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Best response in this entire thread imo. And I have yet to hear from pmarca or anyone else an answer to this puzzle that is even slightly convincing. Which gives me pause.

...As opposed to all of the other media outlets with their stellar records of truth-telling. The "publication of record" ship has sailed and we're left with competing agendas and i…

ad hominem attacks don't change the veracity of the leaked documents. This is strawman thinking and to use your phrase, "I'm surprised it showed up on HN."

favorite comment here in some time.

yah I agree those were definitely good times ;)

you just blew my mind. im not even kidding.

I believe this article references the Unabomber. If it doesn't, then Ray Kurzweil's "The Age of Spiritual Machines" definitely does. It's a fascinating line of thought--though I ob…

I was 19 when this came out and this essay single-handedly changed my life and led me to Ray Kurzweil, Minsky, the Unabomber Manifesto, Naomi Klein, and then ultimately to spiritua…

then spend your time taking advantage of the billions of available free resources to increase your qualifications. i was once where you are now. i am no longer there. it took time …

alternate theory. people who have money are desperately looking for things with potential for big returns. if you are one of those things or create one of those things there is mor…

this comment is what a lifetime of philosophical thought, traveling, psychedelics, meditation, and experimentation has led me to as well. "there is literally nothing better to do w…

I would love an alternate view of HN where my favorite users' most recent comments appear. I'm often more interested in the perspective of a few commenters than all of the links or…

If it's a paid Linux though, then you can get a team that: -Appreciates design. -Makes choices. -Supports the most powerful and popular hardware. -Yes, focused first and foremost o…

I actually think that this is likely to happen over the next 2-3 years. Every single one of these companies is now going in the wrong direction in a specific way--which opens up a …

the only app that has a worse UX than vine is... wait for it... periscope! Half the time periscope videos won't even load for me over the web. No matter how long I wait. Twitter Co…

Since no one else had chimed in, I will report that yes I too am flabbergasted befuddled stupefied and completely amazed at the magical time we live in, which as you said gets bett…

and right when we were finally awake...

many people have a 15-year old view of Los Angeles, and downtown in particular. LA is one of the (imo the ) great cities of the future and will be the biggest benefactor of the tra…

I don't find it misleading, just to offer an alternate point of view.

WOOOOOOOOW! that's AWESOME

i use ios play books! your work is not in vain!

if im not mistaken, amazon glacier is $10 per TB per month at 0.01 per GB per month stated price. please correct me if something has changed!

Unless you are talking about a different Paper, Paper was a free app with an in-app purchase of tools (different brushes) available. I know this because I downloaded it because it …

Not to derail this comment section too much but your comment made me realize how much I too find Amazon's search to be terrible terrible. It's especially strange considering that B…

I've had the worst service with Homejoy of any startup/tech-related company in the history of my life, and lord knows as an "early adopter" I tend to try them all. I super, duper, …