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by ztay 7y ago
theguardian.com is hotbed of climate alarmism.
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by ztay 8y ago
The only ones against free speech these days are the far/weird-left. They have some twisted logic about not tolerating intolerant ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance ). They are very selective whom
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Using Fun to Change Behavior(thefuntheory.com)
1 points by ztay 15y ago|0 comments
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by ztay 15y ago
"The thing is: I have yet to see a project done overseas at that sort of hourly rate that has actually gone well." The argument sounds like something Rush Limbaugh would say, "It's cold where I live, therefore global warming is a lie!".
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Assistly down for hours. Blames Amazon DB connection.(twitter.com)
2 points by ztay 15y ago|0 comments
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by ztay 15y ago
I'm the solo founder of PrintFriendly.com Two years ago I applied to YC, and was turned down in the interview process. They asked, "how is PrintFriendly going to make a billion dollars"? I'm still trying to answer that (or at least a more m
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by ztay 15y ago
Sweet. I've used iconfinder.com over the years. Its now a default stop when searching an icon. Seems to be getting better everytime i visit too. Keep up the good work!
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by ztay 15y ago
Barf. Sad, to see Hacker News being used as a marketing channel.
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by ztay 15y ago
Vision and stamina to keep pushing till it done.
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by ztay 15y ago
Quality, creativity, and difficult problems are the devils tools!
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by ztay 15y ago
"All your events are belong to us" Got scared when i read this. Gotta be a mistype (second headline, middle of page).
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by ztay 15y ago
Thanks, glad you like. My motivations were fairly pure, wanted to build a platform that gave citizens more power. Also thought there could be a way to monetize (ethically) with traction. Got some press in the early days, and believe the pro
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by ztay 15y ago
Yes, currently getting 3K-15k visits/mo. About 20% repeat visits. Agree that giving people a way to "be heard" has value, just need to get the process right.
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by ztay 15y ago
Polarizing would be a good tactic. Not sure I want to go there though. I've still got some idealism ;) Steps to gain traction were focused on making the product viral (send to friends, embed vote on site/facebook, etc). Also partnerships wi
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by ztay 15y ago
I like the idea, but think I'd need more users before I could attract the attention of senators/aides/other. Congress members have their websites, email list of their supporters, would need to offer something they didn't have.
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by ztay 15y ago
Main reason is the money. I'm not a programmer, so fixing bugs, update scrappers, server, etc. cost money.
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Ask HN: Time to pull the plug?
16 points by ztay 15y ago|17 comments
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How the Japan Earthquake Shortened Days on Earth (space.com)
5 points by ztay 16y ago|0 comments
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by ztay 16y ago
Hmm, I love watching videos on iPad
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by ztay 16y ago
haha. "Video is dull as dish water when it's talking heads". Works better for categories like eSports, Cooking, How To.
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The future of Blogs is Video?
3 points by ztay 16y ago|8 comments
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by ztay 16y ago
Hah, you're good. I'm platinum (ztay). Day9 rocks. But, gotta say, I can't miss an HD Cast. He's just fun. Did you see the talk HD gave at the recent Google Tech Talk. HD has over 57 Million views, and google is listening. http://youtu.be/
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Do you watch StarCraft Replays?
4 points by ztay 16y ago|3 comments
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by ztay 16y ago
Love it! "They know when to Expand"
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SC2 Geeks: Idra Interview on Patch 1.1 (youtu.be)
2 points by ztay 16y ago|0 comments
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by ztay 16y ago
The link has a prob. http://youtu.be/Ea8DlGM7e14 Have you seen this Idra Interview? HaHaHa http://youtu.be/pHG40AdYfJ0 I can picture Day9, HD StarCraft, working at ESPN in the near future. HD StarCraft's videos have over 57 Million view
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by ztay 16y ago
Yes! I'm in the gold, but will keep practicing. Email me, Taylor at printfriendly.com
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Tools for Getting Web Design Feedback(mashable.com)
4 points by ztay 16y ago|0 comments
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by ztay 16y ago
A nice actionable insight, "You can't directly control where your thoughts drift. If you're controlling them, they're not drifting. But can control them indirectly, by controlling what situations you let yourself get into."