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This service is magic (disclosure: started by a friend) -- Focusmate [1] -- it is basically productivity as a service. The service does video co-working sessions and it honestly wo…

Why not consider running an auction in the early years to maximize private funding for operations?

Culture and intent matters a lot. If it’s an enforcement/punishment thing, it’s garbage. If it’s a shared and collaborative thing to get more out of life, it’s a great thing.

+1 for surprisingly effective. Such a good word for my experience of this.

It’s about making it a bit easier to get into the groove. If you’re determined not to work, you’ll find ways around it. P

Eh, it’s less about monitoring and more about shared effort and focus. Take what works, leave the rest. For a lot of us, this is a life saving and wonderful service.

It really isn’t like that when using it. Culture matters a lot and the community is just focused on actively working in a collaborative environment. It works wonders. I call it “fl…

I’ve used this service a lot. I’d be very happy to share answers to any questions people have.

Just wanted to say -- Focusmate is amazing. I've used it a ton. I don't know how, but it helps me get into the zone almost immediately. The idea of working with a stranger on the s…

Most people would calculate this against the term of the loan. So if you have a 10 year loan vs a 20 year loan, that would change the price. The price is what you actually pay, whi…

I’ve mentioned it before but a near magical solution for my procrastination is an app developed by a friend called Focusmate [1]. You pair with a partner and then have a shared co-…

I think that the productivity boost may be somewhat binary -- some people are AMAZINGLY more productive at home vs an office environment. For me, I've personally struggled with the…

Focusmate has been an incredible boost to my productivity. So glad to see it getting mentioned here. It's uncanny how the connection to another person has enabled me to unlock imme…

It's almost certainly a "job-year" [1] which is an economic construct representing the equivalent of one person being employed for one year. For example, a 6 month construction pro…

Worth reading about whether or not Amazon makes money: http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2014/9/4/why-amazon-has-n... http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2013/8/8/amazons-profits

The counterpoint to this is the "Aston Martin" Ford [1a and 1b] which I think most people would agree looks much better than the Ford design it replaced [2]. It literally steals th…

I work in the clean energy industry, including with PACE, and can help to answer some questions about PACE/Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing if anyone is interested in speci…

You do have a scanner - you just don't realize it - your phone. Download any photo to pdf app and photograph the pages with your phone. Or just do photos and then share those.

Text of the bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/204...

Vice mentioned it in their article: https://news.vice.com/article/this-bill-would-allow-a-lawsui...

It appears to be the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/204...

Conceptually, though in reality/over shorter time frames, it's potentially just as tied to political/human considerations vis a vis the person setting the compensation decision. Ma…

When you walk into their office and go back towards the area where Elon's cubicle is, the same photo of the terraforming transition is blown up on the wall: https://www.flickr.com/…