Readit Newscuriouslurker commented on Remembering Murray Gell-Mann blog.stephenwolfram.com/2... · Posted by u/seagullz
Oh Wolfram, never change. Even in a very charming and personal obituary about someone he obviously admires, Wolfram's ego shines through. As does his bizarre claim to ownership of all of complexity theory. No one cares that Gell-Mann left you out of the index of his book, Stephen.
Indeed! And you Stephen, are also very bad at reading people :)
curiouslurker commented on Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook store.hesperian.org/prod/... · Posted by u/homarp
I came cross this book some time in 1991 or 1992, growing up in a developing country. Not having access to or being able to afford Playboy or Hustler, it was popular among my early teenage friends because of the explicit pictures of the female anatomy!
curiouslurker commented on GeeRemit Blockchain App ifundwomen.com/projects/g... · Posted by u/jkuria
"a Master Inventor with over 40 issued and pending patents"
and you don't list or go into detail about a single one?.. That's just being vague with an attempt to deceive.
Maybe the creator should actually list what successful, useful products they have made in the past - what they learned from those experiences rather than just 'oh i met some woman who wrote some book.'
I wouldn't have even considered the authors race and gender except its the only part of their identity they seem to put on the page (aside from having 40 issued and pending patents.) It's sad that this is what their main way of convincing me of their aptitude is.
This website (iFundWomen) is also inherently sexist. If there was an iFundMen, I will bet you $100 that it would get so much shit.
You are clearly a puny human :)
curiouslurker commented on Kai-Fu Lee talks about AI, jobs, and the human heart spectrum.ieee.org/tech-ta... · Posted by u/NicoJuicy
I started it and only got part-way through before putting it down. I found nothing insightful in it. It was thought-leader drivel surrounding a core of self-promotion.
Agreed. Here is an excerpt from the WSJ. I couldn't finish even the excerpt!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-human-promise-of-the-ai-rev...
curiouslurker commented on Paul Graham on SICP (2000) amazon.com/review/R3G05B1... · Posted by u/tosh
Hagiography at its finest! But, a, cool, review!
curiouslurker commented on What Is Wrong with Seattle's Startup Scene geekwire.com/2018/whats-w... · Posted by u/jkuria
Plenty of people have made their billions in Seattle. Gates and Bezos obviously but plenty more besides. Maybe it's time to support the community that gave them their opportunity?
It is hard to say Seattle "gave them the opportunity". They would likely have succeeded anywhere and one could argue they "gave to Seattle" with their creations.
Another billionaire, Ballmer, said at a private party that he does not care about the Seattle startup community. "Not in a callous way--I am all for more startups succeeding--it is just that I have only so much time in a day. Right now I care about my basketball team , my non-profit and learning Hebrew".
On one hand he's been in the industry long enough to understand the system; he's generally respected as an artist; he has a platform to reach the masses; he has a track record of being able to organically grow a collective (organization/business/product) from the ground up (Yeezy).
On the other hand, the music industry is huge and run by conglomerates. Going against the norm would truly be David vs. Goliath.
I think if anyone could do it, it would be Kanye (with a super savvy business partner). I think he has the conviction and general anti-status-quo mindset to embark & be successful in this endeavor
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