Charlie_B

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   by Charlie_B 15y ago

   Thanks for the feedback - you make some good points. I started from the point of slavery mostly in response to other authors who describe the modern system of employee/employer as slavery, which I think is the wrong word, but it seems I did
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   by Charlie_B 15y ago

   Those both sound very interesting. I'll see if there are any BBC archives available, but you're probably right that they no longer exist legally except at absurd price points. There is a lot of literature around how consumerism and debt dri
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   by Charlie_B 15y ago

   Glad to see it on HN! Thanks for the positive feedback :)
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   by Charlie_B 16y ago

   That happened to me once from this site. It lead me to do the following (which also I happened to post today): http://www.bootstrappingindependence.com/technology/how-to-i... Can't see what your running, but if you use WordPress, just ins
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   by Charlie_B 16y ago

   Thanks, those are good resources! I wish I had seen those earlier, but I'll comb through them and see if I can't find some more stuff to try for part 2 :)
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   How To Improve Website Performance (Tutorial)(bootstrappingindependence.com)

   31 points by Charlie_B 16y ago|6 comments
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   by Charlie_B 16y ago

   Thanks. I agree, I think most of the real work comes in the months and years after launch, slowly building back links, improving your funnel, trying new advertising channels. This blog is dedicated to my business strategy, what is working,
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   by Charlie_B 16y ago

   Thanks! I plan on doing a follow up a couple of weeks after launch. I am also not sure why Drupal isn't more used for startups - it's a powerful way to build a site. I can see that some startups want to build a lot of custom technology, but
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   How to successfully launch a startup (go-live day)(bootstrappingindependence.com)

   59 points by Charlie_B 16y ago|8 comments
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    by Charlie_B 16y ago

    I'm sorry for your loss. People don't always understand, but losing a pet is losing a family member. I wish I had a quick fix for you, but I would recommend you take a couple of days off, try to find happy pictures you have of him, talk abo
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    by Charlie_B 16y ago

    Articles are interesting, but I have trouble trusting the author since there aren't a lot of links to supporting materials. Also, the statement identified by getonit immediately struck the BS chord with me. Someone who purports to scientifi
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    by Charlie_B 16y ago

    I'm a huge fan of his novels (I am currently working through his final trilogy now, which is a masterpiece), but this work seems like a money grab. The woman who wrote it was married to him for only 5 years and then "spen[t] the ensuing yea
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    by Charlie_B 16y ago

    I am working on starting my own bootstrapped business also, and am in a similar position as yourself. Start by googling resources about how to bootstrap a startup. $150/week is plenty, although you'll have to save for some bigger purchases.
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    by Charlie_B 16y ago

    Is it just me, or do these businesses sound kind of boring? I read their pitches, and after the first sentence my eyes began to glaze over - I couldn't really tell what some of their businesses were all about. Loggly and zoombu (not a fan o
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    by Charlie_B 16y ago

    There are some programs you can download to help reduce eye strain - they will remind you every so often (20-40 minutes) to do some eye exercises. I find this helps me if I am having sore eyes - especially looking a few inches above the mon
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    by Charlie_B 16y ago

    I don't know... All I could see in that picture was spiderman 2 :) Plus, I think it will take a lot more than a laser to create fusion.. Haven't they been building a fusion plant in France for the past 10 years?