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philco

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About philco

Founding my next adventure @ MODERNDOC.AI

Ex-PM @ Wealthfront, Bloomberg, Fuze.

Recent public activity

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    Show HN: Orange Cheeto Browser extension that replaces Trump with nicknames

    I built a browser extension that does text replacement across all websites -- specifically replacing "Trump" with rotating humorous nicknames. The interesting technical bits: - Tre…

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    Skate to where the puck is going

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    Comment #43121131

    hahah totally!

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    Comment #43121025

    Unfortunately, you backyard flock is not protected. It's airborne, is suspected to be infectious up to 5km between farm sites, and also can be contracted via fomite transmission. I…

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    This feels like an insane proposition to me, I'll explain: 1. Soaring egg prices are due to culling + deaths related to the proliferation of H5N1 (Avian Flu). 2. The reason we have…

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    rapjr9 - I commend you for using your talents to help the world instead of hurting it. From one human to another, thank you.

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    Comment #38453603

    Very interesting.

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    Comment #38453428

    Charlie Munger just passed away. Created a ChatGPT founded on his writings over the years. He recently commented on AI saying "I think old-fashioned intelligence works pretty well.…

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    I might be wrong, but most of these programs have partner banks, which take part of the revenue for themselves. I think it's more likely they make Fed Funds minus some take rate fr…

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    Comment #31928766

    Whaaaattt, whoa. Wouldn't that cause the temperature in the food in the freezer to heat cycle, causing very no bueno bacterial consequences?

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    If you work for the USPS in California, you have a 1.23% chance of being attacked by a dog. This doesn’t adjust for repeat dog incidents, nor whther You have a desk job or are in t…

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    Comment #26407244

    This is going to continue blowing up the cyber insurance insurance market for startups.

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    Comment #20842107

    Has nothing to do with the payment platform you chose is my best guess. Has to do with what you were paying to send ad traffic to, and possible misrepresentation of facts on that p…

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    Comment #20700400

    hmm...just trying to build some self awareness in this community around how easy it is to hate on MBA's as a group. We're soooo allergic to that type of rhetoric when it's anyone e…

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    Comment #20699723

    She's not an MBA...?

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    YC S18 interview invites are out

    Congratulations to those who were accepted! To those who weren’t, keep fighting the good fight! To everyone who applied: What are you building, with whom, and why?

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    Comment #16863687

    We use Anima at Novi! Great product :) Love the transitions beta.

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    Comment #16862067

    FI(RE) is great - Happy to hear you found something that works with your mental model and you can follow. So many of us don't yet!

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    Comment #16862046

    Having a mission and sticking to it is something I relate to in a big way. I hear you on the InMail ban. Do you think you'll eventually start building mentor networks?

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    Comment #16861919

    Love the animated logo. How are you acquiring user reviews? Paid traffic? Looks like you've got a good amount of views and content already!

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    haha, maybe that'll be the first screening test you can put on someone's profile. I've been a fan of Upwork having tests for freelancers and then publishing their score on their pr…