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Oh cool, I'm on here :D 18 now, and I've stopped calling them startups... a lot of them are just webapps :) (also no longer in high school, was going to update

by markbao 16y ago

Oh cool, I'm on here :D 18 now, and I've stopped calling them startups... a lot of them are just webapps :) (also no longer in high school, was going to update it two days ago until threewords.me came along, now at 1.8 million pageviews...) the new startup is http://supportbreeze.com http://supportbreeze.com ! Would like to note that my bhag (big hairy audacious goal) is to donate almost all my money into positive philanthropy (see below) and startup investments http://iam.markbao.com http://iam.markbao.com

edw519 16y ago
18 now Good. The honeymoon is over. Now you can vote, join the army, get laid without legal worries, and most importantly, be considered a true peer here without the gratuitous "17 year old" prefix on everything said about you. I have admired your progress and even enjoyed using some of your software over the past several years, usually thinking, "This guy is great. I wonder what kinds of cool things he'll be doing once he grows up." The wait is over. Full steam ahead and best wishes!
- ilovecomputers 16y ago
  Hold up a second, he needs to go to college first where he risks being bogged down by details that will distract him and possible crush all his dreams, but if he pulls through, he will rise with a new sense of understanding that have lead all the great contributers of society.
  - aik 16y ago
    It's sad how often comments about higher education are expressed in a light like this. Contact me if you have ideas on how to fix it.
    - ilovecomputers 16y ago
      I'm not criticizing higher education. My tongue-in-cheek comment was a reference to the book The Man Who Knew Infinity where G H Hardy expressed fear that teaching Ramanujan the details of math might stump his genius by making him feel less confident in his abilities. I'm also expressing my frustration of not writing down my life goals when I first entered college...but even if I went back in time and asked my younger self what those goals were: "Intern at Revision3!? Man, you think you have it all figured out. I don't know how else to say this man, but..." and I just made myself feel sad, in a nostalgic way.
      - aik 16y ago
        Oh I see - Interesting. Well I still very much see it as a very valid criticism. I don't believe the situation should exist (or at least be as prevalent) where you can unfairly become discouraged to the point of no return. In most cases it's completely unnecessary and is a result of a misunderstanding on both ends. In most cases I believe it's a result of having no life direction and following a path laid down by certain expectations of you, or just poorly rationalized by you in general, and so you easily become swayed by insignificant details. Fixing that should focused on before going full force into a passion/study and spending thousands in the process. Put differently, all those details you talk about should be in support of your development towards a future passion, not distract you to a point of no return. Sorry if that appears incoherent - I'm in a hurry. Anyway I see that as a major issue in people and something our school system should do a better job of handling.
- apgwoz 16y ago
  > get laid without legal worries Not entirely true. Now he's gotta be careful not to become a statutory rapist.
  - krainboltgreene 16y ago
    Most states allow for a 2-3 year difference at the age of 18.
artmageddon 16y ago
It's quite the admirable goal.. I'll be looking over your blog throughout the day and reevaluating my goals for next year... and hell, for my life, after reading the "About me" section. One quick thing you should know - Ramania.org has a bunch of 404's in everything but the home page. Also, clicking Ramania.com links to genevine.com...was this intentional?
- markbao 16y ago
  Yeah, ugh, lots of stuff to fix. Not sure why the .org site isn't working anymore. Ramamia was renamed Genevine last year ish.
js3309 16y ago
out of that group, how many are actually startups?
EGreg 16y ago
Congratulations man! I remember back to the days when you made the flash for this: http://seethewall.com http://seethewall.com :) :) You have come a long way. Now listen -- I know how much you hated high school, but college is the time when you make all the social connections that will last you for the next 10 years! (And some of them, well, a lifetime.) It is probably where you are going to meet the people who will help you meet your wife. Well, maybe not directly, but she'll definitely get a sense of your social group when your friends are making her have a great time and regaling her with their crazy stories about you. And so .... REMEMBER Do not treat college as a preparation for a lifetime of serfdom. Instead, treat college as a social opportunity! Oh and one more thing -- do your studying done early and go out :)
- mattdeboard 16y ago
  Did you just encourage this kid to go to college so he can get married? What?
  - EGreg 16y ago
    that's an unexpected interpretation of what I wrote
mistermann 16y ago
I really like some of your design work, especially supportbreeze, very clean and slick look.

by markbao 16y ago

edw519 16y ago

18 now Good. The honeymoon is over. Now you can vote, join the army, get laid without legal worries, and most importantly, be considered a true peer here without the gratuitous "17 year old" prefix on everything said about you. I have admired your progress and even enjoyed using some of your software over the past several years, usually thinking, "This guy is great. I wonder what kinds of cool things he'll be doing once he grows up." The wait is over. Full steam ahead and best wishes!

ilovecomputers 16y ago
Hold up a second, he needs to go to college first where he risks being bogged down by details that will distract him and possible crush all his dreams, but if he pulls through, he will rise with a new sense of understanding that have lead all the great contributers of society.
- aik 16y ago
  It's sad how often comments about higher education are expressed in a light like this. Contact me if you have ideas on how to fix it.
  - ilovecomputers 16y ago
    I'm not criticizing higher education. My tongue-in-cheek comment was a reference to the book The Man Who Knew Infinity where G H Hardy expressed fear that teaching Ramanujan the details of math might stump his genius by making him feel less confident in his abilities. I'm also expressing my frustration of not writing down my life goals when I first entered college...but even if I went back in time and asked my younger self what those goals were: "Intern at Revision3!? Man, you think you have it all figured out. I don't know how else to say this man, but..." and I just made myself feel sad, in a nostalgic way.
    - aik 16y ago
      Oh I see - Interesting. Well I still very much see it as a very valid criticism. I don't believe the situation should exist (or at least be as prevalent) where you can unfairly become discouraged to the point of no return. In most cases it's completely unnecessary and is a result of a misunderstanding on both ends. In most cases I believe it's a result of having no life direction and following a path laid down by certain expectations of you, or just poorly rationalized by you in general, and so you easily become swayed by insignificant details. Fixing that should focused on before going full force into a passion/study and spending thousands in the process. Put differently, all those details you talk about should be in support of your development towards a future passion, not distract you to a point of no return. Sorry if that appears incoherent - I'm in a hurry. Anyway I see that as a major issue in people and something our school system should do a better job of handling.
apgwoz 16y ago
> get laid without legal worries Not entirely true. Now he's gotta be careful not to become a statutory rapist.
- krainboltgreene 16y ago
  Most states allow for a 2-3 year difference at the age of 18.

artmageddon 16y ago

It's quite the admirable goal.. I'll be looking over your blog throughout the day and reevaluating my goals for next year... and hell, for my life, after reading the "About me" section. One quick thing you should know - Ramania.org has a bunch of 404's in everything but the home page. Also, clicking Ramania.com links to genevine.com...was this intentional?

markbao 16y ago
Yeah, ugh, lots of stuff to fix. Not sure why the .org site isn't working anymore. Ramamia was renamed Genevine last year ish.

js3309 16y ago

out of that group, how many are actually startups?

EGreg 16y ago

Congratulations man! I remember back to the days when you made the flash for this: http://seethewall.com http://seethewall.com :) :) You have come a long way. Now listen -- I know how much you hated high school, but college is the time when you make all the social connections that will last you for the next 10 years! (And some of them, well, a lifetime.) It is probably where you are going to meet the people who will help you meet your wife. Well, maybe not directly, but she'll definitely get a sense of your social group when your friends are making her have a great time and regaling her with their crazy stories about you. And so .... REMEMBER Do not treat college as a preparation for a lifetime of serfdom. Instead, treat college as a social opportunity! Oh and one more thing -- do your studying done early and go out :)

mattdeboard 16y ago
Did you just encourage this kid to go to college so he can get married? What?
- EGreg 16y ago
  that's an unexpected interpretation of what I wrote

mistermann 16y ago

I really like some of your design work, especially supportbreeze, very clean and slick look.