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How do they create first sample from which to "learn" without importing current bias?

The author argued in 2011 that craigslist would be an afterthought within 10 years. Its revenue has grown from 122m when he wrote that to in excess of 380m now. I think he's pretty…

Seriously? Why? Do they expect young supermodels to date them?

Travis Kalanick is clearly an adrenaline junkie. I understand the start-up CEOs need to be bold but he seems to completely lack the ability to evaluate and minimize risk. Good stra…

I remember being on holiday in Thailand and seeing selfie sticks about 3 years before they hit the mainstream in the UK. I wish I'd started importing them myself.

I'm an H-1B who would be thrilled to see these companies shut down. If they were removed, the competition for non fraudulent H-1Bs would dramatically reduce and the whole process w…

Not necessarily. Local knowledge can play a huge part in building companies in emerging markets. Look at any number of companies entering Asia.

This is a great take. Honestly, Travis seems like he is a competent CEO and for a pure technology company, he should be admired. The problem is that Uber's interactions with the br…

Thank you! Honestly, comparing this to a job screening is a great move because it reveals his analysis to be pretty silly. This guy is looking for "intelligence" and "beauty" as un…

The E-2 is a non immigration visa without dual intent. So... just like an F-1 student visa which is a non immigration visa without dual intent. All this means in reality is that on…

Nope. You mean you need a consultation firm that does all of this for you for a fee, of which there are many. The EB-5 is a huge site for immigration fraud and in many cases it fun…

Parole essentially means granting the right to enter or remain the US to an applicant who does not technically meet the conditions for the visa or status. It's usually applied on h…

I doubt it. There are already 2 programs that allow rich people to immigrate by investing their own money: the EB-5 and the E-2 visa [1]. However, these visas require that people i…

But wouldn't this clearly be politics? And is this really necessary for HN?

Is anyone concerned that these institutions are trading a level of detached respect for a temporary boost in popularity? I really don't need my dictionary to be "woke" and I'm not …

There are so many start up podcasts that focus on the origin of the founders/company and how awesome they are and they all blur into one. Rocketship, Tim Ferris etc. Please don't d…

He went on to say further things about them.

But wouldn't that be better for us as a society to know? The outcome sounds positive here.

Yes, but those are the more radical anti-femme feminists. There's very little ideological consistency. The author of the post decrying the lack of pockets wears makeup, high heels …

If you are a woman or spend any time in feminist circles, you will come across the "lack of pockets" argument multiple times. It's a bad argument. Fundamentally, "pockets" have onl…

Er, can you give some reason why you think this? The author seemed to go out of his way to ground all of his critique in well-cited design principles. It's depressingly indicative …

Millions of Americans every year don't pay taxes or file any tax returns. I would recommend that instead. If you are a not particularly wealthy individual and you don't owe any bac…

Because things are typically more invasive the closer they are to your body. So underwear would be typically be the most invasive thing. People's bodies smell and sweat and secrete…

I think you're getting downvotes because your point could have been stated much more concisely. However, I agree with you that there is a market for temporary clothing. Clothing su…

But people often have friends and family stay in their home. How often do adult women actually share clothes? I don't mean teenagers or students, I mean actual adult women. People'…