{"id":1403,"date":"2013-11-04T15:33:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T20:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2013-11-04T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T20:33:05","slug":"245-tz-discussion-the-two-sigma-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techzinglive.com\/page\/1403\/245-tz-discussion-the-two-sigma-problem","title":{"rendered":"245: TZ Discussion &#8211; The Two-Sigma Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7780\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1403-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-245.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-245.mp3\">http:\/\/techzinglive.com\/mp3\/techzing-245.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links 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class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Justin and Jason talk about bringing on a potential marketing partner for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/anyfu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AnyFu<\/a>, why Justin may buy some Twitter shares, Jason&#8217;s investment thesis and why he believes Apple is reverting to the mean,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/2013\/10\/28\/floating-barge-could-be-google-marketing-center-or-data-center\/3288901\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google&#8217;s mystery barges<\/a>, Jason&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116160612483689327039\/posts\/WnwqbgAqewP\" target=\"_blank\">post on teaching kids how to code,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nitrous.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nitrous.io<\/a>, the audio book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture\/dp\/B008KGXM6A\" target=\"_blank\">Masters of Doom<\/a>, the movies\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086567\/\" target=\"_blank\">WarGames<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0075860\/\" target=\"_blank\">Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1731141\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\">Enders Game<\/a>, the surprising momentum of the Jason&#8217;s posts\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.codusoperandi.com\/posts\/increasing-your-luck-surface-area\" target=\"_blank\">How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.codusoperandi.com\/posts\/why-i-quit-algorithmic-trading-to-do-web-startups\" target=\"_blank\">Why I Quit Algorithmic Trading to Do Web Startups<\/a>, motivations for contributing to open source projects, how listener James Jensen taught himself electronics and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/upverter.com\/tiago\/dd885e95e0fbd1a3\/Dumb-Remote\/\" target=\"_blank\">designed his own circuit board<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/upverter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Upverter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/intelligence.org\/2013\/10\/21\/hadi-esmaeilzadeh-on-dark-silicon\/\" target=\"_blank\">dark silicon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memristor\" target=\"_blank\">memristers<\/a>, Darpa&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Analog_computer\" target=\"_blank\">analog computer<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredenterprise\/2012\/08\/upside\/\" target=\"_blank\">initiative<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spintronics\" target=\"_blank\">spintronics<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2011\/10\/20\/141511314\/iq-isnt-set-in-stone-suggests-study-that-finds-big-jumps-dips-in-teens\" target=\"_blank\">how IQ doesn&#8217;t appear to be set in stone<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/the-human-beast\/200903\/does-watching-tv-make-us-stupid\" target=\"_blank\">why watching TV probably doesn&#8217;t make you dumber<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flynn_effect\" target=\"_blank\">the Flynn effect<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/james_flynn_why_our_iq_levels_are_higher_than_our_grandparents.html\" target=\"_blank\">James Flynn&#8217;s TED Talk<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2012\/12\/16\/working-memory-better-test-of-ability-than-iq-says-psychology-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\">relationship of working memory to IQ<\/a>, how Jason embedded Sandy&#8217;s voice into a trading system&#8217;s audible alerts,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/news\/2013\/08\/13\/wireless-devices-go-battery-free-with-new-communication-technique\/\" target=\"_blank\">wireless devices powered by ambient backscatter rather than batteries<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20131024\/01330424993\/real-danger-snowden-manning-us-cant-get-away-with-its-powerful-hypocrisy-anymore.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">how US 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