evansolomon

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I Won Jeopardy with Data Science(colindavy.medium.com)
3 points by evansolomon 6y ago|0 comments
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by evansolomon 11y ago
In the React Native case specifically, I've found that searching github issues is often super helpful. The project is very popular, changing really really fast, and still has a bunch of rough edges. So if something really seems wonky (
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by evansolomon 11y ago
Started last summer. http://adage.com/article/digital/bmw-runs-ads-medium-twitter...
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by evansolomon 12y ago
> It won't be 100% but I bet the bots aren't 100% either Bots having tons of false positives doesn't really matter (except to the bot maker, maybe). But GitHub having tons of false positives means customers get annoyed by
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by evansolomon 12y ago
Figured this was the case but assumed it didn't changed the gist of the answer too much. tl;dr actually employing people in other countries is difficult
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by evansolomon 12y ago
Automattic "employees" outside of the US and Canada are contractors. (I used to work at Automattic)
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Why ContentEditable is Terrible(medium.com)
3 points by evansolomon 12y ago|1 comments
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by evansolomon 13y ago
Is there any way to delete a video once I upload it?
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by evansolomon 14y ago
> I can't name a single ad that I have seen over the past week Ads aren't trying to get you to remember the ads, they're trying to get you to recognize, like, buy, etc the product. That can happen without remembering or actively paying
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by evansolomon 14y ago
analog, which part of the GPL does that violate? I think you're wrong. The GPL governs code, not services (even services that use GPL code).
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by evansolomon 14y ago
That's incorrect. https://wpcom-themes.svn.automattic.com/
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by evansolomon 14y ago
This isn't really accurate. WordPress supports overriding the database class. Here's an example of a plugin that supposts Postgres http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postgresql-for-wordpress...
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by evansolomon 14y ago
Is there any significance to Ron Conway not being in the group anymore?
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by evansolomon 14y ago
APC is also the most likely by 1000x to be merged into PHP core, so I would rather use/support/fix that.
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by evansolomon 14y ago
A friend of mine made a very cool documentary called Under City that you'd probably like if you're into this kind of stuff. http://vimeo.com/18280328
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by evansolomon 14y ago
Lots of things might happen based on any non-standard terminology, but in general it's not something we worry about. It's meant to be a little fun, a little different, and attract people that are a little fun and a little different. If som
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by evansolomon 15y ago
I work at Automattic (our office is in the pier, we're one of the companies being kicked out). I'm usually at the pier about twice/week. I have absolutely no idea what's unsafe about it. As far as I know, we've never been told. As far a
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The gap(dustincurtis.com)
11 points by evansolomon 15y ago|0 comments
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by evansolomon 15y ago
Why include /post/ if the blog is on the root domain?
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by evansolomon 15y ago
It's ironic that a post about URL tidiness would be here: http://reillybrennan.com/post/7686471401/even-a-url-tells-a-...
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by evansolomon 16y ago
Right, I got that. It was still confusing (or perhaps misleading) since the post you wrote wasn't about that.
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by evansolomon 16y ago
This is a fine blog post, but it's really got little to do with being an early startup employee, which is reasonably obvious from the first sentence, "I've never been an employee at a startup, but I wish I had."
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by evansolomon 16y ago
Coke is the biggest soft drink. Apple is the biggest consumer electronics company. Both advertise like it's the freaking antidote. No need to paint every company with the same brush. Different tasks, different tools. The "we don't do ma
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Test-driven (user) testing(evanalyze.com)
1 points by evansolomon 16y ago|0 comments
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by evansolomon 16y ago
"If you are looking for a technical cofounder you should stop searching and learn to code." Maybe you should, maybe you shouldn't. I just can't get my head around thinking otherwise. Can it work your way? Yup. Can it work other ways? Y
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by evansolomon 16y ago
I'm sure his conclusion is correct for most people reading this, but is logic is garbage. It's like saying you don't need a VP Engineering because a founder should do it. Completely fine conclusion if it works, as it often will, but still
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by evansolomon 16y ago
The "personalized news service" idea is my default example for startups that people keep trying and users keep ignoring. Entrepreneurs constantly want to build this thing and it consistently falls on its face like few other ideas. Maybe it
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by evansolomon 16y ago
I'd gladly accept $1/minute to do interviews (probably less if I actually thought about it, but $1 is a no brainer).
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by evansolomon 16y ago
The no embargo policy is really only enforced for startups that don't know what they're doing. That happens to be a lot of otherwise-unknown YC startups that choose to launch on TechCrunch. I don't see how it's at about principles at all o
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by evansolomon 16y ago
I would bet most do on a normal day, and nearly all do when they have to wake up at 3:30am after going to sleep at 2am.

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