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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
I can't speak to your first-hand experience with them. But do you think they made this pivot because their contracts were not renewed? Or is it possible -- I'd speculate, probable -- that developing a business model around Tracker is a much
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Except it's not "free" in the Free software sense. Google specifically addresses why they didn't use a GPL license but rather BSD. They want to promote WebM in proprietary, closed, products. http://www.webmproject.org/about/faq/ "One of t
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
This is a standard negotiating tactic. Google will back down once they prove that WebM is a real threat to MPEG-LA's business model. They'll do this because you'll find Google getting an exclusive sweet deal from MPEG-LA for streaming h.264
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I have a lot of family in Europe. It wasn't the social programs that led to their current problem. They were vacationing and dining out on credit cards, accumulating lots of revolving debt, and acquiring rental properties that were supposed
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
At first I was going to answer with "the better part of Steve Jobs' absence from the company". However, thinking about it a bit longer, I think Apple started getting into actual trouble after the launch of Windows 95. They had absolutely no
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Was his diet a type of protein sparing modified fast? I think Tim Ferriss is a shining example that how you deliver your message is a factor in your overall influence just as much as what your actual message is. If your goal is to influen
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
You want dark side... My first real girlfriend's father (let's call him David) was a reclusive "entrepreneur". He basically had the idea/vision for Google Earth about 20 years before that application actually appeared. By the time I met him
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
My first comment came out a bit harsh. I keep returning to Nambu, but here are some gripes: 1. Clicking on an @handle in a tweet sends me to twitter.com instead of doing something within the app. 2. I'd love to see retweet tracking function
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
You know what would be awesome is if TextMate 2.0 appeared as well. I'm happy about Tweetie though. I've been growing a bit frustrated with Nambu.
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This is par for the course. I have friends who have had to manage manufacturing processes in China. You have to be very specific, to the point of utter paranoia, in the instructions that you provide. Wherever, and I mean absolutely wherever
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Or maybe the NDA hasn't expired but he's misinterpreted the contract that he signed. Just like how some folks can admit they used to work for the CIA or special forces but are not allowed to talk about specific missions because they are sti
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
What would you estimate Reddit's costs are now? What would their costs be if they had a full-time (decent) admin and their own hardware in a data centre?
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Xtreme Labs is hiring 50 engineers, though not sure if all of them will be in Toronto. http://www.xtremelabs.com/
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This would be incredibly useful for publicly traded corps to help prove that they made information public at a specific time (i.e., disclosure requirements were met).
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Not to mention that for all the money the US spends on anti-terrorism, the real threats lie in a lifestyle that is unhealthy and exacerbated (at an accelerating rate) by suburban sprawl, increasing sedentary work and play, and poor nutritio
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Apple has become so successful that people start attributing amazing strategies to them that are really accidental. I've emailed a high up Apple executive about something before and not heard a thing only to get a reply to my email 9 months
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
In high school, when my algebra teacher found out I was attending a semi-formal that he was chaperoning, he said "Really? You're taking a girl? Good for you." I showed up and when he saw who I was with, his jaw literally dropped. I had one
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
logicalstack's comment still makes sense if you interpret downtime to mean what you've just explained. Here are some ways that good systems guys fill their time in between deployments and triaging problems: 1. Reading security bulletins and
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
A nice little preview. I can see its appeal although I'm not sure I'm ready to make the switch. One little pet peeve though. Why do so many Mac apps want to create a menuling now? It's not the Windows system tray. There's no good reason why
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On one side we have Paul Graham who has started two successful businesses in disparate industries. On the other, we have Michael Arrington who started one successful business in another industry and launched a complete clusterf*ck of a part
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Most of the rich people I have met who are "self-made" don't actually feel that angry. It's the rich people that were born into wealth who are pissed off. Take Ben Stein for instance. The guy is pissed off. And yet, he was born to a preside
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
"I wonder if this co-op mode would be better suited to teams within the same gym" Definitely, this. Make it a cooperative group effort like skipping, not a competitive team sport. See my comment here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
As somebody who works out a lot, this idea does not appeal to me. I put myself in the shoes of people who attend aerobics and cycling classes (I strictly do free weights and the occasional cardio machine). And even then, I think this would
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Why did you get downvoted to 0 with this comment? This place is getting ridiculous with the down voting now.
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It should be fantastic to its market, which it is. Everyone is not a market.
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
I don't like Jack Johnson but I know who he is. You'd have to be a pretty lazy music consumer to not know who he is, the kind that doesn't buy music but just listens to ClearChannel stations. Otherwise known as the kind of people that Apple
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
The fact that people like him aren't on this social network is why I think it will take off. A music-based social network needs people who, you know, are kind of into music.
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Actually, if you're into cool, trendier, up-and-coming, non-mainstream music, Ping is pretty fantastic. The first recommended follow for me was Alexandra Patsavas who is the christener of cool when it comes to indie music. Ping got it spot
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Sorry if I read too much of my own bias into your blog post. I agree that selling is what's important. The web has definitely helped Canadians in that respect, as our startups can now compete on an equal level with American players. In fact
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by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
The Canadian startup scene is an interesting and enjoyable one. But let's please allow the numbers to speak for themselves. If there's one thing I dislike about the past few years of the startup scene, it has been this circle jerk echo cham

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