Software development topics I've changed my mind on after 6 years in the industry - Blogomatano
Curious Loop
Nouriel Roubini: The great crypto heist - Financial News
Cryptocurrencies have given rise to an entire new criminal industry, but financial regulators and law-enforcement agencies remain asleep at the wheel
How Long Does a Bottle of Wine Last After It Is Opened? : Vinography
People always want to know how long wine will keep in the fridge before it goes bad. Here's the answer.
A visual introduction to machine learning
What is machine learning? See how it works with our animated data visualization.
The making of the great Indian cancer-genome atlas, a dedicated database to enable curated therapies - The Economic Times
Using data from cancer genomes, researchers can ascertain how cancers develop through mutations or over-activation of certain genes. However, Indians cancer genomes vary from those of the West, which makes it important to build an Indian database. Thats what the Indian Cancer Genome Atlas will enable, sharpening the approach towards fighting the disease in the country.
How Religion Shaped Modern Economics - WSJ
In the 18th century, a new Protestant belief that people have control over their destinies fostered the rise of free-market ideas.
The Case for Unique Email Addresses — Musings
For the past few years, every company I interact with doesn't get the same email address from me. I'm trying to be as plain as possible w...
The Disruptor’s Dilemma
How Volkswagen’s $50 Billion Plan to Beat Tesla Short-Circuited - WSJ
Faulty software set back a bid by the world’s largest car maker for electric-vehicle dominance.
How to validate your startup idea quickly - Tech Explorations by Aman
In this post, I’d like to share my learnings on how to validate product ideas quickly. This is an extremely useful skill to have when building 0 to 1 products, because most product ideas will fail in the market. So, better not spend 3-6 months building something that nobody wants. Note that idea validation is different from problem validation. Problem validation requires following a different playbook.