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Yeah I get that, and of course I'm just picking at just one example. But if you watch the Jiro movie, there's an apprentice who spends a full year just learning to beat an octopus. His job for one year is simply to beat an octopus to learn how to tenderize the meat. The same goes for making sushi rice. Why do these chefs have to dedicate themselves for a year to learn how to make rice when surely it can be taught in a week to a point of minimal palatable difference.

He explains things well generally, and then lists off a bunch of different examples, but I don't think we gets specific enough.

For example, he says, "I think my nigiri is still far from perfect: could use improvement to reach the perfect fish and rice balance with firmness and texture."

Why does this take years as opposed to taking standardized pieces of fish and testing by simply adding more or less rice to it. Why would this process take years?

I get what he's saying in general, that things can be infinitely improved, but why years and decades?

Agreed. Also, I think the article is more a reflection of the engineering landscape 30 years ago than a comparison of career choices that the author seems to be implying. I think it'd be foolish to make career choices based on the 30 year outcome of people in the previous generation.

He's not the most popular guys around here, but Mark Cuban shares a similar sentiment about quarterly blood tests: http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cubans-on-blood-tests-an...

Yale historically has had a very strong CS program. They just haven't been as progressive in expanding their curriculum as Harvard has. In fact, they haven't changed their curriculum or even expanded their department in a decade or so. Whereas Harvard offers an intro to CS class that's the most popular undergrad class even for non-CS majors. It's time for Yale to catch up now.

He's not really talking about a bubble but the aftermath of a burst bubble, which he really doesn't get to until the last section. And yes, there are lots of upsides to a bursting bubble. A lot of the unnecessary noise fades, advertising rates drop, valuations return to normal, and you weed out a lot of the people who are involved just for the money.

Serious question, in what ways is Snapchat similar to MySpace? Poor UI and disregard for user experience? Buggy code? Bloated executive team? Bureaucratic management? The only parallel I see is that it's a trendy technology among a younger cohort that tends to be very fickle.

I don't mean to come off too critical, but I'm curious how we the HN community can move away from this sort of survivorship bias cynicism without discounting it entirely. I openly acknowledge that survivorship bias is a very real phenomenon that can be easily overlooked, but every time a story about a successful entrepreneur or angel/vc pops up, there's the tendency to discount every thing that is being said as survivorship bias, as if there's nothing else to be learned from the story. These comments tend to overwhelm the discussion in their prevalence. I think it puts a overall cynical attitude in the community that I've seen overtake other entire online communities of entrepreneurs. I really hope it doesn't do the same here.

Thats really cool. How are people (the few that do) currently buying your products? How do they find out about them?

What type of products do you create?

Can you give me an example of a company and position that pays $500K for this type of work?

Here's some visual comparisons: http://www.kimbawlion.com/kimbawlion/rant2.htm

One more reason to hate Jeff Bezos! Amazon's doing nothing to stop global warming (I'm kidding of course).

If someone today were to identify a consumer products bubble like the Beanie Baby craze or baseball card bubble of the 90s, what would be the best way to capitalize on it. I posited this to my economist friend and he suggested something ancillary like conferences, a publication, or website. I agreed but it'd have to guarantee me a very substantial return for me to go through the work of say putting together a national Beanie Baby convention, on top of the dread of hosting something that I have no interest in. So I'm curious if Hacker Newsers have any other thoughts on how to capitalize on a situation like this for a large return with less work involved.

Just out of curiosity, how has your income from these more, I assume, passion-based writing projects and consulting jobs compared to the income from your original profession that allowed you to initially retire in the first place?

Don't spoil this for me! I'm a creative genius damnit, and my inability to focus on work proves it!

Well he explicitly mentions equity crowd funding which allows people to bypass those rules. Also, from personal experience as an angel investor, there isn't really a great authority out there enforcing accredited investor requirements. All the times I've invested in private companies, I simply had to sign a one-page document self-proclaiming myself as an accredited investor.

This is what a lot of activist hedge funds do in general.

I have a similar track record to you from Flyertalk. As I also mentioned below, I also check http://www.pointsbuzz.com for any breaking opportunities.

Flyertalk is probably your best resource. After that, I keep track of breaking industry news at http://www.pointsbuzz.com.

Eh it's not so bad. Learn to dress warm and embrace the snow. Snowboarding's one of my biggest hobbies now and I look forward to big snowstorms.

There are sites dedicated to scouring and curating the best deals found using the ITA Software Matrix. http://Theflightdeal.com is the best that comes to mind. http://PointsBuzz.com also aggregates the various different sites focused on flight deals and maximizing frequent flyer points for the most worthwhile trips.

I think your premise makes sense, but can you give some recent examples?

What problems in particular were you having that makes this is a great solution?

How does the pricing compare to 99designs?

If the broker did such a good job, why not mention who you used? I can't think of why he'd want to stay anonymous.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is a ploy by Iceland's official tourism bureau. They're quite savvy and very in tune with popular culture. Check out one of their official videos: http://vimeo.com/12236680. BTW, I've been to Iceland and it really is a cool place.

Can you elaborate a little on how this is different from Photoshop or Lightroom?

Couldn't you argue art is pretty much a hobby for all participants except the 1% in each field that makes a living from it?

That's insane. He does flip tricks that I still don't see current pro skaters doing some 20 years later.