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I was surprised to see Alpha Vantage[0] on this list. As far i'm aware, they provide real time access to stock prices, and their service is free. Additionally, other services [1] e…

There's a lot of discussion here about hype, but I think many are overlooking exactly why expectations were so high. Downloads of new mobile applications have been decreasing in gr…

Glass wasn't hype by any means, it just didn't take hold in the consumer market (which, who's to say Google didn't predicate that). It's been in use by massive enterprises for year…

Was this on freenode? What channel?

Definitely read that as Twitch.tv. Oh the ideas...

> The phone/call permissions, especially for Android, were needed for any app that wants to suspend when a call comes in. No they weren't

I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on the current state of healthcare software.

I think it's a pretty well known fact that YC tends to invest in companies that have the opportunity to be billion dollar ventures. > What you're doing right now isn't necessarily …

I love Crashlytics, it was a great success and continues to be an awesome service. However, this comment highlights my question. Crashlytics was an early "first mover" in this area…

I'd love to hear some discussion on the following: I really like developer focused companies like Buglife. However, what path could Buglife take to reach a $1B dollar company? The …

Anyone care to guess how this is done? The only way to open up ADB over a wireless connection is to set the device in tcpip mode on port 5555 and then connect via adb using the dev…

> you didn't have to ask users for permissions to access contacts, sms, SD card and other data This isn't true. Android 6.0 introduced runtime permissions, where permissions could …

> physicians hate them, and many blame them for the massive increase in physician burnout over the last few years It's funny, I assumed the same. I then asked a few who used the pr…

Fun little note: The afterburning turbofan engines used in this aircraft are supposedly similar in performance to the P&W F119 engines used in the Raptor. The company behind the en…

Of course it flies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyCagF0RUQQ

How long has this been released? Seems very polished. How long did it take you to build?

A few years ago pg wrote a great article on startup names: http://paulgraham.com/name.html The resulting discussion was equally as informative: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id…

> JS doesn't really have an equivalent to Rails (that I know of). Probably Meteor, though not as mature as Rails.

They started off with a business model which entailed having users translate documents for partners. Last I read, they have pivoted to using ads and in app purchases, along with ch…

I do think that the overwhelming majority of Duolingo users are likely learning on their own volition, rather than for their job. > While it is “teaching,” it’s also squarely in it…

Yea, i'd love to know what their revenue numbers are.

I understand this article is a bit outdated, but companies like Duolingo or Clever seem to prove a few of the author's arguments wrong. One would think there would be a market for …

Any thoughts on what that would look like? I'm very much a fan of bite sized lessons (think Duolingo style), but am curious to how well that would translate to other subjects.

That looks to be just an internship.