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Job: Data Science Consultant, Governments and NGOs

For me it's primarily population data. It's not exactly 'big' data in the raw form, but what makes it bigger are the variations analyzing, applications of predictive models, and new metadata values extracted from it.

The data grows faster than we're collecting it exponentially because of all the analysis.

It took them 8 years to figure out there's a market in Enterprise? I hope they make it easy to convert from private FB Groups to 'Work' accounts because any company I know who would use FB for work is already doing so using that option.

Calling out racism and diversity might be a problem worth talking about, but it's a shame to me that this community seems more interested in having that discussion versus reflecting on why it continues to be called out in the first place. It seems like we're all about solving the worlds most difficult problems until it comes to the ones that hit closest to home.

This logic works until scale, then it's the same 'signal to noise' problem all social networks have. Tumblr, Wordpress, and Blogger all claimed to help build communities around user content at one point...and now Quora is throwing its hat in the ring. I use all four for blogging and rarely get any attention I didn't create the old fashioned way (self-promotion).

I think what's been built here is cool and wish you the best, I'm just doubtful that the proposed value prop allows Glipho to differentiate from the pack.

Yes, it is.

At metalayer.com we use Python heavily for our web app and some C for backend/scalability stuff. We're also hiring. Would love to chat.

It's called 'free market'. Whether it's because sales are declining across the board, or those products aren't as profitable as they want them to be, I see nothing wrong with charging people to use what they make.

They're a great company, with great products, more power to 'em.

Truly fascinating read.

One might conclude, though the evidence put forth here indicates otherwise, most of this intermixing probably occurred within Africa before spreading outward.

I suggest this because traces of earlier, middle, and later stage evolutionary branches are all found in African fossils of modern humans (apparently through various stages of history). So though the evidence of mixing with Denisovans exists in Asia, with the Neanderthals in Europe, and with Homo floresiensis in the islands, in modern human fossil records (which seem to originate from Africa) apparently traces of each still exist.

Thus, one might conclude that either recent mixing has reintroduced these genes back into our most common ancestors, or that the distant mixing occurred in a period that we no longer have evidence of (but might in the future).

Washington, D.C. or Philadelphia, PA - metaLayer (http://metalayer.com/careers.html)

My data vis, visual search technology startup is looking to make three hires. We're an early stage startup currently in DreamIt Ventures incubator in Philadelphia, PA which means you'll get to experience the startup life while surrounded by 14 other startups at the same time.

Market Research Assistant - INTERN

Senior Software Engineer (Python, Hadoop, PIG) - FULLTIME

Business Development/Sales - FULLTIME

The details are too long to list here but you can find out more and how to apply at our site - http://metalayer.com/careers.html

There's always someone more capable or skilled than all of us. It's good to appreciate that, but know your own abilities and be confident in them. Your customers will have no idea whether an app took you a day to build or two years. They'll know if it works and if they like it. That's all that matters, IMHO.

Also, I admire humility, so thanks for posting this question.

I dont't think this puts their business model into question at all. In fact you just described what they might do to improve, by making risk mitigation part of their model (offering to sell insurance of some kind, options for getting verified or pre-screened etc.)

Awesome work! A lot of people have written about the need for something like this (including me http://bit.ly/nngbKc). Hopefully GOOG is listening. Kudos, and thanks for releasing it.

I use Tumblr for my blog, About.me for my bio, LinkedIn for my resume, and Twitter.com for people get in touch. When I have to host anything myself I use MediaTemple.

Good find, this sounds like exactly what we need.

That's what I'm doing right now but I fear the wrath of the IRS.

He's got his entire life.

There's no pre-requisite to running a billion dollar company that says you have to be charismatic. Heck, just look at most billion dollar companies that aren't called Apple. Zuck should do what he's comfortable doing.

If I were him I'd consider putting forth a different 'face' for my company simply because he can afford it, but I don't respect him any less for putting himself out there to represent his own thoughts and aspirations.