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isaacn

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About isaacn

Crowdsourcing Consultant & Entrepreneur. I was responsible for launching Amazon's Mechanical Turk.

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    Reminds me of this little top, which actually works quite well: https://limbo.top/

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    Comment #41644131

    Looks awesome! But does it play s3m files? :-)

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    Comment #29621434

    Oh man, that song brings back memories (and my own attempts to create music with the trackers in the 90's). Thanks for sharing your thought process and context around how you creat…

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    Comment #24422026

    Is there an index fund where I can easily buy into all the companies in the LTSE?

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    Comment #22879270

    The demoscene was one of the things that got me into programming in the mid 90's. I think it is awesome that it is being recognized in this way... youtube link to Future Crew Tribu…

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    Comment #20080723

    Agree with this 100%. There are choices with our moods, as well as opportunities to observe and marvel at them (both during the ups and downs).

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    Comment #19987035

    From the last paragraph in the article "But perhaps the most striking element of the tower makeover is how it fits into a bigger story: the ongoing campaign to reclaim Paris from p…

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    Comment #19634260

    He sounds like a reasonable and introspective person (at least that is the impression I got from reading the article). It's a good reminder that Billionaire's are people too, with …

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    Comment #14492958

    The new Surface Pro 5 has a LTE option: https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15674198/microsoft-surfac... - So, are you getting the new Surface Pro 5?

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    Comment #13711293

    I think the strategic direction of Tesla is going to create considerable value in the long term - not just in selling cars, but in the industry dominating direction they seem to be…

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    Comment #13672372

    Isn't 2020 the definition of "a few years"?

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    Comment #12813042

    +1. I could eat a sandwich every day for every meal. I don't, but I certainly could.

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    Comment #12096757

    If you're on a mac, this might work for you: http://fluidapp.com/

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    Comment #11633074

    I'm shocked that I do not see Amazon or AWS in these lists.

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    Comment #8209492

    If you want a simple wrapper around Mechanical Turk without the hefty fees, check out GridForce: http://gridforceapp.com/ It is a Microsoft Excel 2013 Application that allows you t…

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    Comment #7911965

    Here's a link to the Amazon detail page for the Fire Phone: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOE0WKQ

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    Comment #7802983

    Disclosure: I'm the founder of Chirpsy: http://chirpsy.com We've been around for 2 and a half years in this space. We do something very similar, but we have our own twist on it. Ju…

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    Comment #6395628

    Congrats on your purchase! Having 4G internet is a very nice addition to your infrastructure, and critical in this day and age. Even if you want to disconnect for extended periods …

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    Comment #6078075

    Personally, I blame the internet for the fall in crime. The rise of internet usage during the late 90's and early 00's certainly coincides with the fall in crime. I'm actually bein…

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    Comment #5758211

    I've switched to using DropBox for my image storage and haven't looked back. It just works on all my devices, no problem. It works with videos too. How is Loom better than that?

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    Comment #5659453

    Thanks for finding that link to the rebuttal. The original article certainly was sensationalizing every little point.

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    Comment #5652097

    Bitcoin never ceases to be entertaining, that's for sure.

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    Comment #4887939

    According to a recent GigaOM Pro Sector RoadMap article on crowd labor platforms in 2012 ( http://go.gigaom.com/rs/gigaom/images/RoadMap2012_GigaOM%20P... ), CloudFactory ( http://…