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by vga15 15y ago
"the human desire to clean things up." I'm not sure I like where popular game-design seems to be headed. Core game mechanics driven by completing tasks, leveling up, reducing entropy, and competing with friends certainly have their place, a
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by vga15 15y ago
Great job on shipping. How long have you been working on this? The app looks neat. I'm guessing you've used bits of (twitter) bootstrap. I get what the app does almost instantly. The logo/imagery stands out quite well. I can envision this g
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by vga15 15y ago
Great you're getting back at it. Tiny workouts during the week work wonders for the brain. Much of the info below wouldn't be new territory for you, but I hope it helps. The points I wanted to emphasize: measure, prevent plateaus, and that
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by vga15 15y ago
Initial impression suggests this is similar to tungle.me Could you describe exactly what it'd do for me & my blog, besides allowing folks to see through my calendar of open/booked slots & schedule?
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by vga15 15y ago
zero chance the next one will be called iPhone 5 Zero? There a reason for the certainty? I'm genuinely curious. They're talking about the device that'll end up being called the 'iPhone 5'. Apple has a history of planning years in advance.
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by vga15 15y ago
As others have stated, most devs have gotten a large chunk of their knowledge from the web. Google is their school. However , I believe you were asking about those that want a more 'structured' university-like approach. Although these exis
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by vga15 15y ago
The first time I'd been to a gym was about 8 years back, and I'd been led to believe that progress (weight loss & a certain muscular definition, from my pov) couldn't be had without working one's butt off, for about 2 hours a day. Throu
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by vga15 15y ago
only one reason why people start businesses - circumstance Not necessarily true. Better proactive than reactive. I've a feeling that those who take deliberate measures to ensure opportunities bloom, would be a few steps ahead. Maybe you'r
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by vga15 15y ago
Been a long day. Sorry for the late reply again. BTW, haven't had a stimulating conversation like this in a while. I'm glad you've looked through the situation from different angles. Sounds like you've learnt lots. Wow. You've made some dra
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by vga15 15y ago
Whoa. Wasn't expecting that. Firstly, do not let go of your intense need/desire to fix this. There's someone out there who could really use your insights. Reading through, couldn't help flash back to circumstances I've been through personal
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by vga15 15y ago
Apologies for the late reply. Lot of interesting stuff packed into your comment. Thanks for taking the time. Also, great to know you're healthier now. I'm intrigued about your 'openly hostile' target market. Firstly, it sounds like you've t
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by vga15 15y ago
Inspirational anecdote ya got there. Thanks for sharing. If you don't mind me asking. How long did it take to get to 5mm in revenues? Also, do you / did you ever have partners on this biz?
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by vga15 15y ago
When I'd started my first job (after an ad-driven web app that went nowhere), I quickly found I wouldn't have much time for side projects. So I'd outsourced my little project to a talented dude from the east. This first project was to be me
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by vga15 15y ago
Interesting subject. Time allows us to measure results. Not the other way around. Our consciousness cannot experience time going backwards. Time travel to the experiencer, would happen in +ve time for him/her. Also, even if those neutrino
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by vga15 15y ago
Agree that it wasn't the product. The product had a very vocal, loyal following. But it wasn't just 'marketing'. They'd touched a massive audience. Many just didn't 'get it'. The show wasn't meant to have universal appeal. Certainly not th
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by vga15 15y ago
Thank you for describing it so well here. [ http://blog.memrise.com/2011/05/how-is-memory-stored-in-brai... ] The actor/play analogy worked memorably well. Haven't heard of memrise before. Yet, having read your posts, I can't wait to try it
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by vga15 15y ago
I'd like to imagine the brain is a lot like the 'world wide web' as a data structure, than a pure graph. That it isn't just a question of pure storage and retrieval. There's quite a bit of varied experience on the same root(& their stor
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by vga15 15y ago
Interesting. Well, you've built up a lot of authority over the years. That they trust you more, has been well earned. I'm baffled by the 'pre-interview' concept. Would love to see a candid 'behind-the-scenes' (video) peek at your process, w
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by vga15 15y ago
Keep up the good work Andrew. Premium subscriber here. Totally worth it. Video, certainly is the future of content. And you're leading the way, for us hackers. ----- I've gotta say this. Your interviews have evolved since when you'd started
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This ain't no worthy Tribute. Steve lives on. (thelegend.pen.io)
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by vga15 15y ago
Almost wierd that I feel sick to my stomach. RIP Steve. We'll certainly miss the most important innovator of our times.
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by vga15 15y ago
That's great. You're much more of an entrepreneur than I'd assumed. Check out chapter 6 from 'Getting Real', by the folks at 37signals. [ http://gettingreal.37signals.com/toc.php ] The problem I had starting out, was following an exact proc
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by vga15 15y ago
I've been at this exact same place. The best way you can prep for a 'web startup' is to leverage the skills you've got (javascript, java, html), and take action RIGHT NOW. [I've a feeling you know enough to get hacking on an idea, and lear
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by vga15 15y ago
Absolutely. "Creativity as a service". I envision a lot of startups in the near future revolving around this model. Maybe we'll plug into a facebook-like universal AI-api (by apple?), and build 'creativity generator' apps that use chunks o
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by vga15 15y ago
I wouldn't be so sure about state-of-the-art natural lang processing & speech recognition systems being good enough, for Apple (given their track record) to pitch a complete virtual assistant as a software service (VAAS?). The ideal AI