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Doesn't this block all other notifications too?

crsmithon Bitcoin ETF research finds that 95% of Bitcoin volume is fake

Yup. CMC tries to account for this in its pricing (which is volume-weighted btw) by ignoring those exchanges (which it discloses in the "Markets" section).

crsmithon Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone's Mic

Even if FB/Instagram knows my wife and I share an IP address or there were both FB/Instagram and Google cookies on the same browser where I searched for Meow Mix, how would Instagram know my Google/Youtube history?

crsmithon Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone's Mic

A couple of weeks ago I search for (on Google) and played (on YouTube, logged into my account) the Meow Mix song to play it for my 4 year old.

Less than an hour later, Instagram showed a Meow Mix advertisement on my wife's account, on her phone.

We have no animals. We have never had animals. She probably (though maybe not) has never logged into Instagram or Facebook on my browser.

It was too much of a coincidence.

crsmithon Bitcoin hits $10,000

10x return isn't worth the downside

crsmithon AIM will shut down after 20 years

A lot of hedge fund traders still use AIM. The sell side is going to use whatever the buy side wants, and the buy side has some tech dinosaurs.

Symphony is trying to tap into that market.

Also interesting, Bloomberg is coming out with a cheap version of their instant messenger ($10/month)

crsmithon Robocalls Flooding Your Cellphone? Here’s How to Stop Them

I tried this, but Do Not Disturb silences all texts, including those from contacts. Deal breaker for me.

crsmithon iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always an option for users

To users, will this affect location-based actions? (Like Google Inbox delivering an email upon arrival to a location.)

crsmithon Jeff Varasano's Famous New York Pizza Recipe (2008)

SF: Del Popolo

crsmithon President Trump: What Does It Mean for Your Tax Bill?

If you're an independent contractor, you'll pay a 15% rate on your income. 15%.

Also: "those earning less than $48,400 will experience an annual tax cut of less than $400, while those earning in excess of $700,000 will walk away with an average of an extra $215,000 per year." (That's probably assuming the 700k is from business interests, not salary)

crsmithon Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Disciplined for Breaching Hillary Clinton Data

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-sanders-campaig... "The ex-employee, Josh Uretsky, told CNN that he wasn't trying to steal Clinton data but rather trying to understand the gap in security in the system."

crsmithon Lock Picking – A Basic Guide

Does anyone have a lock recommendation for making an apartment/house more secure?

crsmithon Apple's stock under Jobs: from $10 to $400

If "Good to Great" were written today, I wonder what Jim Collins would have said about Apple (stock price increase was the basis for choosing good-to-great companies). Was Steve Jobs a Level 5 leader?

crsmithon 450 Page Google Docs Presentation

Using office suites for non-work intrigues me:

Video games:

http://www.excelgames.org/

Art:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/19/excel-art-danielle-...

crsmithon 450 Page Google Docs Presentation

Direct link to slideshow: https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0Ad5oWim5dM7AZG1xNzZ...

crsmithon Ask HN: Anyone else doing a non-software startup?

Non-software startup entrepreneurs:

What are your Hacker News alternatives? What forums do you use?

crsmithon Why doesn’t Google have a hedge fund?

What insider trading information does Google aggregate?

crsmithon Startup idea for you: Modern e-commerce isn't enough

Wasn't RFID supposed to fix this by now?

crsmithon Where to See Silicon Valley

Milpitas/Fremont: clean tech

crsmithon Ask HN: First employee hours

Even if he worked a ton of overtime, would you work less hours? Or would you still find stuff to do with the freed up time?

crsmithon Ask HN: How would you invest money if you were 25 again?

If you choose to invest in stocks, invest in the S&P 500.

crsmithon Why A Brush With Death Triggers The Slow-Mo Effect

FWIW, in the book Getting Things Done, David Allen mentions being "in the zone" (or "mind like water," which he mentions comes from karate) is a key to being more productive.

It makes sense our flight-or-fight instinct could put us in the zone, much like your comment describes.

I've been trying to harness that power (but in more non-life-threatening situations, like at work).

crsmithon Sneakernet: 99% offline file sharing network

Or pigeon

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/in-south-africa-carrier-pigeon...

crsmithon Lala shut down by Apple last night, May 31st

What's keeping someone else from making a Lala clone if Apple isn't interested in keeping the service around?

crsmithon The Tragic Cost of Google Pac-Man – 4.82 million hours

I spent more time reading this article than playing Google Pac-Man.

crsmithon I am a high-profile Silicon Valley venture capitalist. AMA (Ask Me Anything)

Interesting tidbits:

Q:If i have a business plan, how do you want me to send it to you?

A:Have someone who already knows us refer you to us. If you don't know someone who knows us, we are highly unlikely to fund your company as a practical matter.

Advice: I would skip the networking events and spend your time building your reputation through hard (and brilliant) work.

crsmithon Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

A super-simple way to email groups. Something where someone can easily subscribe and unsubscribe. Something that doesn't require signing up for an account, but only add an email address.

Concept:

Go to www.saturdaymorningrunninggroup.emailgroups.com

The webpage will have a box to easily add your email address.

To email the group, you send an email to saturdaymorningrunninggroup@emailgroups.com and it is broadcast to everyone on the list.

crsmithon Ask HN: How do I find a hacker roommate in NYC?

You can expand your horizons by making new hacker friends. Good luck!

crsmithon How far can you get from a McDonald's in the continental US?

The most interesting thing about this article to me is where the author got the data -- http://www.aggdata.com .

I ran across aggdata some time ago while looking for a list that they happened to provide for free. They provide niche data that they scraped from the internet. Their data is cheap enough that it's not worth trying to scrape the data yourself. I think the business model can be duplicated easily and there is plenty of room on the long tail.