swecker

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Show HN: Freqntr - Upcoming digital loyalty program.(freqntr.com)
2 points by swecker 14y ago|0 comments
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by swecker 14y ago
Until now I don't think I have ever thought of the idea that greed could be applied to anything non-materialistic. I fall into the same category as the OP and many others who replied here: I'm in my mid twenties, have all my needs covered,
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by swecker 14y ago
Another thought to the difference in email and news aggregators; If I want to read a blog post later (but am busy now) I need to mark it in some way to remember to get back to it later. My email inbox, on the other hand, keeps it there f
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by swecker 14y ago
I don't consider any of those things as shortcomings, simply aspects of anything involving human minds using a creative process. You're right that it's the same as all other forms of engineering, but I would also consider most of that art a
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by swecker 14y ago
I think of software development more as an art than a science. If those questions were asked of a professional painter I think we would hear similar responses. It's all by hand, colors shapes and textures can be amazingly complex in their
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by swecker 15y ago
I've had dinner with many people in their homes, and at my parent's house my mom hosts a home-made dinner every Sunday in an open invite sort of fashion like this, so I am familiar with and really like the idea, but I have a question that a
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by swecker 15y ago
It does not mean that you aren't leading people, if you aren't trying to lead people. There are many great leaders who never intended to lead anything. And aren't pioneers leaders? They were the first and the others followed. If people
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by swecker 15y ago
Leadership definitely means leading people, and there are different ways to lead. I think of livestock. One can stand in front of the livestock and call them, pull on a rope attached to them, get behind them and push them, or get behind th
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by swecker 16y ago
"I know of a few businesses that build these internships into their model as a way of keeping costs down." According to those regulations posted we see that a business can't legally have an unpaid intern to keep costs down. The pros for an
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by swecker 16y ago
Many people have a misconception about this. An intern is a hired position (albeit temporary), and working for free is simply volunteering. There are unpaid interns, but there are probably more misconceptions about that. http://www.nyti
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by swecker 16y ago
At the beginning of this article I was reminded of Paul Graham's "Hackers and Painters." If women tend to have broader interests, leaning towards the arts, than I would say that those that also lean towards coding would have the largest pot
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by swecker 16y ago
I like this article, but the title is deceiving. I read it expecting to find project milestones that hint to it's readiness to take off. I think a more appropriate title would be "How To Know You Are Ready To Make Your Side Project A Start
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by swecker 16y ago
I've been reading about genetic algorithms, and playing with some game ideas recently, and this game brings up some very interesting ideas of what one could do with a game...
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by swecker 16y ago
I only get on hacker news once every couple of days and usually read only a couple of articles. I thought it a huge coincidence that I read two articles by the same person.
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by swecker 16y ago
My thought process were as follows; "Oh great, it's just an ad for a book." to "It's a future book, could be interesting." to, "Hey this is the guy that wrote that article on Monet's use of black!" I guess it's a really good idea to give a
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by swecker 16y ago
I think the point this author is making is not, "These ideas won't work, so don't do it." but rather, "You might think these ideas are unique, but they're not." So he's not shooting down the ideas per say, but warning people that if they un
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by swecker 16y ago
From a technology perspective that's pretty cool. From an ethics perspective, I don't think it really makes a difference, or will impact the future of war. It will definitely impact the art of war, but not on how much war we'll have. There
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by swecker 16y ago
I feel so timid. Posting on Hacker News for the first time. I'm working on a new project, so it would be great to accept this challenge and join a pseudo-team of App-launchers. Count me in.