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jacobkranz··on Polymail (YC S16) looks to unify business email tools into a single web app
Semi-related, but I love how when I did a password reset to login to their web ui, it redirected me to "welovepg.polymail.io"
jacobkranz··on Tesla's New York Gigafactory Kicks Off Solar Roof Production
The area is way too small to generate any feasible amount. If I remember correctly you'd only be able to charge 15 miles per day in ideal conditions.
jacobkranz··on Renaissance’s Medallion hiked investment caps 50 percent after Trump’s election
I don't have a source on this but from what I read they returned ~80% in '09.

From the research I've done on them, they generally make tons of very small bets on assets they think are mispriced. Generally speaking, when volatility goes dramatically up is when more assets are mispriced thus leading to larger gains for them. However, we've seen historically low volatility so it makes sense that they're not returning as much right now.

jacobkranz··on Intel buying Mobileye for up to $16B to expand in self-driving tech
To be fair, Tesla is only using a single camera for their current functionality with the other cameras remaining idle. I agree though that they're not up to AP1 standards yet (even though they stated they would be by end of December).
jacobkranz··on Tesla aims to start pilot production of Model 3 cars on February 20
Yes, they lose money on bolts or at least break even. I'm trying to find the source on it but from what I read the reason they are making the bolts is to get ZEV credits that'll offset their larger & more profitable trucks and gain experience in building electric cars so if (when?) they have to compete head to head with Tesla on a larger scale that they'll have the knowledge to do so.
jacobkranz··on New GM Cruise Self-Driving Video Shows More Mastery of SF Roads
Isn't this sort of the Tesla approach where they slowly increment improvements in certain settings?

Years back when Google started testing its cars it gave their employees the chance to use their very preliminary technology during their commute. They made it explicitly clear that the driver still had to be ready to take absolute control of the car at any moment but what they found was that their employees were doing the absolutely the opposite: playing on their phones, reaching into the back seat, etc. That's why Waymo has been adamant that they'll only release their tech when it's 100% ready.

jacobkranz··on Student Lets Thief Steal His Phone, Spies on Him for Documentary [video]
I'm not familiar with Cerberus but what's stopping Cerberus from being hacked and having every phone be snooped on?
jacobkranz··on Ask HN: Someone here to team up with me on a project to learn React together?
Just to let you know, gmail omits the periods in their emails.

siddharth[dot]soka+hn[at]gmail[dot]com siddharthsoka+hn[at]gmail[dot]com siddharth[dot][dot][dot][dot]soka+hn[at]gmail[dot]com

will all go to your email account

jacobkranz··on Google’s DeepMind Achieves Speech-Generation Breakthrough
SpaceX's server farm is called exactly that. Supposedly Elon hates the name...
jacobkranz··on Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?
For me it was psychotherapy / dealing with both my physical & mental health.

I now meditate 2x a day, run, and lift weights.

jacobkranz··on Tech workers think Silicon Valley and startups are losing their luster
I had something similar to me when living up in the area. Everything got better after moving to Santa Monica along the beach.
jacobkranz··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2016)
I'm Jacob Kranz & looking for backend work in the LA / Santa Monica area. I have a strong history of working in teams to build scaleable products in readable code.

  Location: Los Angeles / Santa Monica
  Remote: Willing to, yes
  Willing to Relocate: No
  Technologies: Go, Php, Java, C#, AWS, Cassandra, Mysql, Redis
  Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobkranz
  Email: jacob.kranz@gmail.com
Thanks, Jacob K.
jacobkranz··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2016)
Location: Los Angeles, CA (southbay)

Remote: yes

Willing to relocate: no

Technologies: Go, PHP, Java, xForms, AWS, taking machine learning courses. A bit rust in Java, python, c#.

Resume: http://bit.ly/236vS5I

Email: jacob.kranz@gmail.com

Currently working as a contractor but looking to become a member of a team working towards a vision.

jacobkranz··on Sit/Stand Desk: IKEA Skarsta Review
One thing the article doesn't mention is that for some reason it was a huge PITA to assemble. I've used Ikea a lot but this was one of the more difficult.

Overall though, I highly recommend

jacobkranz··on $50M Transacted for 6 cents with Bitcoin
Last I saw, Western Union charged $7 to transfer $50
jacobkranz··on Staygg - new app lets you invest small amounts of money for free
Why would I put my money here rather than robinhood.io, which is FINRA accredited, free, and has top tier investors?

This needs way better transparency

jacobkranz··on Facebook was down
and lead us not into pre-optimization
jacobkranz··on A peek at the massive scale of AWS
From contacting their support, one of the features they are currently working on is a load balancer
jacobkranz··on Larry Page is making huge bets on new technology
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Google Glass come out of X?
jacobkranz··on Show HN: Simple logger and debugger for Go programs
I'm still new to Go... why wouldn't you want to do that? What should the repo name be?
jacobkranz··on Show HN: Simple logger and debugger for Go programs
I've been trying to find a small logger program for Go and haven't had time to write my own. Looks great and may start using it :)

The one minor issue is there is a syntax error in the readme. Should be import "github.com/apsdehal/go-logger", not "go get github.com/apsdehal/go-logger"

jacobkranz··on Ask HN: Google AdSense Still Bans Ajax. What are the Alternatives?
I tried a year ago and they didn't allow ads in iframes
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