JS_startup

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by JS_startup 15y ago
I agree that it was a PR blunder, but I don't agree with the accusations of sexism (anyone else noticed the sexist witchhunt that's been started since the Boston code jam fiasco?) The story should have been framed as a PR misstep, not a cal
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Oh hey, a stupid slapfight on Twitter. Frankly, Shanley was really offensive in her approach and Christian's responses seem pretty measured. Not sure what the big deal is.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
How long do you work til? Going to the gym for me would entail: getting ready, driving there, working out for an hour, driving home, showering and then getting back to work. Seems nice in theory but it'd be way too disruptive for me.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Not really. Pricing gets complicated for enterprise sales so it can't be as simple as just signing up online. Furthermore, if it's a trial they are signing up for then they have to be put into the sales funnel (meaning they have to sift thr
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by JS_startup 15y ago
There doesn't have to be anything high pressure about it. When someone calls me for a quote I simply ask them for the details I need and tell them exactly what it will cost. In my experience, the fastest way to lose a prospect is by being a
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by JS_startup 15y ago
I used to be of the same mindset until I got into enterprise sales. Face it, some products and sales processes are going to be complex and can't be boiled down into a simple pricing scheme like a startup would use. It doesn't mean the compa
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by JS_startup 15y ago
I'm open for suggestions as I would like to get the new iPad. The things holding me back are: the inability to expand the memory, the challenge of playing common video formats like AVI or WMV and being pushed into the iTunes ecosystem (I us
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by JS_startup 15y ago
I saw some of those and, while they would help, it's still a bitter pill to swallow. I really just wish there was a tablet with the app quality and build quality of Apple devices but the openness and options of Android devices. Currently I'
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Have you ever left your house? Lots of people enjoy watching movies outside of their homes too.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
I'm in the market for a tablet right now and I wanted to choose the new iPad for its superior resolution, high quality app store and great pedigree. But I can't. When I put aside any internal biases I realize that I want a tablet whose
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by JS_startup 15y ago
The comment I was responding to is the one that brought up how FSF is beneficial for a "democratic society", not me.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
The same argument can be made for any sufficiently complicated device or technology, not just code. I suppose I could deconstruct my smart phone and reverse engineer all of its drawings, designs and schematics. Practically speaking though
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by JS_startup 15y ago
If Richard really cared about FSF he would stop making such a spectacle of himself as it's easy to discredit a movement with a gibbering lunatic as its frontman. Then again, maybe he's setting an example of how programmers should make money
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Google's recent behavior was central in our decision not to embrace their technologies and APIs. If they're going to either be suddenly shut down or have prohibitive, anti-startup pricing applied to them then why should we hitch our wagon t
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by JS_startup 15y ago
The fact is that it is on workstations, I'm simply judging what Microsoft has put before me. Telling me to ignore Metro if I don't like it is like selling me a muffin filled with chunks of pickle and suggesting I eat around them. I would
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by JS_startup 15y ago
I'm still baffled as to why Windows 8 is not a dedicated tablet OS. I think it would be a dream to use on a touch device and commend Microsoft for the Metro design, but they had to screw it up by shoehorning it onto the desktop too. I've gi
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by JS_startup 15y ago
He was a brogrammer
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by JS_startup 15y ago
I get this on my phone (HTC Incredible on the Verizon network). Google's instant search is nearly unusable as it causes the phone to grind to a crawl, miss keystrokes, bounce the page around and generally act weird.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
You're not the only one. I counted three occasions just in the last week when an attempted Google visit timed out, yet DDG and Bing worked fine. Not sure what's going on behind the scenes at Google.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
I like one point in particular that he touched on. That is, the military's careful manipulation of the media and public perception and the lens through which we view military personnel. I know I'm supposed to laud infantrymen as brave and p
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by JS_startup 15y ago
The reference to my time spent with D1/D2 was to make the point that I like Diablo. I've put about 2 hours with the D3 beta and had to force myself to finish it.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
It's not even the length or difficulty, I just didn't feel motivated to get through it. Maybe the rest of the game will be better but I felt the beta had really terrible pacing, claustrophobic corridor-style level design and an odd Tim Burt
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by JS_startup 15y ago
This seems like an appropriate enough place to put this: The Diablo 3 beta? Not that good. I put thousands of hours into D1 and D2 but have zero desire to keep playing the D3 beta. Also it sucks to hear about the lay-offs.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Much like you should
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Not sure why 'hackers' would care about Israel-Palestine drama
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Rails hate on HN? All I'm seeing is devout, unquestioning Rails worship.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
Then you also know that the Model S that's being aimed at average consumers is rolling out soon with the same shortcoming, negating your expensive toy argument.
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by JS_startup 15y ago
>So let's not lose perspective here. If you forget to plug in your roadster before you go on holiday, in the absolute worst case scenario you have to replace the battery. No big deal. Have you read the original blog post? ( http://theun
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by JS_startup 15y ago
What a terrible release. Is it still a rumor if the company who makes the product just confirmed that it's true? What happens when the battery runs all the way out? Why does it happen? What's being done to resolve it? PR mastery indeed..
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by JS_startup 15y ago
The cheapest way will be with e-mail. Build a targeted list of photographers' email addresses and send to them a few times a month. If done correctly you can easily send around 300,000 emails a month for $30.

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