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It appears tHooft's theory has determinism in common with Bohmian theory, but differs in that it proposes hidden local variables as not violating Bell's inequalities, rather than a…

TL;DR - this is explained by: 1. Sociopathic corporate philosophies 2. Risk-mitigation against lack of competence and/or integrity of the parties involved in the transaction (HR, l…

Checked out the demo, looks great! I am sorry it didn't work out like you hoped, but I'm glad you landed in a nice spot. Would you mind sharing your lessons learned? Such as, why y…

Thank you Paul, I appreciate you taking the time to respond. Your answer is helpful in that now I understand your general perspective, which addresses my question. My problem is th…

Thank you for the clarification Paul (and Adrian for your perspective). May I ask if there is a bias against applicants who have spent a significant amount of time on the product (…

Wouldn't it be more correct to say 66% growth? In other words, if sales were flat, I would think saying 0% growth makes more sense than 100% growth.

That seems reasonable. Thank you for the explanation.

Since YC alumni are now doing the preliminary application reviews, is there a process to avoid an unintentional conflict of interest (ie, an alumnus viewing a potential competitor'…

Pepsi, however, offers "Throwback" versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew which use cane sugar instead of HFCS, and seem to be commonly available at many normal grocery stores in 12-pa…

Reminds me of Leiningen Versus the Ants http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lvta.html

I agree that Cassandra CAN be used for basically everything a RDBMS can, but to claim it can be used just as easily is a stretch (based on my experience migrating from PostgreSQL t…

AI + substantial assumptions = almost free labour force You are assuming: - cost of materials and the energy consumed by an AI manual laborer or scientist would be negligible compa…

The most interesting question to me is if/when all menial tasks (and each step in complexity thereafter) can be performed by robots/AI: are there people who aren't capable of perfo…

This is a huge win for Apple! I expect to eventually see this in product categories they don't even offer yet, like smart home products. Not to mention the obvious, that they could…

Oh, I don't think its a matter of right or wrong. They have a right to decide whatever they think is best. I'm just trying to understand it. You are right though, it is what it is.…

Ah yes, thank you very much! Karma coming your way. I had read that essay and seen pg's comment. However, I didn't notice his implication that he wasn't willing to talk about most …

Thank you for your insights. I will look for that interview, but if you could share the link I'd appreciate it. I can understand reluctance to share too many details, but I can ima…

Not enough time is a completely valid reason. But I haven't heard that from them. About the breakup analogy: the similarities are many, like how each one is different, sometimes co…

All valid points, many of which I have considered as well. It would just be more satisfying to hear it definitively from YC. The same goes for specific feedback. I can think of man…

I fully support your initial reaction to not let it slow you down. Despite my post, I am not deterred or upset in any way. Disappointed sure, but then again I could list a number o…

"Unfortunately we can't give you individual feedback about your application. This page explains why:" http://ycombinator.com/whynot.html I have read and understand the reasons stat…

Wow, you are really setting the bar low! That was a disaster, and one foreseen by many immediately who had any familiarity with Dixons (I personally did not). At least Cook had the…

Great points. I am not an anarchist in theory, but I agree with many of your points on a practical level. Balance of power is critical to maintaining a fair society, which was obvi…

2.4%. And please cite your source that says it applied to every other licensee. My reading of the commission document indicates that all other license agreements Samsung made for t…

Citation please. From reading the Commission Opinion document, it appears to me that what was in dispute was whether Apple proved that Samsung had not made at least one FRAND offer…