This is the first video I’ve ever seen of a robot doing this. So awesome I had to reblog it.
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robots on youtube
(Thanks to NewScientist, via pmarca.)
There’s an incredibly educational discussion in the comments of a blog post a couple of weeks ago over at Fred Wilson’s avc. I’m a little late to the party, I know, but that’s because it took some thinking and reading on it for the idea to sink in and resonate with me, which is [...]
Dave McClure is behind this. He knows what he’s talking about, it’s clear from how much he’s able to say with such a short and digestible presentation. Sure it’s simplifies a few things and takes some shortcuts, but you have to when you’re trying to organize something as big and fuzzy as the [...]
I just read an interesting perspective in an article in the new york times magazine online advocating garden activism. I don’t have a ton of time to reflect on activism in general, but I wanted to take the opportunity to briefly discuss the writer’s opinions on what types of activism are best.
First why activism [...]
This book is outstanding, and if its principles were taught in American history classes instead of the smorgasbord of facts and dates and ideas taken out of their historical context, people would see America’s place in the world much more clearly. Honestly it made me feel like the basis for my opinions on how [...]
I was reading the leader in the 4/11 economist regarding america’s slowing growth, and the following line of the economist made me think about gdp, happiness, spending, etc: “spending will be supported by tax rebates in the second half of the year”. I feel like it relates to some things that umair (umair haque–see [...]
This is not to say that the city council has completely ignored Barton Springs in my lifetime so far here in Austin, but I can safely say that not enough has been done considering just how fantastic Barton Springs is, and how vital it is to me every time I rave to someone in another [...]
I just ordered Ray Kurzweil’s latest book, The Singularity is Near, a little over a week ago, on March 25, from amazon, and started reading it a couple days later. (amazon) Three days later, the content from the latest issue of Wired became available. I don’t read it regularly, but I may start soon. I [...]
Here’s a great snippet of an interview by the economist magazine of Karl Rove, discussing Rove’s take on the Barack-Hillary matchup. Sorry to spoil the best part, but hopefully you’ll be encouraged to read the rest on their site:
… I get the sense you respect Hillary more than you respect Obama.
Off the record?
Please don’t [...]
Fred Wilson, partner at Union Square Ventures, backer of Twitter et al, speaking mostly about the venture-backed startup world, examines some quotes from vcs floating around in the news concerning the effects of the current economic downturn. It’s clear that they’re taking it pretty seriously, even for innovative internet startups. To quote him,
in [...]
