ryanhunt

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by ryanhunt 4mo ago
For those in Australia, there are regular LAN parties held in most cities still: https://dadlan.au/ (held monthly) and https://www.thebiglan.com/ (~5 a year).
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by ryanhunt 2y ago
Was there recently (Mon Repos in QLD, Australia), I recall them saying it was a 1 in 1000 survival rate [1, 2] which may explain why mothers are laying ~120 eggs in each clutch multiple times each season. If you head back to Mon Repos aroun
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by ryanhunt 2y ago
This is amazing, but surely I'm not the only one who is struck by the irony of a company called 'Gilead' who is trying to save the human race? (Handmaid's tale reference)
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by ryanhunt 6y ago
Dumb question - but with all these tech IPOs, how does one get in/invest at IPO time without buying on the open market?
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by ryanhunt 9y ago
I bet the author, Jacob Kastrenakes, was well chuffed when he got to write a headline like that.
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by ryanhunt 12y ago
Nice one, thanks!
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Ask HN: Did Ellentube rip-off YouTube?
1 points by ryanhunt 12y ago|2 comments
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by ryanhunt 12y ago
This is great news! Although I imagine this will complicate things for those organisations that block access to Dropbox :)
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by ryanhunt 12y ago
1. Market reach, it's where the customers are. Compare the sheer number of apps that have native Dropbox integration, with those that have OneDrive. While it's far from scientific, nearly everyone I know has a Dropbox account - ve
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by ryanhunt 12y ago
I work at News Corp (Australia) and would love to talk! Please get in touch if you want to take this further
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Ask HN: Can a hackathon work for non-tech industries?
1 points by ryanhunt 12y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Computer setup for preschoolers? (age 3-5)
1 points by ryanhunt 13y ago|2 comments
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by ryanhunt 13y ago
I fully expected this entire article to contain only 3 characters, ending in ex.
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by ryanhunt 13y ago
That's some wicked marketing right there, guaranteed social sharing - however they should have made it for cats. However, it feels a bit half-assed as I feel they didn't go far enough with the joke.
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by ryanhunt 15y ago
sounds like a similar (although at least a little bit more achievable) to the "White Australia Policy" that was once one in place, where a language exam was given to 'undesirables' in a language that it was clear the person wishing to emigr
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by ryanhunt 15y ago
it's not overly surprising considering the recent Facebook<-> Skype integration and Skype's expansion to the USA (new office in Brisbane, CA). I'd say it's more like likely a 'strategic partnership' than a buy-out. Having said that
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Skype 3.0 for iPhone now with Video Calls(macrumors.com)
2 points by ryanhunt 16y ago|0 comments
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Sonic (of Roxio fame) to acquire DivX for $323m(techcrunch.com)
1 points by ryanhunt 16y ago|0 comments