char

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by char 13y ago
"Show me a woman who has actually accomplished something of merit who also writes about gender inequality." You're kidding, right? I know many of the following extremely successful and intelligent women have written about gen
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by char 13y ago
"if you're good, nobody cares what sex you are..." Part of the reason this is such a hot topic right now is because the above statement is not at all true. It is certainly applicable for some, but not enough to claim true equ
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by char 13y ago
> I honestly don't get it. You have all the same opportunities men do, at least in this space. No. Just no. It's true that we have the same opportunities to TRY (i.e., submit resumes, build what we wish, etc.), but not to actu
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by char 13y ago
Just wanted to share that I had a very similar experience interviewing as a front-end engineer last year, and had made many of the same assessments about the process as you have. It is interesting that the company I ended up at-- while they
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by char 16y ago
Yes it matters, but not for success. When you're the minority in a field, it feels good when you discover there are others from the same background who have chosen the same path as you and have been successful.
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YouTube Celebrities Get Even More Famous With AppRats(techcrunch.com)
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by char 16y ago
I feel like this is exactly how Apple responded to the whole iPhone 4 antenna problem: by not really mentioning it, acting as if there were no big issues, and then silently providing a fix. There seems to be a pattern here.
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by char 16y ago
Currently a gram of medical grade marijuana (or any 'good quality' pot) is around $20. The author says that a gram costs, and always has costed, $10. This can certainly be true today if he's buying relatively low quality marijuana. If he's
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by char 16y ago
Out of all of those problems, I'd say the fact that you can't get a web address to point people to your apps is the worst. I almost don't believe this is true, except that I still can't seem to find a web address. Also, if you lose your App
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by char 16y ago
I'm confused. Hasn't this always been the case when you 'Like' (previously 'Become a Fan' of) something? Pages I became a Fan of well over a year ago (maybe longer!) have been publishing updates to my stream ever since. (The ones I don't
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by char 16y ago
Why do people love trying to make complex issues black and white? The fact that there are so few women in tech is an issue that is likely caused by multiple factors, some of which were addressed in this article, and some of which were addre
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by char 16y ago
"I build apps for people with big YouTube channels." I find this is always the best answer, because trying to avoid conversations by saying "I have a startup", only results in the re-asking the "so, what do you do" question, to which I have
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by char 16y ago
Here's what I would say to these guys: If your product actually IS a technology (and not just a website FOR a product), you're going to need a technical co-founder. Without a technical person, you just have an idea. You may have the market
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by char 16y ago
My default view on anything is skepticism. I imagine that most HNers, being critical and logical thinkers, have similar positions. The abundance of skeptical posts makes sense to me.
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by char 16y ago
YouTubers definitely cross promote each other, but it's not nearly as disgusting as you would think. In many ways, growing a new YouTube channel is very similar to growing a startup (these people are essentially startups themselves). At thi
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by char 16y ago
I haven't had much experience with dogs in the workplace, but having my rat around while I work is a very positive experience. He isn't particularly distracting, and he certainly reduces stress levels. I don't know if I'm a more productive
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by char 16y ago
California has seasons! There's Fog Season, Tomato Season, Banana Slug Season, Dry Season... Kidding aside, I really miss East Coast seasons, too. Sure I can go to Tahoe if I want snow, but there's nothing like being bundled up and walking
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by char 16y ago
Go here, center anywhere on Manhattan and type in "cafe": http://maps.google.com Surprise!! Cafes!! Everywhere!! Surely more than 5 of those have coders at work.
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by char 16y ago
Craigslist never caught on in New York? FALSE.
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by char 16y ago
As someone who is currently doing a startup in the Bay Area, lived in NYC for 6 years (and loved it) and went to Columbia, I don't even know where to start ripping apart this article. I'm hoping someone else already did it. And for the reco
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by char 16y ago
The way we got our name was pretty silly, and it happened in under a minute, so I'll share the story. My co-founder and I build apps, so we decided we should include the word 'app' in our name. I also tend to love company names with animals
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by char 16y ago
Dating sites get over the hump of "oh my god this is creepy" because their users are desperate. I think to imply that the general users of dating sites are "desperate" is not only judgmental, but completely inaccurate. Of couse there are
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by char 16y ago
Maybe, but what we were looking for in this post was to get a feel for what the general experience was like for people who have been through it. We aren't seeking legal advice at all. If we were, I agree that HN is certainly not the place w
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by char 16y ago
The only information I can provide is that she's some girl on a reality show called The Jersey Shore. I'm embarrassed to even know that much.
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by char 16y ago
BAD PARKERS annoy me so much. a) People who can't center their vehicle within the lines. b) People who park SUVs in compact car spots. c) People who parallel park in the middle of two driveway openings (as opposed to an edge, which would op
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by char 16y ago
Do you by any chance live in New England? I recently traveled there and in several hours of driving over two weeks, could not locate more than one or two radio stations (per area) that did not play classic rock. I completely share your frus
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by char 16y ago
I'm looking at this from the "ANYONE who tries to patent generic ideas is evil" perspective.
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by char 16y ago
The first iPhone app I submitted got rejected for having "minimum user functionality". I resubmitted it, and it got approved. I'm not saying that this will necessarily work in your case, but it might be worth a try. Sometimes approval/rejec
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by char 16y ago
I'm pretty sure the IDs aren't generated sequentially. Sometime in the last year or so, they started prepending '100000' onto each new user ID. Also, the rest of the new ID format is at least 11 digits long. I'm not sure how they did it in
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by char 16y ago
I stopped reading this once I saw the huge flow chart. Not only does this over-complicate things, but it is the completely wrong way to allocate equity among founders. I'm a strong believer in founders splitting equity evenly. If you want t

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