laws that govern human affairs could be upended.
While trekkies may see similarities to the plot of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” researchers associated with Palo Alto’s Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence say the prospect of this technology-fueled transformation is no Hollywood invention – and a happy ending is by no means guaranteed.
One of the main goals of the research center is to ensure that these new forms of super-powerful artificial intelligence are friendly to mankind.
This weekend, the center is hosting the second annual Singularity Summit at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Among the speakers are Peter Norvig, director of research at Google; Rodney Brooks, former director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and CTO of iRobot; and Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist who co-founded PayPal and is a current backer of FaceBook.
In an interview with the Mercury News, Thiel discussed why concerns about singularity should taken seriously. The following is an edited transcript.
Q Artificial Intelligence has long been looked at as a preoccupation of technology’s wacky fringe, why?
A AI has been overhyped and underdelivered for at least 30 years. People have been talking about it and it’s not been happening. But that doesn’t mean that people are always wrong. There was the wacky fringe company called Xanadu, started I believe in 1960, that had a plan for connecting all the computers in the world and building something like the Internet. People were working on the company for more than 30 years, until 1992 when they ran out of money. A year later, Netscape came along … and the Internet boom really took off.
Q You are one of the key financial backers of the Singularity Institute. Why are you supporting this?
A Science and technology are the domains in Western civilization where the most is happening and this is pushing at the very frontiers of it. It is at the very core of what our civilization is fundamentally about. It is where innovation is happening.
Q Is it also because this concept of singularity is also an orphan at this point?
A I certainly think it’s underfunded. If there were a lot of other people investing very heavily in this sort of thing then I think there would be much less the need for me to do it.
Q What do people most misunderstand about the idea of singularity?
A I don’t think they understand how radically different the world will be in 30 or 40 years, and there are choices that we need to make today to shape the future.
If you are an undergraduate going to school, what should you be studying? People worry about competing with jobs with people from Mexico or from China but what about competing with computers for jobs?
Q You’ve said that people who don’t think something is going on with the development of new technology are living in a delusional, fantasy world.
A They are living with blinders on. Because they are assuming that everything is going to be more of the same and we are living in this world where nothing changes. That seems extraordinarily strange. We look at what’s happened in the last 100 years and we make projections for the next 100. It would be reasonable to expect just tremendous change in many different dimensions.
Q What kind of danger could singularity pose?
A Technology is not intrinsically good or evil. The questions are what uses it will be put to. Extraordinarily powerful technology could be put to very good or very bad uses.
Q How realistic are the fears of grey goo escaping from the lab or a computer intelligence that would enslave mankind?
A It’s very hard to know. My own guess is that some of these are overstated but there are others that we are probably not thinking about at all. In 1900, no one was talking about the prospects of bombs blowing up whole cities. That was inconceivable, the question wasn’t being asked. We are trying to broaden the scope of the questions that are being asked.
I think the grey goo thing seems somewhat far away still. Could you have a government that uses computers to control everything? That’s within the scope of what I could imagine. There is certainly the danger that information technology is not liberating but becomes totalitarian. If you monitor everything that everyone’s doing on the Internet, if you get it to the point where things are perfectly tracked, that obviously has potential for tremendous abuse.
Q You move in many different circles, meeting a lot different people all the time. What is the response when you talk about singularity?
A I think most people are somewhat uncomfortable. There is consistently a failure of the imagination that we could be in a world that will be much better or much worse.
Q In a way is it the few and the brave who are venturing into this area that so many people want to dismiss?
A It’s definitely not in the mainstream. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of very smart people. Maybe they shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand either.
Q What types of companies, or business opportunities, might take advantage of trends that are leading to a singularity?
A As a venture capitalist, I invest in the best people I can find. I think there will be great business opportunities here, but I don’t think this is something that you answer from the top down. I think companies that focus on the artificial intelligence question may be a good opportunity. There aren’t enough people thinking about it, so I think there probably will be some very good opportunities somewhere in this area.
Originally Published: September 6, 2007 at 11:04 AM PST | 2024-11-07T23:09:46 | en | train |
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51,979 | bsaunder | 2007-09-08T01:01:34 | Questions about competitors and the YC application | I've found a few direct competitors (all are other start-ups), and plenty of indirect competitors (larger more established companies (which I'm less concerned about)) to my particular idea. I understand that competition can help validate the existence of a market, but at what point do VC's feel like there are too many start-ups competing in the same space (or does that not concern them (perhaps they are just hoping to pick the best horse))? I should add that I think my target market is rather large and there would be plenty of room for all of the start-up competitors to co-exist (IMHO). For the YC application in particular, are many turned down primarily for this reason? | 6 | 3 | [
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51,981 | jory | 2007-09-08T01:07:05 | The Problem With Tabbed Interfaces | http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000946.html | 1 | 2 | [
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51,985 | aswanson | 2007-09-08T01:19:51 | How long before Anywhere.fm + Wimax kills terrestrial radio? | We've all been subject to the abuse of radio as we know it. My drives on my daily commute to college were brutal; repetition and uniformity in all the station playlists. When, not if, wimax reaches wide penetration, it will likely disrupt radio as well as cell phone carriers (Skype + Wireless IP == end of cell phone bill).<p>When? | 9 | 2 | [
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51,988 | nickb | 2007-09-08T01:33:31 | Spider-like vessel hits New York waters - can cross the Atlantic on one load of diesel fuel | http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20631051/ | 9 | 1 | [
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51,989 | yamada | 2007-09-08T01:33:37 | Is Y Combinator the next Aum Shinrikyo? | Cult .... or YCombinator? Hard to tell!<p>- Charismatic leadership? Check!<p>- Zealous focus on charismatic leadership to whom inner-circle members display unquestioning commitment? Check!<p>- Members required to relocate in order to increase dependency on the group? Check!<p>- Preoccupation with bringing in new members? ("Don't forget to apply now for the October deadline!" / "More people should start startups") Check.<p>- Group receives constant messages to let go of material aspirations ("Success is not about the money"), yet the tone of the group overall is a preoccupation with making money? Check!<p>- Questioning, doubt, and dissent are discouraged? (Don't downmod this forum, please!) ... Check!<p>- Mind-numbing techniques like debilitating work schedules used to suppress functions of pre-frontal cortex in order to decrease cognitive resistance to the group ethos? ("You have to work very hard and code all night to succeed") Check.<p>- The leadership dictates sometimes in great detail how members should think, act, and feel? Check (in case you don't know what you should think about any startup-related issue, consult any of the dozens of articles on here that explain exactly how you should think about every detail. .... Check!<p>- The group is elitist (see explanation of how "How Not To Die" article is intended only for "smart, flexible people"), claiming a special, exalted status for itself, its members, and especially it's leader, who is seen as being on some sort of special "mission" which only he and the group see the true significance of? Double-check!<p>- Pervasive and persistent "us-vs.-them" mentality where "them" consists of people who "just don't get it"? Check!<p>- Leader espouses a "means justifies the ends" creed? Super-check<p>- Group uses it's own propoganda material as basis to support its own logic? Check ("If you ever read Paul's essay on (insert subject here), you'd know that he said ...").<p>- Leadership leverages shame to induce feelings of guilt and encourages others to do so as well in order to manipulate residual self-images of members? (See recent "How Not To Die" article which goes into detail about how cool it is to "go public" and then feel the pressure of shame if you fail in front of people you went public to.) Check.<p>- Members' subservience to the group causes them to cut ties with family and friends, and to give up personal goals and activities that were of interest before joining the group? ("Move to Boston" / "You have to prove your dedication"). check<p>- Members are expected to devote inordinate amounts of time to the group? check!<p>- Members must submit their individual schedules to moderated group activities they feel pressure to engange in? ("Startups that meet every week for dinner ...") Check.<p>- Members are strongly encouraged to live and/or socialize mostly/only with other group members, with implication that doing so is an unspoken prerequisite for advancement in group? Check!<p>- Pervasive doomsday scenarios with grave repurcussions for failure to comply with implications? Check! (Oh noes! The deadline for the next YCombinator funding season went and we forgot to send in our application! Our 733t startup will have no money for 6 months! This suxors to the maxor!)<p>- Leader claims to have contact with superior beings who are inaccessible to "normal" people? Check! ("The other day I called my venture capitalist friends ...")<p>- Extensive use of metacommunication to implant subliminal messages by stressing certain key words over and over? Check! ("Blah blah blah blah STARTUP, blah blah STARTUP STARTUP, blah blah blah STARTUP blah blah APPLICATION DEADLINE blah blah STARTUP APPLICATION DEADLINE!")<p>- Espouses the idea that there's no reason whatsoever to leave the group? check! (See "How not to die" article).<p>Weeeeiiiird. | 21 | 45 | [
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52,007 | brett | 2007-09-08T02:20:20 | Envisioning the Next Chapter for Electronic Books | http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/technology/06amazon.html?ex=1346731200&en=371583a0e80c1874&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | 2 | 0 | null | null | null | bot_blocked | nytimes.com | null | null | Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker | 2024-11-08T16:04:43 | null | train |
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52,054 | donna | 2007-09-08T04:07:09 | Spreading Your Wings | http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/community/bmag/sbsm624/sbsm62418a.htm | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,076 | terpua | 2007-09-08T05:12:09 | Google Helps in Search for Aviator | http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Steve-Fossett-Google.html?ex=1346817600&en=f24ea536f8fccb0f&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | 3 | 1 | [
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52,102 | epeleptic | 2007-09-08T06:23:57 | Seeking a cofounder for a digital entertainment website. | Hey I'm looking for a technical cofounder for a karaoke based site who knows actionscript and either rails/python/php that preferably lives around Pickering in the Greater Toronto Area.
If your interested please leave me your email or contact me at [email protected]. | 2 | 1 | [
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52,124 | lupin_sansei | 2007-09-08T08:40:59 | Drunk driving cases turn on source code | http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11752290/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,131 | neilc | 2007-09-08T09:13:36 | P-complete and the limits of parallelization | http://blogs.msdn.com/devdev/archive/2007/09/07/p-complete-and-the-limits-of-parallelization.aspx | 7 | 6 | [
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52,145 | rms | 2007-09-08T11:45:54 | Another step towards that artificial life thing | http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/sep/06/2 | 3 | 3 | [
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52,149 | chmike | 2007-09-08T11:55:03 | French startup: MyBooo (webOS) | http://mybooo.com/?ll=en | 3 | 5 | [
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52,150 | rms | 2007-09-08T11:56:16 | The letter that destroyed a nation | http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,152 | charzom | 2007-09-08T11:58:43 | Learn Haskell: Lesson 1: Hello, World! | null | http://learnhaskell.blogspot.com/2007/09/lesson-1-hello-world.html | 2 | 3 | [
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52,154 | pg | 2007-09-08T12:00:48 | MDesigns MCube: gorgeous, flexible, solar-powered, and stunningly affordable | http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/07/prefab-friday-mdesigns-mcube-green-home-1/ | 10 | 6 | [
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52,159 | nreece | 2007-09-08T12:25:01 | Best Places to do Business in the Wired World | http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0708/gallery.roadwarriorsspecial.biz2//index.html | 7 | 5 | [
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52,169 | mitch | 2007-09-08T13:13:48 | Is The WWE responsible for Benoit's Actions? - TvByDemand | Forums | General | null | http://www.tvbydemand.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=814&FORUM_ID=56&CAT_ID=2&Topic_Title=Is+The+WWE+responsible+for+Benoit%27s+Actions%3F&Forum_Title=General | 1 | -1 | null | null | true | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,175 | davidw | 2007-09-08T13:49:37 | 101 dumbest moments in business | Like the book "20 years of high tech marketing disasters" says, it's often not about who gets it right, but about who avoids screwing up more than the other guys. | http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/101dumbest/2007/full_list/index.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,178 | mtw | 2007-09-08T13:54:38 | Roundup of startups from Red Herring Conference in Canada | http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/09/08/day-2-at-red-herring-canada-a-roundup/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,183 | gibsonf1 | 2007-09-08T14:05:50 | [video] Free iPhones at conference spark debate | null | http://news.com.com/1606-2-6206834.html?tag=nefd.also | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,186 | florianb | 2007-09-08T14:15:38 | Why does every rss application suck? Solve it with your startup. | null | http://id-o.de/2007/09/08/why-does-every-rss-application-suck/ | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | missing_parsing | id-o.de | null | null |
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52,192 | kkim | 2007-09-08T14:27:06 | Easy Glider electric "chariot" for city use | http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p=1803 | 4 | 2 | [
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Summer Groove: Solar Pool Fence and Solar Garden Shower
Even though it’s April 16th and there’s 16 inches of snow on the ground here in Ithaca, NY, I’d like to think that I might have a use for these innovative products sometime soon. That is, if I can even get my hands on them.
First up is a “Professional Solar Garden Shower System” called the Solar Fizz. This portable showering unit uses reflector tubes to capture solar energy and heat water to 70+ degrees Celsius. Each tube can hold 15 liters — with a complete system capable of providing hot water for an entire family. Each of the units displayed on the website is claimed to be portable; but even the 15 liter version might be a little unwieldy if you plan on roughing it somewhere. The only problem is that the technology is limited to a few countries in Europe and Asia. They’re looking for distributors in North America; no any of you eco-entrepreneurs out there — have a look! Outdoor showers are the bomb-diggity — especially pollution-free, hot showers.
Next, from the people that brought you the Solar Fizz comes the SunFence. While not quite as catchy a name, the SunFence is an innovative take on pool heating. We all know pools require fences, so why not take advantage of that standing real estate and turn those barriers into water heaters? Using a small pump that pulls water from your pool, the SunFence uses solar energy to heat the water as it pases through various levels. While this technology can’t beat a solar cover in terms of zero energy use; it’s probably more efficient at heating a pool quickly and without much hassle.
Both of these technologies appear circa 2004, so I have no idea if the concepts are even still around or for sale. Still, the websites make for interesting reading and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more of these innovations make their way into U.S. markets soon. Anyone else ever heard of the fizz? Based on an earlier post, you might also try making one of these by yourself!
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52,196 | danteembermage | 2007-09-08T14:56:41 | Queen rocker Brian May completes astrophysics PhD | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6929290.stm | 9 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,202 | nickb | 2007-09-08T15:34:34 | RIM's BlackBerry System Dies, Millions Without Email | null | http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/09/blackberry-syst.html | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,205 | marrone | 2007-09-08T15:45:47 | Why I Gave Up Desserts To Become a Better Entrepreneur | http://www.businesspundit.com/50226711/why_i_gave_up_deserts_to_become_a_better_entrepreneur.php | 21 | 9 | [
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52,206 | sharpshoot | 2007-09-08T15:58:20 | Super Secret Iminlikewithyou preview | null | http://static.iminlikewithyou.com/preview.html | 7 | 19 | [
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52,207 | nickb | 2007-09-08T16:05:12 | Advanced Django by Simon Willison | http://www.slideshare.net/simon/advanced-django/ | 7 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,209 | nickb | 2007-09-08T16:07:01 | How to Create a Successful MMO | null | http://www.guildwars.com/events/tradeshows/gc2007/gcspeech.php | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,210 | nickb | 2007-09-08T16:07:35 | Adobe is developing software to let home users create movie-quality 3-D graphics | http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=19344 | 11 | 3 | [
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52,214 | joshwa | 2007-09-08T16:35:35 | Greasemonkey script to force news.yc links and discussions to open in new tab/window | null | http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12093 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,215 | bsaunder | 2007-09-08T16:42:11 | Patent overhaul approved in House | http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_6836580 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,216 | daniel-cussen | 2007-09-08T16:44:01 | Bionic arm powered by rockets | http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20496850/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,217 | nickb | 2007-09-08T16:53:57 | Unit Testing 101 (great tutorial, requires Firefox/Camino) | null | http://www.masukomi.org/talks/unit_testing_talk/index.xul#page1 | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,219 | nreece | 2007-09-08T16:57:23 | "My Own Business" - Free Online Course | http://www.myownbusiness.org/course_list.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | no_error | Free Online Education to Start Your Own Business - My Own Business Institute | null | Santa Clara University |
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52,220 | nreece | 2007-09-08T16:59:48 | How to start a business by bringing others together? | http://entrepreneur.com/worklife/bookshelf/article182514.html | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,222 | charzom | 2007-09-08T17:09:25 | Ultraconserved Elements in the Genome: Are They Indispensable? | null | http://www.geneticarchaeology.com/Research/Ultraconserved_Elements_in_the_Genome_Are_They_Indispensable.asp | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,248 | erlyc | 2007-09-08T19:02:52 | Wanted: YC co-founder for Erlang startup | Looking for a co-founder for YC W2008, and interested in building software in Erlang? Or have a great idea/prototype for applications with above-average scalability and reliability needs? If so send me an email! [email protected] | 3 | 0 | null | null | null | invalid_url | null | null | null | null | 2024-11-08T16:37:59 | null | train |
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52,251 | brett | 2007-09-08T19:15:21 | PG cites Ron Paul proliferation on Reddit as "evidence of design flaw in version 1 of social news" | null | http://reddit.com/info/2n2tu/comments/c2n5v8 | 26 | 73 | [
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52,255 | terpua | 2007-09-08T19:26:32 | What Makes a Good Facebook Application? | null | http://facereviews.com/2007/09/05/what-makes-a-good-facebook-application/ | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
52,256 | gms | 2007-09-08T19:29:49 | Quicksilver: Universal Access and Action (Google Tech Talk) | http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8493378861634507068&hl=en | 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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52,271 | terpua | 2007-09-08T20:20:40 | ESPN Founder Launches CollegeFanz | null | http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/2007/09/espn_founder_la.html | 1 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | train |
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