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Here’s what ChatGPT had to say. (yeah, AI slop, I know ). Successful or lasting transitions: 1. Eastern Europe 1989 (Velvet Revolution) : Student protests toppled communist regimes…

On Sep 8–9, Nepal's Gen-Z led protests brought down the government in less than 2 days, ending years of frustration over corruption, nepotism, and even a sudden social media ban. E…

Interesting experiment! Have you considered splitting it into three 1-hour blocks spread throughout the day? That way, people in different time zones would always have at least one…

While transparency and honesty are noble ideals, governments (to take one example) often navigate complex environments involving diplomacy, national security, and political strateg…

Just a random thought I wouldn’t normally explore. Asked ChatGPT to write a prose (in favor of lies) and felt like it's interesting enough to share. --- Lies are often condemned as…

Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés. (In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.) - Louis Pasteur ( https://en.w…

Exactly what I was guessed after reading the law.

He truly belongs to the breed that Apple's 'Think Different' commercial describes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SswMzUWOiJg Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The…

I assume this would inflate even upon a gentle fall.

Watch the video again. Go to 00:38, and assume that the dummy was hit by a lorry with flat face. The lorry would make a direct impact on the back of the head, before the helmet inf…

stunning!

Have a look at these two: fish-eye and reverse fish-eye views: http://360gigapixels.com/tokyo-tower-panorama-photo/?v=108.9... http://360gigapixels.com/tokyo-tower-panorama-photo/?…

good point :)

ya, sufficient capital to get all the things up and running, and being able to hire smart people seems to be a prerequisite. Otherwise, with just the founder and couple of guys wor…

The way they manage startups, yes. It's however very difficult to ideate so many (which these guys don't), but giving shape to a couple of ideas and managing them independently lik…

To put it in simple words: Should you put all your eggs in one basket? The investors don't.

Right, at this point, you're not a soldier. You're a commander leading a battalion of hand-picked soldiers who are probably smarter than you (if you have funds and can hire well). …

This is exactly what I'm talking about. Steve jobs example cited above.

Take Steve Jobs for example. He worked with Apple, NEXT and Pixar parallelly for sometime I believe. Other than that Apple itself is no lesser than multiple startups/companies as i…

I believe your answer is based on the assumption that founders work closely on every details, and working on several startups might get them distracted. But how about recruiting th…