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by GBond 14y ago
Kevin Rose has 3 of his company have major exits within months. There has been a lot of discussion about him in the past because he doesn't fit the mold of a HN "hacker". Regardless of his methods/role, the results are impressive.
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by GBond 14y ago
Programmer: -high switching cost for refocusing after being distracted -measured by "heads-down" work -individual deliverables are the primary contribution, secondary is collaboration -values efficiency -relies more on individual creativity
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by GBond 15y ago
This article is a great example of how to get press for your startup. Dear reporter - My company is just like x in y way. Care to write a story about us?
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An Important Time for Design(alistapart.com)
2 points by GBond 15y ago|0 comments
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by GBond 15y ago
I've noticed that my kids were always drawn to the animal art at age 3-4. A nice project (maybe for charity) from O'Reilly would be a children's book with collection of these covers. I think it would be a hit.
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by GBond 15y ago
Tone is baffling... only explanation is the official blog is trying to spoof their spoof? https://twitter.com/#!/tsagov (TSA satire)
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by GBond 15y ago
looking at http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/lycos.com , within the past 6 months spurred by a buyout from an Indian company. From Wikipedia: As part of a corporate restructuring to focus on mobile, social networks and location-based serv
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Apple: We’re responsible for over 500,000 American jobs(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by GBond 15y ago|1 comments
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by GBond 15y ago
Does this mean the Benz's in-car computer will run OS X?
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by GBond 15y ago
Thread of the original write-up here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3579562 Interesting HN effect aside: I'm pretty sure the story of this prediction "broke" here on HN (I submitted after a fellow hoop-head and stats hobbyist pointe
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The Delivery Guy Who Saw Jeremy Lin Coming (online.wsj.com)
18 points by GBond 15y ago|1 comments
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by GBond 15y ago
Yes, some NBA clubs have started to spend money on quant/stats but I wouldn't say there is a majority cultural buy-in particularly in regards to scouting. Mostly it is in the form of a stat guy assistance coach who will recommend how to pla
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by GBond 15y ago
Not surprised that most experts(NBA & DI school scouts) don't embrace this because it is easier and safer to go with the typical archetype as opposed to raw stats. Its "human nature" safe in the sense most people will not question if yo
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A "Moneyball" statician predicted Jeremy Lin's success 2 years ago(hoopsanalyst.com)
190 points by GBond 15y ago|103 comments
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My Dinner With Clay Shirky, and What I Learned About Friendship(mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com)
4 points by GBond 15y ago|0 comments
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Mozy launched Dropbox clone: Stash(mozy.com)
2 points by GBond 15y ago|0 comments
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Google will protest SOPA using home page(news.cnet.com)
502 points by GBond 15y ago|104 comments
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Jessica Alba and Brian Lee Launch Honest.com(pandodaily.com)
2 points by GBond 15y ago|0 comments
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by GBond 15y ago
Payment rates would change but my guess is sales would be hurt. I think people will be turned off by the implied message that their company could not be trusted and would punish Bagel Guy by not giving their business.
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by GBond 15y ago
Ironic that you state you have no time due to working on a Developer Conference here...
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by GBond 15y ago
First person to learn how to code AFTER becoming a billionaire?
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by GBond 15y ago
The intention of this law is good for employee in spirit but I wonder if companies will now be reluctant to have clear career paths in fear of a lawsuit.
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Google Search easter egg for the holidays(google.com)
2 points by GBond 15y ago|0 comments
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Giant asteroid passes near Earth(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by GBond 15y ago|0 comments
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by GBond 15y ago
Buy the flow.com domain already :)
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by GBond 15y ago
Technically it is an Antagonym which positive meaning has be obsoleted.
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by GBond 15y ago
Using modwest for PHP based sites for years. Been stable as a rock. The only knock has been they are slow to add new plugins but probably the reason they are very stable.
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by GBond 15y ago
A sequel would be terrific because, if you recall, the main story arch was the Gate's philosophy of profit by any means wins over Jobs' (misguided) ideals centered around creating a tasteful product. In the end Gates wins (last scene of the
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by GBond 15y ago
Hopefully the choice in host will result in a focus the documentary on "garage" days with Woz. On the subjects of cable specials, I REALLY hope TNT will make a sequel to "Pirates of Silicon Valley" soon!
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The Mythbusters on Steve Jobs: “iGenius” Documentary to Air October 16th(webpronews.com)
33 points by GBond 15y ago|20 comments

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