Stories by amichail

Ask YC: Do you know of any good attempts at using a social network as a brain to solve problems?

The Apple "i" [video]

Ask YC: Could you provide a specific account of how you personally come up with novel ideas?

Ask YC: What would happen in social news if people submitted/voted on short search engine queries?

Puzzle: Determining the number of one hat

Scala Talk by Martin Odersky

Ask YC: If you had a choice between doing something creative vs highly profitable, which would you choose?

Wordrosia: An original word puzzle that combines puzzle solving with social news.

Ask YC: A site for the dying (e.g., in the spirit of Randy Pausch's last lecture)?

Ask YC: "Think out loud" - like twitter/justin.tv but audio-based and for your thoughts. Good idea?

Ask YC: Do you have a brother/sister also in computing who disagrees with you about what's important?

Blogging your way into graduate school at MIT.

Ask YC: Links (rather than words) as forming a new language for higher level communication?

Numbrosia's successor -- Wordrosia -- has launched. Let me know what you think.

Will doctors now prescribe a few hours of “Manhunt” in lieu of anti-anxiety meds?

The Fentix Cube - an electronic emulation of a Rubik's cube

Ask YC: I'm about to give up on computing altogether and pursue a career as a pharmacist. Mistake?

Ask YC: Seeking feedback on Numbrosia's successor: Wordrosia (work in progress, but playable)

Ask YC: Is it feasible to design a laptop that radiates heat from the back of the display?

Ask YC: If someone releases something as public domain, how can you trust him/her?