Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | more saadalem's commentslogin

could you expane?


You buy a pair of real shoes. You pay me to give you a certificate saying they are fake (even though they are real). You show the certificate and get a refund, and keep the real shoes.


Why do you think you would get to keep the fake? The store would want them to take back to their supplier as evidence.


I've been sent fake/copycat stuff via Amazon. Never had to return it for a refund.


Yes but, bet on BLOCKCHAIN not a cryptocurrency(at least for now?)

Satoshi Nakamoto created something truly revolutionary; a complex method of processing and recording data in a system, quickly began to overturn everything. Microsoft Word was the dominant word processing software for over a decade, with the creation of this new system, however, something similar arrived: Google Docs, Instead of one person editing a document, and being locked out when the other person began to edit, multiple people could now edit documents. That opened an entire world of possibility, from collaborative conferences online to fiction writing with both people online, using Google Docs. Microsoft Word was obsolete(even if still many people use it). Blockchain is a technology that outshines the concept of Google Docs collaboration like a spark versus a star.

Blockchain runs on a principle similar to the collaborative ability of Google Docs, by having multiple computers check to ensure that digital information is recorded accurately, millions of computers, called nodes, check this data and record it perfectly, trying to hack Blockchain is like trying to write swears in Google Docs: Everyone notices immediately. Blockchain-based businesses are growing exponentially as the technology improves. Blockchain technologies are not dominated by large industries yet. The entire industry of Blockchain technology is empty except for a few small yet growing businesses. Anyone can use this technology, and anyone can learn about it. In fact, by creating a startup focused on some sort of Blockchain transaction, whether it’s for transporting value across the internet, or general information, or financial records, you’re democratizing the entire process and keeping it away from FAANG or even Govs. Blockchain has been compared to the Internet. The Internet was extremely profitable and Blockchain arguably has the potential to be more so, simply by upgrading the existing framework. The person who sets their mind to creating a Blockchain technology has the potential to be unbelievably successful beyond simply creating a profitable niche industry.


If we design it like an electricity meter, it would work perfectly in my opinion!


Grammarly matches patterns, the differences among Grammarly and other grammar checkers are essentially in the sizes of their lists and their cosmetics: how many writing problems can they find and correct, and (far less important) how friendly is their interface to the writer?

I think Grammarly isn't even top 5 in checking grammar tools or top 10 in helping improve style.

I think the problem for grammar checkers is that they are designed to help nonnative English speakers is vastly larger than the problem of helping native English speakers, and no grammar checker I am aware of does much to help ESL speakers who are not already fluent in English.

Also Rahul (founder of Superhuman) said there is not currently an automatic spell/grammar check library that developers could use to integrate in apps and software they create. “When you type I would love to be able to autocorrect errors in your typing in the same way the MacOS does natively", so there is maybe an opportunity out there ! Don't forget me if you make it through x) and I'm spazzed to check your upcoming writings !


> I think Grammarly isn't even top 5 in checking grammar tools or top 10 in helping improve style.

What are top 5 tools in checking grammar/improve style?


In my top 5 is one called Hemingway - I put my marketing materials in there and work them down to an 8th grade level :/


Cards help me personally in in Mind Mapping and is the kind of thing that can also be done in a group. It involves getting something to write upon (ideally poster board paper and a mix of different colored magic markers) and thinking non-linearly while filling that paper up with ideas.


So there is no knowledge hub inside these companies or what ?


Carmack2Vec: Identifying and quantifying productivity through keystroke patterns.


I studied this vector for attack in college[0] almost 20 years ago based on work done in 1986[1]!

[0] - https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1016/S0167-4048(03)00010-5

[1] - https://patents.google.com/patent/US4805222A/en


More startup folks should read about Tomas Bata [0], he built about 2000 of houses for his workers.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Ba%C5%A5a


The bottom line? Understanding disease biology and biological networks is the rate-limiting step in revolutionizing drug discovery. No matter how well the biophysics and structural biology progresses, medicinal chemists could be targeting the wrong protein the whole time. That being said, this achievement almost seems miraculous given where we were decades ago, and it's waiting for us as we work hard to figure out the disease biology piece of the puzzle.


Yes, this 100%. Back when I started my PhD program in biophysics, the exact opposite was stated: "if you can determine the 3D structure of the protein that causes a disease, you can target it with a drug.". I wasted decades believing that paradigm because really smart people kept repeating it.

unfortunately there is no clear next step for the disease biology part of the study, as far as I can tell, except to collect enormous amounts of high quality data about diseases, typically one or a few at a time, and hope you get lucky finding something (IE, serendipity is just as important as intelligence).


Turn it into a mobile app, it's gonna work


Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: