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>Mobility and a willingness to learn new skills seems to prevail. It's what other generations have done, millions of immigrants (my parents included). For an individual this might …

We shouldn't ever confuse machine learning with predicting the future -- just because you've never encountered a black swan in the wild, doesn't mean they don't exist. That being s…

Anyone have recommendations for video ad providers? I would like to embed ads to play before a stream starts, but would also like to do it in the most ethical way possible.

Perhaps off-topic but can anyone recommend coffee shops in central Europe that have this type of atmosphere? Right now I live in a smaller city (not far from Frankfurt, Germany), a…

I meant people near me -- either in my city or somewhere within an hour away. I struggle to find people around my area to socially code with. Meetup.com already provides a way to f…

Nice idea, would be even better if you could filter based on location. This to me is even more important than subject matter.

Hi HN! I am working on a startup idea and live in a country where you need a well-written business plan for investors to take you seriously. Part of that is having a 3-year plan fo…

Yep... and this post is already downvoted to the 2nd page. Despite gathering over 70 comments during the last hour...

I wonder why the techcrunch article just got flagged? (how do you even flag something here, do you need to have an account with a certain number of points?) discussion was here: ht…

If it is yourself: Realize it is likely you feel this way for a reason, and it is a sign of health. Do an inventory of the main pieces of your life and note which situations are ca…

strange, I'm watching from Germany and it's streaming just fine

He/she is talking about the newer home of CSAIL, the Stata Center: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_and_Maria_Stata_Center It is notoriously difficult to work in, with way too man…

See Strasbourg for example: https://www.google.de/maps/@48.5827359,7.7525392,3a,49.9y,21...

For those interested in discovering music over the decades from different countries: http://radiooooo.com/

Depends on what program you're in? In general I think grad school (esp. the PhD level compared to Master's) typically gives the student a lot of freedom. At the PhD level often you…

What would be a real-time OS? I'd be interested in hooking up a bunch of independent boards that could interact with each other, and have as quick as a response to sensors as possi…

Could you please elaborate and provide links about what happens then? This sounds important, yet I have never heard about these things...

Reminds me of this movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dPnFO_JCdc (haven't seen it, but it looks interesting)

>The mob is inherently irrational, stupid and over reactive Any type of democracy relies on trusting the public to decide for themselves. It is an old idea that education is the so…

Perhaps I am nit-picking but.... ROSS "is a digital legal expert" that managed not to attribute its landing page's photo legally. The photo is from here: https://commons.wikimedia.…

Note to the organizers -- this sounds awesome, and I'd even love to apply, but something announced now is too short notice for a round that starts in September for those of us livi…

> Occasionally, one gets the impression that this meticulous, sober man could be a little stuffy. > when Mick Jagger wrote to “Maurits” asking for permission to reproduce one of hi…

Thanks for the response! Let's assume we want to dominate the market and not create a lifestyle business. Isn't it a benefit of a more lean/bootstrapping style to be forced into fi…

Thank you for your response. That's an interesting point, about an effectively infinite timescale, but to play devil's advocate, it can't be true. Greater than a human lifetime? Su…

I don't know anything about investing, that's why I'm asking :) Tell me where to start.