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16 Things | Andreessen Horowitz

We don’t invest in themes; we invest in special founders with breakthrough ideas. Which means we don’t make investments based on a pre-existing thesis about a category. That said, here are a few of the things we’ve been observing or thinking about; we’re especially grateful to our founders/companies…

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Hasnain says:

This will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Also, news agencies, it's disappointing to see how you can't even get the age of a world leader right.

Posted on 2015-01-22T23:46:31+0000

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Hasnain says:

" Watching non-programmers trying to run software companies is like watching someone who doesn't know how to surf trying to surf."

Posted on 2015-01-22T17:23:17+0000

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Using NYC Taxi Data to identify muslim taxi drivers

Remember that NYC Taxi data set that allowed you to see who visited a gentlemen's clubs and which celebrity took a taxi where? Reddit user uluman now seems to have found a way to distinguish muslim...

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America’s best-selling cars and trucks are built on lies: The rise of fake engine noise

The engine growl in some of America’s best-selling cars and trucks is actually a finely tuned bit of lip-syncing or digitally faked altogether — and it’s driving car enthusiasts insane.

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Hasnain says:

“If you’re going to do that stuff, do that stuff. Own it. Tell customers: If you want a V-8 rumble, you’ve gotta buy a V-8 that costs more, gets worse gas mileage and hurts the Earth,” Brauer said. “You’re fabricating the car’s sexiness. You’re fabricating performance elements of the car that don’t actually exist. That just feels deceptive to me.”

Posted on 2015-01-22T02:26:56+0000

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A Comprehensive Guide to Building a Scalable Web App on Amazon Web Services - Part 1

How to Think About AWS & Scalability, Key AWS Services, Architecture Concepts including Security, Dockers, Containers and more

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