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Re:Overuse of the word “the” in “Macbeth” on Friday August 27, 2021 @05:41PM (#28333265)
I'd wager the use of "the" is mostly about making the meter work and having the iambic pentameter sound the way he wanted it to.

This isn't a data science question. Especially if the data science is blind to meter and to phonetics.

Re:No writer understood loneliness better than Chekhov on Thursday October 22, 2020 @01:06AM (#24855065)
As a playwright, Chekhov is second only to Shakespeare.

And you get get through his 4 major plays in only a few days. There are even great adaptations on YouTube in English or Russian (with subtitles). Highly recommended.

Re:Ask HN: Can we deserialize organisms from DNA yet? on Friday July 06, 2018 @03:17AM (#17469584)
No. Not even close. I assume you're talking about organisms with the complexity of animals.

Maybe the Wooly Mammoth project can give you some insight on how far we are from having DNA to making it into an organism: http://reviverestore.org/projects/woolly-mammoth/

Re:Tesla seeks to raise $1.5B to fund Model 3 production on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:45PM (#14948900)
It's easier to learn old tech than new tech. Copying manufacturing is easier than making new software.
I would pay >$100/mo for something that has intelligence. If you could create an AI to replace a junior marketing analyst, it's worth it. But you have to first talk with businesses and really understand what kind of intelligence they need.
Given how many of these app development shops there are out there, it's surprising that one of them hasn't hit a home run.

There's probably something inherent in the people, structure, and incentives that prevents it from happening.

I would assume that most companies that work remotely are flexible enough that you can squeeze a nap in.

(Waiting for the upcoming napjobs.io)

The book Programming Collective Intelligence has a step-by-step example of how to build a recommendation system. Highly recommended.

Ask HN: Any iOS devs in LA want to grab a coffee?

If you're an iOS developer in LA, I'd love to grab a coffee, show you what I'm working on, and see if we should partner in starting something. I've worked with billion dollar brands and early stage vc-backed startups and I can code and do marketing. I'm serious about this and I don't want to waste your time.I'm based in Santa Monica, but I'll travel to you.

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Re:How You Know on Monday December 15, 2014 @02:33PM (#8753868)
Knowledge is an interesting subject. When I read, I don't remember the exact order of words. Especially in the age of Google, we have a choice of what to burden our memory with and what to leave to Google. Are names and dates important? What's important is to have models of how things work in your mind. It is through the process of reading that we develop and refine these models.
Re:Ask HN: How can I learn to write jokes and do comedy? on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @05:37PM (#8229707)
In two years, I went from starting doing stand-up comedy out of boredom to getting third place in a contest at the best club in the state.

My advice is:

* Don't be afraid of being stupid or being unfunny.

* Do everything to kill fear. Face your fears to kill them.

* Follow your gut.

* Practice in front of a live audience as much as you can.

* Observe and notice everything. Question everything.

* When you're inspired to write a joke, notice the things that inspire you.

Re:Google Analytics iOS app on Thursday July 17, 2014 @10:43AM (#8047788)
If you have a bunch of accounts, they are unsorted and you can't search through them. They are probably sorted by ID or something.
It adds some feedback to the user saying "I recognize the type of cart you've entered."
Re:How many users do you need to start split testing? on Thursday April 24, 2014 @02:44PM (#7642104)
If you do many small tests, you can pick confidence level less that 95%. Even if you call tests at 70% confidence, as long as you are iterating rapidly, you'll end up ahead in the long run. Also, you can revisit the same tests later. As long as your testing ideas aren't prohibitively expensive in time and implementation, there's very little risk at calling tests below 95% confidence.
Re:Let's scaffold a Web App on Saturday February 22, 2014 @07:29PM (#7284369)
Is there a reason the todos list is a list of text inputs? It makes sorting them awkward because there's so little area that's draggable.
Re:Could This Baker Solve the Gluten Mystery? on Thursday February 13, 2014 @03:32PM (#7234091)
I'm Lithuanian and I think we have the best bread.

But what are the reasons for the more traditional kitchen? I haven't thought about it.

Re:Two big announcements on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @12:53AM (#7182133)
So, what about Basecamp Classic? That's something they won't sell to another company, but is it something they'll continue supporting? I'd imagine it's simple to maintain.
Re:Ask HN: What are your 2014 Predictions? on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @05:23AM (#6994718)
1. Apple won't release a new product category (like an iWatch). But they'll do just fine by having the best industrial design and hardware.

2. Bitcoin and other digital currencies will take the world by storm.

3. Google will make a major improvement in AI with Google Now.

4. There will be another SnapChat or Instagram like product that'll make communicating with phones fun in a new way.

5. The internet and social networks will continue to cause social upheaval in authoritarian nations.

6. Facebook will add auto-playing video commercials and people will hate them.

7. Low-end cameras will start dying off rapidly. There will only be phones and high-end professional cameras in the future.

8. As technology automates more and more things, it'll contribute to unemployment of people who are unprepared to be knowledge workers.

9. People will start taking MOOCs a lot more seriously as an alternative to higher education, especially in meritocratic fields. Not a big change in 2014, but it'll be more obvious.

10. TV will start feeling like print media in the face of the internet, it's inevitable.

Re:List of minimalist frameworks on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @10:26PM (#6925714)
https://github.com/aemkei/fishbone.js/ - A super lightweight (½kb) JavaScript library with automatic method chaining, automatic context binding, event support and simple inheritance. c-{{{-<

Ask HN: Which SaaS apps have the best UI?

I spend most of my time in a bubble of Google Analytics, Visual Website Optimizer, and Basecamp. But I'm building a side-project and I want to get some design inspiration from new & shiny apps that I might not have been exposed to. Which SaaS web apps that you use have the best user interfaces?

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Re:37signals Job Board is closing down on Thursday December 05, 2013 @03:18PM (#6856894)
Easy to program, but how do you get it off the ground? It has the same chicken and egg problem every two-sided marketplace does. 37Signals can do this because they've built an audience.
Re:Show HN: WebRTC Poker on Monday December 02, 2013 @01:56PM (#6835618)
Is this just 1v1? How many people could this scale to?

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