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by metaforth 16y ago
Great job. It would be a lot more addictive if it was in a hot-or-not format -- random sequence of pictures and you get to vote on each one. Each vote shows you the next one.
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by metaforth 17y ago
Is there any public Clojure code for this?
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Ask HN: Help For Clojure Addiction
12 points by metaforth 17y ago|14 comments
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by metaforth 17y ago
The obvious answer to this might be to create a startup around your passion. You still have the problem of finding a way to fund the initial phase before you start making money. But that seems like a smaller problem than the original one. M
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by metaforth 17y ago
What is labrepl? The project page talks about when it will be released but does not mention what it is.
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by metaforth 17y ago
The ideas are not very good. I can't see what "problem" they are trying to solve. The innovation that we see here is very superficial. Microsoft's real problem is its top-down hierarchy and performance-ranking driven DNA, which fouls up wha
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by metaforth 17y ago
I use the Jython (or Scala) REPL to explore Java.
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Querulous Examples (Twitter's Scala Database API)(github.com)
1 points by metaforth 17y ago|0 comments
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by metaforth 17y ago
Here is some documentation with examples, http://github.com/nkallen/querulous/blob/master/README.markd...
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by metaforth 17y ago
Neat. One of the arguments I hear against Python is that while initially things happen fast, the effect does not scale for large applications. Or that Java/C#'s static type checking makes it more scalable. I'm curious if you have seen any s
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by metaforth 17y ago
Sounds like the No true Scotsman fallacy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
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by metaforth 17y ago
"Customer metrics are not the same as customer interaction." This is a good insight. Sometimes startups assume customer development means gathering a lot of metrics. There is something about a face-to-face interaction which trumps metrics.
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by metaforth 17y ago
I was in the same situation recently. I asked the person to send me his resume. I forwarded it to the HR recruiter so I could honestly tell this person I had forwarded his resume. At the same time I added a caveat to the recruiter that I wa
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Ask HN: How Do You Use Twitter?
3 points by metaforth 17y ago|1 comments
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by metaforth 17y ago
Although I don't know Farsi one of the instructors at my college said it was one of the easiest languages to learn. She said many of her students were writing Farsi poetry by the end of the semester.
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by metaforth 17y ago
This looks like spam. Where's my "flag" link?
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by metaforth 17y ago
The thing I like about Steve is he calls it like he sees it.
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Apple's iPad Versus Stone Tablet(i.imgur.com)
3 points by metaforth 17y ago|2 comments
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by metaforth 17y ago
If you read the comments one reason FreeNode is in disarray is because Rob Levin who ran the site died in a bicycling accident a few years ago. In fact the chaos and drama at FreeNode might be the real story here. http://bramcohen.livejour
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by metaforth 17y ago
It sounds like you are asking for permission to quit. Money is a promise of future enjoyment. Are you willing to get chewed out for a future payoff? I am in a similar situation except without much equity in the company and I am about to giv
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by metaforth 18y ago
Seems completely unrelated to HN.