Feel like the people who would even desire this sort of fashion feedback (young -> college-aged women) would rather use $200 to buy additional items to wear. Much older than that and people have either developed a sense of personal style or have decided they just don't care about clothes. Weird product.
I get the impression they're running analytics not just on the users but also the content (which would take more horsepower). Guessing they use the analysis to model scripts and generate ideas for their Original Series. Thinking of what is needed to do this, you need to analyze themes, characters, story lines, visual effects, music, many components, and then tie them to user types and viewing patterns. Then they create series with either wide appeal or strong appeal to a very small niche. On top of that, these shows load almost instantly while you're still determining whether to watch or not.
I get this, but in another sense, the answer is to offer people a reason to visit the site beyond the number, build an app with features people who care about celebrities' net-worth will enjoy, make something compelling so it's not as one-dimensional and easy to sidestep. It's like the whole 'keep american jobs' thing. I agree that American jobs are good, but many of the people calling for 'bringing back jobs,' aren't asking for new jobs with new technologies, efficiencies, and ways of doing things profitably, they want things to go back to 'the way they were,' and that really can't be done. Cut the losses try something new, keeping lessons learned.
Facebook with Whats App has the strongest penetration in developing countries of all companies listed. Many of these places have large, young populations. I would be curious to know how many people exist in Facebook DBs but not the DBs of their own government. This is where I see Facebook value.
cincinnati ohio, live downtown, work in suburb 18 miles of highway driving each way, ~20 mins. arrive to work ~7:30am and leave ~4:30pm to avoid traffic. live at intersection of two highways which are equidistant to work and can route accordingly, except tuesdays, when i drop off and pick up my laundry. enjoy the commute because it gives me time to think.
Really shows the size and capability of U.S.A.F. when they have a plane and team they can casually deploy to what appears to be a highly specific situation. The article says the aircraft is specifically designed to use atmospheric data to determine cause and nature of nuclear incidents. Imagining the manpower and testing and everything that goes into designing and implementing a system like this, and then multiplying it by all of the other teams and special aircraft and systems at their disposal, it really is impressive. All done over a period of 70 years.
was trying to figure this one out as well, best i could come up with is that the library is a bit ambitious (reliably meeting tax requirements for many countries).
I think the best thing the FDA could do is create a 'Conceal Carry' type of license which allows you to self prescribe certain types of pharmaceuticals (all would be great, but start with some). You basically take an 8-12 hour course and then pass a test, sign a piece of paper waiving the right to sue over non-compound, non-quality issues, and then get a license which allows you to purchase certain pharmaceuticals on your own. You could in theory reduce liability for doctors and pharmacists, opening up some money for something else like technology. Would boost sales for certain drugs and if done right, could result in a healthier more productive society.
Lots of work isn't always bad, but we move in the direction of where we spend our time. First decide, where do I want to be in 1,3,5 years? Map your time usage (including work & leisure), determine how much truly free-time you have left and split it into 9. Spend 5/9 of free-time positioning for where you want to be in 1 year, 3/9 positioning for where you want to be in 3 years, and 1/9 positioning for where you want to be in 5 years. If your 1,3 & 5 year goals relate to climbing ladder at company you're in now, then your work weeks may be many hours (Jeffrey Immelt of GE for example), if your goal is successful completion of a project your managing due in 1 year, so you can move to another company in 3 years and then do whatever after that, your workweeks this year will be standard hours + 5/9 of your free time. The further the goal, the less time you devote today, but if you devote no time, the goal won't ever happen. This is the cost of leadership.
Wash & Fold Laundromat changed my life. Am able to eliminate a massive chore for $17-22 per week. Every Tuesday on my way to work, I drop off my clothes and on the way back, I pick up my clothes, hung and folded as if they were brand new. I was never able to achieve the level of consistency with a laundry schedule when I did it myself.
Apparently SkyMall & Popular Science conditioned me to believe that all hidden cameras are obviously hidden cameras. The realism of the concealments in this document was sort of jarring.
The consumer use cases are interesting but the propagandist use cases are terrifying.
Along with this (Real-time Face Capture and Reenactment):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmajJTcpNk
Hype Machine, somehow free and ad free. The music aligns with my tastes and one of the few things that hasn't changed radically since I started using it back in 2008.
Not long ago you could buy SIM cards from kioskos, corner stores, etc. This is becoming increasingly rare, even in places with otherwise poor infrastructure. The shift was rapid but noticeable.
When people in Haiti receive bags of USAID Rice (grown elsewhere) for free, there no longer is a need for Haitian Grown Rice and it hurts local farmers. I'm not sure this translates to direct injections of cash however. I've spent time in East Africa and everyone always asks, what does Africa 'need.' I typically say: money. There are lots of great ideas and lots of enterprising people at all social levels of the region, but the one thing between everyone and further development is personal income. There are roads being built by China, Water is the next big infrastructure requirement, but as for the average person in East Africa, an injection of steady cash is world changing. The only way the plan becomes toxic is if the guaranteed income ever goes away, which is an admittedly massive qualifier, but if a plan can be devised to incorporate money management resources and nationwide healthy spending mindsets, and the plan can be supported indefinitely, it has the potential to radically change the day to day experience of many people in the region.
I lived in Uganda a few years ago, and pirating movies, burning them to disc, and selling them from a brick and mortar storefront was considered a good job for young people, in the north at least. There are way more than 1.2B opportunities there. People setup power-strips in their neighborhood and charge people small fees to leave their phone for a charge. People walk around the streets hawking everything imaginable, you can buy toilet paper, fresh produce, posters and toys, all while sitting in a traffic jam. I had a guy who sold me eggs, and he was my egg guy, and every week I'd stop by and he'd sell me a carton of eggs wrapped in twine. It's just an overall interesting place with tons of opportunities and existing ingenuity.
1 (b) Seeing as consumer welfare is not limited to cross-border scenarios, the Parties shall also promote fair and reasonable telecom pricing and access in their home territories. The standard for pricing and access shall be calculated by the Parties using the following 'Lossless Commute' formula:
This would allow people in the United States, with average commute times, the ability to obtain the bandwidth necessary for streaming CD Quality Music during their commute for $45 per month. The .05 of the Monthly Federal Poverty Level is set based on the current mandate requiring employers to offer healthcare with the employee contribution not exceeding .095 of the Monthly Federal Poverty Level. In 2015, if it is reasonable to believe that an individual can obtain quality health insurance coverage for ~$93 per month, it is very reasonable to believe an individual can receive 18GB of bandwidth for half of that.