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by newsio 15y ago
When you are designing a product for Kickstarter and you show prototypes, backers will assume you have worked all the bugs out first. Do backers on Kickstarter really assume that all the bugs will be worked out before the prototype is sho
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Meet Agnes, the suit that makes you feel 75 years old(latimesblogs.latimes.com)
1 points by newsio 15y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 15y ago
Let's see a public statement by the CEO that not only says "we've been removed from a list" but also "we will never support SOPA or any other far-reaching legislation designed to undermine the Internet."
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by newsio 17y ago
Here's one problem with screening: A colonoscopy is a $2000+ procedure, and insurance won't always pay for it unless it's medically necessary . So, if you have a family history of colon cancer and you've entered the age range where screeni
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by newsio 17y ago
Marc Benioff was in his mid 30s when he founded Salesforce, after a pretty successful career at Oracle. The guy who founded Android (can't recall his name) was as well, but he already had founded some companies.
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by newsio 17y ago
Also, is a follow-up to "Founders At Work" planned? It's a really inspirational book, and I am sure there is a huge new crop of potential subjects from the last three years of ups and downs in the startup space.
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by newsio 17y ago
I hate to say it, because I haven't played the game or read the case study, but maybe Schilling would be better as an angel as opposed to a startup founder. As for spending his personal fortune, he has a lifetime of employment as an ad pitc
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by newsio 17y ago
Ditto for both Boston newspapers. It can literally ruin your day reading some of the comments below even mundane articles. The NYT has a good approach: Approve only those comments which present reasoned arguments in a semi-intelligent way.
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by newsio 17y ago
Needs more input to be useful, IMHO. Crowdsourcing doesn't work with a small sample size.
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by newsio 17y ago
There's another option that should be added: People with multiple accounts.
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by newsio 17y ago
Jason is full of it. Playing stupid and meek because he got caught. The original SEO book post and HN discussion are here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1073723 EDITED: Added correct link (thanks icey!)
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by newsio 17y ago
The list under the subheading "What Is the Chinese Economic Model?" is worth reading. He is overly harsh on some points ("there is perhaps a 30-year supply of poverty-level wage earners happy to make export goods at below global cost") but
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by newsio 17y ago
I use Google Calendar alerts and have regularly noticed late email notifications (up to an hour or two), but never failed deliveries. I use Yahoo mail.
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by newsio 17y ago
Excellent little demo. Shows how long I've been out of touch with CSS. Didn't know stuff like variables or rounded edges was supported.
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by newsio 17y ago
Short version: American journalist discovers the rest of the world isn't like home. Disappointed to see this getting a lot of upvotes. It's hardly a new issue for entrepreneurs or governments. Traffic control on the roads, in the skies, an
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by newsio 17y ago
Some people who claim to have been at the talk said that Ozzie's opinions were more nuanced than what's been reported on Gizmodo and VentureBeat. Check the comments at the bottom of Scoble's blog post: http://scobleizer.com/2009/11/17/ray-
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by newsio 17y ago
The author is the same person who wrote the much-commented scienceblogs post about why he won't go to his high school reunion. The post and the comments are well worth reading, if you haven't seen them before: http://news.ycombinator.com/i
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by newsio 17y ago
I downvoted it. It is a crass overgeneralization, clearly based on stereotypes that have been reinforced by the narrow opinions of a couple of your friends. I lived in Asia for more than six years. Speak Mandarin. Married locally. The idea
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by newsio 17y ago
This is the best link I've ever seen on Hacker News. It's honest, it's filled with good advice, it has warnings that people should be at least aware of (e.g., "mentors" who provide an hour of advice and expect an equity stake in return), an
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Advanced World War II Japanese supersub found(latimes.com)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
So, it is preferable to deprive kids of attention/love/help with school (OP says he barely sees his children) as opposed to depriving kids of "things"?
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by newsio 17y ago
For anyone who is interested, parts II and III: http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/harvesting-data-websites-usi... http://www.rkblog.rk.edu.pl/w/p/harvesting-data-websites-usi...
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by newsio 17y ago
Wow. If this is a battle over developer mindshare, Palm is definitely losing an early opportunity. Apple may also be shooting itself in the foot. Any crazy Android stories like this?
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BusinessObjects service pack woes anger customers(thestandard.com)
1 points by newsio 17y ago|0 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
I read this, and I like your thinking about the types of people you are looking for. But I have to say: You're asking for clarity, want applicants to avoid unnecessary or confusing language, etc. Why not practice what you preach? Why not in
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by newsio 17y ago
Going after advertisers is actually an effective method for protesting. The only way a lot of companies "get the message" is when they get hit in the pocketbook. But is it the right strategy in this case? I'd be furious if it were my compan
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by newsio 17y ago
It is addictive. Simple, but addictive.
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by newsio 17y ago
Shows how easy it is to manipulate the press. That was true in the 1990s and its true now. Lots of stories in Wired, NYT, WSJ etc. are prompted by vendors PR agencies, and do not ask enough critical questions about revenue, business models,
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News Publishers Call On Europe To Support Them Against Aggregators(paidcontent.org)
9 points by newsio 17y ago|5 comments
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by newsio 17y ago
On my nights and weekends, I am trying to get the pieces aligned for a mobile news startup, and stumbling on the back-end challenges (not surprising, considering I am not a hacker).

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