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While I agree that the article is a bit specious, I think there is a deeper argument to be made about Springstein's specific kind of lyrics. As mentioned in the article, his lyrics…

I think the "looking back on your life" happens in advance as well. My father has stage 4 cancer, and while he is undergoing treatment and we have hope, he is now confronted with t…

`Equity language doesn’t fool anyone who lives with real afflictions. It’s meant to spare only the feelings of those who use it.` This perfectly describes what's going on. Rather t…

I wonder what the impact on the soil would be. If we have super-charged growth, can the soil support many generations of fast-growing trees?

I've been on Hacker News for several years now, and I'm often surprised about the amount of content on stuttering that ends up on the front page. Being a stutterer myself, I find i…

Super interesting analysis of the trucking market. A couple of questions would be: * At what speed is the industry going to embrace self-driving / "augmented driving" in trucks? I'…

What are the chances that Google starts charging $2/month (maybe lower in certain markets) for Gmail? I imagine there would be plenty of takers. Maybe not 2 billion takers, but qui…

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I am a stammerer, so I have some experience with social anxiety and fumbling when asked impromptu questions in front of an audience. In a situation such as what you're describing, …

I think he's referring to startups as his "users". In that context, I guess he's saying he's learnt the common patterns of why startups fail.

You're probably right, besides aesthetic value, writing on paper has little utility left

That's a good point. It's like how writing a good email is pretty essential these days, and people might lose out these days because of poor "online" communication

I looked up letters written by other 20th century scientists, the average looks pretty good: Marie Curie: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7722951 Tesla: https://www.benjamindecasse…

Interestingly, I think the reason is that cursive has been dropped from the US curriculum since 2013: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20171108-the-uncertain-fu...

I'd just like to say that Thomas Edison's handwriting in his letter is absolutely beautiful. It almost looks like it's been typed out on a computer using a funky font. It's funny h…

Is what's happening comparable to a bank run? Tether didn't have a 1:1 ratio with USD, and suddenly everyone is trying to liquidate? That seems to be the most simple explanation.

This is such a cool project. Quick suggestion: would be nice to have some way of "smoothening" the animations; I think a simple interface for that would make it a lot more usable i…

This reminds me of the book Speaker for the Dead, which is book 2 in the Ender's game series. The creatures found on the new planet had different languages for men and women. I won…

I don't know about that. Carbs combined with sedentary lifestyles, processed foods etc is probably closer to the truth

I have a stutter. Years of speech therapy as a kid did very little to solve the problem. The only thing that helped somewhat was a device called the "Speakeasy". It looked similar …

"The concept is based on the assumption that if you build something that is useful and works well, the users will eventually come to you as result." Sounds a lot like "Build it and…

First of all, thank you! This is such a great collection. One thing I would like to see more of is resources on customer retention. I know you have about 4/5 articles / videos on i…

"You are fighting uphill against a cultural expectation for things to be free on the web." A great solution to this problem of "free", is to make things that are "better than free"…

Aside from the very slick website, I found the problem statement articulated in your description above super convincing. Really resonated with me. Congrats on building something th…

I think the trick is only owning assets that might appreciate in value. I wouldn't want to own a car because the value of cars drops as soon as you take the car out of the lot. But…