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Ask HN: Let me help you build your product for free
4 points by Brewer 15y ago|7 comments
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by Brewer 15y ago
I'm a huge fan of Khan Academy, so I hope that your site will do the name justice. Now I can't imagine that Khan would have a problem, but you should be careful when relating your site with others like this. Some people might think that you
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by Brewer 15y ago
I've actually come to find that all-nights never help. I do terrible work when I'm tired compared to when I'm not and I'm a zombie the next day. The biggest thing you could do I suppose is just start something the day it's assigned. When yo
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by Brewer 15y ago
I love StudyHacks, it's a great site. The same can be said for the article that you linked to, it was enjoyable to read. I only wish that Cal posted more often, but I suppose MIT professors have better things to do.
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by Brewer 15y ago
I've just read through the replies here and I thought that maybe I'd throw in my two cents. First off, I do not have a 95% average. In fact, I failed 3 out of 5 courses last semester. I had piled Calculus I, Linear Algebra I, and Microecono
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by Brewer 15y ago
I'll throw in my two cents on this one. If you don't feel like reading then you should pop on over to NetTuts and check out their "Ruby for Newbies" screencast. There are 11 of them I believe and you can find the first one here: http://goo
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by Brewer 15y ago
I use a 15.4" laptop for my development. It's a decent little machine (although it's HP, so it has it's share of problems) but I wouldn't recommend such a small screen. I'm actually trying to decide whether I want to get a MacBook Pro or a
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by Brewer 15y ago
Thanks. If you read that last paragraph though, I didn't have the idea first. :)
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by Brewer 15y ago
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Tell HN: You should pay me $250 to build something for you.
5 points by Brewer 15y ago|4 comments
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by Brewer 15y ago
Just a thought, if you want to do this then I recommend not posting anything that becomes popular. I wouldn't be happy if I woke up with 100 email notifications that my thread had been replied to.
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by Brewer 15y ago
I agree with bakhlawa on this one. Don't make your poor customers do math, they will hate you.
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by Brewer 15y ago
KhanAcademy recently won the Google Project 10^100 which got them $10 million. I expect to see great things from this site in the coming months.
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Ask HN: Startups in Europe
1 points by Brewer 15y ago|3 comments
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by Brewer 15y ago
Gripes about OS X are more than welcome, seeing as if I migrate to Mac I will probably use it a fair bit. I've heard that OS X has some pretty good software.
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by Brewer 15y ago
So the three biggest complaints seem to be: 1) Macbooks get too hot, too fast. 2) Noisy fans. 3) Ridiculously lame support for 2 external displays. I would think that the first problem could be solved by getting a decent cooling pad. You wo
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Ask HN: What DON'T you like about your Macbook?
16 points by Brewer 15y ago|83 comments
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by Brewer 15y ago
What is so great about Textmate? I hear that, as far as text editors go, it's about the best. Personally, I prefer Vim.
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by Brewer 15y ago
I definitely could use the longer battery life. My HP DV6 that is one year old (as of today, I think -- bye bye warranty) can barely run two hours on one charge.
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Ask HN: Why should I switch to a Mac?
1 points by Brewer 15y ago|8 comments
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by Brewer 15y ago
Anyone have Al Gore's email address?
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by Brewer 15y ago
Unfortunately, working for free isn't an option for me. On the other hand, I also don't need the $5500+/mn that tech giants like Google and Facebook pay. I am between my Freshman and Sophomore year now, but I am looking forward to hopefully
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by Brewer 15y ago
That's a great idea. If things work out then I might even be able to get 3 internships in total (every summer that I'm in university).
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by Brewer 15y ago
Yes, that is me.
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by Brewer 15y ago
I'd imagine that I could develop the same skill set either way. If you're talking about tech skills then I'm a Python guy. I would also like to get into C or C++ at some point. I am trying my hands at Django now, and I'm not totally sure ho
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Job Enquiry Application in Python(pastie.org)
1 points by Brewer 15y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Finding the right startup
1 points by Brewer 15y ago|2 comments
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by Brewer 15y ago
Another idea: Joining a startup seems similar to being thrown in the deep end. You go in thinking you'll be over your head, but you learn real quick. [1] A large company, on the other hand, seems like it would be easier to settle into. You
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by Brewer 15y ago
The hammock idea would be great, up until the rain started.
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by Brewer 15y ago
Yes, I meant working for a startup. Sorry, it's late. :)

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