Funding non-profit organizations was a new initiative announced by Y Combinator in September. Assistance to these organizations from YC includes a charitable contribution and the same techniques used to help startups. Two non-profits have recently announced their participation in YC W14: Zidisha and Immunity Project. Both of these organizations address global problems they’ve been working on for several years. Continue reading …
Aaron Swartz’ death a year ago was absolutely a tragedy. The grand jury indictment conceded Aaron had legitimate access to JSTOR through Harvard’s Center for Ethics. Even though the alleged hacking occurred at MIT, how could he “steal” documents that were free? If Aaron had no prior criminal record, why did a plea bargain require prison time? Questions like these are now moot. Aaron Swartz is gone. Gone, but not forgotten. Continue reading …
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SpaceBase, by Parallel Universe, is real-time spatial database server software for applications that require very low latencies or very frequent updates. Geometric structuring of data has many practical uses. Massively multiplayer online games (MMORPG), military simulations, c4i systems, certain graphing scenarios, and dynamic moving object location services all rely on solutions like SpaceBase. Understanding spatial data stores requires a brief explanation of their differences from common relational databases in concept and application. Parallel Universe is on my Quora post of YC S12′s best startups. SpaceBase could eventually be a standard used alongside development ecosystems like Unity3d. Continue reading …
Swiftype is a new simple search engine for your website. Features of Swiftype include easy integration, detailed , and custom result ranking. There’s also a WordPress plugin. Rarely these days do you read about a new search engine company. Swiftype is worth writing about because its a fresh alternative in a market that hasn’t changed much in the last decade. Continue reading …
