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You get 2^n - 1 which is what he means by scaling 2^n. That's because the (sum of numbers 2^k for k = 0 to n - 1) = 2^n - 1. Example: if you have one, she hires 2, those 2 hire 2 e…

Ayone have experience as to how Python compare to R, Matlab (Octave) and other tools for data analysis? R has great libraries but I would prefer to use Python.

It's true in the short term that social and mobile trend chasing will be detrimental to investment in other areas of tech, but markets and VC returns will correct this over the lon…

This is more likely to put mom & pop stores out of business than threaten the big players like Fastenal, Grainger, McMaster-Carr and MSC Direct. Mom & pops focus more on retail / s…

GoDaddy is owned by private equity firms KKR and Silverlake. These firms aim for short term profits at the expense of creating long term value. Silverlake was the firm behind the w…

It depends what you mean by a 'start-up'. If start ups only refer to businesses where technological innovation drives competitive advantage, then New York will have a tough time. T…

I'm looking to start an e-learning start up. Been involved with some start ups on the business side and I can code enough to set up a web app / social app, but looking for a techni…

Pretty sure the Beatles had a pretty big effect on society and the status quo. The power of art and music tends to be a second order effect: it inspires people. Without the music o…

There's Skeleton http://www.getskeleton.com/ and Blueprint http://blueprintcss.org/ Skeleton has an emphasis on responsive design and like Bootstrap, is also by a twitter employee.…

Let's give Zynga management a taste of their own medicine. They grew off exploiting the Facebook feed and twitter. I started #boycottZynga on twitter. Please retweet. If we get the…

Let's give them a taste of their own medicine. They grew off exploiting the Facebook feed and twitter. I started #boycottZynga on twitter. Please retweet. If we get the message out…

You're right - I wasn't referring to all mass produced things. But I do like it when someone buys (or makes) a gift that's unique, but cheap, rather than something generic but expe…

Beautiful knives. I hope the handmade movement really takes off. Maybe people could consume less but unique artifacts that have a real story behind them rather than accumulating mo…

tryruby had the in-browser coding before codecademy. I'm pretty sure codecademy uses the jq-console plug in which was around before: https://github.com/replit/jq-console Badges hav…

Good idea. A quiet place (with lost music) and anti-social media (with sharing buttons at the end). Hopefully, the irony is intentional. Makes me wonder if the desire to optimize U…