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Hello, is anyone here a hikikomori ? I have been one for around 10 years now after dropping out of college. Recently, I am trying to come back into society, but it is really hard finding a decent job as a 35 year old…

So I was reading Sam Altman's blog on merging humans and computers ---http://blog.samaltman.com/the-merge and he seems to really believe that this is going to become a reality within our lifetime. I am highly doubtful…

http://www.paulgraham.com/maybe.html --- Discuss

This is an article on the newly created programming language , Julia…

Is there or is there not a "genius" gene ? Why is it that in practically every field of endeavour, there are 99% who perform normally while 1% perform exceptionally ? This seems to apply in sports, science as well as in…

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-eyes-build-6-aircraft-carriers-new-bases-every-continent-command-seas-1617990 --- Its time for China to colonize the world through technology.

In Paul Graham's essay "Why Nerds Are mea it that they are mentally slow and cannot think for themselves and can Unpopular", he mentions that some kids are dim-witted prize bulls. Does he mean that some kids cannot…

I am planning on building a Go AI startup that can reach professional level. It should also have the capabilities to analyze games and moves and giving winning percentages , recommendations and also the potential to…

So, I just came across Paul Graham's quote on Twitter : " I wonder if, as the biological basis of intelligence becomes better understood, it will start to seem wrong to call people stupid. " Does he mean that it is ok…

Was OctaneAI funded by YCombinator ?

Ok, So I am building an AI to crush AlphaGo like a bug ... Is Lisp the best programming language to learn and use ?

Hey guys, So I inherited money --- that made me lazy, useless and unmotivated. Paul Graham mentioned that "heirs will be on the parental dole for life" --- Is there any way to change this ? Can I get a lawyer to draft…

A timeless and great essay ... I try to read it every now and then to get inspiration ...

So, I am curious ... how many lines of code are sites like Dropbox, Airbnb and Reddit and how long did the founders take to create them ? I read that Google is (2 billion !) lines of code .. so huge. How long did the…

I really love Paul Graham and his videos. Such a powerful and wealthy guy ... yet benevolent. Very rare ...

Anyone wants to collaborate on ways to combat this ? Life is precious

So after reading YCombinator's RFS, I have decided to work on the education idea ----------------------https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs/#education. What technologies should I learn to create such a website? Any…

Is there a live programming chat forum somewhere on the internet where I can ask questions live and collaborate with other programmers on code in real-time? Its really frustrating sometimes when just relying on the…

This is the link to another great essay by Paul Graham ---(http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html) Discuss ...

I don't know whether to feel happy or sad --- the most complex chess-type game man has ever invented is close to being conquered. As a Go player who has played this game for 20 years or so and represented my country in…

Hi, is there anyone here I can hire to teach me how to program and also build a prototype and work on one of the YCombinator RFS's ?