Kaizyn

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by Kaizyn 16y ago
The problem is that it costs money to buy those inexpensive computers and TVs. If there aren't the jobs in the US to make these things, then there aren't the wages necessary to buy them. For a while, this wasn't a problem but as time goes o
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
All it would take to 'fix' our economic woes would be to reindustrialize. Coupled with high import tarrifs - in the range of 30-60% as was set historically during the periods of growth in the US, it wouldn't take long to restore the US 'pro
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
They offer founders too much money to pass up.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
There are quite a few instances blogged about online where Steve actually replied to someone's email or called them back about an issue.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
No. This is a misconception. Think of the content on Hacker News much as you would the performers of the old-style circus freakshows. They're something to gawk at or to entertain you, nothing more.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Paul, I understand that you consider Hacker News your baby and are loathe to relinquish some control over it. However, because you have other obligations that are more pressing than playing with the News.YC code, maybe it is time to start c
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
This email by proxy system you want to build seems odd. With normal email, a recipient knows that someone intended to send them a message. If you were to add an anonymous service in between, you would have the same setup except that the rec
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Thank you for your advice and the links.
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Ask HN: Where to start with User Experience Design?
9 points by Kaizyn 16y ago|11 comments
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Wealth is an abstract noun encompassing all of the physical objects that are considered a store of value that one may possess. Of course now that some abstract entities like information or promissory notes also have monetary values attached
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Yes, and what should we do if someone posts something that is not constructive or that cannot otherwise be built upon?
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
I hope you realize that this is an actual experiment and that the language usage isn't just being used as a way to diffuse criticism.
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Yeah, but we don't want to actually pay them much. Though, the Amazon Mechanical Turk might make it cost effective. $0.01 per every 10 posts moderated.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
This could also possibly encourage more bad behavior. After all, if the site is going to treat them like a bad actor with no hope of redemption, why even try to avoid trolling?
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Why not do something quite simple. Have it setup so that if a user has over a certain karma threshold they can flag a user's post in some manner as being mean-spirited or other such. If a certain number of users also flag the comment, then
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Your heuristic will fail you when you are dealing with people who are smarter than you are. It is awfully hard to gauge what topics are actually new to someone during a discussion unless you ask them or they outright tell you.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Being part of the social web is not an indicator of professionalism. However, you may learn about someone's professionalism based on what they have online if they participate. Keep in mind many good professionals have life outside of their
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
The states get around this by insisting that companies doing business in their state must collect sales tax on state residents.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
That won't help with the ongoing litigation. It won't even put pressure on the state officials. It would just cut into Amazon's existing business with people in the state.
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It should be noted that this is a great way for the site owner/creator to make commissions on each purchase through the provided links.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
This isn't a problem for digital downloads.
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You must be living in a shanty at those prices (or you have roommates) in SLO, CA.
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
You don't have to choose between high and low tech. Simply fully embrace both. Your problem of having a lot to do offline and feeling guilty about your progress in tech sounds more like you feel like you are "wasting time" or procrastinatin
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
It's simple really. If there are only 10 users on HN, then it is much harder to earn 10 karma on a post or comment than when there are 1000 users. Just like with any real world currency, the more there is the less valuable it becomes. Certa
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
Unfortunately, yup are right about this. However, what I am trying to get at is the value of karma over time. When HN had 50 members, it was much harder to earn 100 karma than it would be today when it has thousands of users. Just like with
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Ask Hacker News: Economics of Karma Points
3 points by Kaizyn 16y ago|5 comments
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Basically, you're seeing just as much Python as ever. However, because Rubyists aren't making such a spectacle of themselves, you don't hear as much about Ruby/Rails as you used to. And what you do hear doesn't get as much traction as it us
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
OK, United Artists is a cool idea. GroupOn sounds worthless as you describe it. The idea is simply to create enough aggregate demand to commission and design a product in small batches, even though you aren't dealing with a mass market prod
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Because a startup is a serious risk for this sort of thing, I wonder if the 'groupon' idea could be adapted to this sort of purpose. Buyers pre-order their keyboards of a certain design and price, and the order is batch manufactured and shi
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by Kaizyn 16y ago
There are some interesting ideas along this same line in this essay/lecture by Douglas Hofstadter: http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/hofstadter/analogy.h...

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