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coolswan··on SoftBank Earning Results FY2020 [pdf]
See slides 47-51. You won't be disappointed.
coolswan··on Our restaurants are failing. Why should food delivery apps thrive?
That's great; what city is this?
coolswan··on Grubhub stock halted after report Uber is eyeing a takeover
How much commission do they take? I heard it's a lot too but not as bad as others.
coolswan··on Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch competing products
In long-run, I predict that sellers de-listing because of this and moving elsewhere will have not been worth whatever money it is they will make as a seller on their own platform.
coolswan··on The 'Undertaker of Silicon Valley' Stays Busy as Startups Lay Off Thousands
Sherwood is not very good. But they are the only real choice you have if you're a tech startup. There is definitely a startup to be built in just helping businesses close properly.
coolswan··on It’s Time to Build
Him funding many effective people working on big ideas at once is probably more effective than him doing one idea himself.
coolswan··on Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
Let's say he wins. Execution of spending billions to win an election is actually very hard. When you look at Bloomberg's tactics, he's been playing the game for a very, very long time. He is on another level from your other billionaires. Everyone is making it seem like you can just be rich and clone tactics or something and boom, election yours.
coolswan··on Microsoft Zero and DeepSpeed: Memory Efficient Large Neural Network Training
Will there be a whitepaper pertaining to T-NLG? Post is light on details.

Also, what's the timeline to release private preview? Outside of academia, who else will you likely be working with first?

coolswan··on How to Find New Music
I checkout playlists of artists I like and go down that rabbit hole. I never have gotten stuck in a genre. Quite diverse.
coolswan··on Luhmann's Zettelkasten
Tbh, I haven't seen a real-life example that perfectly clones this method but I've adopted parts of the system that makes sense for my own workflow. I think that's how it should be approached. Luhmann developed this in a non-digital world after all.
coolswan··on Luhmann's Zettelkasten
How to take Smart Notes is a very good book that explains this technique well. Highly recommend.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Take-Smart-Notes-Nonfiction/dp/15...

coolswan··on Show HN: Mute.vc – Mute Investors on Twitter
Feature request: Mute.politics please.
coolswan··on Show HN: Mute.vc – Mute Investors on Twitter
who is this person I should follow?
coolswan··on Bill Gates: 6 books to enjoy this winter
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones https://www.amazon.com/American-Marriage-Novel-Tayari-Jones/...

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501...

These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore https://www.amazon.com/These-Truths-History-United-States/dp...

Growth by Vaclav Smil https://www.amazon.com/Growth-Microorganisms-Megacities-MIT-...

Prepared by Diane Tavenner https://www.amazon.com/Prepared-What-Kids-Need-Fulfilled/dp/...

The Friend by Sigrid Nunez https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Novel-Sigrid-Nunez/dp/07352194...

coolswan··on Ask HN: Which is the best book on nutrition?
A bunch of people debunking the movie, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV8RVKX-ues
coolswan··on Ask HN: Which is the best book on nutrition?
Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes is a good start. It explains the high-level science of fat regulation well and can deep dive further with references. Gives a good history of bad nutrition advice. There's a bias towards low carb, high fat diet (popular variant is keto).
coolswan··on Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
I'm thankful to live in a country that respects my basic human rights. Having met those less fortunate, I've realized I've taken this for granted way too long. Birth is the greatest randomizer to your life.
coolswan··on Y Combinator Ends China Accelerator
Ugh, paywall. Here's a non-paywall article: https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2019-11-21/s...
coolswan··on Show HN: Hide Likes Everywhere
Hiding likes to avoid bias towards "liking" a post is good. Preventing likes is not good. This seems like a good balance - still allows for ppl to unbiasedly like and for the algos to try to send me good stuff.
coolswan··on Pioneer manipulates scores to pick winners
Correction: it's run by Daniel Gross, who used to work at YC. YC has nothing to do with it.
coolswan··on Volvo acquires Luxe
Sounded like a fire sale.
coolswan··on [dead]
Don't tell this to Tony Hsieh who according to himself in his book went off to the mountains while Zappos was burning down. Turned out ok I guess.
coolswan··on North Korea Missile Appears to Have Flown Over Japan, Abe Says
Japan PM needs a strong show of support and response to North Korea from Trump and the US.
coolswan··on Jeff Immelt Pulls Out of Running for Uber CEO
Darkhorse: Padmasree Warrior. They really need a seasoned executive who understands autonomous cars. My best idea to get her is for Uber to acquire NIO.
coolswan··on Launch HN: NextDrop Technologies (YC S17) – Water Marketplace for Urban India
Interesting, it makes sense solving the first problem is metering than. Good luck!
coolswan··on Launch HN: NextDrop Technologies (YC S17) – Water Marketplace for Urban India
Forgive my ignorance but is there actually enough water in and around India to make up for the shortage, but right now it's just not distributed efficiently? Or after solving for all these inefficiencies, there'd still be a shortage? If so, what are other sources they can leverage down the road?
coolswan··on Companies from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day (Day 2)
There's nothing wrong with million dollar businesses but I think these companies are going after VC money and well, that TAM better be in billions for those VCs to give a damn.
coolswan··on Companies from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day (Day 2)
Some companies go off the record. One reason is that they have deals or revenues they don't want to share with the public.
coolswan··on All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1
Isn't driving a public activity?

Supposedly they're selling to HOAs; not sure how public/private those streets are. But I imagine you have a huge degree of control over that.

coolswan··on Sensor lets residents monitor who drives in and out of their neighborhood
It seems like CCTV is just not used at all in US - I haven't noticed any. Maybe it's because there's no good infrastructure for it. Flock's stuff seems to be wireless and solar-powered(?), and sounds like in general very affordable. Guessing price point matters. The folks who have $$, probably have security gates installed.
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