optimal

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by optimal 18y ago
What's strange is that I have 27 double-verified email addresses on my webapp that are on the myspace.com domain already since 2007. Myspace employees or what?
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by optimal 18y ago
Some of the discussion is reminiscent of the "A Mathematician's Lament" essay: http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_03_08.html
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by optimal 18y ago
This you? http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Police/news/printartic...
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by optimal 18y ago
My words probably mislead--I should have said "workplace." I'm a mercenary. ;) In my market the money's in .NET. The customers are all very nice people who appreciate my efforts, and I work no more than 40 hours per week, leaving me (a litt
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by optimal 18y ago
How come nobody mentioned business? Microsoft is about the enterprise. I think many criticize Microsoft from a consumer standpoint, but the CEO of Microsoft is going to know where his bread is buttered. If any of us was the CEO we'd realize
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by optimal 18y ago
"Craigslist doesn't have an open system. Craigslist blocks ip's of those accessing there system through a web application and they send out lots of cease and desist notices" Screw it. Right now, a group here should build a newer, better Cra
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by optimal 18y ago
Hey axod, comment and a question: I believe Remember the Milk would fall into this category. Does anybody know how they're doing? Back in March they said they're up to 500k users. I wonder how many upgraded to the $25 Pro account. Two perce
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by optimal 18y ago
I'm sure there are people who can shout louder than everybody else, but this may be one of those cases where the best way to achieve something, is to do something else first. [I hate stuff like that. ;)] If you want to date a girl, you coul
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by optimal 18y ago
That's so awesome. "Fit for life" is a good mantra, because fitness--a balance of stamina and strength--improves every aspect of life.
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by optimal 18y ago
I agree--I find the light of halogen lamps to be crisp and without the hazy effect of traditional incandescent bulbs, making it easier to work for long periods of time without excessive eye fatigue. About five years ago I moved to a new pla
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by optimal 18y ago
The hook seems to be tying "kids" to "millions"--must draw lots of eyeballs (like the last time around). Maybe AARP has a business publication that would like to profile all these young 30- and 40-something upstart entrepreneurs.
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by optimal 18y ago
Yeah, it's like BW is blinded by the numbers--that money's not a personal gift to the founders (from "holed up alone in a room for 100 hours a week" to "Funding: $17.5 million"). Regardless, it's a validation of their efforts. True success
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by optimal 18y ago
Move more, eat less. It really is that simple. If you want to lose weight you need to include both exercise and proper nutrition in your life (I don't like the word "diet"). Running, weights, PT, biking, swimming, etc. Brisk walking is grea
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by optimal 19y ago
Another related movie (was on Sundance this past weekend): http://www.we-feed-the-world.at/en/film.htm
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by optimal 19y ago
If you're interested, drop me a line and I'll send you a couple of bready links (written while preheating the oven--pizza's about to go in!). Here's a guy who's doing good things with pizza: http://www.billyreisinger.com/pizza.php Some in
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by optimal 19y ago
mos, have you seen _Local Breads_, by Daniel Leader? Just got it from the library and will try his baguettes tomorrow.
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by optimal 19y ago
Let your employer fund your ideas through your paycheck--they don't own your nights and weekends. I find the hardest challenge when I start a part-time project is staying motivated at the day job. If you're happy there and can achieve this
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by optimal 19y ago
What about the availability of credit? It's probably easier to buy the big TV on credit now than to steal it.
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by optimal 19y ago
Practice your best, and you won't be bested by your practices. - The Sphinx
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by optimal 19y ago
Talk about the talkers. I think I remember that being some kind of warning sign.
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by optimal 19y ago
New Einstein dropped out, built and sold his "Hot Physicist or Not?" startup, and now just likes to kick back and listen to some choons.
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by optimal 19y ago
Great story. I was trying to track down the name after reading the Clarke thread (though Asimov wrote it, not Clarke).
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by optimal 19y ago
Really? I think it's more like a mini-MySpace: tell the world what you're up to (in excruciating detail). If so I'd expect it to catch on with the same demographic.
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by optimal 19y ago
More thoughts please on a system with both many reads and many writes and an ever-changing order (i.e., sorted by dynamic rankings instead of "time posted," a constant)!
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by optimal 19y ago
Try this one after that: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sEbgB6X6S5c
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by optimal 19y ago
Couldn't see it at first, then enabled via NoScript. Might be something to consider if targeting technical markets!
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by optimal 19y ago
Had the jeans. Had the kicks. Had the day-glo. No mullet. Was that the problem?
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by optimal 19y ago
If you want to know a person's flaws, learn what they most despise.
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by optimal 19y ago
Heh, the first sentence tells you how to be a successful management consultant: only work for companies who are already good at what they do!
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Ask YC: Ethics of outsourcing
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