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Patrick's greatest hits

99 points by px 16y ago

eitally 16y ago
One more reason to love Patrick. :) Thank you for taking the time to edit this list and share it.
- eitally 16y ago
  Was I downmodded because someone didn't find this collection useful? Jeez... just trying to express gratitude as someone who casually follows Patrick's experiences but doesn't have time to read everything. Sometimes curation is helpful!
  - jacquesm 16y ago
    For some reason HN seems to frown on the occasional 'thank you' post. I can see how if all there was was thank yous that it would get boring quickly but I don't think we're quite there yet. I think the people that would downvote a 'thank you' that is more than just two words are scared of something that is not a problem.
- patio11 16y ago
  No problem. I had been meaning to do it for a while, but a discussion on HN (and some help from a HNer) prodded me to actually getting it done. I like to think there's an idea or three that are pretty valuable on the blog. The problem was that without organization, you had to dig through a couple hundred thousand words of flotsam (no joke) to get to them.
  - jaf656s 16y ago
    Just an FYI, I had problems with "Rizal al Mashoor‘s MicroISV on a Shoestring Reader" after several posts (I want to say ~20-40 it's been a month or so). I'm not complaining by any means, I just googled for the article it broke on and continued from there.
sublemonic 16y ago
When is your book release Patrick? ;-)
- harisenbon 16y ago
  I know that this was said in jest (and I think patrick has no interest in dead-treeing his blog), but I would LOVE a pre-compiled mobi version of his greatest hits to take on the road for my kindle... Actually, I think I will try to make one.
- patio11 16y ago
  After someone convinces me that spending a few months slaving over editing and promotion is more fun than writing software, better paying than consulting, more helpful than teaching language lessons, more impressive to a Ms. Right than time at the gym, etc. Much like taking investment, it would be flattering but not get me anything I really want right now.
  - tomjen3 16y ago
    I am not going to claim that it is either of those, except possibility impressive to Ms Right, depending on who she is. But it will help you get consulting gigs if you can say you wrote a book about X, where X is somewhat related to the consulting. Whether that is worth it to you, is obviously something you would have to decided. I would by any book about how to run a small software company, organic seo, ab testing with rails or similar you write and I do believe many other here would too.
  - derefr 16y ago
    Perhaps you would be interested in just licensing someone the commercial reproduction+modification rights for your posts, then?
  - edanm 16y ago
    Obviously it depends on you. But I think having a book published gives you: 1) Warm glowy feeling + bragging rights. 2) A lot more "longevity" than just a blog. 3) It makes the world a slightly better place (and makes some people really happy). I say 3) because I love reading, love collecting (good) books, and having more good books to read is always better. I read a ton of blogs and read HN every day, but books are still the best media for serious works, and I'm sure my book collection will be my pride and joy many years in the future, long after I've forgotten half the blogs I read now. All of that is really just my way of saying, please spend the time. I'd love to have your book in my library!
alnayyir 16y ago
What are you doing interviewing for The Register? :)
kbatten 16y ago
This is good and all, but does this give us new news? I'm new to HN and even I have seen some of these linked directly before. Wouldn't it make more sense to have a HN trophy room or something that we link to?
- jacquesm 16y ago
  It's not news, but Patrick is probably the most prolific high quality contributor to HN and it is helpful to have the stuff that he thinks is good in one place. Think of it as a cheatsheet.
atldev 16y ago
Wanted to say thanks for somehow finding the time to share with the startup community. I've listened to your interviews, so I know how little time you have to spare. What's amazing is how consistent you've been over the years. I remember seeing a steady flow of good advice from you 5 or 6 years ago on the Business of Software discussion boards. Best of luck in your latest endeavors and thanks for the cheatsheet.

99 points by px 16y ago

eitally 16y ago

One more reason to love Patrick. :) Thank you for taking the time to edit this list and share it.

eitally 16y ago
Was I downmodded because someone didn't find this collection useful? Jeez... just trying to express gratitude as someone who casually follows Patrick's experiences but doesn't have time to read everything. Sometimes curation is helpful!
- jacquesm 16y ago
  For some reason HN seems to frown on the occasional 'thank you' post. I can see how if all there was was thank yous that it would get boring quickly but I don't think we're quite there yet. I think the people that would downvote a 'thank you' that is more than just two words are scared of something that is not a problem.
patio11 16y ago
No problem. I had been meaning to do it for a while, but a discussion on HN (and some help from a HNer) prodded me to actually getting it done. I like to think there's an idea or three that are pretty valuable on the blog. The problem was that without organization, you had to dig through a couple hundred thousand words of flotsam (no joke) to get to them.
- jaf656s 16y ago
  Just an FYI, I had problems with "Rizal al Mashoor‘s MicroISV on a Shoestring Reader" after several posts (I want to say ~20-40 it's been a month or so). I'm not complaining by any means, I just googled for the article it broke on and continued from there.

sublemonic 16y ago

When is your book release Patrick? ;-)

harisenbon 16y ago
I know that this was said in jest (and I think patrick has no interest in dead-treeing his blog), but I would LOVE a pre-compiled mobi version of his greatest hits to take on the road for my kindle... Actually, I think I will try to make one.
patio11 16y ago
After someone convinces me that spending a few months slaving over editing and promotion is more fun than writing software, better paying than consulting, more helpful than teaching language lessons, more impressive to a Ms. Right than time at the gym, etc. Much like taking investment, it would be flattering but not get me anything I really want right now.
- tomjen3 16y ago
  I am not going to claim that it is either of those, except possibility impressive to Ms Right, depending on who she is. But it will help you get consulting gigs if you can say you wrote a book about X, where X is somewhat related to the consulting. Whether that is worth it to you, is obviously something you would have to decided. I would by any book about how to run a small software company, organic seo, ab testing with rails or similar you write and I do believe many other here would too.
- derefr 16y ago
  Perhaps you would be interested in just licensing someone the commercial reproduction+modification rights for your posts, then?
- edanm 16y ago
  Obviously it depends on you. But I think having a book published gives you: 1) Warm glowy feeling + bragging rights. 2) A lot more "longevity" than just a blog. 3) It makes the world a slightly better place (and makes some people really happy). I say 3) because I love reading, love collecting (good) books, and having more good books to read is always better. I read a ton of blogs and read HN every day, but books are still the best media for serious works, and I'm sure my book collection will be my pride and joy many years in the future, long after I've forgotten half the blogs I read now. All of that is really just my way of saying, please spend the time. I'd love to have your book in my library!

alnayyir 16y ago

What are you doing interviewing for The Register? :)

kbatten 16y ago

This is good and all, but does this give us new news? I'm new to HN and even I have seen some of these linked directly before. Wouldn't it make more sense to have a HN trophy room or something that we link to?

jacquesm 16y ago
It's not news, but Patrick is probably the most prolific high quality contributor to HN and it is helpful to have the stuff that he thinks is good in one place. Think of it as a cheatsheet.

atldev 16y ago

Wanted to say thanks for somehow finding the time to share with the startup community. I've listened to your interviews, so I know how little time you have to spare. What's amazing is how consistent you've been over the years. I remember seeing a steady flow of good advice from you 5 or 6 years ago on the Business of Software discussion boards. Best of luck in your latest endeavors and thanks for the cheatsheet.