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Don't forget that Amazon's market cap was higher in 1999 than 2009!
Comment · 1 year ago
Looks like a fun course -- that could suck up LOTS of time if you let it.
Comment · 2 years ago
Related: I hired over 25 people through HN (across the world) before CompilerWorks was bought by Google in Oct 2022!
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Any bets on how long it is before github address this problem -- even though they say it is not a problem?
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Many tools try to achieve similar eg. https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/babelfish/

One company, CompilerWorks actually had tools that transpiled many SQL dialects. They were bought by Google https://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/google-acquires-compi...

Comment · 2 years ago
The money laundering business is bigger than I imagined!
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[time warp] The "HP Way" is dead -- but not my printer! Been using my HP LaserJet 2100 for over 30 years.
Comment · 3 years ago
In 1987 my physics professor presented this proof to our class -- I always wondered why this elegant derivation of the Lorentz transform was not more widely used in undergrad physics education.
Comment · 3 years ago
In 2000 I lived in an apartment block in San Francisco. There were SIX WebVan delivery trucks pulled up out front making deliveries at the same time to different people. It was clear they had not even started to generate the efficiencies they needed to succeed in that business.

Of course if they could have raised money like Uber has then .....

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