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by Flemlord 18y ago
I think I agree with this. We do TDD and the first test we write for a new module is usually a high-level test that walks entirely through the process, touching several classes or libraries. Then we write smaller tests, working our way down
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by Flemlord 18y ago
To be fair, most of them don't work very well.
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by Flemlord 18y ago
100% agree. The "advice" coming out of 37 signals is completely ridiculous. Don't hire overachievers. Only work 4 days a week. Take 6 weeks of vacation.
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by Flemlord 18y ago
Religion is based on faith--believing in the impossible, contrary to all empiric evidence. Belief in the Singularity is a simply a prediction based on current technology vectors. If you understand the theories behind artificial intelligence
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by Flemlord 18y ago
Commodore 64 Basic. Thanks, Bill.
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by Flemlord 18y ago
Options - Is the option pool meant to go to yourself and the other founder? That isn't an unreasonable request, regardless of the size of the deal. Without that guarantee, there's nothing to prevent you from closing down tomorrow and taking
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by Flemlord 18y ago
Crossing the Chasm - Geoffrey Moore http://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Chasm-Geoffrey-Moore/dp/00605...
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by Flemlord 18y ago
I was involved in a fairly elaborate pokerbot effort. Believe me, the mechanics of playing the game are the easy part. The hard part is writing the poker logic. Check this out if you want an intro to the "basic" concepts: Lokibot: http://w
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Traditionally, investing in a Small Cap Value eft or index fund would have earned you about 2% more than the market on average. It's the only asset class that has consistently beat the market over the last 100 years. I know several smart pe
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Blog bounce rate: 68%
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by Flemlord 19y ago
reddit (sigh)
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by Flemlord 19y ago
The most important thing is to be in the same room during the day when you're working on your company. Ideally, you would live in separate residences but meet in your house during the workday. But if living together is the only way to make
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by Flemlord 19y ago
I feel strongly that "virtual" startups dramatically increase your chances of failure. You need everybody in the same place, bouncing ideas around and sharing the workload. And many people simply don't have the discipline to work a full-tim
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by Flemlord 19y ago
I did my first startup as a solo founder and began to flag after 6 months. Luckily I identified a good partner right around that time--a sales guy to match my tech skills. I doubt the company would have gotten off the ground had I continued
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by Flemlord 19y ago
I am a Level 8 Entrepreneur with a +1 iPhone Of Dealmaking and an AC0 Business Suit.
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Heh. How embarassing...
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Paper for technical manuals, cookbooks, etc. Amazon Kindle for novels.
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by Flemlord 19y ago
"Read the instructions." I'll add this to my other helpful HN startup advice like "only work four days a week" and "take more vacations".
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Silence. I am easily distracted.
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Congrats on the weight loss. Medical reasons kicked off my current diet too--I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. South Beach sounds similar to what I'm doing right now. The first two weeks of no-carbs should have kicked your body into
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Apparently I am no longer a "young" entrepreneur. (sigh)
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Ask YC: How do you lose weight?
26 points by Flemlord 19y ago|150 comments
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by Flemlord 19y ago
On dieting... I've always had a problem with weight. After extensive research, I tried the Hacker's Diet and lost 60 pounds over 7 months. The big problem with HD is that it doesn't emphasize increasing your protein intake. As a result, I l
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Ask Reddit: How do you file your patents?
8 points by Flemlord 19y ago|9 comments
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by Flemlord 19y ago
These guys crack me up. If they're really worried about productivity, they should go down to a 1-day work week.
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Anybody know a source for free (legally distributable) stock pricing?
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Recovering from having my gall bladder removed. :^(
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by Flemlord 19y ago
The clickthrough falloff is not for lack of trying. I spent $500 on AdWords a couple months ago as an experiment. I didn't get the results I expected so I let it die after the money ran out. Since then, I've gotten eight phone calls from Go
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by Flemlord 19y ago
I've spent some time on card counting and it's anything but fascinating. The theory behind it is easy to grasp, and the implementation is pure drudgery. You learn a card counting system, then you crank away at it. All the big casinos know w
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by Flemlord 19y ago
Guilty, regional and national. Quite the little phreak.

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