granto | 2 years ago | on: Show HN: Practice Conversations with AI Personas
Hi all, I'll be around for a couple hours if anyone has any questions.
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granto | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are examples of common beliefs conclusively invalidated by data?
Astrology/horoscopes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology_and_science
granto | 3 years ago | on: White House wants nation to prepare for cryptography-breaking quantum computers
Here is a link to the actual memo: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...
granto | 4 years ago | on: Show HN: A new daily word puzzle
Fun game. Works well on iPhone 13, but doesn’t work on iPhone SE (screen doesn’t fit and there is no way to scroll). Another thought, would be great to see how score compares to others or the average, best score, fastest, etc).
granto | 4 years ago | on: Show HN: A web app to turn photos into 3D AR models.
This looks great, congrats! I’ve tried a number of photogrammetry software and they typically had challenges. One question: are you able to determine the size of the object?
granto | 5 years ago | on: Spreadsheet is a software development paradigm
Goal seek does this. It is a built in capability.
granto | 5 years ago | on: Roblox S-1
A large part of this appears to be non cash expense associated with stock compensation that was recognized due to an investment round where they let employees and investors sell shares at above “market value”. Can helpful to look at cash flow.
granto | 6 years ago | on: Uber Sinks to New Record Low as IPO Share Lockup Expires
Some unsolicited advice for any Uber employees here on HN: You may want to seriously consider selling all vested shares. The price not be what you are expecting, but, from my own personal experience, and "most expert advice", it can be better to sell and diversify. Many one-time high-fliers, such as Zynga (where I previously worked), never got back to their IPO or lockup expiry price.
granto | 6 years ago | on: Host Your Own Blog with Gitlab and Netlify
One click Hugo cms [0] which provides a user friendly front end.
granto | 7 years ago | on: Show HN: Should you buy a house and rent it out?
Great visualizations and simple clean presentation. I tried to use a number of these simple tools to evaluate investment properties but they were usually too high level. I ended up building my own very detailed spreadsheet where the inputs can be tailored very specifically. I know it's not "software" in the HN since, but I made the Google Sheet available online [0] here if any one wants to use it. Note that this is a shared demo so your data will be overwritten by other users.
[0] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i6xNZiNVn53_bnibfEvK...
granto | 8 years ago | on: Picture of a Single Atom Wins Science Photo Contest
View it here in actual life size on your display. http://beta.lifesizer.com/view?user=5&ref=_59&h=1080&w=1920
Edit: based on seeing it in actual size, I would say it would be hard to see it with the naked eye, that said as pointed out in other comments, I suppose not impossible if a human eye can detect a single photon.
granto | 8 years ago | on: Intel releases new depth cameras
Anyone seen performance metrics Vs depth capabilities of iPhone 8 or X?
granto | 9 years ago | on: Autonomous Security Robot Runs into Child
I was surprised that the robot doesn't have a touch/impact sensor as a fall back.
granto | 10 years ago | on: Hackaday and Tindie = Awesome
Congrats Emile!
granto | 10 years ago | on: MySQL performance optimization: 50% more work with 60% less latency variance
Zynga's case was more nuanced than that story leads on. Zynga built out its datacenter capacity assuming a base line of users, which in hindsight, was optimistic and left them with significant excess capacity and costs.
granto | 11 years ago | on: Workflow for iOS
Great functionality goes way beyond IFTTT. Question: why doesn't the list of apps in Open App action include all my apps? Really wanted to include my Harmony Logitech app.
granto | 11 years ago | on: Inside Stories from Interviews with Shark Tank Entrepreneurs
[Disclosure: I know the author] Kindle version of this book is free today. Short quick read with some good data points for funding and getting traction. Focused more on bringing physical goods to market.
granto | 11 years ago | on: I interviewed 5 SharkTank entrepreneurs Got a Deal + wrote my 1st book about it.
Congratulations. Looks like you got Barbara Corcoran to review it. Any tips on how you got a celebrity to write a review?
granto | 13 years ago | on: Strategies and Tactics to Close the Deal
Nice list. Also could provide some limited exclusivity for a short time period. Or discounted pricing for early adopters.
granto | 13 years ago | on: Two weeks to materialize your idea...
I like the idea. One suggestion, provide the "social proof" so people are confident you can pull it off.
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