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My method for generating startup ideas is notice the things that I hate. For example, I hate shaving, and would kill for a device that I can stick my face into and become clean-sha…

Many comments expressed concern about the alleged inappropriateness of the title. Even the no-free lunch theorem has been invoked, and words like SVM mentioned. However: The origin…

Actually, it does, since the difference in performance between entry #1 and entry #2 is so huge (25% error vs 15% error!), and since this is by far the hardest computer vision chal…

Although life is meaningless, every person fears death and can enjoy their meaningless life.

While he was fired from Pay pal, the other two claims are factually false.

These findings should not be misinterpreted, since it is indeed impossible to reach any goals. A person in their late 20s is extremely unlikely to become an olympic swimmer or a sq…

People who are into self-help books are the ones most likely to be miserable to begin with ---- since happy people are not interested in reading them!

Some people are extremely competent but are risk averse, so they don't take the risk that's necessary for success. Others are risk tolerant but are not very capable, so they are un…

Robots are currently unable to be autonomous in any meaningful way. They still have a limited ability to perceive because computer vision is not good yet. They lack the ability to …

A degree in mathematics requires a very large amount of effort and discipline, especially given your other obligations. Is this effort best spent on a mathematics degree, or maybe …

It is completely irrelevant how the world would be if everyone did X, since it will never happen. The only benefit of not using patents is a righteous feeling. It would be much bet…

A person that is against patents will make no societal difference whatsoever by abstaining from them, while hurting their bottom line, so it is not worthwhile. The best way of chan…

The author is already extremely successful, and not only in his career: " and at 40 hadn’t accomplished much other than finding a good woman who was foolish enough to marry me, and…

The problems with statistics is that it's complicated, both bayesian and frequentist. Specifically, all statistical methods make assumptions about the data, some of which are quite…

A minor note about point 1. It seems very easy to figure out who the real friends are through activity -- e.g., the people whose posts you comment on or whose pictures and profiles…