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How to Become a Billionaire

peterdiamandis.com

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Incredibly annoying - implements its own scroll bar and doesn't respond to PgDn, PgUp, space, arrows, or anything except using the mouse. Breaks my entire workflow and user experience.

Is this deliberate? Excellent way to take focus off content and onto irrelevancies. I cannot adequately express my contempt for "designers" who do this - they need to be slapped.

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I wouldn't think too much about it, it's just an off-the-shelf tumblr theme: http://pixelrevel.com/themes/tumblr/novelist/

Personally the more important question which the post doesn't answer is: What have these companies achieved and how are their current plans coming along?

  > ... it's just an off-the-shelf tumblr theme ...

That makes it worse - they've looked at it, chosen it, and it actively breaks the users' experience and detract from the content. The fact that it's a readily available theme just means that other people will choose it because they think it looks nice, without regard for their readers. Again.

Eurgh.

I think it may be easier to help a billion people, in certain contexts, if you don't focus on making a billion in the process. People in my team decided that a decent salary is sufficient. Helping at least a billion people is the goal.

While I think most of us can agree it's a very link-baity title, the content itself was worth the read. Some wonderful projects have come out of Singularity University, with Matternet being my personal favorite. The future benefits of Matternet on global aid and relief could be astounding.

Edited. Too early in the morning, thanks tomp!

You mean Matternet?

http://matternet.us/

Judging by the article, I'm thinking the way to become a billionaire is to manufacture cheap 3D printer and drone parts.

Catchy titles but inspiring list of startup works. Good luck guys.

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