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  1. Going to meet --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Witten Some consider him to be in the same league as Einstein and Newton. Meeting him for lunch -- just a random opportunity that I got due to a common friend. I…

  2. As we see this latest tragedy in Paris unfold, and seeing law enforcement trying to capture the mastermind - do you think differently about surveillance -- more importantly, should we think differently about mass…

  3. After getting frustrated with online search, and seeing tools that require users to "upload" the data - I thought I'd ask HN. What is the best tool to do text mining? The definition of 'best tool' could be a tool that…

  4. I read this just now: "High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-Oct, scientists calculate" - http://www.trust.org/item/20141005111355-ecbij/? This is getting quite scary. Is there something I (an individual) can…

  5. I am interested in buying a domain (my name dot com). Whois.net shows that it is owned by a company - "JNOM Online Marketing LLC". A few days ago it was available via auction on sedo.com. I entered the auction, and…

  6. I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason except being told that "our plans changed". I joined as employee #1 of a YC startup. I spent a week working with them before joining. They liked me, and I liked them. I…

  7. We keep hearing about how big the Internet of Things is going to be - but I find it difficult to see practical apps that would be extremely important in everyone's lives (e.g. google maps on phones is an important…

  8. Spark Core - https://www.spark.io/

  9. Is my startup idea legal? (yenbe-beta.appspot.com)
  10. Do you think friends/strangers could bring stuff for you from abroad (given right incentive)? The reason I am asking is because I am working on this - https://yenbe-beta.appspot.com

  11. Internet of Things is gaining traction, but I don't see any killer apps beyond phone-controlled washing machines, refrigerators etc. - these are not fundamentally different 'apps'. I would love to get some perspective…