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Interesting that NFX posts always get showcased in HN in front page.Plus, any top comments on other posts also link to NFX website. Guess there is a big pro NFX lobby lurking in HN…

The whole Web 2.0 shift really changed power away from individuals to corporations on the Internet. The "appifization" further created walled gardens. I remember using IRC, Lynx br…

To elaborate.. https://www.livescience.com/periodical-cicada-prime-numbers....

They only come out in prime number year (like 17) gaps.

I have the same problem and am struggling mightily with it daily. OP, I would love to correspond more with you. Can you please reach me through my email that is in the profile. Per…

People need to have the freedom to do research. If Galilio agreed to stop researching due to protests, we wouldn't be here today.

Curious what the community knows about ConsenSysHealth, a spinoff of ConsenSys. I'm a developer who is talking to them about a potential job offer, and I'm trying to determine if t…

Great. After flogging for 10 years that software is eating the world and that hard sciences and physical world doesn't matter, a16z now is asking us to build? Color me surprised.

I recommend this book 'The demon in the machine' on this topic https://asunow.asu.edu/20191219-asu-professors-demon-machine...

I would appreciate book recommendations on using pithy analogies to explain business and tech concepts. I've searched around but didn't find a single big dependable resource. Would…

Great thanks. If you make progress on this and are looking for business partners, please let me know and we can try to connect offline.

Very good question. I've been thinking about this for awhile. This is fairly common on the PE industry but I'm not aware of this happening in VC / startup world. OP, can you please…

Are there forums similar to Hacker News on the Internet? Any subreddits or similar?

20 years ago, when I was a bright eyed graduate student, I was mesmerized by MEMS (micro-electro mechanical systems), which promised similar revolution. I learnt about 'artificial …

Ah, where do I start. Two of my close relatives have schizophrenia, people whom I’ve known since they were born. They were both diagnosed around 19 and are now 29. In the last ten …

I loved Baba Yaga when I was 8 in South India!

Bukhantsov was the real deal. Higher than Krotov

I grew up on less than $10 per month for all expenses, including food, clothing and shelter. Now I'm worth $2MM+ at age 40 and an executive at Silicon Valley. I also have an Ivy Le…