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It was awesome application then. My dad purchased it and it was lots of fun for long time. It was one of those magical apps that opened the world for 7-8 year olds :) The rubber stamps enabled you to create whole worlds etc.

Got my first baby last year and when I started looking for good iOS apps for children, I first tried to search for Kid Pix and was disappointed that there's no iOS version.

I know my toddler is too young for that kind of sophistication but still would buy iOS version of the app :)
You cannot do millions doing that kind of job all by yourself. So I guess that you need a whole company for it, which implies managing people, money, paying salaries, taxes, etc. It's not only "cleaning scratched cds".
That was probably back before Netflix lost the Starz catalog, they had a lot of decent movies:

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/29/technology/netflix_starz/
GreenArrays's main claim to fame is that it's a fully asynchronous architecture (no central clock). Oh, and it's from Chuck Moore (the Forth guy and kinda the Mike Pall of hardware design).

I had no idea Lens targets it. That's awesome.
Thanks for the suggestion, I definitely agree!

Also, ADHD is usually considered one of the most over diagnosed and under diagnosed diseases. That is to say, you have a high false-positive rate and a high false-negative rate.

That's actually one of the largest issues with mental health today, it's basically a psychologist just saying, "well you probably have this," it's not really scientific. Where are the measurements, why is it so mystical? We wanted hard analytics and that's why we are building this.
Interesting idea. My wife and I joined something similar but specifically for new parents in Seattle called "PEPS" (http://www.peps.org) when we had kids. We got together once a week for twelve weeks. We had a facilitator who loosely guided us in a discussion theme. Of course we all had one big thing in common (kids born within about 3 months of each other), but it was still surprising how well we got along. I've heard similar comments from people in other groups.

So, a few questions...

1. Where are you right now in bringing this to life?

2. What are you finding difficult about getting this launched, and what are you doing to address those challenges?

3. Describe the person who really fits your target audience - what defines them as a group?
I understand how some people might buy CDs, but I can't believe there is a multimillion market out there for them. Maybe he made his millions one or two decades ago?
Care to elaborate on your reasoning?
The people playing on Nostalrius aren't suddenly going to switch to the latest expansion, so there's literally zero incentive for them to go after it.
Addressed comprehensively in http://www.tbfg.org/papers/Ram%20Accelerator%20Technical%20R... (pages 12-14).

The load on a dropped consumer electronics device falling onto a hard surface at deceleration is actually pretty close.

It actually isn't even 10k G for a 1m diameter ram accelerator; that was for a light gas gun of smaller diameter and length). More like 2k
This is a common and unfortunate knock against Netflix. People conflate Netflix not having what they like with not providing good content. Most of those movies are massive critical hits and huge cult films.
I wish he would explain his thinking further, on why he feels fear of death correlates with lack of character?
"The only job experience I have with Haskell was in education technology, and part of that was focused on prototyping some things with Elm and PureScript for some boring business web tooling."

Elm is written in Haskell, and you can only build the latest Elm with a late Haskell install. Found this out the hard way trying to install Elm on debian/Raspberrypi. [0]

I ask, because I'm curious to see what applications haskell are used for. I see Haskell being used, but limited to specific roles. [1] One thing I have noticed is Haskell to build you require a low level tool chain, like C. HS also is a moving target. Latest development should be via Stack yet a lot of documentation and code relies on Cabal. This is a pain installing some things.

All I want to use Haskell is for building a new language. I could use the "C tool chain" and I will do this if I can't grok Haskell. But to tell you the truth the learning hump and pain is worth the advantages of the advanced compiler, types and the clean code.

Builds and implementation is a hurdle I'm looking at.

[0] Unless you cross-compile or re-compile Haskell which is a PIA.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_%28programming_languag...
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Scarface and Django Unchained are movies for twelve year olds?
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Looks like the same reason as 18C: because if you want to do CS and biology, you should major in computational biology, which is course 6-7. (I had to look up what this new-fangled 6-7 is.)

(sorry about all the numbers, non-MIT folks, it really is the way we talk about MIT majors)
Thanks for the reply and apologies for the delay in mine. Busy trying to cobble together my MVP :)

You layout a glorious strategy for proving/disproving a hypothesis. As Steve Blank said, "get out of the building [and talk to customers]!"
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It also doesn't allow for copying of games beyond personal use as I understand it, so it's really hitting MMO emulation from two directions as it's currently defined. How many of your potential players still retain the original install disks, especially after 12+ years? I can't imagine very many.
Several of those movies were ones that I did search for closer to when they were out, so they must have acquired the rights in the meantime. But that's another of their problems: why would I look again when it wasn't there before?

Contrast this with the DVD/Blu Ray model: if it's available for sale you can rent it from them. There's not a mishmash of rights and availability dates.
> He used to be able to but now he can't.

Netflix will still send you DVDs in the mail. They just don't promote them much. If you're a digital subscriber the disc add-on starts at $5/month.

You can also download Jupiter Ascending from iTunes for $15 (though you can't rent it).

It does suck that there's no DRM-free way to buy a movie online. But, again, no worse than the DVD-only era.
Netflix sold their own series to Sky and didn't offer it to their own customers? I am happy I quit my Netflix account months ago.
> Therefore Offentlig Konst can no longer show you a picture of a work of art, even when the artwork is in public ownership, on public display and sited in a public area,

Does the same courtesy apply to human beings?
Hmmmmm, many questions! Also, I like the alliteration of your company name.

Sorry, I'm confused about one point: Is the Software simply acting as a conduit between the client (employee of Company X) and another human (the financial planner), or would the software actually be generating advice? In the latter case, would that advice be relayed to the client via the human financial planner, or would it be delivered directly to the client?

In the latter case (where software delivers advice directly to a client), how do you plan on convincing the SEC that the software (and, indeed, your company) is a qualified investment adviser?

I'm also curious, how much "client activity" is being assumed for each client? What I mean is, you might have clients (again, individual employees of Company X) coming back for financial planning again and again over a (relatively) short time, either because they are having lots of life events happening, or because they're unsure, or because they want to explore different paths, or whatever. Have you thought of a way to prevent clients like that from making the service too expensive to run?
Well, some people want to make a living writing software. Which is fine. Taking your example: as an Emacs user since roughly 1993 I understand two things: a) nobody makes a living developing Emacs, b) Emacs could use a lot more polish.

You can't make a living selling something once for $5 and never charging people again. It's just not sustainable.
It's not just people getting fatter, it's pets and even lab mice:
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/08/the...
What does the solution have to do with the problem?

Torrents somewhat solve the problem of cost/bandwidth... but the rest is pretty much the same.
As demand goes down, supply will too. There comes a point where it isn't worth making something anymore. Those that demand it still will miss out. To me, this is an acceptable outcome of capitalism.

But I don't think that's what the article is saying. I think it's saying, "There's a difference between wanting and liking (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incentive_salience). Demand is determined by wanting, not liking, and so that's what the market responds to. People don't do a good job of wanting what they like, and thus the market is reducing supply too quickly."

Ie. plastic circles (and their analogs) really make people happy. If people were smarter, they'd realize this demand for them would be higher. But because they're mistaken, supply falls too quickly.

I agree, but don't know of a solution.
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But, if cooking problem is time. Remain in the time domain, by simply giving us more time, and don't waste time to disrupt a false problem.

Time and effort is what make life fun!
The last good patch was Ulduar for me. ICC was big disappointment.

Ulduar was the game at its peak. All downhill from there. I still hate how they crippled the hard modes afterwards.
First, thanks a lot for your information.

Doing more competitive research would a good path to start with and I have to say your advices/thoughts are really appreciated.
is this guy serious? Ambitious title for some lame words that leave my heart weeping.
Could've searched and completed a torrent download before finishing the second sentence. Obviously not many people experience your roadblock, otherwise there would be a market and it would be filled. Maybe there is a market. Get off your ass and get to work.
I thought this article was on some Wait but Why, AI, tipping point or something.
These figures shocked me. I'd assumed when Americans said "federal" loans they had a low interest rate.

My British student loan, from the government, is currently at 0.9%. It's never been more than 5%. I have cash I could use to pay it off, but it earns more interest in a savings account. (And may be useful if I want an extra £12000 towards a house at some point.)

http://www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk/portal/page?_pageid=93...
is this guy serious? Ambitious title for some lame words that leave my heart weeping.
Could've searched and completed a torrent download before finishing the second sentence. Obviously not many people experience your roadblock, otherwise there would be a market and it would be filled. Maybe there is a market. Get off your ass and get to work.

...I thought this article was going to be on some Wait but Why, AI, tipping point or something.
Blargh. It annoys me that MathML was even a thing. We've already had a perfectly-fine and widely-used markup language for mathematical formulae; it's called TeX.

Ideally, I'd prefer that HTML5 include a <math> tag, or something similar, that takes TeX as input and produces formatted output. A side benefit would mean that every browser, and every system, in the world would have TeX installed!

At least MathJax can take TeX as input.
One comment: The action button at the bottom looks like an ad. I missed it because I unconsciously disregarded it.
Couldn't agree more. What an utter plebeian; it's almost sad we have to associate with this ilk my good man.
Did you choose this example randomly, or in homage to our HN moderator?
IMO death is inevitable, why should I fear something that will come eventually? In some for death is mine and I will embrace it.
Only in certain countries.
That's a redhering. All the good Indians are inported.
India - yes!

Some customer offering advice/connection/guidance for a discount of 50%.

We have already declined 2 annual subscriptions because of price.
Could this application suggest substitutions from 1000 word list?
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Interesting. I'm not yet married, but I've seen many friends struggle through this process.

Recently, I've tried some similar services that connect businesses (in this case home remodeling/contracting) to consumers and I've found that many of the service providers use it as an advertising platform and avoid actually fulfilling service through the site. Would you position yourself as a lead generation site or a total platform for the entire process?
For what it's worth, you can find a nice detailed description of Microsoft's approach to sub-pixel anti-aliasing in "Optimal Filtering for Patterned Displays" [1]. There is also a follow-on, "Displaced Filtering for Patterned Displays" [2].

Interestingly, both papers feature an aliased zone plate. :-)

[1] http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/68972/optfilt.pdf

[2] http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/68631/sid2000.pdf
On the contrary, the future isn't arriving anywhere nearly fast enough. I'm old too – but when I was a teenager, I expected that by now there would be a moonbase or three, not to mention thriving orbital colonies, Mars expeditions, self-driving cars for sale, solar power satellites, and maybe even brain-to-computer direct interfaces or augmented reality a la Rainbows End. The future ain't what it used to be, dammit!
Yeah. The ones where he could ever have gotten a disc from Netflix.
New cars only started getting streaming or aux audio input capabilities in the past 5 years. Most people still own CDs to play when they're driving because they have no other option.
I don't think it's simply a "can't afford" issue. If the parents don't make a conscious, long-term effort (like in the author's case), you risk a huge blowback from them when the kids start acting "strangely". Nerds get bullied in school for being different than jocks; imagine having that happen with everyone you encounter, including your parents.
Yes, he has a massive warehouse with a huge operation. He also sells dvds to walmart.

Edit: he also sells used video games.

PSA: Just because a dvd is shrinkwrapped, doesnt mean it is new.
>I still knew the worst day at school was better than working construction.

I assume you never worked construction? As someone living in a rural area, working outside, staying physically fit (honestly a huge factor for me), working in a different place (all local) every 6-months to 2-years, making a minimum of ~$35K (and more as you learn more skills and management know-how) is not so bad.

I'm not saying education is bad, not at all. I am saying be careful what you disparage...
Yes, the UK has an obsession with pushing out more graduates, meanwhile we have to import trades people because demand isn't being met.
He also mentions being unable to access the DVD queue due to a variety of very modern-society tech mishaps.
With $50B, I'd focus on building an autonomous vehicle network. Here's how:

1. create autonomous vehicle road network by both creating new roads and retrofitting existing roads with physical barriers where desirable. This would be similar to building rail lines in places (say elevated or tunnels), except with much more flexibility.

2. put up a RFP/challenge to auto manufacturers for fleet of autonomous electric vehicles, likely of a few types for different passenger loads (2-10) and needs (disabled access, small cargo).

3. put up a RFP/challenge to build efficient routing backend for fleet.

4. put up a RFP/challenge for both card-based (for those without smartphones) and app-based pickup and destination setting, as well as car interface to handle route changes. Plan financially for frequent improvements due to rapid tech changes.

5. create infrastructure of very small depots throughout city where autonomous charging as well as manned cleaning & minor repairs could happen.

6. rope in social services to have progressive prices based on income, allowing typical subsidies for seniors, disabled, low income, etc.

Here’s why:

* Separate lanes are helpful for near term autonomous vehicles that are not as good at avoiding things. They’re also good as a backup for smaller human-driven busses in the shorter term as the autonomous vehicle development ramps up.

* Can use existing highways, sectioning off a separate lane and creating select off-ramps to connect to autonomous road network.

* Roads are cheaper per mile than rail.

* Rather than large highway tunneling projects (oh seattle…), can build small one-way tunnels over certain stretches where useful - say a few blocks that typically have terrible traffic.

* Smaller vehicles with fewer passengers helps the inconvenience factor and last-mile problem of busses by providing flexibility in pickup/drop-off locations

* smaller vehicles and more convenience in locations helps to improve public image - it’d be like uber/lyft but without the traffic.

* Kickstarts rapid improvement in autonomous vehicle industry by being a large customer, which can benefit city with better tech over time (vs aging train cars).

* Adds useful infrastructure for the future where private fleets and privately owned cars can participate with their own autonomous vehicles. Essentially, it allows for a phase-out of publicly owned/run autonomous vehicle fleets in the future, were that to be something that makes sense.

I could see GM/Lyft and Uber being bidders in this process, among other auto manufacturers. There may even be an opportunity to own less of the fleet and simply rent at a particular per mile rate.

In short: spend money on the future of transportation, not the past.
s/lessons/lesson/

"If you put a human on a process that’s boring and repetitive, you’ll notice errors creeping up. Computers’ response times to failures are also much faster than ours. In the time it takes us to notice the error the computer has already moved the traffic to another data center, keeping the service up and running. It’s better to have people do things people are good at and computers do things computers are good at."
> While I think the process is more cumbersome than necessary, I agree with the underlying concept -- if you can't state someone else's argument in a way that they think is fair, then you either don't understand it well enough, or you understand but you're being intentionally disrespectful by choosing unfair characterizations.

This is brilliant, I love it.
Your understanding is correct, this is highly beneficial to organizational workflow type tasks that are very repetitive in nature. "Adding a task" is a additional brainy activity which our app need to automate by providing process templates/definition.
That rules out the careers of two friends from school, who both studied at Cambridge (UK). One runs an educational charity programme in Congo, the other does cancer research.

Another top-school engineering graduate I know spent 5 years building water facilities (pumps, wells etc) in Africa.
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And it means absolutely nothing.
I'm really curious about the niche you're targeting.

Let me try to figure it out: people that can code a static page and use a static generator (know markup languages, maybe tempting languages, can use the command line) and people who can't use an FTP app and haven't heard of Git/Github pages.

How big is the intersection of these sets of people? I would be surprised if it's more than a handful.

I'm not trying to sound pessimistic ... I would be happy, in fact, to know that I'm wrong. So, if I may ask ... do you have more than 0 customers?
What if Google acquired Groupon and Evernote?
Agreed, I was not contradicting the author.
it's a setting.
All the banks and companies received loans, not handouts. The govmnt. made a profit on all of it, actually.
I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it. (we were running a p2p used video game marketplace, and went to him to help cover inventory gaps.)

The next time you are driving through any random state and stop at a gas station or truck stop, you will see cassette tapes for sale. Those are from this guy.

You also have to consider he operates on massive margins. He gets his good for next to nothing and sells it for several dollars.
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I think it was just one mishap? That the mobile Netflix site doesn't expose the DVD queue. But the desktop site works fine on mobile.

(edit - Yes, two. The app doesn't deal with DVDs either)
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I'm uneasy about this too (the ldap part in particular). It's an odd sensation, when the first contribution you want to make to a great FOSS project is to fork it and work around a nagscreen and provide a channel for updates ...

More generally, I really think a solid self-host federated login solution should be part of any project of Sandstorm's nature. Granted, there aren't really any pleasant out-of-the-box reasonably secure (as in, sane ldap schema permissions, tls-only) FOSS ldap solutions. In this regard Microsoft AD might still be the easiest option for many small businesses. Although Red Hat at least has a story here, that (thanks to being FOSS) should/does work across distributions.

I certainly sympathize with the idea that it's hard to know where to draw the line for which features are "value-add", and how to charge for them in a mostly open platform. And I'm afraid I can't really come up with anything more constructive as an alternative right now.

Still hope Sandstorm will continue to evolve, it's a very interesting product!
>> Will this end up being a dating app? Would that be a bad thing?

Old version of my app was one to one match (tinder style) which has a strong feel of a dating app. Current version is for small groups to get together. That still could be a way for people to find dates. Personally I don't feel it's a bad thing. My ultimate goal is to provide a tool for people to gather and social like it's pre-digital age. Because personally I feel that face to face meet up provides 10x better satisfaction than reading feeds online. Whether it's dating or professional networking, I don't mind.

>> What happens if you get paired with someone you don't like?

"life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." If you don't like the person you met, don't see him/her again. :) Again, the app works as small group meet up, so hopefully one of them is fun to hang out with.

>> Do I get to see who I eat with before meeting them?

Right now you see a picture, a short bio that user provides and the person's interests. All as information to break the ice when meeting face to face.

>> How do you make money?

I don't know... People are used to paying nothing for apps. I'm still in the stage of testing how many people have such needs. All revenue models are just theories until there are ton of people using the product.
A different way to look at the author's point is that rather than Netflix streaming everything the problem is actually that they don't maintain feature parity between their desktop and mobile websites. If he could manage his disc queue from his smartphone he wouldn't have neededto write this blog post. And that is a very valid point - huge numbers of people use their phone as their primary way to access the internet, so having features that are only available to desktop users alienates a big chunk of your market. For a company the size of Netflix to fail in this regard is quite irksome.
I doubt anyone in entertainment thinks that avoiding the fate of the music industry would be a shame. Spotify is great for us users but there's no money in music anymore (not that that is specifically Spotify's fault).