wunna

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by wunna 13y ago
Dreams are not what happen when you sleep, dreams should be what keep you from sleeping. - (not sure who said this)
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by wunna 13y ago
Be yourself, everyone else is taken - Oscar Wilde IMO no truer words have been spoken. Much unpleasantness would have been avoided had I known . HTH.
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by wunna 13y ago
I was responding to an oversimplified and vacuous argument, that naively assumes that supply and demand are the only two market forces. You ought to read up on the field of System Dynamics. I am not "cherrypicking", but you are ov
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by wunna 13y ago
If you were an entrepreneur you would understand....
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by wunna 13y ago
Implicit in that statement is a shortage. If programmers have choices, by definition implies more demand, less supply. You contradict yourself!
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by wunna 13y ago
define "enough". Easy enough for you to pontificate, if you know better, start your own company and pay everyone million $ salaries. What are you waiting for? p.s. I am an entrepreneur and have had significant hiring challenges fo
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by wunna 13y ago
well, there is no infinite elasticity of supply & demand.
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by wunna 13y ago
what is that these people do, that they turn down even 125K,150K,200K - according to you - "low salaries"? McD? or Welfare paying higher?
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by wunna 13y ago
So go do it! be the change you want! You know, if you want something done right, DIY! Setup a noble, patriotic company that only hires "Americans" and pay then $250K or $1MM salaries... Go ahead! Stop whining and enough already wi
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by wunna 13y ago
The stock response such arguments is: "there is no shortage of programmers, just a shortage of programmers at a given salary". Yeah right! "There is no poverty. just shortage of people with money" :
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by wunna 13y ago
pg - I would urge you to write an essay or article in some prominent magazine. Someone of your stature voicing is critical to the high-tech industry.
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by wunna 13y ago
PM me if you need ideas....I have done similar things and could point you in the right direction.
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by wunna 13y ago
The UI/IX is a bit clunky IMHO - the wizard interface is meh. Lookup http://timebridge.com/ their UI seems more intuitive.
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by wunna 13y ago
These are all very good reasons posted below, but I believe that the most important reason is corporate mindset . The powers that be - mostly old-hands- view software as physical "property" and unwilling to let go. Sharing it is s
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by wunna 13y ago
Knowledge >>>>>..n Degree
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by wunna 13y ago
"...jumping off a cliff and building a parachute on the way down" - unknown (not sure who said this, if you know pls comment so this can be duly attributed.)
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by wunna 13y ago
Dell XPS 16GB (W7)
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by wunna 13y ago
The first few seconds I don;t know what the app does....more importantly how it is different from the bazillion other place rating apps.
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by wunna 13y ago
Is there any other option for my (slightly) grown-up startup with a ton of traction to come pitch you? p.s I did read the YC FAQ etc. But hoping that might be just the "official line" :-)
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Ask PG: Do you invest in any startups outside of YC?
16 points by wunna 13y ago|6 comments
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by wunna 13y ago
Thanks, have you used it? The limits seem a bit small....or is it more cost-effective that AWS?
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Ask HN: Solr Hosting in the cloud
1 points by wunna 13y ago|3 comments