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garagemc2··on Niantic announces "Large Geospatial Model" trained on Pokémon Go player data
Don't quite understand the application of this?
garagemc2··on Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all
No. But people do want large action models and for that you need a training dataset, which is what Recall will provide.
garagemc2··on Ask HN: I love programming but hate the industry. Can anyone relate?
How did you find your job?
garagemc2··on Ask HN: Anyone have stock option horror stories?
Name and Shame!
garagemc2··on Swedish PM rejects opposition calls to consider joining NATO
The UK said the same to Australia. No one came during after the bombing of Darwin , in fact it was AU troops that ended up helping out the empire.
garagemc2··on Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?
What made you switch?
garagemc2··on Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help
ha Bullshit jobs is a great place to start.
garagemc2··on Is the world's best butter worth 50 dollars a pound? (2017)
Out of curiosity what is the reputation of Lurpak like in Denmark? It's top shelf butter in most mainstream supermarkets in the UK and Australia.
garagemc2··on Hinkley Point C nuclear plant to run £2.9bn over budget
I wonder why large projects are never fully costed? Is it because the real cost would remove any initial appetite for the project?
garagemc2··on Inside Huawei – A Photo Essay
Wow some really interesting choices in terms of architecture. Quite like how the employees have a nap after lunch. One of the main reasons I don't go for heavy lunches at work is because I feel so sleepy afterwards.
garagemc2··on Ask HN: Startup failed after years of work – Can I even get a job now?
Just thought I'd add that you'll not only be in demand as a developer but probably very much as a product manager - especially for startups looking for product / market fit.
garagemc2··on Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commissions will fail (2012)
Wow, in the UK it is about 1 - 2%.
garagemc2··on Apple becomes the first $1T company
didn't actually buy it initially just licensed it. The underlying company tried to sell the license but Microsoft stopped it.
garagemc2··on How Zildjian, a 390-year-old family business, avoids layoffs (2013)
The biggest threat to Zildjian is a shift to electric drums and thus electric cymbals.
garagemc2··on Ask HN: How do you sell to governments and large organizations?
didn't quite understand what you meant, but keen to learn what you mean and why :)
garagemc2··on Spend analysis of 6 years, 686 rides, and $12k spent on Uber (2017)
Had the same thing in Brighton. Uber was quoting £90, taxi stand was £48.
garagemc2··on Spotify Form F-1
wow kinda reminds me of groovesharks dj feature, missed that.
garagemc2··on How Apple Built a Chip Powerhouse to Threaten Qualcomm and Intel
Why don't companies just come up with their own designs?
garagemc2··on How Apple Built a Chip Powerhouse to Threaten Qualcomm and Intel
> Right now Apple is several years ahead of other high end phone manufacturers in CPUs.

I hear this statement a lot... how is this determined?

garagemc2··on How Australian Tech Companies Can Think About Silicon Valley
So what is the correct thing to do here? Do the selling yourself or go along to sales meetings?
garagemc2··on Ask HN: Anyone here make a 'comeback' from rock bottom? What is your story?
A strangely inspiring story. Well done.
garagemc2··on Ghost 1.0
on a side note, does anyone know how to get that text effect on the headline image (that says ghost 1.0)? Is there a common pattern?
garagemc2··on Ask HN: What are you working on?
nice. Have you had much traction? b2b sales can be hard.
garagemc2··on Uncertainty in Deep Learning (2016)
Can anyone explain like I'm 5? Or since this isn't reddit, like I'm 21?
garagemc2··on Ask HN: Does anyone here have an art degree?
What is the name of your company?
garagemc2··on Skyscanner acquired by Ctrip for $1.7B
This is great news for skyscanner. Unfortunately, the media in the UK will go all nativist and claim that Britain is being sold out to foreign countries, as they did with ARM.
garagemc2··on Show HN: Learn to Code for Free
awesome. Thanks. Have bookmarked this for the Christmas break. If you don't mind me asking - how old is the content? And what did you teach at GA?
garagemc2··on Lessons from Outsourcing to India, China and the Philippines
Really interesting and well written article. I don't think China will be an outsourcing destination for long.

In India your slowly starting to see agencies that aren't merely code factories but places where you can do actual product development. Its early days though.

garagemc2··on Why the Industrial Revolution Didn’t Happen in China
As a follow on, one could ask the question: what where the circumstances that led to China being unified and Europe not.

Something to do with culture? Something to do with population levels? Something to do with the crops being grown?

garagemc2··on Britain explained in 105 seconds
lots of assertions, very little evidence.

House prices being are due to a lack of building, due to classic British nimbyism. They are not the fault of poor migrants or rich migrants.

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