BenSS

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by BenSS 15y ago
I'm guessing that you haven't worked at a place where it can take months to get a single line change implemented in production. This kills creators with the huge lag time between fix and implementation. I won't even go into meeting abuse.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Yeah, they sorta work, but even my 4yo can immediately tell a mega block from a real Lego. They've all been banished from the logo bin.
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by BenSS 15y ago
We are developing our own apps, but right now we're highlighting the best ones out there according to our own educators.
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by BenSS 15y ago
We're at the totally opposite end of the spectrum, working with Pre-K to K. There was some earlier talk about dealing directly with schools, but that's a difficult path to walk. http://www.kindertown.com
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by BenSS 15y ago
I worked on this app, so I'd love to hear any kind of constructive feedback from the HN community!
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KinderTown Launches Educational App Store For Parents(techcrunch.com)
3 points by BenSS 15y ago|1 comments
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Teaching Kids to Be Entrepreneurs(getrichslowly.org)
3 points by BenSS 15y ago|0 comments
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by BenSS 15y ago
Healthcare is insanity much like education because the current institutions assume everyone is identical. Simply using more tech isn't the cure. There's an almost a paranoia about using resources inequally, when choosing properly can yield
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by BenSS 15y ago
Buddy up with someone from HN? I'm now curious as to the logistics of having someone in the US setting up an LLC (only takes a couple weeks at most) for overseas operations.
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by BenSS 15y ago
He could simply be honest that he's expending a lot more effort on v2 to make it as awesome as he wants it to be. Charge the full price, but offer a refund or full price rebate if you show that you bought v1.
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by BenSS 15y ago
What is Marco misunderstanding? He doesn't know how the site operates, or that they were 'trying things out'. I really don't buy the long-winded explanation. The pages are still available, and easily findable. It's not like he went out of h
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by BenSS 15y ago
Dressed UP isn't always the same as dressed NICELY. Programmers like efficient, but that doesn't mean that it can't look good too. I've recently taken an interest in upgrading my wardrobe after a very long time of not caring. Frankly, witho
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by BenSS 15y ago
Avoid just sitting down and 'pumping out code' to solve the problem. Make sure what you're solving is really a problem, and is the right problem! This will take tech skill, personal skills and a degree of relentlessness. Often the person wi
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by BenSS 15y ago
It'd be interesting to see what the split is between people upvoting under 'new' versus duplicate story submissions. I'm betting that the dupe submissions are much more frequent since highly on-topic posts from lesser known sources will oft
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Trials and tribulations of ‘the startup state’(burlingtonfreepress.com)
1 points by BenSS 15y ago|0 comments
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by BenSS 15y ago
Steam has massive discounts on games quite frequently, so it will often be cheaper to buy as long as it's not a super-recent release.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Low entry barriers for many of these cuts both ways. There's a lot of competition and work to make sure you're actually noticed! Really oversimplified.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Even apart from iCloud I've been wishing for a way to merge all my Apple IDs. I currently have four between all the changes and the iOS development work. It starts to be a game of 'is this the ID I used?' Being able to link all the differen
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by BenSS 15y ago
This looks really great for a geek like me who can somewhat do art/design, but knows something is missing! Ordered.
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Codecademy Offers Free Coding Classes for Aspiring Entrepreneurs(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
6 points by BenSS 15y ago|2 comments
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Walmart acquires OneRiot, search-startup-turned-ad-network(venturebeat.com)
1 points by BenSS 15y ago|0 comments
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Nonprofit announces $330 million in startup aid(reuters.com)
1 points by BenSS 15y ago|0 comments
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by BenSS 15y ago
I actually thought 'Wave for Business' at first glance due to the the more free-form nature.
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by BenSS 15y ago
This is NOT NEW. The basic reaction chain has been well understood for decades. There are multiple issues to be solved with actually setting up a reactor to deliver power that the article doesn't even consider. Hype.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Appreciate the insight! Makes the organizations like Dreamit Ventures and the university business incubators even more important in my eyes. We've got the developer talent, but more lacking in the xp of 'how startups work'.
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by BenSS 15y ago
I don't follow the politics behind the project, but to me the biggest indicator of something awry was D7 still not being acceptable for a production site. It's much more fragile than D6 and the post clearly illustrates why, with the issue c
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by BenSS 15y ago
This explains what they're looking for, but not why it's location dependent. Sfba is a startup hub, but that dosnt mean that talent doesn't exist elsewhere! What's the successful metric? Part of a startup? Founder? Product principal? Admitt
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by BenSS 15y ago
Exactly what I was going to say! Calif is a terrible place to go and scout out talent, unless they're also trying to raise visibility in the same shot. I'd suggest they go to the east coast instead.
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by BenSS 15y ago
I was more referring to the 'free' C$20 offer. Requires SMS.
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by BenSS 15y ago
This is slick visually. Seems to be very similar to Paygr at first glance, but also enables 'want X' requests. I'm not terribly thrilled with the idea of yet another virtual currency though. Why the reliance on SMS? I'd actually prefer emai

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