Yes this is like saying a Formula 1 car doesn't need a pit crew because it's faster than a Honda Civic. The opposite is true: high performance requires operating at the absolute limit of mechanical failure. Novice…
What stands out to me in your recounting is: the duration between change and full impact keeps getting smaller. Broad strokes: Consciousness -> 100,000 years Civilization -> 10,000 years Industrial Revolution -> 100…
This is really cool. I work in the plant industry, and most people don't know this but huge numbers of the plants bought in the U.S. are grown from tissue culture. I would guess it could be in the ballpark of half of…
Advertising makes up only 9% of Duolingo's revenue and is also usually a small part of the revenue of most mobile games. Mobile games rely on "whales" (people who pay a lot, like a casino) and Duolingo makes almost all…
You could use Greg [0] to learn how to grow plants. Disclosure: I'm one of the co-creators :). There's also a thriving community [1] that has become honestly surprisingly healthy/supportive. Think "Strava for growing…
Greg | Senior Software Engineers (Backend, Android, iOS, Web, Data Science) | Remote | Full-time Greg (https://greg.app/) is a plant app for people who find plant care mysterious and want their plants to thrive. Unlike…
"a cool database where you can filter by those factors" => this is one of the inspirations for Greg, the plant care community I've been helping to build after leaving Tinder. Think Waze, for plants. We're about to…
Yes this is like saying a Formula 1 car doesn't need a pit crew because it's faster than a Honda Civic. The opposite is true: high performance requires operating at the absolute limit of mechanical failure. Novice…
What stands out to me in your recounting is: the duration between change and full impact keeps getting smaller. Broad strokes: Consciousness -> 100,000 years Civilization -> 10,000 years Industrial Revolution -> 100…
This is really cool. I work in the plant industry, and most people don't know this but huge numbers of the plants bought in the U.S. are grown from tissue culture. I would guess it could be in the ballpark of half of…
Advertising makes up only 9% of Duolingo's revenue and is also usually a small part of the revenue of most mobile games. Mobile games rely on "whales" (people who pay a lot, like a casino) and Duolingo makes almost all…
You could use Greg [0] to learn how to grow plants. Disclosure: I'm one of the co-creators :). There's also a thriving community [1] that has become honestly surprisingly healthy/supportive. Think "Strava for growing…
Greg | Senior Software Engineers (Backend, Android, iOS, Web, Data Science) | Remote | Full-time Greg (https://greg.app/) is a plant app for people who find plant care mysterious and want their plants to thrive. Unlike…
"a cool database where you can filter by those factors" => this is one of the inspirations for Greg, the plant care community I've been helping to build after leaving Tinder. Think Waze, for plants. We're about to…