Psyonic

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by Psyonic 17y ago
Isn't "Dumbing it down" exactly what apple is doing with the iPad, which will almost certainly be a runaway success?
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by Psyonic 17y ago
"The Pareto rule states that 20% of your efforts produce 80% of your results. This is true in all areas of life, so always apply the Pareto rule when possible." The Pareto Principle is an observation that applies in many areas of life, but
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I don't see that as much of an excuse. Investing in a company isn't like paying taxes; you voluntarily decide who to invest in, and ethically (if not legally) you have some responsibility for their actions.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
If that works for him, more power to him, but I probably wouldn't even bother visiting this site without the discussions.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I've been doing that since my slashdot days. I completely agree that the comments are generally quite a bit more interesting than the actual page being linked to. Quite often I don't even bother following the link, because I know what I'll
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Agreed. I couldn't even keep watching it, though I might try to listen.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
While decent writing, and an interesting premise, I fail to see why this belongs on Hacker News...
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by Psyonic 17y ago
"The lower prices leads to lower revenue which leads to less money to cycle back into the economy." How so? The customer still has that money, and will likely spend it on something else. Either by going out to eat more often, buying that ne
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Next on the list: How a convicted con-man makes tens of millions each year and STILL gets no respect (blame the government!): Meet Kevin Trudeau!
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by Psyonic 17y ago
You can't develop on the device though; you also need a mac, so it's not the same.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
So basically you just wrote an article about how us nerds don't get "normal people," and in the process committed the same sin by not getting what a digital picture frame is for "normal people?" Funny
732.
by Psyonic 17y ago
It'll be interesting to see the uses people come up with, but so far I'm not terribly impressed.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
So in that case, age really has very little to do with it. Like you said, they'll be even MORE awesome with age. They'd still probably have something to gain from listening to older people, as long as those older people are at least as awes
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Agreed. Either the common man should play by the same rules, or he needs to fight to enforce that those at the top don't get to cheat either. Otherwise he is basically a "chump."
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by Psyonic 17y ago
I don't believe MBP's vent or cool from the bottom, so I think it'd be fine.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Funny... your situation is very similar to mine, actually. I also have friends/acquaintances making big bucks with affiliate marketing, and I've dabbled in it myself, but I can never seem to muster enough enthusiasm to put much work into it
737.
by Psyonic 17y ago
"Of the pages indexed in Google that are of this type of spam in nature, Mahalo accounts for less than .1%" Huh? I'm not sure which way I stand on this whole mess, but the fact that he makes up a tiny portion of the "spam" doesn't seem rele
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by Psyonic 17y ago
You don't think it's wrong to let a high-profile site blatantly break the rules everyone else has to follow because it profits them?
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Reading while exercising? REALLY? How about actually working out hard for a half an hour, then doing whatever the hell you want. Half-assing two things at once sounds like a recipe for getting nothing done.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
The problem with exaggerating for attention like he is doing (and Giles, and previously Zed, and many others) is that it doesn't scale well. Before long we'll have to write "Break My Concentration and I'll Anally Penetrate You With A Rusty
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Very insightful breakdown. I guess I still feel it must be possible to reconcile the two goals, but I have a feeling you may be right that I should try and put one off for now. Food for thought, certainly. I really appreciate you discussing
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by Psyonic 17y ago
indeed... feels weird to see the internet truly becoming the tool of the masses.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
It's not that I consider it unethical: it's not wrong, but it does seem like taking the easy way out, rather than making your product strong enough to stand solidly on its own. Then again, you can't always predict how things will play out.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
This is true, but I think it's a bit more complex than that. I can hardly imagine anyone proudly telling me in person, "I'm the 'mayor' of Joe's cafe!," yet they seem to revel in it online. There's something more interesting than just my fe
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Is anyone else completely turned off by most incentive devices? I don't want your damn point for leaving a comment on my friend's wall. I don't want to be "mayor" of a damn coffee shop. Ever watched a bunch of 5 year old's play before?
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Who here is happy about "psychics" taking people's money? Certainly not me.
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by Psyonic 17y ago
If the MVP won't attract any more than some feedback, it's not really an MVP, is it? Doesn't seem particularly viable
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Dropbox guys only need you to visit the site once though
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Potential problems with your approach are that he may not respond (worth a shot, though), and that it lets the owner know someone is interested. If he's an asshole, he might renew it unless you pay a high price. Glad to hear it worked out f
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by Psyonic 17y ago
Perhaps you're right. I'm definitely not qualified to say for certain, but it's something I'll look into.

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