BjoernKW

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Ask HN: Idea for PDF template server. Does anyone besides me need this?
3 points by BjoernKW 14y ago|3 comments
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
Design and usability do matter, indeed. Most enterprise applications fail miserably in that respect. However, I'm wondering how or if it is possible at all to disrupt common enterprise software segments such as: - document management - time
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
This is a truly awesome idea.
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
Recently, I've been thinking about how it might be possible to improve the current model of how commercial software development is done today. I was thinking along these lines: A company has a Github repository with several tasks. Independe
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
I can't help thinking that statements like these are merely meant to bog us down. I've heard and read statements like 'Interstellar travel isn't possible.' or my favourite 'We've enough problems down here on Earth already so let's forget ab
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
No, time wasted due to commuting definitely isn't just a Belgian phenomenon. What's most annoying about this is that this terrible waste of time could be alleviated so easily by having people work remotely. However, most employers still jus
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
Thanks for your input!
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Ask HN: Would you pay for this freelancer tool?
1 points by BjoernKW 14y ago|2 comments
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
I've just thought today that there should be some game server software / framework for MMOG that allows to just focus on your instead of some server backend. Seems as if someone's already done that :)
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
Been there, done that. I can tell you that - as a startup - it's next to impossible to make a deal before you run out of money. With enterprise customers it takes at least several months from the first sales pitch to striking a deal. There
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
Quite simply because they don't run for office. Angela Merkel is quite an exception in that respect. Usually, in Germany it's quite the same as in the US: Most high-profile politicians are lawyers or - a German peculiarity - former teachers
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by BjoernKW 14y ago
"Liberal" in Germany roughly equals "libertarian" in the US, they tend to be much more moderate, though. So it's not like they're exactly Ron Paul libertarians.
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Topicalizer - an information extraction suite - now open source(github.com)
1 points by BjoernKW 15y ago|0 comments
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
Sure, having such principles and applying them is something entirely different but at least they've recognized that there's something wrong with their IT projects, which already is a huge leap ahead.
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
I'm impressed by those design principles, even more so because they come from a government agency. Measured by these principles UK government IT is light years ahead of the crap you've to cope with in Germany.
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
If I understand correctly Connex.io syncs back changes from other address books to iOS and OSX address books. Doesn't that lead to problems if I also use iCloud (especially if synchronizing my iOS and OSX address books via iCloud between de
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
Couldn't such LEDs be used as incredibly efficient heat sinks? I presume that once it's possible to deploy those LEDs on large scale they should be much more efficient than traditional cooling devices. Moreover, they might be used for energ
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
I'm pretty sure extraditing British citizens to the US for prosecution is illegal. British citizens are subject to British law and British law alone. Hence, he can be prosecuted in a British court and if sentenced he might be extradited to
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
I'm not saying that working 8 hours a day necessarily is a problem. If you manage to keep that up having 8 hours of quality working time per day is great. The problem lies in having a rigorous schedule telling you when and where to work. An
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
A few years ago - even after having already started a company - I used to call myself a programmer or software developers. Nowadays, I usually call myself an entrepreneur because being an entrepreneur in most cases indeed is fundamentally d
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
Absolutely yes. Sure, most Hacker News readers know about SOPA but how many of those have actively opposed that bill yet? Raising awareness can't be bad, especially as this probably is the last opportunity to effectively take a stand in thi
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by BjoernKW 15y ago
The main reason for this kind of turnover is that work in most companies - especially the larger ones - is completely broken. Employees are paid for the time they waste while being chained to a desk where rather they should be paid for actu