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by nwmt 15y ago
Not to take away from the substance of the article itself, but is anyone else surprised that they have 2 billion "documents", which presumably means active ads/listings? That seems like an awful lot.
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by nwmt 15y ago
#1 is a great example of why founders should be vested. The rest aren't really about startups as much as teams (dev or sales) in general, but obviously they're still relevant to startups, and further illustrate how important the hiring proc
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by nwmt 15y ago
Not that I've had to directly use it, but a friend of mine was showing me their university's new student center portal called SOLUS, and it's awful. It's impossible to find anything on it, and yet it's the only way to change courses, check
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by nwmt 15y ago
Clicking directly only gives you the first few paragraphs then says you need to subscribe. For the full article, Google it and click the article link: http://www.google.com/search?q=H-P+Chief+Warns+of+Tough+Time...
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by nwmt 15y ago
Agreed. The fact that it uses Hadoop should be secondary to who they are. "Software Company Raises Money" would also be factually correct, but not particularly useful.
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by nwmt 15y ago
I think it's a bit premature to suggest that either a) Facebook would move out of California or b) a new social network would start up outside of California and eat Facebook's lunch because it didn't have draconian laws. Surely there are ea
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by nwmt 15y ago
At the risk of going off topic here, with some of the new things Qt is planning (getting away from its C++ roots), maybe it would be best if Qt 4.7 (which is in my opinion one of the best platforms to dev Windows programs, never mind cross-
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by nwmt 15y ago
It's worth noting that at the moment nearly 2400 people flat out want all software patents abolished. Plus, lumping the other options in together isn't necessarily fair. Revoking existing software patents would have some pretty severe effec
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by nwmt 15y ago
If the potential home buyer wanted to keep their monthly outlay at $1700 whether they rent or own, then I think in 5 years if they lose $50k on their house they are likely out more money with a bigger headache than renting would've cost the