knuthsprotege
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- October 14, 2011 (14y ago)
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This is an unintentional puppet account of "ajju". I had to create this to show a friend something with HN, and then unwittingly started using it.
No, I am not a protege of "the" Knuth in any real sense.
By most accounts, Uber has built a great customer experience. However their technology is not really an exclusive secret sauce. The key in disrupting taxis will likely be scaling a private operation like Uber to where…
"It's also important to remember that street taxi service is not a particularly efficient market system. In the norms of the taxi market, you cannot in fact be choosy about what cab picks you up (even if you could,…
I do frequently return to old conversations when looking for advice about everything from tools to strategy. I think having the points visible would make it easier.