GFischer

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1. 2491.▲
   by GFischer 14y ago

   Same here, the presentation looks really well designed but the "slide" when I wanted to look at the screenshot was really annoying. Maybe just smooth scrolling and below-the-fold text would have been better.
2. 2492.▲
   by GFischer 14y ago

   I agree that most people haven't heard much about the lawsuit, but saying "I'd be surprised if anyone could tell a Samsung from an HTC" surely only applies to your acquaintaces. Here in Uruguay they definitely will - and it is Samsung phone
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   by GFischer 14y ago

   They launched a year ago, the title should say (2011) :) And they've already raised 10 millon dollars, and a few fights with ZenDesk too :P
4. 2494.▲
   by GFischer 14y ago

   It's a great story (especially for us outside the U.S.). It has already been discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2340732 but it's nice to revisit an old success story :)
5. 2495.▲
   by GFischer 14y ago

   The Samsung Galaxy Note is well-liked by the subset that does prefer a stylus.
6. 2496.▲
   by GFischer 14y ago

   Yes :) . Depending on your definition of tech, of course, there are several bootstrapped companies. Some examples include Github, Imgur, Carbonmade, 37Signals, Braintree, DuckDuckGo, AppSumo, Atlassian, Envato, etc, etc... There are also ot
7. 2497.▲
   by GFischer 14y ago

   For the VCs and pension funds, or the investors at large that trust the IPOing banks?
8. 2498.▲
   by GFischer 14y ago

   egor83 graphed several polls here: http://hn-stuff.appspot.com/poll_chart/build/?thread_id=2175... http://hn-stuff.appspot.com/poll_chart/build/?thread_id=3298... http://hn-stuff.appspot.com/poll_chart/build/?thread_id=3786... origina
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   SEO spam on Hacker News?

   1 points by GFischer 14y ago|1 comments
10. 2500.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    The ones I'm most exited about are BufferBox and Double. BufferBox solves a real pain point for me (to the point I was thinking about setting up something similar here in Uruguay, but I don't have the cash). And Double would be great for ev
11. 2501.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    Yammer's CEO points out 4 problems: 1) Have escaped the attention of major Internet companies. 2) Cost less than $5 million (the typical seed plus series A investment) to prove and launch. 3) Be protectable from being crushed by big compani
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    I will, I might be prejudiced. I had tried SUSE Linux as a replacement, and had to go back to Windows, but the latest versions of Ubuntu sound like they are very good. However, the cost of additional trips to my parents', grandparents', or
13. 2503.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    Convenience? Windows-only stuff? I work for a corporation, and use several windows-only programs (example: Genexus). My favourite PC game is still Windows-only (Magic Online). I've built my own computers for the last 15 years. I used to dua
14. 2504.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    Real case scenario: she might want to use her legacy Scanner, and an old printer, and that chinese gadget her nephew got her for Christmas, with Windows-only drivers. That's why all of my family members still use Windows (Macs are still sev
15. 2505.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    You're right: " he was out jet skiing with friends on an inlet near the airport and had a mishap" "Casillo’s adventure began at a Rosedale watering hole, where he was hanging out with friends when they decided to go out racing their watercr
16. 2506.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    They're pretty good for perimeter patrol, the Uruguayan military uses them, it's not a bad suggestion at all.
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    I'm on the other side, I wonder how could we raise money through there. It's not for seed stage startups, though: "FundersClub currently features early, mid, and late stage private U.S. tech companies from Silicon Valley and beyond. The typ
18. 2508.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    I know of some people that like to go canoeing / on a kayak alone. One of my brothers has gone windsurfing alone. I guess this guy went Jet-Skiing alone? I wouldn't do it, but as mentioned, several people like water sports enough to do them
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    As someone said, that method would be much cheaper for the airport and would help solve the unemployment problem in the U.S. However, I guess it doesn't sound so nice in the "tough stance against terrorism" as a "state of the art" defense s
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    Much nicer now ! Thanks.
21. 2511.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    Thanks egor :) . The pie chart with everything in shades of blue is a bit confusing, but bar charts do make things much clearer to visualize.
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    There were some polls over the years, for example age: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175588 And a comment has links to older polls http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2180045 Same for Operating System: http://news.ycombinator.co
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    I hope this works - a compressed-air bike design from here (Uruguay) from 2005 failed to be funded, probably because the inventor was a bit of the crackpot type, but it did work. http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/eco-gadgets/air-bik
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    Same here in Montevideo, Uruguay. I actually had thought of a variant on the idea, but never implemented it. I love it, and would like to have it implemented here (maybe if things are going better for me next year, I could partner with them
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    Thanks :) , I can do that :) . Will try it out at home. Looks cool, and sounds like it could lead to interesting use cases.
26. 2516.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    The explanation on the Play Store didn't make sense to me, only by watching the video could I understand what it did. Actually, a coworker thought it worked the other way round :) (build a map by walking around). I don't have a floor plan
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    Amazon killed a coworker's Kindle Fire account, because he was forced to add a test credit card - you can't use Kindle Fire without an U.S. cc, which sucks. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/secret-kindle-fire-north-americ... tons of hoops to
28. 2518.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    Have you taken a taxi outside the U.S. ? :) . In Peru, you had to haggle how much you wish to pay for your ride. http://goperu.about.com/od/gettingaroundperu/qt/Taxis-In-Per... "Taxi Prices in Peru Peruvian taxis don't run on meters, so y
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    by GFischer 14y ago

    Actually, while doing some research (for a MMOT class) I was told by several of the local web shops that their customers are finally "getting" it, and now worry about usability, Google positioning, etc. Most of their customers are people th
30. 2520.▲
    by GFischer 14y ago

    I still have to use it regularly (with service pack 6), and it isn't that bad. Of course any modern IDE is far superior, but it hasn't crashed on me, there's a mouse scroll add-in, and it doesn't get in the way.