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by ziadbc 7y ago
"Make people want something that is actually junk." doesn't have quite the same ring to it, nor does it sound remotely more plausible. Presumably the 10% weekly growth that YC and PG advocate as the default growth metric isn&
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by ziadbc 12y ago
I (kind of) missed it. He mentions Alan elsewhere on his site. http://www.meltingasphalt.com/prickles-and-goo/
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by ziadbc 12y ago
Did I miss the attribution to Alan Watts for the prickles and goo metaphor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXi_ldNRNtM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts
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by ziadbc 12y ago
This seems wrong from an engineering AND MBA point of view. As designing and manufacturing electronics becomes more automated, the workflow for designing computer hardware will be very similar to software development (it pretty much alread
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The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'(youtube.com)
4 points by ziadbc 13y ago|0 comments
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by ziadbc 13y ago
You could just as well say that your dollar lost 10% against bitcoin in a day, who would dare buy something with a dollar with it fluctuating so much so often.
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by ziadbc 13y ago
Does everyone forget that the U.S. government brought an antitrust case against Microsoft and nearly broke them up? That experience certainly cooled them off a bit. They've slowly aligned themselves in the background with Facebook, Yahoo, a
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by ziadbc 13y ago
It was really the exact opposite of that. The thesis was exactly that, it's all about the content, so get the best content creators in the world. It turned out to be all about the medium, and there are still only a few people who know what
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by ziadbc 14y ago
It would be great if they can be successful at making a company where you can be confident that your data will not die; but flexible enough for the inevitable sampling of future 'bloggish' platforms that come out.
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Part of being a good communicator is being relatable. This worked so well with Steve because his results spoke for themselves. The is the important detail for anyone who wants to emulate his style. He was given the privilege of communicat
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Someone can probably build an app player for android apps, but architecture wise, what you just described sounds kind of like a custom UI for android. The rationale for not doing something like this philosophically is that the underlying po
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Given the way Google implemented gathering street view data, I wouldn't be surprised if Google has more map data in the USA than all the other map companies combined.
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Twitter wants to give you access to the data. Their client is their main product. Thus, every 3rd party client is competing with their main product, that seems to be a fact. Theres no way to stop you from building one anyway, twitter know
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Who is more of a 'liberal' programmer, RMS or Linus. Think about it. In my estimation, if the answer here is unclear, then this metaphor breaks hard.
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Saying that programming is 'spending all dap tapping in code' is like saying drawing is 'spending all day holding a pencil.' That isn't a perfect analogy, but programming can be equally about what is being created as it is the code itself.
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Some friends and I actually pitched this idea to YC and got an interview a few years ago. We didn't get in. Part of the issue is as soon as you describe this idea one of the thoughts people will have 'so you want to pay me for receiving sp
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The Art of Focus(facebook.com)
1 points by ziadbc 14y ago|0 comments
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by ziadbc 14y ago
This is like 6 minute abs but in reverse for Gladwell. Outliers require 10000 hours, but if you want to outlive the pyramids, better start earlier than kindergarten.
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by ziadbc 14y ago
It isn't really linkbait. I doubt adrian is worried about getting traffic to his blog. A sheep follows the herd, but the wolf drives itself. Pretty good analogy if you ask me.
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by ziadbc 14y ago
Pre iPhone: Carriers control software ecosystem of mobile phones. Post iPhone: Apple/Google control software ecosystem of mobile phones. Revolution: A forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new system.
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by ziadbc 14y ago
You can take a break from college without dropping out. The best reasons/excuses don't sound like "maybe college isnt for me" and more like "Someone offered me a very time flexible paid internship that will allow me to start my own business
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by ziadbc 15y ago
I don't think PG was saying that music equals smells. He's saying piracy = smells, some of them good, some bad. It's just silly that the industry spent a decade suing people, and probably could have made 10x their money by giving up the 's
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It's all bits.(hangger.com)
4 points by ziadbc 15y ago|0 comments
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by ziadbc 15y ago
Not sure if you read the article, but other than the semantics of the word 'content,' the point of the article was in agreement with your intention. The point is to put the same effort and passion into your essays, or tweets, or blog posts
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Create content like you create products.(doejo.com)
24 points by ziadbc 15y ago|3 comments
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David Kadavy, author of "Design for Hackers" speaking in SF tonight(facebook.com)
2 points by ziadbc 15y ago|0 comments
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by ziadbc 15y ago
The closest things to regular blogs I read daily (almost) are SVN from 37signals, and metafilter, but I'm looking to branch out.
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Ask HN: What NON-programming blogs do you read daily?
8 points by ziadbc 15y ago|5 comments
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The MIT Hacker Ethic(hangger.com)
70 points by ziadbc 15y ago|7 comments
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Computer Science in Javascript(github.com)
3 points by ziadbc 15y ago|0 comments

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