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by whiletruefork 16y ago
There is product filtering - but it works best for items with ratings (Video Games, Movies). All other products go through a blacklist - filtering out specific words (but the list itself needs improvement). The parent has control over the f
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
I have been looking at whether or not to rebrand. The initial branding was PiggyBanks. But all variations of that as a domain are parked by miserable squatters. One of them offered to sell at the 'reasonable' price of $16k.
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Show HN: My first start up (30 days in)
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
What you are looking for is called the attach-rate. Basically how much other stuff in the ecosystem are people buying once they have the console. I believe the XBOX is leading the pack for attach rate with both games and accessories, which
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
Having fast turn around on data of this size is immeasurably important and a significant competitive advantage. I have worked on large search-engine systems up until very recently and I can say without a doubt that turnaround time is more i
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
QBASIC circa 1995. I started writing games - and pulled down some open source game code (although I did not know what open source was at the time) and was completely perplexed at what a for loop was.
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
While the economics of this are interesting - it will be depressing to see republicans claim the turn around was due to the actions they've taken since the mid term elections, and the democrats claiming it's proof what they were pushing has
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
I'm basically going to abuse this article to make the claim Computer Science > Computer Engineering (by a factor of 43!).
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
This article is kind of silly. The point he's making is that software ISV's are going to kill big platform players. That makes no sense. Why doesn't he say that Rovio will Apple? Oh that's because their entire business model is built on an
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
If getting the insurance will prohibit you from starting - then why not just skip it and protect yourself personally through an LLC/Corporation structure. If the business gets sued it would go down due to lack of litigation insurance, but t
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
Two problems: Windows 7 was not engineered for tablet usability like iOS was. Third party OEM's can produce cheaper hardware (the PC effect) but generally can not produce higher quality devices than single party controlled ecosystem (iPhone
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
The problem with metered internet billing is that the service isn't treated as a utility like power and water are. There would be no restrictions on service providers violating customer rights - and they generally have a defacto monopoly wh
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by whiletruefork 16y ago
I just did the same thing, albeit - I only gave myself 6 weeks to make acceptable progress on something (anything) before I start working full time again. It's my mental safeguard against procrastination.