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"Make people want something that is actually junk." doesn't have quite the same ring to it, nor does it sound remotely more plausible. Presumably the 10% weekly growth that YC and …

I (kind of) missed it. He mentions Alan elsewhere on his site. http://www.meltingasphalt.com/prickles-and-goo/

Did I miss the attribution to Alan Watts for the prickles and goo metaphor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXi_ldNRNtM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts

This seems wrong from an engineering AND MBA point of view. As designing and manufacturing electronics becomes more automated, the workflow for designing computer hardware will be …

You could just as well say that your dollar lost 10% against bitcoin in a day, who would dare buy something with a dollar with it fluctuating so much so often.

Does everyone forget that the U.S. government brought an antitrust case against Microsoft and nearly broke them up? That experience certainly cooled them off a bit. They've slowly …

It was really the exact opposite of that. The thesis was exactly that, it's all about the content, so get the best content creators in the world. It turned out to be all about the …

It would be great if they can be successful at making a company where you can be confident that your data will not die; but flexible enough for the inevitable sampling of future 'b…

Part of being a good communicator is being relatable. This worked so well with Steve because his results spoke for themselves. The is the important detail for anyone who wants to e…

Someone can probably build an app player for android apps, but architecture wise, what you just described sounds kind of like a custom UI for android. The rationale for not doing s…

Given the way Google implemented gathering street view data, I wouldn't be surprised if Google has more map data in the USA than all the other map companies combined.

Twitter wants to give you access to the data. Their client is their main product. Thus, every 3rd party client is competing with their main product, that seems to be a fact. Theres…

Who is more of a 'liberal' programmer, RMS or Linus. Think about it. In my estimation, if the answer here is unclear, then this metaphor breaks hard.

Saying that programming is 'spending all dap tapping in code' is like saying drawing is 'spending all day holding a pencil.' That isn't a perfect analogy, but programming can be eq…

Some friends and I actually pitched this idea to YC and got an interview a few years ago. We didn't get in. Part of the issue is as soon as you describe this idea one of the though…

This is like 6 minute abs but in reverse for Gladwell. Outliers require 10000 hours, but if you want to outlive the pyramids, better start earlier than kindergarten.

It isn't really linkbait. I doubt adrian is worried about getting traffic to his blog. A sheep follows the herd, but the wolf drives itself. Pretty good analogy if you ask me.

Pre iPhone: Carriers control software ecosystem of mobile phones. Post iPhone: Apple/Google control software ecosystem of mobile phones. Revolution: A forcible overthrow of a gover…

You can take a break from college without dropping out. The best reasons/excuses don't sound like "maybe college isnt for me" and more like "Someone offered me a very time flexible…

I don't think PG was saying that music equals smells. He's saying piracy = smells, some of them good, some bad. It's just silly that the industry spent a decade suing people, and p…

Not sure if you read the article, but other than the semantics of the word 'content,' the point of the article was in agreement with your intention. The point is to put the same ef…