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vatsal | 9 years ago | on: The AI Misinformation Epidemic

Agreed. The one thing I would add though is that while a lot of the technology we are using now has roots in the first half of the century, the second half has been big in terms refining and making said technology available and accessible to an increasingly higher % of human population across geographies and across economic levels. I think that in itself is a big step forward.

vatsal | 9 years ago | on: Boom Supersonic raises $33M to build the fastest airplane for passenger flight

Investing in general is hard. Investing in unproven business models or futuristic ideas is harder. Putting money where your mouth is hardest :)

vatsal | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?

Muji Gel Pen - https://www.amazon.com/MUJI-Ballpoint-0-7mm-color-10pcs/dp/B...

I love this pen, makes me want to write more! The simple minimalist design of the pen (and many other Muji products) is something I admire a lot.

vatsal | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: How should I teach code to kids?

A good friend of mine has started working on the exact same problem. He comes with a background in Games/Graphics (Pixar, EA Sports etc.) and in Education, and his take is that teaching programming/math using concepts from animation/games development might be a much better approach compared to the traditional way of teaching programming and computer science. Interestingly, that's how a lot of folks got into programming in the 80s and 90s.

Creative Technology Club: http://www.ctc.ooo

He is starting this in small in-person batches for kids and adults (Ahmedabad, India), with plans to take it online in the future. Would love to hear thoughts on how to best scale this model.

vatsal | 9 years ago | on: How three-day weekends can help save the world

I recently read an interesting take on the same topic by Carlos Slim Helu. He actually advocates a 3 day work week for certain industries. Telmex is already offering this option to some of it's employees.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-04/mexico-s-r...

vatsal | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Best curated newsletters?

I like http://www.StrictlyVC.com for VC/Startup related news. I also enjoy http://www.MarketSnacks.com for a quick and often humorous read in the morning related to wall street and the public markets.