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Prrometheus

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I love making things and making money. I'm in grad school for Computer Science at the University of California at San Diego. I came from the East Coast and have suffered two years as an Investment Banker. My undergraduate work was in Economics and Mathematics at Wake Forest University.

My hope is to bring some small benefit to this world before I die.

Here's my email: Jacob.Lyles@nobotsgmail.com

Here's my pseudo-libertarian blog: http://distributedrepublic.net/blog/880

Here's my gym, stop by if you are in San Diego: http://www.americanboxing.net/index.html

  1. Having the Right Politics Doesn't Make You a Better Person (distributedrepublic.net)
    1 points 0
  2. A simple economic case against bailouts (austrianeconomists.typepad.com)
    5 points 0
  3. The single most well-reasoned talk on Global Warming that I have ever seen - Lomborg (reason.com)
    54 points 39
  4. The Durable Internet: Preserving Network Neutrality without Regulation (cato.org)
    8 points 5
  5. Ask HN: How do you stop reading the internet when you need to work?

    I'm a big fan of the LeechBlock plug-in for Firefox; it takes care of the worst time sinks (for me, social news sites). However, my mind seems to be very creative at destroying my productivity. What can I do to get to…

    33 points 57
  6. A warning for any young entrepreneurs considering a lemonade stand (abclocal.go.com)
    2 points 1
  7. Judge lifts gag order on DEFCON trasit presentation (ap.google.com)
    2 points 0
  8. Code Monkey Anthem (press the play button under the picture) (thefeelgood.com)
    1 points 0
  9. Doing it right: the best Firefox 3 Beta 5 new feature

    In Firefox 3 Beta 5 you can finally read the entire XKCD alt-text by default on mouseover! Try it! http://www.xkcd.com Times, they are a-changin'!

    2 points 1
  10. Amazon has rapidly taken second place in MP3 Downloads (mashable.com)
    1 points 0
  11. Neglecting Conceptual Research (overcomingbias.com)
    1 points 0
  12. Ask Hacker News: Cost of living in Silicon Valley

    I’m trying to get a feel for what a single person’s burn rate would be in the valley. I know the cost of living there is supposed to be among the highest in the US. What can someone in Silicon Valley expect to pay each…

    58 points 64
  13. San Diego?

    What do you all think of San Diego as a location for a startup? I just got into grad school there (I'm waiting on Stanford, but that's a long shot). I know it's far from Silicon Valley. Are there any VCs there? Any…

    15 points 27
  14. New Macbook Pros Released (macrumors.com)
    2 points 1
  15. The Solar Revolution: How the spirit of Silicon Valley may save the world (abcnews.go.com)
    2 points 0
  16. Someone took the Big Idea that I was passionate about. Now what? (en.wikipedia.org)
    6 points 10
  17. Heading to San Fran for three days, tips on events/people/things that I should check out while I'm there?
    2 points 2
  18. What Linux laptops do you use for development?
    11 points 52
  19. How did you meet your cofounder?
    11 points 27
  20. Great Startup Schools?
    2 points 6
  21. Headin' to California, with an aching in my heart...
    7 points 21