majimojo

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by majimojo 18y ago
Lively browser plugin uses DirectX 9.
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by majimojo 19y ago
I've done four years Japanese. 1-2 years Chinese + 3-4 months immersive Chinese at Beijing University. My chinese is way better than my japanese, so immersive study definitely works. Chinese is very hard because it works on tones. In En
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by majimojo 19y ago
does anyone ever want to click on the leaders link on top? its pretty static. most of us follow your example nick, we contribute cause its fun and interesting. thanks man! this post had nothing to do with getting into YC funding, the fun
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by majimojo 19y ago
For one of the companies, founder is a really nice guy. It's a software startup. He's been working hard on his company for 6 years. Can't say much more. But, I read below that you're doing a Rails idea. It benefits you to outsource if yo
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by majimojo 19y ago
good point. i only have 70pts so i feel for this. maybe the total accumulated points of all time are also kept. YC doesn't erase any data. its just writing a new database query. old query: Points = "select count(votes) where user.id = 12
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Five Short Video Game Industry Keynotes(magicalwasteland.com)
3 points by majimojo 19y ago|0 comments
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by majimojo 19y ago
If they receive permanent awards. They get recognition AND they get motivation the next season to say interesting things.
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Ask YC: Redo the Leaderboard
5 points by majimojo 19y ago|21 comments
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by majimojo 19y ago
he probably means outsourcing your design/foundry work to taiwan, then manufacturing the chips in china. management you keep over here. typical of a company like Marvell (not the comic company you nerds! :D) also because semiconductor "st
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by majimojo 19y ago
I have to agree with kingkong here. Organized Horse Archers cannot be beat by any pre-gunpowder army. People like to the label the mongols as "The Horde." But a Mongol Army of 25k consistently beat armies 5 times its size. It basically
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by majimojo 19y ago
I just got back from a business development trip to China. China programmers are cheap. Their monthly salary is $1,000 for the top of their graduating class programmer. Their work ethic is impeccable. Unfortunately, their english is not. Th
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Creepy poetry video describes working on a startup.(youtube.com)
1 points by majimojo 19y ago|0 comments
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Design Lesson - Don't try to be original, just try to be good.(monoscope.com)
4 points by majimojo 19y ago|1 comments
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by majimojo 19y ago
Introvert != Shy
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by majimojo 19y ago
I used to think introvert was a bad thing. But I think most people understand the word wrongly. Introvert = you get your motivation and energy from your own creativity and thoughts. Extrovert = you get your motivation and energy from the
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by majimojo 19y ago
I like the mental model description. I think programming (like other skilled arts) requires constant evolution of programming mental models or memes. Developing new languages is a great exercise in creating new tools to solve specific probl
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Using "SimCity" gaming to grow a company and get everyone on the same page(blogs.netapp.com)
8 points by majimojo 19y ago|0 comments
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by majimojo 19y ago
Nice movie plot for Jet Li perhaps, but they don't actually explain how to kill yourself in all universes. So, unless you're a cat or Solid Snake, you can get out of that box now.
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by majimojo 19y ago
Probably an equity question too. If you demo in March and look for funding, your answer is your valuation. Write $4mil, VC gives you 2mil, they get 50%.
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by majimojo 19y ago
This is similar to CAPTCHAs being used to scan books. Smart idea. Wouldn't be surprised if that's where it got its inspiration.
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On Sci-Fi (books) and Innovative Ideas? For Your Next Startup
4 points by majimojo 19y ago|0 comments
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by majimojo 19y ago
When that dude up there said "you get either food or success. forget food." I was secretly thinking, "if only Hannibal Lector knew that." But yah, that boca burger with hummus and pita thing is vegan and PG's N-based recipe would be vegan
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by majimojo 19y ago
gonna frame that and put it on our empty fridge.
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by majimojo 19y ago
Despite all the questionable spaghetti we've all whipped up in college, well made spaghetti and meatballs is a true dish. If any of you Silicon Valley guys have time, try a little joint called Emmy's Spaghetti Shack in SF Mission. It's on
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by majimojo 19y ago
this sounds pretty tasty! thanks for the recipe.
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Food Ideas for Startup Guys
36 points by majimojo 19y ago|64 comments
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by majimojo 19y ago
My favorite typography design book is "Advertising Design and Typography" by Alex White ( http://www.amazon.com/Advertising-Design-Typography-Alex-Whi... ). Has good visual examples and step by step thought processes for designing the type,
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by majimojo 19y ago
I haven't actually gotten around to trying this out and getting it working, but Enomalism.com claims to have open source software that lets you to manage your VMs and ease deployment between VMWare and AWS EC2. Seems too good to be true.
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by majimojo 19y ago
Get a friend of yours to try it out and then link to it on Digg. Careful about self promotion tho!
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by majimojo 19y ago
I guess while we're on the topic, I might as well kill it with TMI. The city in itself has its own little zones and flavors. I'm sure there are readers more familiar with the intricacies of each area, but Mission is really grunge and you

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