jbigelow

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by jbigelow 15y ago
"EC2 is a rentable compute utility, it doesn't provide for automatic failure or redundancy." Nobody wants to admit that "cloud" became a great way to market (and mark up) traditional web hosting services that we've had since the early 90s.
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by jbigelow 15y ago
Accurate enough to provide a chuckle to anybody familiar with Wu-Tang Clan. Funny most associations we're made to the Paypal mafia.
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by jbigelow 15y ago
I'd guess it's because it's a completely different architecture, eInk is such a niche use that the engineering resources needed to provide an SDK probably outweighs the development community that would make use of it. The Nook Color on the
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by jbigelow 15y ago
I've got an original Nook that I like, the eInk is great for readability, I was initially hesitant as to what to think about the Nook Color since it loses the readability advantage over traditional tablets. So now that B&N is opening up
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by jbigelow 15y ago
Why does he need to use Outlook? He uses Yahoo mail. He managed to install iTunes. The printer installed without a hitch via the HP software. Windows updates install themselves these days unless you disable it. My mom is paranoid about viru
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by jbigelow 15y ago
I'm sorry but tablets being for "normal people" sounds out of touch. My dad is a 58 year old fire fighter, he couldn't have been any less of a "computer person" yet he emails, manages his iTunes/iPod, and can stalk me on Facebook with ease
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by jbigelow 15y ago
What is the risk for somebody with 14 billion in the bank to call out other when he/she feels they've been wrong (regardless of whether it's perception or reality). Allen could have called Gates they antichrist and he'd still have people li
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by jbigelow 15y ago
"I'm talking about more intangible assets like skills, reputation, relationships, attention & fame." When you separate reputation from attention & fame is there any real value there, at least in the context of startups? I get reputa
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by jbigelow 15y ago
Good point on focusing on revenue, focusing on revenue is how I finally stopped worrying about whether my startup would succeed or not based on something as arbitrary as whether I used .NET or not as the platform (the consensus on HN is dec