vagsmith··on Show HN: You.com, private search engine that summarizes the web – built for devsLooks like Kosmix 2.0. And that company's business model devolved into SEM-SEO arbitrage...
vagsmith··on Show HN: A bookmarking tool designed to help synthesize your web researchthere was an over-engineered tool called Surfmark which was trying to do the same a few years ago. the website still seems to be active. surfmark.com
vagsmith··on AI startup claims to automate app making but actually just uses humansso if humans do it, is it called 'Organic Intelligence' which could then be called 'Artisanal Intelligence' aka AI.
vagsmith··on The Dutch East India Co was richer than Apple, Google, Facebook combined (2017)Adjust inflation down for productivity growth - there is a prize out there for this idea kids!
vagsmith··on Nerds in Mourning: A friend, father, and founder leaves us"The more sincere the effort, the more genuine the return. Best. ROI. Lesson. Ever" So simple yet so few are able to follow it... Terrible loss.