RobGR

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by RobGR 17y ago
I read this article in the print version and I was a little disappointed. It seemed to mainly focus on paypal, credit cards, new interfaces to paypal and credit cards, such as on mobile phones. Those are not frictionless and not almost fre
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by RobGR 17y ago
Working for free is a bad idea. It encourages both the "employer" (if you want to call them that) and you to think in sloppy ways not focused on doing things to make money. The idea that a person can be appropriately compensated just by th
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by RobGR 17y ago
Is there something with functionality similar to basecamp that allows you to use your own domain, not a sub-domain, and to theme the interface in a custom way to completely match your company's colors and branding ?
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by RobGR 17y ago
SXSW is so packed schedule-wise, having your own meeting this late in the game is kind of hard. I suggest piggy backing on the Nuclear Tacos meeting 6 pm aMonday the 15th in Brushy Square Park ( http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/4965 ) and
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by RobGR 17y ago
I don't think it is a good idea for a individual to put money in the stock market, whether as you are doing now (via your 401k) or through some other method. In theory, the stock market should be a place where companies can raise money to c
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by RobGR 17y ago
But if the Euro slides, the Arabs selling the oil will then be able to buy more EU products. In the end, it will all balance out - do you think the failure of the Greek national government to honor it's honds will cause a drop in demand f
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by RobGR 17y ago
It's unlikely that any bankers lent Greece any of their own money. More likely, they convinced pension funds and other sources of cash to buy Greek debt, and took fees from the borrower and the lender for setting up the deal. Similarly, wh
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by RobGR 17y ago
I question the notion that Greece would collapse if not bailed out; and I question even more strongly, the notion that if Greece did collapse, the Dutch economy would go "along with it" as you say. I think it is a bit of fear-mongering thro
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by RobGR 17y ago
What you really need is an smtp relay, on a fixed IP, carefully configured to relay only from your hosts and on a reputable block of IP addresses. That is entirely possible. The server itself does not have to be very extreme, the lowest en
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by RobGR 17y ago
I lent money on prosper, and was paid back. However, I think the article is mostly on the mark. I only bid on loans where the person was buying a computer or web design services, and I used it as an opportunity to tell the borrower about m
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by RobGR 17y ago
I agree with you in that there is more open source and free software code in Mac OS X than Windows, but I also know exactly what is meant by "Win7 feels more open source". It's a cultural difference, and not a subtle one, and it has lit
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by RobGR 17y ago
I would have never thought that I would read a reference to Coleman, Texas in a link from YC. For what it's worth I've been there a few times and it's a nice town. I think one example of this happening is in deed restrictions and HOA rule
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by RobGR 17y ago
It's impossible for anyone to really answer that question for you. However, I think you are ahead of most college students in that you asked the question at all. You might look for ways to either better your school experience, or avoid the
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by RobGR 17y ago
I passed this on to someone who was looking for a small office in the Dallas area. However, isn't it a bit steep ? Down here in Austin you can get office space around $1 / sqft or less, depending on what length of lease you are willing to
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by RobGR 17y ago
The link to your idea graveyard seems broken, but I would be very interested in seeing it.
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by RobGR 17y ago
I knew someone who applied for a patent on that idea in the 1993-1995 time frame ( I can't place the year exactly ). I have no idea if they succeeded in getting a patent or getting it manufactured, but the guy had done enough research to
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by RobGR 17y ago
I think this is a good idea, and I think it is very doable with relatively little up front investment, given what sorts of small linux-capable boards are available now. If you put more brains on it, for example something like BackupPC, ther
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by RobGR 17y ago
It is faster because you use it less so the cache is smaller ? Think about that. I have no reason to doubt it is true; I know poeple who claim to have made Firefox run much quicker by disabling the cache or making the cache direstory read
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by RobGR 17y ago
I think without real collateral, banks should not get into this. It is very easy to file papers, slap up a web site and put some whiteboards up in cheap office, and have a "startup"; if you can get 200k a pop, vacuous startups will be manu
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by RobGR 17y ago
That remark, as well as the phrase "a business person who can’t code anymore" made me a little suspicious of this guy. But I agree that there is unmet need at the lower end of business investments.
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by RobGR 17y ago
I have hosted some sites, and I don't mean hosted as in put them on a machine that Rackspace or someone else hosted, I mean hosted as in I put their computer in my closet on the business class cable modem I have. It all depends on the clien
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by RobGR 17y ago
I have done this for years. I currently (no pun intended) have two such setups operating. Hooking up batteries is no more dangerous than jump-starting a car, and we are all adults here -- just think things through carefully. Car batteries
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by RobGR 17y ago
I have helped run a linux users group for years, and been involved in other various groups. Here's the sort of approach I would take: First, start with a regular, weekly or monthly meeting. You can call it a technologists group or linux g
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by RobGR 17y ago
I wish to nitpick your discription of the 1930s federal gun law as taking away the ability of most people to own combat firearms. That law was rather carefully crafted to try to avoid taking away the right to own "combat" firearms, becaus
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by RobGR 17y ago
Look at the words used in algorithm books for selecting the maximum - "maximizing" and "gradient following" and etc. Maybe one of those is appropriate. Since all the english words are likely to be already taken as domain names, find out th
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by RobGR 17y ago
I think at one time that was safe advice to anyone talking about college, but I think now, unless you know the amount of debt involved and other details, you can't just glibly toss that off. There are many people and situations where going
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by RobGR 17y ago
I have done this, with a partner once and occasionally solo. Put up a basic web page that describes your rates. Get or print business cards. Don't bother with facebook or any form of advertising except talking to your neighbors and former
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by RobGR 17y ago
In the hard-hit manufacturing areas of Ohio and such, where the local Owens Corning plant has just laid off a lot of people, there are waiting lists for jobs at Walmart. No, Walmart is probably not hiring there. There is not an endless sup
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by RobGR 17y ago
I attended a talk by Chris Tarnovsky at last year's Defcon. It was the best talk I went to, and the main reason why I resolved to go back to Defcon -- unfortunately I won't be able to attend this year, but if anyone from here is going , I
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by RobGR 17y ago
Yeah, but a lot of really interesting posts wouldn't happen either. I once had this conversation via email with one of the slashdot guys. He was considering banning AnnoymousCoward back then, and asked if I could point to any worthy posts

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